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FROM: Orange County Arts Commission SUBJECT: Monthly Meeting DATE: November 11, 2013 LOCATION: Central Orange Senior Center, Hillsborough ____________________________________________________________________________________________ MEMBERS PRESENT: Kate Dickson, Debbie Hepp, Gordon Jameson, Devra Thomas, Chris Wehrman MEMBERS ABSENT: Lindsey Alexander, Geoffrey Hathaway, Emily Lees, Alice Levinson, Ashley Nissler, Rebecca Ray, Cher Tuskey STAFF PRESENT: Martha Shannon ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Meeting called to order at 6:00 PM NO QUORUM Topic A Discussion Point: November Art Moment Decision/Vote(s): Gordon Jameson shared Shelly Hehenberger’s book entitled “River”, available for $25. Orange County Artists Guild artists have created one page each in this book. Action Item: None. Topic B Discussion Point: Review of October 2013 Minutes Decision/Vote(s): In the absence of a quorum, no vote was taken to approve the minutes. Action Item: None. Topic C Discussion Point: Director’s Report Decision/Vote(s): Chapel Hill Public Library Foundation have booked John Claude Bemis, the 2013 Piedmont Laureate for a teacher workshop at Flyleaf Books on December 11th. In order to do this, Alamance County gave us their remaining shot. BOCC Budget Work Session 12/10/10 minutes (distributed to OCAC board members) show that we are doing exactly what the Commissioners want us to be doing. With the move into the Visitors Bureau location and budget, the BOCC decided to keep us doing exactly what we have been doing since our inception. Debbie Hepp received information from the Town of Chapel Hill on accessioning and de-accessioning artwork. We may or may not want to move forward with this for Orange County. Gifts of artwork may not necessarily end up in the Arts Commission for review (even though these procedures should be in place.) To date, 14 people have signed up to attend the Nov. 15th Artists’ Salon on using blogging to market artwork. Staff requested some help setting up from 6-6:30 pm. Rebecca Ray has resigned from the OCAC board. Doris Friend’s name is on the BOCC agenda for Nov. 19th. If approved, she will be taking Bronwyn Merritt’s spot, since she was the longest serving member according to the Clerk’s Office. Please keep thinking about possible new board members. This was highlighted in the e-newsletter, including a link to the Volunteer Application. Gordon Jameson suggested sending a direct request to Ellen Hill, Artist Liaison for the Orange County Artists Guild (OCAG), for new OCAC board members. Devra will ask about putting a request for new OCAC board members on the screen at the Orange County Library in Hillsborough. Action Item: Staff will contact Ellen Hill of the OCAG RE: Volunteer Applicants for OCAC advisory board.