Q1 2024 Meeting Notes

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Erie Art Company

Agenda Q1 2024 

Call to order: 

Retrospective:

  1. First round for a $20,000 grant for the Weaving Pixels project . We will know in 4-8 weeks.
    1. ERIE Ins 
  2. We also received a $5000 check pass through to FEED from a LA group called The Media.
    1. We won’t be taking an admin fee on this one  We did no work on this besides lend our 501(c)3 
    2. Need to write a thank you
  3. $5000 received from PCA for general operating funds
  4. Margo won the Mid-Career Fellowship
    1. Yay!
    2. Announcement at  EAC creative Meetup
  5. FEED work
    1. Eclipsing Stars show
      1. EACo donated graphics
        1. Web work
        2. Video Slides
        3. Posters
    2. Benton request $10,000 for summer programs
      1. Please visit feed.art for solar eclipse events
  6. EACo website board page updated
  7. City Gallery waiting on EAC grant for Harmony Music Series.
    1. We are Fiscal Sponsor.
  8. Thank you postcards to be mailed

New Work: 

  1. Classes offered by Non Profit Partnerships –anyone on the board?
  2. Get art in Baker’s building windows  -Brad
  3. Edward’s Proposal
    1. Benchmark Plan to Propel Erie’s Art Scene
    2. 1301 Proposal
  4. Building possibilities
    1. Dramashop is interested in possible partnership
  5. Literary Fest
    1. Werners- we sent email
      1. Ed to follow up 
      2. Engaged W/ mable
  6. Amerimasala
    1. Update
    2. Thank you Theresa:Hagen History scanned all of Amerimasalas historic documents and pictures
    3. Lynn take your book and files
  7. Sponsorship forms – Margo
    1. When a organization or person wants funding or fiscal sponsorship 
  8. Lone Sav artist support
    1. Request $2500 for projector to start business
  9. Other ideas/concepts for 2024?

Financial:

  1. Purchased / Operational Cost:: Jan – March
    1. Drill : old one broke from use
    2. AstroPAD / RDP dongle for Art displays
    3. Zoom licenses 
    4. Business Dinner
      1. Edward for membership
      2. FEED – Strategic planning for partnership
      3. Literary Planning Dinner – Theresa 
    5. Adobe Creative Suite
    6. Hosting / Domain / Streaming
    7. Printing Services / Postcards
    8. Developer FEED
    9. New Checks Ordered
    10. Monitor – FEED FEED & Baker Window
    11. Biz Cards
    12. EAC Art Museum Membership
    13. Office Supplies
  2. EACo In Kind Donation::
    1. Amerimasla website – $2000
      1. Hosting $24 month
    2. FEED FEED video development – $3000
    3. Consulting – $65 hr
      1. FEED – 3hrs
      2. City Gallery – 5 hrs
      3. BookForge – 3 hrs
      4. Drew Whiting Ascend – 5 hrs
      5. Amerimasala – 8 hrs
  3. Remaining 2023 – Jan 2024  – $368
  4. Flex Grant: + $5000
  5. TheMedia Pass through to FEED
    1. – $5000
  6. Current Balance : 3/24/24
    1. $4128.00

I want to stress this with the board . We all as a team can do good for others . It can be a small thing . So if you see a need , someone who needs help . Please bring it up. Even if it’s you who is in need or has a project. 

New Members: Lawyer / Realtor 

 Erie Art Company

Meeting Notes  February 04, 2024 /  Q4 close out 

Call to Order: 6:00 pm

Old Business: 

Vote to accept meeting Notes November 2023- 

  1. Theresa 1st
  2. Lynn 2 nd
  3. Vote to approve Annual Report
    1. Annie 1st
    2. Theresa 2 nd 

New Business:

  1. New Grant Awarded: EAC Flex Fund for operations $5,000

Grants to apply for:

  1. NEA Grant: grants for Arts Projects (GAP) provides expansive funding opportunities to strengthen the nation’s arts and cultural ecosystem. Grants are available for arts projects in a wide variety of artistic disciplines. Each discipline has identified the types of projects that are of greatest interest within this program as well as the characteristics of competitive applications.
    1. Applicants may request cost share/matching grants ranging from $10,000 to $100,000.
    2. Sams.gov – Updated by Margo
    3. Deadline : February – moved 
    4. https://www.arts.gov/grants/grants-for-arts-projects/review-criteria
  2. ARC Initiative- To provide affordable studio space, business resources, professional development opportunities, and a supportive community for artists of all discipline
  3. Mobile Digital Gallery : Push back to April round of Funding- moved
  4. Weaving Time into Pixels: Digital Storytelling and Historic Preservation with Feed
  1. Amerimasala: What can we do?
    1. Website is up: www.amerimasala.org
  1. Thank you Postcards: Vote to Approve Postage of $200 ish – board voted yes 

Financial Snapshot: 2023 

  • Grants & Donations: $33,501.22
  • Expenses & Fiscal Passthrough: $27,711.59
  • Remainder of 2023: $368+

Looking Ahead:

  • Discussion with Werner books and other literary orgs to host the Literary Fest in Liberty Plaza
  • The launching of The Feed and creating content from FEED artists. http://www.thefeed.world/
  • Purchasing a Mobile Gallery
  • Apply for a NEA Grant to provide funding for residencies and courses for FEED.
  • New Board Members 
  • Strategizing to purchase a building                      

Inspiring Creativity, Transforming Lives

Mission and Vision:

The arts are nourishment for our hearts and minds. They are critical in our exploration of who we are and what we might become. May we continue to encourage those whose talent, dedication, and visions can create a better tomorrow.