Friday, August 14, 2009

Arts Council Meeting - August 13, 2009

The Arts Council of Mercer County held its 2nd meeting on Thursday night, August 13, 2009 at the Mercer County Cooperative Extension office. The agenda consisted of:

  • The first ArtVenture will be Saturday, August 29, 2009 from 9am until 12 noon at Terrapin Hill Farm. An organic lunch will be offered for only $10, or you can bring your own sack lunch. The morning of nature is an attempt to speak the creative muse of all types of artists, including, but not limited to: writers, photographers, painters, sculptures, potters, fiber arts, metal workers and wood workers.

  • The first Fall Arts Fair will be Saturday, September 12, 2009 from 1oam until 6pm. Any artist willing to demonstrate and/or sell their work is encouraged to set up a booth. There will be music and food vendors, as well as a children's area to create and display art.

In immediate business, discussion was giving to the formation of the following committees:

  • Fall Arts Festival Committee
  • Downtown Art Project Committee
  • Fundraising Committee
  • Events and Ideas Commitee

We also discussed the potential of an Arts Council building and art gallery space.



Our fearless leader, Joy Mosko (photo by Tony Sexton)



These are crowd photos from the meeting (photos by Tony Sexton)


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