2023-03-07 FAC Minutes
Minutes of the Fine Arts Commission meeting held on March 7, 2023.
Members present:
Susan Ackley
Victor Bruce
Beth Dunlop
Anne-Camille Hersh
Michael Stock
Members absent:
Samantha Kodsi
Clarissa Rodriguez
Also present:
Angela Dorney, Recreation Director
Leslie Rackl, Executive Assistant
Bill Lacey, Resident
The meeting was called to order at 6:03 p.m.
For future call to artists, Ms. Dunlop said that review of the artist submissions may require a separate
meeting, instead of rushing the selection during a regular Commission meeting. Ms. Hersh added that
submissions could be emailed to Commission members ahead of time to review before the meeting.
Commission members then discussed the submissions and narrowed the selections to PJ Mills, John
Van Beekum, Kim Moore, Mai Yap and Arlene Zachmann. PDF submissions of each artist will be
forwarded to Commission members.
Correction to the minutes of the January 10, 2023 meeting. Page two, paragraph four, line one; change
‘Ms. Rodriguez’ to ‘Ms. Hersh’. Mr. Stock made a motion to approve the minutes of the January
10, 2023 meeting with corrections. Motion seconded by Ms. Hersh and unanimously approved.
Discussion turned to the Gallery Night reception on April 21st. It was noted that Chef Amina is not
connected with Café Crème any longer and is unable to provide the reception this year. Ms. Dunlop
suggested Chef Noah, who she has previously hired, to cater the Gallery Night reception. A total
budget for the reception of $500 was suggested, with a $300 donation from 50 State Technologies and
$200 from the Commission’s budget. The Library Board suggested having Haitian American music as
background to the event. Ms. Ackley suggested having Mark Weiser provide the music with a budget
of $250. It was noted that Mark Weiser will send an option for Haitian music.
Ms. Dunlop left the meeting at 7:03 p.m.
Discussion turned to the February concert. It was related that it was a great concert, but attendance
was lower than the previous concert. There were also too many food trucks, only one is needed.
Discussion turned to Green Day on April 29th. Ms. Ackley suggested that Fine Arts have a booth with
an interactive activity at Green Day. Ms. Ackley suggested a tie dye activity. Ms. Hersh said students
at MAC could do an activity. Mr. Bruce said it would be a good idea for the Commission to be visible in
the community during the event. Ms. Dorney reminded the Commission that this is a ‘green’ event.
She noted that one idea would be to sponsor an organization who cannot afford a booth such as
Pelican Harbor. Ms. Hersh volunteered to contact Kenerly Wright from Kid Create about creating an
activity for Green Day; it was noted that the budget would be up to $300.
Ms. Ackley noted that Memorial Day is May 29th and community organizations donate books, selected
by the library, which are presented during the Memorial Day ceremony. Mr. Stock made a motion to
approve $75 towards the donation of a book for Memorial Day. Motion seconded by Ms. Hersh
and unanimously approved.
The meeting adjourned at 7:40 p.m.