Minutes - Approved
Town of Ridgefield- Ridgefield Arts Council Meeting
April 3, 2024 at 7:00 PM
In-Person Attendees:
Town Hall Small Conference Room
400 Main Street, Ridgefield, Connecticut
Those Attending Virtually:
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Minutes taken by Danielle Roth
Present (in-person): Tracey Bryggman, Amy Casey (arrived at 7:06pm), Colleen Cash, Jennifer Dineen, Pamme Jones (arrived 7:18pm), Mike McNamara, Danielle Roth
Present (virtually): Joshua Fischer, Raje Kaur
Excused: Joe Collin
Guests: N/A
MEETING TO ORDER
Dani made a motion to call the meeting to order. Jennifer seconded. The meeting was called to order at 7:04pm.
MINUTES
- Tracey made a motion to approve the March 2024 Minutes. Mike seconded. All approved.
TREASURER’S REPORT
- One transaction for brochures has been submitted.
- We’ve spent roughly 81% of our Town Budget for this year.
- Scholarship Fundraiser money will be deposited this month once collected.
- Mike made a motion to formally stop payment on this year’s Chamber of Commerce annual membership fee. The motion was tabled until more information can be collected.
Old Business
Scholarship and Fundraiser Update
- The fundraiser was a great success. The council plans to do similar fundraisers going forward to fund the scholarship!
- The council was briefed on the current submissions for this year’s scholarship. Council members will review the submissions and determine the recipient within the next week.
Behind the Scenes
- The council was briefed on the current nominees submitted from the organizations.
- The council will decide on a recipient for the Nancy Comstock Andrews award in the coming weeks.
Group Updates as needed
Banners
- There are a few organizations in the incorrect banner positions that will impact the next few month's schedule. The council discussed ways to resolve the issue.
- There are several banner parts that are in need of repairs.
- The council discussed the current banner guidelines/designs and would like to provide a few sample banner designs to share with organizations going forward.
Artwatch Column
- Current column will be published on Thurs, 4/4.
Town Hall Newsletter
- Draft will be circulated to the council this week.
Brochures
- Spring Brochures are in and will be distributed out to town this week.
Make Music Day
- There are 15 musicians who are already committed.
- Website will be up by the end of the month.
- The plan is to have most acts start later in the day since the event will be on a Friday this year.
New Business: N/A
ADJOURNMENT
- The meeting was adjourned at 8:07pm following a motion made by Dani and seconded by Jennifer. All approved.
The next meeting will be 5/1/2024 at 7pm.