November 11, 2019

Point Beach Arts Meeting Agenda
November 11, 2019
(Rescheduled from November 4, 2019)
 
 

  1. Approval of previous minutes
  2. Treasurer’s Report
  3. Upcoming 2019 events:
    1. Snowman Decorating Contest – Laura, Jackie and Paul leads.  Joylene and Christopher assisting, flyer and woodshop to cut forms, respectively.     Will try to get Jaeger to donate wood, Paul to contact them.   Involve Key Club?  $10 for residents.  $50 or $100 for businesses.    Progress updates?
    2. Proposed trip to Gardens for Sculpture – Tracey lead.  Small group to meet there – any interest?
    3. 11/29 Flash Mob/Caroling – Kristi lead. Work in progress.   Use emails from last year to reach back out to people. Christopher & Deb to speak to Cathy about list that was used.  Status on progress?
    4. Business/Arts Committee coordinated Christmas Craft Day – Shop Local Saturday, November 30th.  Kristi lead.  Various activities at stores in town to promote crafts. Discuss feasibility of event.  
  4. Upcoming 2020 Events:
    1. 2020 Gala – Joylene lead – meeting with White Sands to lock down date.   Joylene sent out Sign Up Genius for volunteers for sub committees.  Volunteers on board?  How many tickets were sold last year?  
    2. Juried Art Show – Carmelina lead –   Meeting with Gerrie for info on last year’s show.  Will accept open submissions, but judge what is submitted and only display “Best of Show” at Gala.  Need to determine hanging options for artwork with White Sands.
    3. Winter Dinner & Movie – Kim lead.  Any ideas for Winter Dinner & Movie?
    4. Photography Classes – Carmelina lead.  Venue other than Library and advertising options. 
    5. Easter Egg Painting Partnering with Jenks – need Arts Cttee Lead to work with Alex Taylor. 
    6. Rock Painting in Spring – Kristi lead.  Rte. 34 Gravel to donate rocks.  Need to be picked up and cleaned – possibly look to have delivered for minimal cost? 
    7. Murals – Jim lead.  Mural on wall next to Train Station – completed – shared on Social Media.  Good response.  Building behind Joe Leone’s on calendar to be done as well in spring of 2020.  Any new murals planned for Jenks?
    8. Paint At Bandshell – Mary Ellen and Penny leads.  Will resume when nice weather starts.  Advertise on Social Media in Spring. 

 

  1. Ideas for permanent structure to hold “Locks of Love”.  Placement of locks on chain link fence on boardwalk at inlet leads to structural issues.
  2. Storage of equipment – Availability of Boro Hall Basement – date? – any final news?
  3. Marianne England – invite Chairperson of Metuchen Arts Committee to one of our meetings. 
  4. Website – Infrastructure and website development progress – Christopher lead, Deb and Carmelina assisting. 
  5. Marketing and Advertising – Deb Smith – Streamlining how we handle marketing, put process in place to simplify. How to handle paid advertising on FB?/G?   Artist spotlight on FB and Instagram.   
  6. New business
  7. Adjournment

Next meeting Monday, December 9th