KC Clay Guild Board Minutes - March 6th, 2024
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ATTENDEES: Aimee Adams, Mike Cerv, Laura Tyler Strawn, Louis Reilly, Matt Moore, John Devaney, Kelsie Herron, Josh Wood.
BUSINESS UPDATES:
Treasurer’s Report –Melynda
Melynda will be on vacation out of the country from 2/28 through 3/18 and will miss the March board meeting.
Josh will issue payments to teachers and AIRs.
Votes outside of meeting
Spring Sale – Kelsie, Josh, Laura, Amy T
We had first Spring Sale committee meeting a couple weeks ago to go over basics and delegate tasks
Voted yes on paying Amy Troester for an additional 20 hours to do work for the Spring Sale
Workshops – Mike
Second Wednesday Workshop:
March 13th 7:00 - 8:30 PM - in person and live
Izanna Perry
Workshop description:
Izanna will demonstrate how she uses coil building techniques to make her sculptures and then demonstrate how she uses slip trailing to decorate the surface.
Second Sunday Workshop:
March 10th 6:00-7:00 PM in person and live
Abby Callaghan
Workshop Description:
Join Abby as she discusses underglazes and her surface decoration process. Learn how she creates smooth, sky-like gradients and uses sgraffito and stencils for sharp, contrasting lines.
Hands-On Adult Workshop:
March 17th 5:30-8:30 PM in person, sign up required
Kelly Daniels
Workshop Description: Discover new surface decoration and slab building techniques with Kelly as you work together in this hands-on workshop to construct a functional ceramic birdhouse.
*First Sunday of each month for kids
*Second Sunday more for adults – First one will be birdhouses
Monitors / Volunteers - Matt
Having monitor annual meeting with pizza
-Promote board elections coming up for monitors and promote more monitor participation in committees
Publicity – Kelsie
Advertising for workshops, board videos, and spring sale.
Community Outreach/Membership – Aimee
New donation certificates printed and ready
Dog bowl artist donation call – should maybe hold an event to make the dog bowls
654 members
ENewsletter
-Let Laura and Aimee know ideas for April feature on what we are doing in the community, who should be featured for volunteer, teacher, or employee spotlight, workshops, and anything else to include.
Board elections – April 15 – nominations due, elections will start shortly after 17-28th
Kelly Daniels for teacher spotlight
April workshops
April board meeting on zoom
Education – Abby
Working on board videos
Education Coordinator – Amy Troester
Summer Class—Louis
About half full
Building Maintenance -Louis
Technology–
Laura – working on page for board meeting minutes and agendas. Trying to figure out which tab to put it under, or make its own tab. Might need special permissions to make and edit blog to add minutes and agendas to.
Wondering if we can update the homepage. I think we can update photos and move things around. Can I make a draft and see if we’d want to adjust?
Grants
Louis sent out new grant application to Kauffman foundation. We should find out in 60 days. Also mentioned that we could do a matching grant with Kauffman foundation.
They have been here and have had a tour.
Also have sent out grant application to Deffenbaugh for 20K.
We were awarded 5K from ArtsKC
Artist in Residence
Flights are on the 19th for NCECA
Allison offered to bring tshirts, etc since she is driving. Was going to give her $100.
Huey has a show up right now at Columbia College
Going to Arkansas Pottery fest in May
Gallery – David
Huey sold a few more mugs that maybe need to be added to the above
Voted for the gallery to not take a cut if Artist in Res have a gallery show
Strategic Planning Committee- Josh, John, Melynda, Abby, Louis
Josh – Would like to do Hamburger Mary Fundraiser. They are sending out an email soon to schedule their May fundraisers.
Which Charities can participate?
Only 501c3 nonprofit organizations or charities may participate in Mary’s Hambingo charity night given they can comply with the following stipulations:
a) They must have been an established 501c3 nonprofit for at least 2 years (a legal requirement for Missouri law).
b) The primary constituency of the charity cannot be minors (Example: scouting groups, schools, undergraduate colleges, fraternities & sororities, etc) (Also, a legal requirement for Missouri law).
c) The charity must have a large enough support base, email list, and constituency to be able to fill the 140+ seats at Hamburger Mary’s KC.
d) The charity must be located within the metro Kansas City area and its immediate suburbs. We cannot book charity bingo events for groups outside of this area.
Josh will pursue this hopefully for May
Louis – would like to plan an art auction to do this year for the capital campaign. Maybe early November.
Teabowl National – Aimee, Josh, Louis (Committee) David
Shikha Joshi is TBN juror for 2024
She is going to do her contracted social media post soon
Raku Weekend
Vote yes for David to secure band for $600 for Raku Night
Amy cleaned out bone shelf and there aren’t a lot left. Maybe we should having a making event.
Holiday Sale
Apparel Committee – Laura, Aimee, Louis, Mike
Discuss designs and colors
$14.50 per apron and minimum of 30
Voted yes to order aprons for sale
New business:
John: 1. By-Law review and approval
Voted to approve by laws and Laura will put this on the website
2. Status of 7410 Sni-A-Bar Building offer
3. Annual Meeting Agenda and Coordination
