HomeMy WebLinkAboutMLCC 11/16/2020Mansfield Local Cultural Council
6 Park Row
Mansfield, MA 02048
November 19, 2020
TOPIC
DISCUSSION
ACTION
Call to order: 4:30 p.m.
Eileen Cusack, Chair
Eileen read a prepared
statement to advise the public
about conducting Open
Meetings during the State of
Emergency. This information
was posted along with the
agenda on the Town's
website.
Attendance
Present: Via Roll Call and
Introduction:
Eileen Cusack, Chair
Melanie O'Malley, Vice Chair
Jean Mallon, Secretary
Semirah Dolan
Sharon Friedman
Gail Gilman
Kelly Ann Kelly
Vivian Webster
Marc Clamage, Treasurer
Absent:
Diana Bren
Jackie Curtis
Abraham Mercy
Secretary's Report —Minutes
October 1, 2020, minutes
Approved unanimously via
were approved. Motion made
Roll Call vote.
by Eileen; seconded by
Melanie.
Treasurer's Report
Marc presented the
Treasurer's Report:
Balance in State: $3449
$1494 Paid in Mitigation
Requests.
Grant Cyle Due Dates
Jean reviewed the revised
rcICE
05
Grant Review Discussion and
Demonstration
due dates from the Mass
Cultural Council
December 14—Due date for
Grants.
January 3 to February 13—
Councils hold voting
meetings.
February 13—Last day to
send denial letters.
March 1—Annual Reports
due.
Eileen reviewed key elements
that should guide our
evaluation of grant requests:
The grants should support
the arts, humanities, and/or
interpretive science; they
should have a public benefit,
they should be non-
discriminatory, and they
should reflect local criteria
(our Council Priorities).
In addition, grants could
reflect costs associated with
moving to virtual
programming.
Eileen summarized the
Community Outreach Survey
results. Respondents would
like to see:
Festivals and Multi -Cultural
Events
Dance, music, and theater
Public Art
Programs on Racial Equity
and Social Justice
Space for the arts
Eileen then shared the Mass
Cultural Council website;
specifically, the Tool Kit. She
asked that members take
some time to review the
Council Basics, Grant Cycle,
and Evaluating Proposals
sections.
Eileen also shared the Smart
Simple section of the MCC
website. Smart Simple is a
portal wherein council
members can review
submitted grants. Log in
credentials will be forwarded
to members.
Eileen encouraged all council
members to begin reading
through the completed grants
and completing the Grant
Evaluation forms.
Publicity Update
Eileen thanked Melanie for
her work in setting up the
"Mail Chimp" program. We
reached out, via email, to
those individuals who
submitted a grant in the past
three years.
Grant submission information
was sent to the Sun
Chronicle and Wicked Local
and posted on our Instagram
and Facebook accounts.
Kelly volunteered to handle
publicity for the council.
Discussion
Council members discussed
what we could do to increase
the pool of grant applications
and to provide programming
that would support racial
equity and social justice.
Downtown Committee
No new information to report.
Cultural District
No new information to report.
Next Meeting
Monday, January 11, 2021, at
7:30 p.m.
Adjournment at 7 p.m.
Motion to adjourn made by
Approved unanimously via
Eileen; seconded by Marc.
roll call vote.
Minutes approved at the January 11, 2021 meeting.
Respectfully submitted, Jean Mallon, Secretary