HomeMy WebLinkAboutMLCC 03/08/2021Mansfield Local Cultural Council
6 Park Row
Mansfield, MA 02048
March 8, 2021
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DISCUSSION
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ACTION ;
Call to order: 7:30 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:
Eileen Cusack, Chair
Melanie O'Malley, Co -Chair
Jean Mallon, Secretary
Marc Clamage, Treasurer
Semirah Dolan
Sharon Friedman
Gail Gilman
Kelly Ann Kelly
Linda Ramirez
Absent:
Diana Bren
Abraham Mercy
Vivian Webster
Secretary's Report —Minutes
February 11, 2021, minutes
Unanimously approved via
were approved. Motion made
Roll Call vote
by Sharon; seconded by
Eileen.
Treasurer's Report
Marc reported that required
MCC reports have been
submitted.
Warrants will be prepared for
two 2020 Grants: (TRDU
and Horn-a-thology).
Marc also reported that the
money in our account from
the sale of the calendars
could be used to fund a
professionally -designed
brochure about the LCC.
Local Cultural Council Project
Updates and discussion
Discussion
ensued on the ideas for a
LCC Project.
Eileen reminded the group
that the project needed to be
done in cooperation with
another town committee or
department and provide
public benefit.
We should also consider the
town's application for Cultural
District status with the MCC
in our planning process.
Specifically,
(1) Equipmentfor
Mansfield Cable.
Mansfield Cable not in
need of equipment;
rather, they would
welcome
programming from our
grant recipients.
(2) Poetry Walk. This
could be designed for
either the Bike Path
(handicapped
accessible) or the
Fulton Pond Area.
Would need a partner
agency.
(3) Moveable Sculptures.
This project could be
a cooperative effort
with the Downtown
Committee or it could
be modeled using the
Avenue Concept from
Rhode Island.
(4) Original plan of
Cultural District
Committee. A plan
was developed to add
vibrance to the
Cultural District such
as window displays
and inter -generational
art exhibits.
(5) A tour of historic
buildings and sites in
Mansfield. This would
build on the calendar
project we completed
with the Historical
Commission.
Reporting Responsibilities Eileen reported that the
Annual Report has been
successfully submitted to the
Mass Cultural Council (MCC).
Thirty award letters were sent
out. Recipients were very
appreciative of their grants.
Laura Canfield will be
revising her grant request
replacing the musical Into the
Woods. When the LCC
receives the re -submission,
we will need to vote on its
approval.
Publicicity Kelly will prepare a press
release to announce the 2021
grant recipients.
Kelly will also be working on
increasing the posts on our
Instagram account.
Eileen suggested that we
could post information about
upcoming programs offered
by our grant recipients on
Instagram and other social
media.
Job Descriptions Eileen is working on updating
job descriptions. We are in
need of a Grant Coordinator.
Grantee Reception
Melanie will be working with 2
other LCC members to come
up with a plan for a Grantee
Reception to recognize both
the 2020 and 2021 recipients.
Next Meeting
Monday, April 5, 2021, at
7:30 p.m.
Adjournment at 8:30 p.m.
Motion made by Marc;
Unanimously approved.
seconded by Sharon to
adjourn.
Minutes approved at the April 5 meeting.
Respectfully submitted, Jean Mallon, Secretary