HomeMy WebLinkAboutMCC 08/02/2016Mansfield Local Cultural Council
6 Park Row
Mansfield, MA 02048
August 2, 2016
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Call to order 7:04
Lisa Piscatelli
pm
Attendance
Present:
Annette Shaw, Publicist
Jackie Curtis, Public Official
Liaison
Gail Gilman
Sally Fehervari, Treasurer
Lisa Piscatelli, Chair
Nicole Burch, Secretary
Lori Stanovitch, Grant
Coordinator
Katharine Wroth
Guests:
Brian Quinn
Sharon Friedman
Jeff Mann
Cindy Thorp
Deb Britt
Rick Schwartz
Absent:
Lynne McDonnell
Welcome
Introduced guests. Reversed
some agenda items to
accommodate guests.
Community
Huge 80.57% said YES to a
Survey Results
Cultural District. 4.74% said NO.
51 % did not know we had a
grant program and now that
many more people know.
Nice diversity of responses.
Arts in Education was one
important piece that was
common for all.
We collected 216 surveys.
We have 67 new Facebook likes.
Now we have help distributing
the grant money because of the
community input.
Communication
Community conversation at the
Update
National Black Doll Museum.
There was an article in the Sun
Chronicle about Deb Britt's black
history night. It was perfect with
a personal invitation, thoughtful
company, interested selectman,
and the IDC interested.
If we all work together we can
hone in on the things we have.
Next meeting to
Combine board meetings.
discuss
collaboration with
other groups.
Katharine, Gail,
Sharon, to find out
about next IDC
The Firehouse: The Town
meeting.
Manager wants another
committee just to discuss/plan
When is this
what will happen to the
happening.
firehouse.
Jackie says we need a money
making proposition.
Lisa says it needs to give back to
the community.
Cultural District
See Handout. It is a work in
Talk to people who
Planning
progress that we are making
have created a
headway on.
Cultural District.
IDC has a Downtown group
Been a Cultural
now.
District for a long
What will it look like?
time.
From National Black Doll
A new Cultural
Museum to XFinity Center?
District.
Chocolate Factory?
And a failed one
Has to be walkable.
as well.
Can it be more than one?
Smaller districts?
Brainstorm with all
Do we have any architectural
communities,
planners in town? Any experts?
organizations,
If there are separate districts
museums.
they need separate applications
for a cultural district. Funders
Create a calendar
might look poorly on that.
of events so `
We need a handful of people
events are not
with a vision. Then bring in
scheduled for the
others.
same day/night.
Bristol County receives
$962,000. Mansfield gets $5400.
However, money usually goes to
communities in need.
For now we will discuss a
Cultural District in our Cultural
Council meetings. But we need
to be transparent, submit
agendas and open meeting laws
to Town Clerk.
Upcoming Grant
Online application for everybody.
Reach out to past
Cycle Priorities
Brand new for everyone.
grantees about the
new online
Board of Selectman invited us
application.
back. Talk about new grant
Katharine email
applications.
prior grantees.
Annette press
If a grantee has money left over
release by
it is not for profit. The money
beginning of
could come back to the
September.
committee or ask if can be used
Jackie, state house
for something else. We could
quote: get in on
edit instructions about deviating
the Selectman
budget.
meeting
Lisa will update the
language on
updates to Your
Council's info on
massculture.org
Arts Festival
9/17/16 and 9/18/16 at the North
Annette see if we
Common.
can get a table.
Who can work it?
Lisa will put on
social media.
Treasurer's
Town Money came. We are in
Will go over
Report
good shape for our annual
Treasurer's Report
report.
and Minutes from
6/28/16 at next
meeting.
Annual Election
Should we do it now or in
January. Find out who is
expiring.
VOTED: APPROVED to have
election in January.
Schedule Next
Next Meeting: Tuesday,
Meeting &
September 13, 2016, 7:00 pm to
Adjournment
9:00 pm
Adjourned: 9:10 pm.
Voted and approved on September 13, 2016.
Respectfully submitted,
Nicole L Burch