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City of Bangor, Commission on Cultural Development
Minutes
March 27, 2014
8:30 AM
City Council Chambers
Commissioners present: George Kinghorn (Chair), Judy Boothby (Vice-Chair), Councilor Josh Plourde, Elisa
Young, Mary Budd, Uli Guthrie, Kierie Piccininni, Emily Burnham, Kat Johnson and Jason Bird (staff)
1. Previous Meeting Minutes
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The previous meeting minutes will be reviewed at the April 17 meeting.
2. Consideration of Bangor Arts Usage Application
George presented the current application from the Bangor Ballet to use the Bangor Arts logo in its material
and promotion. George reminded the group that in the future, these organizations will benefit from Bangor
Arts marketing efforts if the Council supports that activity. A motion was made by Judy and seconded by Emily
to accept the application from the Bangor Ballet. The motion passed by a unanimous vote.
3. Discussion of the Commission’s Role in Marketing the Arts
George opened the discussion by clarifying that the ideas and plans currently being developed by the
Commission will be incorporated into the draft of the Comprehensive Arts and Culture Plan that will be
presented to the Council for approval.
Elisa stated that she would like to see the website serve as a tool to attract people to the various arts
organizations and efforts within the City. She suggested that there could also be a newsletter to broadcast
information not only about events and activities, but to also share information about the Commission’s grants.
George suggested that the site also include sample grant applications as a service to organizations and
individual artists.
George went to talk about the recent tabling effort the Commission undertook as a part of the recent Art
Walk. He said that because that effort has not been approved as part of any plan by the Council, the
Commission should hold off on engaging in any other efforts until it be included and voted on by the Council
as a part of the Plan.
4. Next Steps for Arts and Culture Plan
After some discussion about the process and what the plan should include, the group set a date of Thursday
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April 17 from 5-9pm for a working meeting to further develop the Plan. The Commission aims to have a draft
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of the plan available by the May 6 Business and Economic Development Committee of the Council.
Kierie and Kat will work on taking the feedback received from the forum and compartmentalizing it into the
categories identified in the draft mission statement.
5. Forum Highlights
The Commission discussed the forum that was recently held. There were several points and themes that
resonated with the members. Everyone felt that it was a well-attended event and that there were a lot of
good ideas and points made. For some members, the feedback received highlighted the need to better
market the grant programs the Commission has so that there can be better utilization of the funds.
Emily will start to compile a list of events that occur in August. This is in anticipation of August receiving an
arts month designation. There are initial thoughts around marketing and highlighting the arts that month in a
variety of ways.
6. Review of Finances
Without accounting for the cost of the plaque for the Continuity of Community Sculpture, the Commission has
$2,250 available for its activities in this fiscal year.
7. Other Business
The group discussed the draft vision statement. George said that endorsing it at this meeting will allow it to
be incorporated into the draft Plan that will then go to the Council for review. George read the draft vision
statement as: To enrich and advance Bangor as a vibrant city of arts and culture. A motion was made by Jamie
and seconded by Uli, to adopt the draft vision statement as a part of the to-be-developed Comprehensive Arts
and Cultural Plan. The motion passed by a unanimous vote.