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Commission on Cultural Development
September 8, 2023
Bangor City Hall Council Chambers
Meetinq Minutes
Commissioners Present: Hollie Adams, Jane Bragg, Nina Earley, Kal Elmore, Barbara McDade, Tristan
Greenlaw, Margaret Rieley, Lovern Stockwell
Others: Anne Krieg — Director of Development
1. A quorum being present the September 8, 2023 meeting of the Commission on Cultural Development
was called to order at 9:00 AM.
2. With the resignation of the chair due to her move out of Bangor, it was the consensus of the
commissioners that the Vice Chair should act as interim chair for the remainder of this year. Vice Chair
Hollie Adams accepted this interim position.
3. Financial Report- The commission is asked to develop a document defining parameters for an RFP for
a community calendar to be presented to the Economic Development committee. Commissioners
Greenwood and Earley and Chair Adams volunteered to serve as a subcommittee to develop this
document.
4. Grant Committee
a. City will send out a notice of the upcoming grant application deadline. Commissioner Bragg will
send a notice to Josh Gass at Launchpad and ask that the information be shared with the
Creative Leaders Network. The Grant Committee will meet in the Second Floor Conference
Room on Friday, September 15 to review the rubric and consider possible edits.
5. Cultural Assets Committee
a. Will select a new chair to fill the existing vacancy.
6. ARTober Committee
a. Commissioner Adams reviewed plans for the ARTober kickoff to be held Sunday, October 1
from 4-6pm at Penobscot Theatre. Panelists for the selection of the Second Annual Bangor Arts
Award recipient meets today from 11 -12 to review nominations and select a winner. The award
will be preened at the kickoff on October 1. The graphic designer working with the committee
has developed materials including a poster for ARTober for distribution asap and a trifold to be
distributed at the kickoff. The committee requested a few minor edits but materials should be
ready soon for printing.
7. Meeting Minutes— Motion passed to approve the minutes of the July 7th meeting.
8. Following a brief discussion, it was decided that the regularly monthly meeting time of the Cultural
Commission will return to 8:30am (rather than 9am) on the first Friday of the month beginning with the
October meeting.
9. With the current Vice Chair acting as Interim Chair, Commissioner Earley was nominated and elected
unanimously to serve as interim vice chair through the end of the year.
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10. Adjourned at 9:27 AM.