state arts action network

State Arts Action Network
Meeting Minutes
Sunday, June 3, 2007
10:00 am – 11:15 am
Chair:  Gretchen Johnston
Vice Chair:  Sheila Smith
Staff Liaison:  Jay Dick

Flamingo Las Vegas Hotel
Red Rock V
3555 Las Vegas Blvd. S.
Las Vegas, NV 89109

Attendees:
Gretchen Johnson, Chair, Washington State Arts Alliance
Sheila Smith, Vice-Chair, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts
Drew Buchholz, ArtServe Michigan
Lisa Caretto, California Arts Advocates
Donna Collins, Ohio Citizens for the Arts
Michael Gaines, Missouri Association of Community Arts Agencies
Sally Gaskill, Indiana Coalition for the Arts
Allen Hoffman, Connecticut Committee on Culture & Tourism
Dan Hunter, Massachusetts Advocates for the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities
Ra Joy, Illinois Arts Alliance
Anne Katz, Arts Wisconsin
Deb Mikula, ArtServe Michigan
Betty Plumb, South Carolina Arts Alliance
Jan Selman, Arts Leadership League of Georgia.
Lisle Soukup, Illinois Arts Alliance
Tommy Usrey, Louisiana Partnership for the Arts
Angie Wallin, Nevada Arts Advocates
Judy Weiner, Alliance of NY State Arts Organizations

Jay Dick, Americans for the Arts
Lina Garcia, Americans for the Arts

Not Attending:
John Barsness, Montana Arts
Pamela G. Holt, Maryland Citizens for the Arts
Ellen Morgan, Kansas Citizens for the Arts
Alene Valkanas, Illinois Arts Alliance

Guests: Kate Gibney, Associate VP of Development, Americans for the Arts
  
Introductions/Housekeeping: 

• It was decided that all future SAAN Meetings would be scheduled for mornings.  This was agreed to by Tommy and the Council.

State of the State Reports:

• Each SAAN member reported on their activities and present arts situation in their respective states.

Programs Committee

Special Projects Committee:

• Kate Gibney gave a brief update on the Technology survey for the NEA grant proposal
• There is an August deadline for a $150,000 grant with a 1-to-1 match
• The private fundraising community will be the source for the matching funds
• The partnership proposal will depend on SAAN testimonials, etc.
• Judy asked Kate for a summary of what we asked for in the proposal
• Kate stated that the proposal states the need for technology products (hardware, software) and we will not know the results until Spring 2008.
• The next stage would be a laundry list of SAAN wants/needs in specifics (exact numbers for hardware)
• Judy asked about the next steps in the process – Jay would confirm to Council, Council approves, it gets sent to Kate, and the proposal then returns to Council.
• John asked about the start date for the proposal.  Kate says it is September 2008.
• Sheila mentioned that many of the SAAN groups do not know what they need
• Kate said that we mention funding for training, education, resources, etc.

Closing Comments

Adjournment:  Gretchen and Sheila adjourned the Council Meeting.