Arts Commission Minutes - 05/15/2008Wichita Falls Arts Commission
May 15, 2008
W. F. Recreation Center
Room 203
10:00 a.m.
Presiding:
Elizabeth Yeager /Chairperson
Members Present: Elizabeth Yeager, John Hirschi, John Vitek, Jim
Hughes, Lynn Marshall, JoAnn Crites, Catherine
Prose, Linda Wilson, Ron Fischli, Marsha Dillion
and Wray Williams.
Members Absent:
Staff Present:
City Council Representative:
Call To Order:
Jesse West, John Christoff, Dr. Larry Sharp, Ken
Van Loh, Harley Mills and Eleni Moshtaghi.
Jack Murphy & Genice Wilson
Dorothy Roberts Burns (Absent)
Elizabeth Yeager Chairperson called the meeting of the Wichita Falls Arts Commission
to order at 10:05 a.m. in room 203 of the W. F. Recreation Center.
New Business:
Presentations were made by representatives of not - profit organizations requesting
funding from the 2008 -2009 FY budget. The organizations are as listed below:
1. Kemp Center
2. Museum of N. TX History
3. W.F. Ballet Theater
4. Symphony Orchestra
5. 4 Kidz Sake
6. Backdoor Theater
7. Community Messiah
8. Heritage Society
9. MSU Museum of Art
10. MSU Art Gallery
11. MSU Choirs
12. Railroad Museum
13. Symphony League
14. Youth Symphony
CITY CLERK'S OFFICE
Date
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The Commission discussed whether to keep the Community Messiah on the list or
remove it. Commission members expressed concern that the organization has been
unable to raise funds from other sources. Motion was made to remove Community
Messiah from the list and seconded. The motion was approved.
A discussion followed about combining MSU Art Gallery and MSU Choirs with a letter
to MSU suggesting they distribute to each organization. MSU Museum of Art will be
considered individually. Motion was made and seconded to approve. The Motion was
approved.
Voting followed with Commission members filling out individual voting forms. These
ballots were than averaged by applicant to produce the following recommendations to
the City Council for funding from the FY 2008 -2009 budget.
Grant Applicant
Requested
Amount Recommended
4 Kidz Sake
$12,500
$ 8,000
Backdoor Theater
$12,500
$ 9,900
Ballet Theater
$12,500
$10,000
Community Messiah
$ 4,950
$ 0
Heritage Society
$12,500
$11,500
Kemp Center for the Arts
$12,500
$11,400
MSU Museum of Art
$12,500
$ 9,300
MSU Art Gallery
$ 6,000
$ 8,600
MSU Choirs
$ 5,000
$
Museum of N. TX. History
$12,500
$10,200
Railroad Museum
$12,500
$ 8,200
Symphony League
$10,000
$ 5,700
Symphony Orchestra
$12,500
$11,900
Youth Symphony
5,000
4,500
TOTAL FUNDS RECOMMENDED
$143,450
$109,200
The meeting was adjourned at 12:30 p.m.
Eli eth Yeager/ hai erson