Arts Commission Minutes - 09/15/1981 MINUTES OF
WICHITA FALLS ARTS COMMISSION MEETING
SEPTEMBER 15, 1981
The Wichita Falls Arts Commission met in regular
session at noon on September 15, 1981, at the Activities Center.
The following people were in attendance .
Pat Jones Heritage Society
Helen Henry Civic Chorus of Greater WF Area
Dorcas Chapman At-Large
David Murray At-Large
Jerry Estes Wichita Falls Symphony Orchestra
Martha Steimel Times Publishing Company
Bob Arnold Backdoon Theatre
Jenni.e: L. Hindman At-Large
Carolyn Sanders Wichita Falls Ballet Theatre
Don Burkman City of Wichita Falls
Troy Jensen At-Large
Michael Gerlach Drama Dept . M .S .U .
Mary H. Wolverton - - Museum and Art Center
Polly Cox Wichita Falls Art Association
Chairman David Murray called the meeting to order at
12: 30 p.m. Jennie Louise Hindman moved that the minutes of the
last meeting be approved as mailed. The motion passed unanimously.
Carolyn Sanders moved that the next meeting be held
Thursday, October 1 , at 12 noon at the Activities Center. The
motion carried unanimously.
Chairman Murray called on Jerry Estes to report on the
Application to the National Endowment of the Arts for aid in
commissioning a bicentennial sculpture . Jerry, Chairman of the
Bicentenneal Projects Committee of the Arts Commission, read a
Letter from the National Endowment awarding the city of Wichita
Falls $50,000 for commissioning George Sugarman to create a sculpture
to be erected in Belvue Park, between July 1, 1981 , and July 1 ,
1982, signed Livingston Biddle , Jr. , Chairman.
Representatives of organizations applying for grants
sumarized their applications and answered questions asked by mem-
bers of the Commission. Carolyn Sanders represented Ballet
Theater; Bob Hansen, Red River Lyric Theater;Forrest Monohan, Jr. ,
Railroad Museum; Mary Newton, Distinguished Artists Concerts;
Nancy Sherrill, Heritage Society; Don Burkman, Wichita County
Historical Commission; Backdoor Theater, Audrey Bushfield; and
YWCA,Kathy Whetstone . A Midtown Fine Arts League member did not
attend. After guest representatives were excused, the Commission
voted to fund all except the Railroad Museum and the County _
Historical Commission.
Jerry Estes moved $23,000 be set aside from 1981-;82
budgeting for the bicentennial scupture, the extra $3000 to be
used for transportation and promotion; his motion passed unanimously .
Chairman Murray said the October 1 meeting would be spent dividing
the remaining funds budgeted by the city among organizations
which received affirmative votes today, and adjourned the meeting
at 1:45 p.m.
7rpectfn
_ ly submitted,
Polly' Co , Secretary