Arts Commissions Minutes - 10/05/1992 MINUTES
WICHITA FALLS ARTS COMMISSION
MEETING OCTOBER 5, 1992
Room 215, Wichita Falls Activities Center
In Attendance:
John Vitek, W.F. Symphony Orchestra
Luther Breckenridge, Midtown Fine Arts, Inc.
Bettye Hansen, W.F. Art Association
Brenda Ann Jarrett, At-Large Member
Susan Ellis, Kell House Museum
Dannie Russell, At-Large Member
Mike Maloney, At-Large Member
Ann Funston, At-Large Member
Tom Galbraith, W.F. Railroad Museum
Don Burkman, Arts Commission Administrator
Sharon Roach, At-Large Member
Bronna McNeely, W.F. Backdoor Players, Inc.
Bridget Knight, Times Publishing Company
Alex Ruggieri, W.F. Symphony Orchestra
Ron Fischli, M.S.U. Fine Arts Departments
Pat Grozier, W.F. Ballet Theatre
Carolyn Sanders, W.F. Ballet Theatre
Gayla Morris, Kell House Museum
Carol Smeaton, W.F. Symphony Orchestra, Inc.
Richard Ash, M.S.U. Dept. of Art
Nancy Purcell, Wichita County Heritage Society
Cynthia Brock, At-Large Member
Rosemary Medders, W.F. Museum & Art Center
Elizabeth Yarosz, At-Large Member
June Holoubek, W.F. Art Association
Ray Davidson, Jr. , Civic Chorus
Dan White, M.S.U. Choral Dept.
Jeff Ashlock, Lone Star Drum & Bugle Corps
Don Maxwell, W.F. Community Messiah
The meeting of the Wichita Falls Arts Commission was called
to order at 11:45 a.m. by Chairman, John Vitek. The minutes
of the last meeting, June 8, 1992 , were read.
Presentations were made by representatives of the local arts
agencies that requested funding from the 1992-93 FY budget.
These included Carolyn Sanders for W.F. Ballet Theatre,
Gayla Morris for Heritage Society, Carol Smeaton for W.F.
Symphony Orchestra, Richard Ash for M.S.U. Art Dept. , Brenda
Jarrett for W.F. Art/Ent. and Culture, Bettye Hansen for
W.F. Art Association, Bronna McNeely for W.F. Backdoor
Players, Dan White for M.S.U. Choral Dept, Don Maxwell for
W.F. Community Messiah, Jeff Ashlock for the Lone Star Drum
and Bugle Corps, and Tom Galbraith for the W.F. Railroad
Museum.
A discussion followed concerning the requests which totaled
$95,416 with $65,975 budgeted for FY 1992-93 . A motion was
made by Ann Funston to recommend funding for all
applications. This motion was seconded by Dannie Russell,
but failed. Cynthia Brock suggested that the commission
consider all requests for funding with the exception of the
Lone Star Drum & Bugle Corps and the W.F. Railroad Museum.
A motion was made to recommend funding for the Lone Star
Drum & Bugle Corps. The motion was made by Elizabeth Yarosz
and seconded by Rosemary Medders. This motion failed. A
motion was made by Elizabeth Yarosz and seconded by Cynthia
Brock to recommend funding for the W.F. Railroad Museum.
This motion failed.
The 12 commission members present then proceeded to mark
their ballots for the remaining applicants and the average
of their 12 votes resulted in the following recommendation
to our City Council for funding of the $65,975 available to
the Arts for FY 1992-93 :
Recommended
Organization Funding
W.F. Ballet Theatre, Inc. $ 10,583
W.F. Symphony Orchestra, Inc. 11,427
W. County Heritage Society 11, 252
M.S.U. Dept. of Art 3 ,997
W.F. Art/Ent. & Culture, Inc. 9,480
W.F. Art Association 1, 055
W.F. Backdoor Players, Inc. 10,992
M.S.U. Choral Dept. 4, 031
W.F. Community Messiah, Inc. 3 ,158
Total Recommended Funding $ 65,975
The meeting was adjourned at 1:45 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted,
Ann Funston
Secretary