Spudnik Press

March 10, 2010

Future Meetings will be conducted in a standard format:
• The Secretary will post minutes from the previous meeting on the
Spudnik Website
• The Executive Director will will give a report of daily activities
• The Treasurer will give a report of finances
• There will be an brief overview of the previous months events
• Angee will lead the meetings

A brief review of previous and past events was discussed:
• FAIR at Gallery 400 was “ok” in consideration of the the efforts
needed to participate
• June 10 at 6pm – Studio Chicago Panel Discussion — Artists in
Residence will speak, waiting to receive confirmation from those
participants
• April 10th – Creative Art Expo shifts agreed:
⁃ Alison will take the early shift
⁃ Karin will take the mid shift – 10-4
⁃ Tom will take the late shift
⁃ At this event, we should engage others about the prospect of
developing a coupon/voucher system with other organizations. $5 – $10,
10% off
• April 22-May 2: VersionFest — Deadline is approaching, Spudnik is waiting to committ
• Goffo@NEXT Fair – board decided to not participate ($700)
• CAAP Grant application was received, but the application was
incomplete. Panels are open to the public, and Angee and possible
Karin will sit in on the review of our application
• Southern Graphics Council in Philadelphia – Angee is attending!

Issues concerning the immediate future were discussed:
• The donation of a clam shell was deemed too unsafe to accept
• The project wall will be painted and transitioned into a place for
studio work to be displayed and a small store to be installed
• The Work Trade System was outlined in an effort to avoid future confusion:
⁃ Volunteer opportunities in which time for studio use is accrued
will be called “work trade”
⁃ Not all volunteer opportunities will be eligible for work trade
• Business License was not approved, because the space on Hubbard is
not zoned as an educational space
⁃ There is a concern over inspection issues
• 501(c)3 application is ongoing
⁃ $100 application fee (paid by the board)
⁃ meeting with Lawyers for the Arts
⁃ Karin and Angee to review final documents (and bylaws)
• Stipend was approved with quarterly payments – Tom to issue checks
• Bylaws were discussed
• Zygote Press invited Angee to speak

Financial Stability was discussed
• The treasurer reported 3 consecutive months of positive cash flow
• Keyholder Drive
⁃ Anya to help print Posters (end of April deadline)
• Free Print Raffle
⁃ Information cards to be created for Creative Expo
• Fundraisers:
⁃ June 6th-ish – 3 year anniversary – looking for a space,
⁃ Pancake Printing
⁃ Benefit concert – Anya instigating initial organizing
⁃ No committees or time lines were developed
• Donor Development
• Increasing Donations:
⁃ Create a hierarchy of donation positions
⁃ Identify who are donors are (museum curators, arts administrators
and teachers)
⁃ Create programming for these people
⁃ Create a yearly subscription program for specific groups of prints
created at Spudnik
⁃ How do we publicize this?
⁃ Create two different subscriptions (separated by price)
⁃ Donations of specific items might be labeled with donor’s name
• Increase art sales
⁃ store at the studio
• Members should check out www.artsalliance.org/applyingforfinance/
• How to videos on YouTube:
⁃ Create a Channel
⁃ Who has equipment and know how?
• Online Reservation System
⁃ needs to be developed

Efforts to Balance Programming were discussed
• Classes will be held Tuesday nights and Fridays
• Workshops:
⁃ The T-shirt work shop should be offered more often (currently every
three months)
• Panels and Presentations:
⁃ First Thursday Open Studio Events:
⁃ Angee Presenting in April
⁃ May presentation
⁃ June – Artists in Residence panel discussion (in conjunction with
Studio Chicago)
⁃ Alison offered to design a card for the first three events
⁃ Panels will happen pre open studio

Studio Development
• Ness, the current intern, will help in non-toxic development
• Airbrush system for intaglio (approximately $300) — add to wish list
• Lights behind washout station – longer term goal
• New weights for screen exposure
• Volunteer and Membership development meeting scheduled for mid April

Building Issues:
• Recycling: Karin is picking it up on a weekly basis
• Vending Machines
• Power Washer issues with neighbor
• Initiating tenant meetings to facilitate community awareness

MISC:
Create a wishlist – and post it in the studio
Bike trip to No Coast and back