Monday, June 30, 2008

Tonight's Critical Mass Mailing CANCELED!

... due to postcard shipment delay!

We will meet on Tuesday or Wednesday night instead (as long as the postcards arrive)!

Please check this blog for an updated time and place.
Also consider helping us hang show posters! If you're interested, leave a comment here or e-mail westendarts(at)gmail(dot)com!

Thanks, and sorry for the inconvenience. But remember, it's even more inconvenient for us.

Saturday, June 28, 2008

Critical Mass Mailing - Monday, June 30! * CANCELLED*

UPDATE!
This meeting has been cancelled due to a postcard shipment delay.
Please check the main blog page for updates, and join us on Tuesday, July 1, if you can!
Thanks, and sorry for the inconvenience.

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Monday, June 30, 7pm, Fort Road Federation, 974 W. 7th Street

For new folks who want to meet the group, come by the Fort Road Federation offices and help us reach critical mass to get a mass mailing done. It's for the upcoming "Scene and Be Seen" visual arts show at the Pilney Building on July 12. Come by around 7 pm, say hello, and do some manual labor. There may be some pizza left.

Monday, June 30, 7pm, Fort Road Federation, 974 W. 7th Street

Weeeyaaah!(WEA),
The Whip

Tuesday, June 24, 2008

West End Arts Scene-and-be-Seen 2008!

Members of West End Arts are busy getting ready for West End Arts Scene-and-be-Seen!

Check this space for details about upcoming meetings and news of our inaugural exhibition.

Questions? Interested in getting involved? E-mail us at westendarts(at)gmail(dot)com.

Thursday, June 19, 2008

Posters With a Lot of Information Are an Eyefull


Here's the poster with room to specifically include sponsors when we get commitments. It'll be an 11 x 17 Kinkos production. I made it three color because we can get matching T-shirts.

Cheers,
The Whip

Sunday, June 8, 2008

June 11, 2008 Meeting Announcement

What: West End Arts Scene-and-be-Seen Steering Committee Meeting
Who: All who are interested in helping produce our inaugural arts show!
When: Wednesday, June 11, 2008, 7 pm
Where: Black Dog Coffee & Wine Bar, corner of 4th & Broadway, L

June 4, 2008 Meeting Minutes

June 4, 2008 Meeting Minutes
SOKOL Hall
Starring: Jason, Rachel G., Joe, Halle, John, Nance, Laurel, Mike Orr, Mary, David, Paulette (and later, Rachel R.)

I. Scene-and-be-Seen Show update
Call for entries was published in the Community Reporter along with an article by Halle.
Some flyers have been posted (Mad Hatter's, Rudies)
One submission rec'd so far.
Open items:
  • Betty/Insurance (Nance)
  • Budget/Dave Thune (Nance)
  • Jason will contact Pilney re: setting up a meeting with hanging crew.
Show publicity: We should provide Kent/garden tour sites info about show to distribute. Halle will contact Villager about place ad. Bonfe ticker tape sign. Public radio spots.

Web site: We should post submissions/show pieces on our "scene" blog, including those entries that we didn't have space for (if necessary).

"People's Choice" award for show entries (suggested by Laurel): could have picture of piece, winner in Community Reporter

Any volunteers willing to post about 5 flyers each at businesses in the West End? Yes!
  • Nance & John (downtown)
  • Paulette (CVA, Day by Day, Miss. Market, YWCA, Nina's, Common Good Books, WA Frost)
  • David
  • Mary (Skinners, Leitner's, The Spot, Bennett's, churches)
  • Halle
  • Mike (West Side coffee shops)
  • Rachel & Jason (Black Dog, Fresh Grounds, Tease, Supatra's)
Any volunteers willing to contact artists for submissions? Yes!
Many of those present committed to submitting a piece, and David and Paulette made a long list of people they'd reach out to.

Any volunteers willing to be gallery sitters during the show? Yes. Will confirm as we get closer to the show.

II. Future projects to consider
Performing arts showcase. Potential leadership/involvement from ...
Jason, Dave W's band, McNally School of Music, Rachel R., Heather's family, Gabriella Sweet, Lisa Kane (is she still in our 'hood?), Lia, Sarah Remke, Accordion Heaven, Jeanne Cotter (pianist, "Mythic Rain") (via Paulette)

Mississippi Market. David & Paulette have contact with board member Mary Bishop, who works at Leitners.

Shalom Home.

III. Next steering cmte. meeting: Wed. 6/11, Black Dog in

Wednesday, June 4, 2008

West End Arts Monthly Meeting Tonight!

Come by Sokol Hall tonight for our monthly meeting
(above the Glockenspiel Restaurant),
383 Michigan St. at West 7th, 2nd floor.
7 to 8 business. 8 to 9 pleasure, drinks, gnoshes.

Our meeting tonight is an important one because we only have a couple weeks to get submissions. More posters need to be out there and people need to commit to talking to artists they know to commit to submit. We got our first submission only today.

Come tonight to find out how you can help and then hang out for awhile to meet other artists and lovers of art who live and work in the West End of beautiful Saint Paul!