UMECA Meeting Minutes
February 13, 2012
6:30 pm
16 Attending
$7,021.61 total in UMECA fund
What do we need money for?
-NCECA (guessing 20 people going)
-500 postcards double sided ($100)
-T-shirts?
-Bray Days ($150)
-NCECA juror for functional show ($100)
-Jury fee to replenish funds
-$10 for 1, $15 for 2 (propose)
-Furniture for the NCECA Show
-Money for Kowki Durst for food, lodging ($350)
-Bring in Ben for one day, Kowki for 2 (Trey H. will call Ben)
*Leave $500 for the fall
Suzanne L. says we want to keep at least $500 for fall. Lists items above.
-$4,000 set aside for NCECA
-Tip Toland ($500)
Financial Gains:
-Medalta Sale
-Jury fee
-ASUM request
-Christian S. says there is an Excellence fund through the President’s office.
-Suzanne L. brings up the issue of who qualifies for UMECA funding.
-Trey H. wants to encourage people to join UMECA and to not cut them off.
-Cordelia R. brings up the idea of a spring fundraiser.
-Gustav H. agrees
-Cordelia R. suggests that classes are encouraged to make work for sales.
-Trey H. wants people to make quality work rather than work just to sell.
-Beth L. doesn’t think we should push the sale aspect too much (art first!)
-Trey H. says that we need info to get the student NCECA price
-Tuesday, March 27th is the opening of the Western Northwest
-Trey H. describes how the working the booth works at NCECA
Deadline for functional show? March 19th or 20th
-“What’s the Use? Functional Ceramics and Ceramics About Function”
-Trey H. wants us to push the idea, even sculptors should make a piece.
-“The Porcelain Room”-exhibition at NCECA
*All scholarships for Medalta and Red Lodge participants were approved for $200 each.
Provided by SET
University of Montana Emerging Ceramic Artists 