Friday, October 12, 2012
 

Location: Home of Cecil & Sally Houser, 716 N. Allegheny St., Bellefonte

Attendance: JoAnn Knupp (President), Romayne Naylor, (Vice-president) Jim Dunne (Secretary), Dave Eggler (Treasurer), True Fisher, Sally Houser, Colina Seeley, Carl & Nancy Miller, Gay Dunne.

Minutes (06/1/12): There were no minutes. There was not a quorum.

Treasurer’s Report (Eggler, below): We have received a check for $2000 from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, up from $1,154 last year. Although Summer Sounds, the BHCA Gallery at the Gamble Mill, and Sunday Afternoons at the Library all lost money in the last fiscal year, the treasury had a net gain of almost $6000 due to fund-raising efforts, proceeds from the Victorian Christmas Arts & Crafts Show, and decreased administrative costs. Dave suggested initiating a program to give competitive grants for the visual and performing arts for proposed events & projects in Bellefonte similar to the program of the Local Government Grant that PCA stopped funding a couple of years ago with the economic downturn. The proposal will be an agenda item next month. Dave gave a Power Point presentation in August for a similar proposal as one of three finalists for a $10,000 Centre County Community Foundation grant. We were not selected but were invited to resubmit next year.

Sunday Afternoons at the Library (SAL) - Concerts at the Centre County Library

October 21, 2012 - Jay Vonada Quartet
Jay Vonada, trombone - Alex Sell, keyboard
Jeff Beck, bass - Kevin Lowe, drums

January 27, 2013 - Carolyn Gardner, flute
with guitar, piano & tape delay accompaniment

February 24, 2013 Allegria Ensemble
Cathy Herrera - flute, Debbie Trudeau, violin
Jonathan Dexter, cello, Diane Toulson, piano and flute

March 24, 2013 Andy Tolins Blue Grass Quartet
Andy Tolins, guitar & vocals
Stephen Buckalew, fiddle & vocals
John Kennedy, bass - Adam Laird, mandolin

April 21, 2013 - Nittany Wind Quintet
Susan Kroeker - Barry Kroeker, oboe - Mark Weaver, clarinet
James Dunne, horn - Trina Gallup, bassoon

BHCA Gallery at the Gamble Mill (Jim Dunne) - Current Show ; Black & White and Shades of Gray - September 14 - January 12

Talleyrand Park Committee (True Fisher) - True is collecting ads for the next 5 year edition of the Bellefonte Walking Tour Map. The publication costs will be covered by an HBI grant; the ad revenue will all go to the Talleyrand Park Committee.

Edible Landscape Garden (part of the Talleyrand Park Committee; Gay Dunne) - A permanent sign is waiting to be installed. It was designed by Carolyn DuBois, a landscape architect, and produced by Bellefonte High School technology students. Carolyn did the finish painting. Dave Provan designed a metal casing for permanent display. Much of the food was donated to the Faith Center food bank. The Canada geese did not eat any of the plants this year.

Victorian Christmas Arts & Crafts Show 2012 (Jim Dunne) - The applications were sent out in April. We have 52 spaces filled. With the expanded space at the Middle School, we have up to 80 total spaces. The committee will begin calling last year’s vendors who have not yet submitted applications. The committee will prepare a list of vendors, products and locations for Sally by November 15.

Elections - Colina will chair a committee to search for a nominee for president.

BHCA Programs - There was considerable discussion about the need for new BHCA programs. One was the competitive arts grants mentioned in the treasurers report which will be discussed next meeting. JoAnn suggested a large project: “Save the Garman”. Among topics discussed were the following: physical state of the building and roof replacement; current ownership and ownership transfer: legal counsel; funding; “Friends of the Garman”; consultants (Erin Hammerstedt, Sue Hannegan and others); potential tenants; a community arts center; income potential; small business loans; consider a collaborative effort with existing groups such as HBI, ABCD. It will be discussed again next meeting.

Fund-raising - Dave reminded us it is time to work on the fund-raising letter for this year.

New Business - Colina brought up a circular describing a public benefit for the Hotel Do-De tenants who lost possessions and were displaced by the hotel fire. The event is Friday, November 2 at Lambert Hall. Admission is $10. Contacts: Jenna Bair 280-3953, jbstars@comcast.net; Lori Houser 353-5674 for donations. Donations can be dropped off at Wild on Cherry Salon, 461 E. Cherry Lane on M,W, F & S. A photo of the circular is attached. Discussion was about a donation by BHCA (monetary or gift certificate, such as to Bellefonte Victorian Christmas Arts & Crafts Show). If you have a suggestion, please email jhdunne@pol.net.

Next Meeting - Friday, Nov. 9 at the home of Carl & Nancy Miller, 1211 Centre St, Bellefonte. Please bring a snack.

James Dunne, secretary


 

BHCA Financial Report

October 11, 2012

ASSETS 10/11/2012                                     

   Checking                              12,500                        General BHCA              28,544

   Savings                                          0                        Gannon Fund                  1,731          

   MM Fund                               8,101                        Talleyrand Park               1,576  

   Post Office Fund                        172                        Perform Arts Fund          2,062

   Vanguard Bond Fund            13,139                        TOTAL                         33,913

   TOTAL                                33,913                       

Notes:
(1) For their seasons, Summer Sounds had a net loss of $276, the Gallery had a net loss of $761, and Library Concerts had a net loss of $1,934.  All those are consistent with their budgets.

(2) Talleyrand Park Committee spent $2,000 on the creek bank project and $845 on a sign for the Sculpture

Garden.

(3) For 2011-2012, we had a net gain of almost $6,000 (removing Talleyrand Park from the equation), and for

2012-2013 I project a net gain of $5,500.  Once again, I propose we initiate a new program to give small competitive grants for arts, music, dance, etc.  If a project “catches hold,” it could become a BHCA continuing venue.  We need a new venue.

Submitted: David H. Eggler, Treasurer