emerge : art : log 2nd meeting Report

emerge : art : log
2nd meeting 04.11.2007
Location : Otis Galef 209 (5 – 6)
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Please use this information for your advantage!
For more information about each idea, I put the names of people to contact with, so you can ask them what the idea is about, and if interested, you can offer to help them make the idea happen together.
*If you think your name is missing on the topic that you are involving with, or if you have any questions, please contact Mika Soma at mikanorange@mac.com or 626.367.7788. Thank you-*


1: introduction/Report to the new people

a. Report from last meeting (ideas for our group activities)

*Group critiques (everyone) (once a month so far)
*Opening group visits (Avan)
*Blog/Website (Aaron, Robert, Mika Soma) Yahoo Group (Linda/Marjan)
*Image Pool of the members’ art works (Marjan, Aaron)
*Artist lecture series (Krista, Linda, Mika Soma)
*Book/reading club (Aaron)
*Group Exhibition (Anna, Mika Soma)
*Grant Application Workshop (Marjan)
*Field Trip to “Art City” by Mary Beth Adler (Marjan)
*Empty Home exhibition (Krista)
*Stolen Food Dinner(Natalie)
*Online/group publication (Robert)

b. Report from last meeting (Suggestions for improvement)

*Send email list to everyone (Aaron)
*Get other people involved through group meetings
*Getting involved with other groups (Mika Soma, Linda, Marjan)
*Places to meet (Krista>House in close to the beach,
Mika Soma>Dorit Cypis’s office in China town)
*Record note, meeting hours if decided to generate NPO in the future (Marjan)
*Look into LAAA members & gallery 825 membership (Linda)
*Alternate exhibition locations for our group exhibition, such as a tobacco shop (Marjan)

2 : Additional ideas from new members

a. Additional ideas for group activities

*Workshop with school kids (Mackenzie)
*Final Otis Critique/First group activity Critique
on the “EXITVISION” show-on May 5th :the day before the show opens
(Holly, Natalie, Mika Soma)
*Bringing Mexican Artists to have a panel(?) (Delia)

b. Additional suggestions for improvement

*On our Blog, create sections to post possible meeting spaces (Mackenzie)
*Use Yahoo Group instead (?)
*Make hard copies of our contact list
*Talk to Jerry Allen for opportunity advice(Tom)
*Free exhibision space near LA Fashion district (Sharron)




Committees:
Name of the committee ------ Activity status : Core coordinators
Opening visits ------------------ Starting this week( 2nd week of Apr 07)
:Avan, Aaron, Mika Soma
Artist Lecture Series ---------- Need discussion :Mika Soma, Linda, Marjan
Book/Reading Club ----------- Need discussion(?) :Aaron
Group Exhibition --------------- Need discussion / Need more coordinators
:Anna, Mackenzie, Robert, Mika Soma,
…I can’t remember who else?



Meeting Location search: (suggestions)
*Krista’s house close to the beach
*Dorit Cypis’s office in China Town


Exhibition Location search:(suggestions)
*Free space in LA Fashion district, reserve year in advance (Sharon)




Next group activity scheduled:
{Group Critique on “EXITVISION” }
core coordinators : Holly, Natalie, Mika Soma)
Our first group activity is going to be a 12 to 24 hour long group critique on Otis senior show, “EXITVISION.”
>> May 5th (Sat) after all the installations are completed


Next monthly meeting date:
May 15th (Tue) (Post Otis!!!)




Next meeting Ideas:

*Discuss the ways to get other people involved in the group
*Hugo’s talk?
*Jerry’s talk?

How about get as many faculties as possible to ask for final advice to their students?