UO Art History Association Minutes

Friday, April 9, 2004 2:00 pm | Hearth Café, Lawrence Hall

 

Richard Sundt’s announcements

  • Congratulated us on a wonderful symposium and suggested better advertisement for next year.
  • The faculty is working on the travel funds distribution.
  • Richard supports the acquisitions project, but voiced concern about storage space and security.

 

2004 Symposium Report (Elizabeth Wages)

  • Success – there will definitely be a 2005 Symposium
  • Elizabeth is looking into the possibility of publishing the papers from our first symposium. She will speak with Christine Sundt about copyright and publication issues.

 

General Advertising (Gayle Goudy Kochanski)

  • Sion Magazine – Gayle will contact them about free advertising
  • Mortar Board – ad has been submitted and should appear in next year’s calendar

 

Art Collecting (Crystal Gauger)

  • A work by Michael Sherwin has been selected for the collection
  • Committee will explore framing options
  • Crystal will speak with Christine Sundt in VRC about submitting a slide for their collection.
  • Crystal will get the artist’s statement and CV-equivalent for our records
  • Crystal has given Dawn the contact information and other documents for an easier transition
  • Dawn will contact the UO Museum of Art to see if it is possible to get a spot to display our acquisition. Perhaps a regular place like an end-wall.
  • For next year, we need a larger advertising budget, and should better use lists and website announcements (such as UO homepage, link from department site, UO calendar of events, the Cultural events homepage, and Art department)

PAM Events (Elizabeth Wages)

  • Elizabeth will email the list so people can sign up for either a April 24 or April 25 trip

 

AAA Student Advisory Committee report (not represented)

  • If you are available on Wednesday 12-1pm, and would like to represent Art History in the AAA school, contact Gayle (gkochans@uoregon.edu)

 

Faculty Report (Dawn Borgardt / Carla Devore)

  • Minutes have been posted to the list

 

Garage Sale Fundraiser (Elizabeth Wages)

  • Clare has volunteered her garage
  • Clare and Elizabeth will decide on the date, it will be a one day sale
  • Elizabeth will email the list with more details.

 

End of the Year Picnic (Elizabeth Wages / Gayle Goudy Kochanski)

  • Dawn will make park reservations, perhaps at Alton Baker Park
  • The picnic will be for all students, and would be a great opportunity to get new people involved (perhaps undergrads in your discussion groups)
  • Elizabeth will ask Bryan to BBQ (he’s Texan and knows his BBQ), but of course there will be vegetarian options. Side dishes – pot luck.
  • Croquet and lawn game fun

 

Position modifications (Gayle Goudy Kochanski)

  • Eliminate the Treasurer position and add responsibilities to Co-Chair positions.
  • Add Communication Chair because communication and advertising has been a weakness in our program this year. This position will communicate with ASUO, organize general advertising, keep website up to date, and create a newsletter. Additionally, this position will help the curator and symposium directors with advertising and publication for the symposiums and art show, as needed.
  • Add Graduate Symposium Chair because it was not an official position in last year’s by-laws. This position will organize the spring graduate symposium including call for papers and soliciting speakers, reserving room, and catering. This person is also responsible for working with the Co-chairs to create a budget and establish fundraising goals and working with the Communication Chair on advertising and publication.
  • Add Undergraduate Symposium Chair so we can have an undergraduate symposium too. The duties are the same as the Graduate Symposium Chair. The two symposium chairs can decide to have the symposiums concurrently or separately.

 

Nominations and Elections for 2005

·        Co-Chairs –Gretchen Stolte and Adrianne Hamilton will share a position because Adrianne will be abroad in the fall. Karin Grasberger will hold the other position.

·        Art Acquisitions Co-Curator – Dawn Borgardt and Lacey Ehrenkranz

·        2005 Graduate Symposium Chair – Elizabeth Wages

·        2005 Undergraduate Symposium Chair – Tina Fuller

·        Communications Chair – Gayle Goudy Kochanski

 

Next meeting – Friday, May 7 at 2:00 in the Hearth Café – Transition meeting for new Chairs