KC Clay Guild Board Minutes - April 3rd, 2024
Start: 6:00 End: 9:00
ATTENDEES: Aimee Adams, Mike Cerv, Laura Tyler Strawn, Louis Reilly, Matt Moore, John Devaney, Kelsie Herron, Josh Wood, Melynda Stewart, Abby Callaghan, David Firman.
Josh went through Annual Meeting:
Current Financials - $201,657 Fund Raising Account, $156,597 Operational Bank Account
Fiscal Responsibility – Debt free, smooth studio operation with healthy fund balance, opportunities to fund workshops and public outreach.
By the Numbers: 650 members, 100,000 lbs of clay used, 2,000 non member passes to family fun night, 3, 200 hours of open studio time purchased, 3,000 people served through all programs.
Education: added Amy Troester as Education Coordinator
Special Events: monitor raku and Christmas parties, Teabowl National Exhibition and Demo, Raku Night-Sold Out, Holiday and Spring Sales
Volunteerism: over 4,100 monitor hours worked in studio, 1200 volunteer hours worked by Board of Directors, 1872 hours worked by AIRs.
Public Outreach: New Frontiers, AIRs on the Move, Circuit Court of Jackson County, Imagine That!, Urban Core Scholarship Program, KC Learn, Charitable Donations.
KC Clay Build: Grants, Fundraising events, individual donations. $201,657 raised so far towards the purchase of a new building.
*Will make more of an effort to better advertise the committees*
Next Steps: Fundraising, Grants, events (Auction, Hambingo May 17th), work with Illinois Financial Fund to develop mortgage/building budget, continue to watch for buildings that fit our needs.
Nominations for Board of Directions due April 15th
BUSINESS UPDATES:
Treasurer’s Report –Melynda
March Income budget: $64,910
March income actual: $40,828.45
March expenses budget: $29,167
March expenses actual: $30,263.08
March Net income budget: $35,743
March Net income actual: $10,565.37
Votes outside of meeting
Voted yes to order new pug mill – about $6,000
Spring Sale – Kelsie, Josh, Laura, Amy T
May 10th and May 11th
Next Spring Sale meeting – Tuesday, April 9th
Louis can make a KCUR advertising spot for the Spring Sale
Workshops – Mike
Second Wednesday Workshop:
April 10th 7:00 - 8:30 PM - in person and live
Will Preman – Slip Casting and Mold Making
Hands-On Adult Workshop:
April 14th 5 – 7 PM in person, sign up required
Coil Built Planter Workshop
*need to maybe cap these workshops and make clear that they are adult level
Youth Slab Built Mug workshop
April 7th, 5-7
*First Sunday of each month for kids
*Second Sunday more for adults
Hamish Jackson will be in town in October and would like to host a workshop -Louis
-Teapot masterclass all day workshop, we would need to close the studio that Sunday, 16 people, $120 a person.
*Request for terra sidge workshop
Monitors / Volunteers - Matt
Had annual monitor meeting last weekend with 95% attendance. Seemed like everyone had a positive experience and had more clarity on policies. Have about 50 people on waitlist.
Publicity – Kelsie
Community Outreach/Membership – Aimee
640 members
ENewsletter
-Let Laura and Aimee know ideas for May feature on what we are doing in the community, who should be featured for volunteer, teacher, or employee spotlight, workshops, and anything else to include.
May:
Feature story – Hambingo
Teacher Spotlight – Kelly Daniels
Workshops
Call for Teabowl National
Education – Abby
Started AIRs on the move back up again
Education Coordinator – Amy Troester
High Aspirations and advertise Urban Core Scholarship
Helping teachers in KC schools how to use kilns, teach ceramics, etc
Doing a raku firing at Truman High School, April 29th
Summer Class—Louis
130 spots are filled out of 192
Building Maintenance -Louis
Ordered the pug mill.
Thinking about adding a garage door to our kiln room so we can transport it out so we can get the blauw kiln out in one piece.
Technology–
GrantsArtsKC awarded us $5,000 and we’ll be able to get another $5,000 next year without having to apply again.
Artist in Residence
Had a good trip to NCECA with everyone
Going to Arkansas Pottery fest in May
Residency applications are due on April 15th
Gallery – David
Would be helpful for David to send an inventory list of what was sold with the inventory number
Strategic Planning Committee- Josh, John, Melynda, Abby, Louis
Looking into potential new building and potentially making offer
Old school built in 1975, laid out really well for our needs, and wouldn’t need a huge renovation
13,000 square feet
Hamburger Mary Bingo Fundraiser –
Friday, May 17 at 7pm
Will help each other advertise
Teabowl National – Aimee, Josh, Louis (Committee) David
Shikha Joshi is TBN juror for 2024
Raku Weekend
Holiday Sale
Apparel Committee – Laura, Aimee, Louis, Mike
Aimee ordered aprons
New business:
Joe Smith Lifetime achievement award – want to finalize nominations
Need to get it on the website and what the criteria are
