Friends of the Museum School
Fundraising & Communication Arm for the Museum
School
2006 Organizational Meeting
February 28, 2006, 5:30 pm
I. Welcome/Introductions
II. Corporate
Fundraising/Business Sponsorships
Recruit Committee Members
Discussions:
-What we need to raise for:
Corporate efforts to go towards outfitting the new school. Auction will likely raise enough
for deficit.
-Selling tickets for the auction.
Guest list and walkup tickets for sale?
-RSVP list
-Branding the party "Art for
Life"
"life=art"
"Color our World"
"LifeArt"
Children's Museum Charter School
"Learning for life"
III. Planning
the Art Auction/Party
Site Location for the Art Auction
Venue Options:
-June 17th or 24th @ NTC? 7200 sq feet cost $2500.00, but could get underwriting
-June 17th San Diego Art Academy
Art School 8th & G
Free, space comes with a bit of its own audience. Basic but has good lighting. Would give us a whole week to get our stuff in. Considerations --Parking and
Clientele
-Mixture in their back area
– Casual funky art space on Kettner
-Renaissance 645 Front Street,
above It's a Grind
-SD Rep? Sandy will follow up
-Throwing a 2nd party at the City Front Terrace thrown by the Hospitality Crew?
Artist donations for the Art Auction
-Flyers waiting on name of event, date, time, and venue
Discussion: to go with Art Academy--tentative on possibility at the Rep and
Phil checking out the Academy space.
IV. Logistics
Discussion
DJ music works well. Catered food
from Sycuan was very nice last year and 1 less thing for us to worry
about. Bar.
V. Next
meeting Monday 5:30, March 13th