Overview of Meeting
February 19, 2009
Coordinator: Deborah Delzell, deborah@lidzell.net. ;
I prefer email, but you are also welcome to call my home number 303-759-5369.
A potluck dinner was held matching new families with their mentor family at Lisa and Richard Armao's house near DSA at 5:30 p.m. The regular VAFG meeting began at DSA at 7:30.
Upcoming events and shows were outlined (see class web pages for dates) as well as opportunities for families to volunteer.
Elma Ruiz has volunteered to head the mat cutting team and Lisa Beegle volunteered to organize the parents for displaying student work. These two moms will send e-mails out when help is needed and coordinate the volunteers. A mat cutting workshop will be held in October to train parents for mat cutting.
Debbie Adams and Becky Sanders will oversee VA potluck dinners and the year end banquet.
Fundraisers will come together for the second DSA Dance Party to be held at City Hall Night Club on Tuesday, November 10 from 7 - 12 p.m. A conference call will be held on Monday night, 9/21 for planning. Parent will be needed to man the doors, check ID's and sell tickets.
A direct giving campaign is being planned to raise funds for additional pottery wheels and replacement of the plexi on our hall display cases. Paul and Shana Johnston have experience with this and volunteered to lead the effort. Volunteers may be needed to make follow up calls after the letters are sent out.
Meeting Notes
1. Introductions
The group was small enough that each family member introduced themselves. Thank you to all of the students who attended the meeting!
2. Looking forward (Lisa Armao)
Lisa Armao hosted a gathering for new parents wanting mentors. She mentioned that she would like to make the Quarterly Shows more of an event. For instance, inviting friends of family via postcards (the postcards would feature a students artwork). Please send 2 or 3 addresses to Lisa (larmao@comcast.net).
3. What to expect this year (Beth Hawkins)
Beth first congratulated new students for making it through the process.
Gallery Reviews students need to visit galleries/museums. Gallery review forms are available on the website. Beth encouraged families to have students go with their friends.
Outside art shows and public art DSA students are doing several public art projects and students are to participate in outside shows.
Quarterly Shows information is on the website; Beth encouraged families to come for the potluck and then stay to see all of the art.
4. Communication
Deborah Delzell gave an overview of the VAFG group. She encouraged us to also attend PTSO meetings. Students are encouraged to attend VAFG meetings as wed like to get students more involved. Deb Rosenbaum mentioned that the student advisory group (started last year with the help of Diane Anderson) is functioning this year and shed like to get them more involved. They will be invited to future meetings.
Other forms of communication:
DSA Website VA page
Emails from Deb or Kendra through Infinite Campus.
Emails from the VAFG please complete the Directory Survey, sent via email by the teachers. VAFG has to collect our own addresses; we cant get them from the school. Well put these addresses into a directory that will be distributed to all VA families.
Facebook Group (look under groups for "Denver School of the Arts - Visual Arts")
Mailing for quarterly show (send names and addresses of 2 to 3 people you would like to have invited to the quarterly shows to Lisa Armo (larmao@comcast.net).
5. Upcoming Activities
Thursday, September 24 Planning for College (6:30 p.m. in VA Studio)
Sunday, September 27 - Portfolio Days (Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design, 11A 3P)
Early October - Mat cutting workshop (In VA studio, time TBD)
Thursday, October 15 Quarterly show (6:00 p.m., potluck, Commons)
Tuesday, November 11 Dance
6. Shows
Scholastic dates are not yet on their site.
Day of the Dead Show: Oct. 30
DPS dates are as follows:
MS 2D Show: April 7 23 at the main library
MS 3D show: Feb. 8 19 (site TBA)
HS Show: March 26 April 13
Cherry Creek Show in April TBA
VA Senior Show May 1 - 15
7. Other dates
VAFG meetings:
Thursday, September 17 at 7:00 p.m.
Thursday, November 19 at 6:30 p.m.
Thursday, January 21 at 6:30 p.m.
Thursday, February 18 at 6:30 p.m.
Thursday, April 15 at 6:30 p.m.
Quarterly shows:
Thursday, October 15
Thursday, December 10
Thursday, March 18
Thursday, May 13
8. Volunteer opportunities VAFG support for the department
We need help for these committees; please contact the person listed if you are interested in helping. If youd like more information, please contact Deborah (deborah@lidzell.net).
Mat Cutting Elma Ruiz (Elma_Ruiz@dpsk12.org)
Quarterly Show hanging Lisa Beegle (LB4art@aol.com)
Quarterly Show potlucks Debbi Adams, Becky Sanders (DebandBill@aol.com and bb.sanders@comcast.net)
New family mentoring Lisa Armao (larmao@comcast.net)
Direct Giving campaign Mike Johnston (mike.johnson@kutakrock.com)
Dine Together nights (options need to include vegetarian meals, and ideally some of these would be tied to a gallery visit) (deborah@lidzell.net)
Dance (deborah@lidzell.net)
End of the year banquet (deborah@lidzell.net)
Newsletter Contributors Student and Parent (deborah@lidzell.net)
Photographers Student and Parent (deborah@lidzell.net)
Picnic Coordinator Lisa Armao (help to be coordinated later)
Directory Diane Anderson (Jogr1227@aol.com)
VAFG meeting note taker (takes notes at the meeting and provide typed up notes to be sent out and posted on the website) deborah@lidzell.net.
Other discussion items:
Fundraising money will go toward new wheels (roughly $1,400 a piece) and plexi glass for the display cases. We will also continue to fund additional guest artists and scholarships (for travel or art classes).
Parents are encouraged to let the teachers know about art opportunities.
High school students are encouraged to be involved in internships the long block on Thursday would be a good time to for this.
Deb asked parents to encourage their students to keep track of their work so that art can be collected for outside shows and events (like the art requested by the Marriott recently.
Recent VA Family Group Meeting Minutes