June Meeting

Agenda

​11-12
Potluck/small talk
-11:45-12 Opportunity for breakaway conversations for those with projects to build, topics to delve into, ideas to workshop, and brainstorming. If you have something on your mind, post it in the event discussion in advance to find like-minded members and cook something up in this window before official business!

noon-1
-Introductions with new emphasis on our core mission*
-Info/update re: non-profit taxes 
-Updates on OneIowa LGBTQIA+ training (ongoing)
-Update on pending exhibitions/ideas for new projects
-Updates on local art projects and potential volunteers needed: plan for art center is moving forward!
-Planning to collaborate with Over the Moon during Iowa City Pride 2020 

*A reminder on the new introductions:
1.) What have you tried this month to help center your creative practice?
2.) What have you tried this month to help educate/reach out to the community about local art (your own and others)?
3.) How have you been endeavoring to improve your allyship/how have you been working on connections with marginalized folks?

The above are a reflection of the core mission of Bluestockings, to work on our art practices, to educate the community about local art, and to maintain an intersectional feminist approach. Everyone is in a different place with each of these aspects, and for some, it may be as simple as pursuing resources to better educate yourself, changing some priorities to focus on self care, or attending a friend's art show. This is hopefully a way to both emphasize these goals for the group, and practice some personal accountability on the things you want to work on and want the group to help support you with.



Bluestockings meetings are open to any and all artists/crafters/makers who want to grow their creative practice, live in the Iowa City/Cedar Rapids area, and identify as women, trans people of all gender identities, femmes, and non-binary folks. 

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Attendance

Jillian Moore, Lauren Tucci, Kelly Kinser

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Member Events

• ONGOING: 4x4 is still up at Regeneration factory. Requesting suggestions for leads to move show to new venue. Folks with contacts to leads- please provide in email: icbluestockings@gmail.com
• JoAnn LS: is up for us doing a show at Honeybee Hair Parlor on the theme of hair. It will be more expansive than 4x4 in scale, further details coming by next meeting.
  
• 2020- awaiting update on Coe College Show. 
• 2020- Opportunity to plan for Iowa City Pride Parade. Possibly form committee in advance.

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Community

• Collective update: Did taxes as an entity- U ofI non profit center- very helpful; We do not have to file at the federal level.
• *ONE IOWA*: LGBTQIA+ training 
  • ​25 seat event- 4 hour training (retreat) $2,500 fee
  • Jillian: when discussed with OneIowa coordinator- the Bluestockings collective (and potential partner with PS1) may donate art works for their March 2020 art auction fundraiser in the amount of the $2,500 fee, IN EXCHANGE for training event 
  • The event is to be scheduled sometime in September at the Eastside Recycle Center in Iowa City. 

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Opportunities

• Artifactory: artists needed to occupy spaces- Iowa City artists to invite to advertise for fundraisers. More information to come. 

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To Do

• Rummage on the ramp- need volunteers- easy way to make money for the collective and art materials. This year's event dates are: July 25 - August 3.  RR confirmed our shift on Saturday, August 3rd from 11:30am-3:30pm. We will need a minimum of 6 volunteers on hand at that time. We get to claim the unclaimed items as part of the clean up shift as per usual! There will be a sign up post on facebook to confirm folks.
  
• Members with upcoming art shows and other public events are encouraged to share the event/event links with Lauren to post to the community calendar