SAS Meeting Minutes for February 7, 2005

Thank you, Anna Conti, for hosting our meeting!

1. Minutes from last meeting were read. Some members wanted more information about the Benny Shaboy presentation in January. Since it's likely the storm kept some people away, Benny has decided to extend the
special meeting price for his book, The Art Opportunities Book, to all SAS members. Instead of the normal retail price of $17.95, it will be only $15, but people must note that they are SAS members. (S&H is $2.95 and tax is $1.15, for a total price of $19.10. Add another $1 for priority shipping instead of book rate.) Send order to:
studioNOTES
Box 502
Benicia CA 94510-0502
2. Meeting day has been changed to second Tuesday of each month. The location for the March 8th meeting will be at West Sunset, at 7 p.m.
3. Hall of Flowers (HOF) show: about 29 signed up so far. Deadline of February 14 to register. If not enough by next meeting, the show will have to be cancelled.
4. HOF graphics committee report: David presented a model of the postcard in two sizes, 6? by 9? and 5? by 7?. After some discussion it was decided that we will order the 5 by 7 size so that we have more for distribution. If you want an image considered for the card, submit images for the card by February 21 according to the following specs:
a) work completed within the previous two years
b) either a 35mm slide, a transparency of any size, or a 300dpi photoshop, or jpeg at 3" largest dimension sent to david@dsart.biz. Failing all that a photo print will do, but bear in mind that my scans of slides and especially of photos will be of limited quality.
c) Title, name of artist, etc
5. We decided mass mailing lists to be of limited value, so we decided to print 10,000 postcards and distribution and publicity will focus on:
a. each artist sending to all the people they know
b. local handouts in the neighborhoods near the Hall of Flowers
c. sunsetartists.com website will have a page advertising art shows (can also be used for members open studios)
6. David distributed a pricing method for artworks that described a time and cost approach. Artspan has SBA workshops, so if you are looking for 1/2 day workshops on business planning, marketing, etc,. please visit http://app1.sba.gov/calendar/states/calendar.cfm?op=group&grp=13. The Small Business Administration is a collaborator to the Make Your Art Your Business workshop series.