Kendrick-Juliaetta Arts Commission

  5-Year Action Plan

Nov. 2007

Mission Statement: To strengthen the sense of community through promotion and enhancement of the arts in the Kendrick and Juliaetta area. 

2007-08 Proposed Projects:

December 2007 – Decorate a Tree in Kendrick Memorial Park.  Participate with the community in lighting the park for Christmas and donating a basket to the fire department fund raiser.

• Collaborate with KHS Art Club

• Expense: $50

December 2007 – Annual Christmas Art Show, an opportunity for the local artists to display their art work to the community.  Location will be in the Wells Fargo Bank lobby prior to Christmas.

• KJAC Chair: Barb Murphey

• Collaborate with JK Watercolorists and Wells Fargo Bank

• Expense: none

March 2008 – Provide art experiences for Juliaetta Elementary School students by sponsoring an artist in residence program.

• Co-chairs:  Carol Smith, Teri Hornberger, Barb Murphey

• Collaborate with Elementary School staff

• Expense: $750

April 2008 – Arbor Day family concert with minstrel Tom Hunter

• Chair: Polly Taylor Dennler

• Collaborate with Fix Ridge 4H, Friends of the Library and ACTION

• Expense: $500

May 2008 - Locust Blossom Art Show and Sale in Kendrick Memorial Park will encourage artists of all media, including photography, to enter their work.

• Collaborate with schools to enter student work

• Expense: $50 for meal tickets for student helpers

May 2008 – Flower Arranging Workshop for Memorial Day for parents and children.

• Co-chairs: Polly Taylor Dennler and Barb Murphey

• Collaborate with Hill and Valley Garden Club and VFW

• Expense: materials

Spring 2008 – Writers’ Workshop with Victoria Stricklin

• Chair: Chris Kowrach

• Collaborate with Friends of the Library

• Expense: none

Spring 2008 – Mural on Kendrick High School bleachers

• Chair:  Peggy Fiske

• Collaborate with Art Club

• Expense: materials

Summer 2008 – Acting Experience with Lewiston Civic Theater (Mary Minton)

• Chair: Peggy Fiske

• Collaborate with High School staff

• Expense: to be determined

August 2008 – Begin plans to sponsor essay contests, Patriot Pen for grades 6-8 and Voice of Democracy for grades 9-12

• Chair: Laura McConnell.

• Collaborate with schools and VFW

• Expense: none

September 2008 – Blackberry Festival Art Show and Sale

• Expense: none

PROPOSED FUTURE PROJECTS 

• Sponsor a poetry writing workshop with LCSC instructor Johnson

•  Assist with murals for high school, inside and out of classrooms with theme for each classroom

•  Participate in VFW Craft Show, second week in November

• Production by Festival Dance Theater of Moscow

•  Provide a mask making workshop

• Collaborate with Juliaetta Library on a Summer Reading Program

•  Provide enhanced seating and other items to encourage people gathering at the park in Kendrick.