LWD Discussion Notes – November 23, 2015
Attendees:
- Bridgette Buckley, Sharon Burdett, Pam Daniels, Eve Fineman (remote), Sara Huston, Jamie Hayes, Kari Merkl (remote), Colleen Murakami, Florence Twu
Meeting Summary:
November’s meeting was held at Catalyze Chicago. The over-arching questions of the evening were: What does LWD hope to accomplish by becoming a formal nonprofit organization, and how will it go about accomplishing its goals?
Issues discussed included:
- coordination between Portland and Chicago groups
- organizational mission statement
- organizational logo
- leadership structure
- seeking membership dues
- seeking grant funding
- the process of becoming a nonprofit, both in Illinois & nationally
- long-term goal of obtaining a dedicated space for hosting panel discussions, workspaces, and a showroom.
Other discussion items included:
- Pronunciation of LWD – potentially “LoWD = loud”
- Hashtag usage
- #womendesigners
- #lwdchicago
- Member Sonia Yoon and Sharon Burdett’s event December 12th
- amUse, through Midnight Kitchen Projects
- Founder Kari Merkl will be in Chicago in January
Relevant Links:
http://womenscenterforcreativework.com/
https://www.societyofcrafts.org/artists/mineck.asp
http://www.grahamfoundation.org
http://www.chicagoartistsresource.org/