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Attending - CMA Trustees: Luther J. Battiste, III, President, Steve Anastasion, Lisa Arnold, Nate Barber, Julie Brenan, Tom Collins, Sidney Heyward Rex, Carlton Hughes, Carolyn Kressler-Greenberg, Scott McClelland, Sam McCuen, Duncan McIntosh, Shirley Mills, Allen Montgomery, Kathryn Stuart, Brenda Wheeler Commission: Katherine Davis, Ron Rogers Government Liaisons: Greg Pearce Affiliates: Elizabeth Nkuo Johnson, Ann Holtschlag, Brandolyn Pinkston Life Trustees: Ethel Brody Staff: Karen Brosius, Selina Ciarlone, Teri Keener Mewhorter, Kerry Kuhlkin-Hornsby, Lowndes Macdonald, Joelle Ryan-Cook, Will South Guests: Dwayne Eanes, Scott & Company, Jane Przybysz, Mckissick Museum Absent - CMA Trustees: Melissa Blanchard, Kay Bachmann, Allen Coles, Paul Fant, Helen Hill, Jodie McLean, Ann Oliver, Joel Smith, Susan Thorpe, Thad Westbrook Commission: Suzan Boyd, Carroll Heyward, Steve Morrison Government Liaisons: Mayor Benjamin, Tameika Isaac Devine Affiliates: Maria Robinson, Asheley Scott Life Trustees: Cary Smith Staff: Leslie Pierce The September 27, 2012 board of trustees meeting called to order at 12:03 p.m. by Luther Battiste, president. Minutes from the June 28, 2012 meeting approved as presented. Luther moved to accept the C.M.A. Personnel Handbook as presented. Motion carried. He then informed the board due to the recent spotlight on children’s safety, the museum created a written child supervision policy, which will be signed by all of the staff, docents, and volunteers who work with children. The museum has had an active policy in place in this regard, but it had not been formally written down. Luther then announced at the finance meeting held on Thursday, September 20th a consensus from the committee, with agreement from the Commission, was to propose a name change from the Columbia Art Association to the Columbia Museum of Art to simplify the identity of the Museum. Luther moved to change the name from Columbia Art Association to the Columbia Museum of Art. Motion was seconded. Motion carried. The next step will be to submit the appropriate paperwork to the Secretary of State for the official name change. Karen Brosius introduced Jane Przybysz, Executive Director of the McKissick Museum, for her presentation on Face Jugs. Immediately following Jane’s presentation, Joelle Ryan-Cook, Deputy Director, spoke briefly about the museum’s upcoming adult, youth, family, and outreach programs for the Face Jugs exhibition. Finance-Luther introduced Dwayne Eanes, CPA of Scott & Company, for the FY12 draft review audit. Before Dwayne spoke, Scott McClelland stated that this is the third or fourth year the museum has received an unqualified audit with no deficiencies and the staff should be proud of the work they have accomplished. Dwayne briefly reviewed the audit for the trustees and he thanked Selina Ciarlone, Director of Finance for all of her hard work on the audit. He mentioned that since the capital campaign has not been publicly announced, it will not be listed separately in the audit. It will be further detailed in next year’s audit report. The draft audit will be presented for approval at the November board meeting. Scott briefly reviewed the August 31, 2012 financials and stated that everything is moving along nicely but it is early in the year and there is very little to report at this point. Scott McClelland moved to accept the recommendation from the Finance committee to approve the Board Designated Fund document as presented. Motion carried. Collections- Carolyn Kressler-Greenberg in the absence of Kay Bachmann, chair, recognized Kay and John Bachmann as recipients of the 2012 Craft Leadership Award on September 12 th . The museum was offered two large prints by noted artist Michael Tyzack, titled Onyx and Opal and date from 1994 by Dr. and Mrs. Benjamin Gimarc, which were accepted. The museum will also be receiving a gift of art from the estate of artist Warren Brandt. Chief curator, Will South will make the trip to choose a work for the collection in November. The collections committee gave Will approval to use his best judgment in choosing a piece for the collection. The thirteen pieces that were deaccessioned from the collection in June were sent to Charlton Hall for the December 2012 sale. Proceeds will be deposited in the museum’s acquisitions fund on the Association’s balance sheet. A recent acquisition, Window Sill by Luigi Lucioni, was sent to ReNewell Conservation for minor repairs, cleaning, and varnishing before it is placed in the galleries. A smaller version of 60 works from An Artist’s Eye: A Journey Through Modern and Contemporary Art with Sigmund Abeles will be on view at the Franklin G. Burroughs-Simeon B. Chapin Museum of Myrtle Beach from October 7, 2012-January 7, 2013. Development – Julie Brenan, chair, reported the 2013 gala committee is well underway. The gala chair this year is Steven Ford, owner of Steven Ford Interior Design. We have a total of $45,500 in sponsorships to date, including two major sponsors, Pout/VanJean from board member Melissa Blanchard and Lexington County Medical Center. Other proposals have been sent to Wells Fargo and Jim Hudson Lexus as additional major sponsors. The name of this year’s gala will be Le Bal du Moulin Rouge and the date of the gala will be Saturday, March 2, 2013. The development committee held its first meeting on September 6, and the focus this year will be gaining new corporate and premier society members. CMA Chamber on Main kicks off the new season on Tuesday, October 30, 2012, with tickets on sale now. Education – Julie Brenan reported in the absence of Allen Coles, chair. CMA offered a total of 26 summer camps this year. This year we offered a camp that included 17 and 18 year olds, as well as our first all-day camp. Summer camp revenue was up 8% this season. Affiliates Columbia Design League – Elizabeth Nkuo Johnson, President, reported 60 people were in attendance at their annual meeting last week and the program featuring Quentin Middleton, knifesmith, was a huge success. Docent Corps – Ann Holtschlag, President, reported they made $3,000 at their recently held garage sale. The funds will be split between the Marilyn Morgan and Constance Myers Funds. F.A.A.A.C – Brandolyn Pinkston, President, reported Dr. Leo Twiggs will be here at the museum on October 4th for a book signing and lecture. Brandolyn thanked President Luther Battiste for his suggestion of bring Dr. Twiggs to the CMA. The board went into executive session at 1:00 p.m. At 1:10 p.m. the board came out of executive session. Duncan McIntosh moved to create a single member L.L.C. whose sole member shall be the Columbia Museum of Art. The purpose of the LLC shall be to enhance the mission of the museum generally, specifically to provide supplemental compensation to the director and other staff as appropriate. There shall be three officers to serve on the committee, the current presiding President of the Columbia Museum of Art, Chair of the Finance Committee and a Representative from the Executive Committee. Any recommendations from the L.L.C. committee shall be presented to the full board of trustees who shall have full and final approval on any recommendations from the L.L.C. Motion seconded. Motion carried. With no further business the meeting adjourned at 1:15 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Teri Keener Mewhorter Corporate Secretary Board of Trustees Meeting Thursday, September 27, 2012
