Trick Mustard, jennie moench, marvin dabideen, andy suski, scott harmon, drew nelson, corey planck, glen birdsall, aisha harris, gary flinn, justin faber, ariel sammone, pauly.
New Faces: asia harris

Development: letter delivered to Joel Rash. Waiting to schedule meeting about occupying the Flint Local 432 space.

Programming: With Alea Orr moving to NYC, Jessica Nickola-Planck needs more support from membership and board for Creative Crew, if want it to move forward. At next board meeting will invite Jessica to speak about Creative Crew.

Andy Suski: Elms Gallery, Flushing and Elms roads. Flushing Professional Building. Centrally located in Flushing, 170 parking spaces. 2000 square feet. Wants to have members to check out the gallery and encourage others to check it out. Thurs and Friday having artists open house. Five until Eight P.M. Eighty percent of sales to artist, twenty to gallery. Pay a percentage of Consumers bill.

Finance: $157 petty cash

$ 3,683.52

PR: check out the Facebook page.

Events: 

Membership Dinner: Curry Chicken and Jerk Chicken. Rice and beans. Will get veggie option instead of a chicken. $200 paid to Carribean Link up for forty guests.

Cool Cities art auction: March 3 $25 a person. At churchills for CA spot. Need to know how much wine and food idea by end of February. Jenny Lynn is liaison to the GFAC.

Announcements:

Covert Operations tonight at churchills. $7

Gary Flynn will be at the private party at Sloan Museum Friday night. Book is sold in the gift shop.

Stir the Imagination ISIS chair art show January 27.

Feburary 10 art from the heart at the Lunch Studio

Friday 3 churchills Rootstand

Friday 10 churchills Maria Rose

http://www.flinttalkradio.com/?q=forum/72

Lac Luster

Steve Szarewicz

Kenny Little

Justin Faber

Corey Planck

Jessica Nickola

Gary Flinn

B-mo

Shelby Gilbert

Scott Harmon

Jennie Moench

Ariel Sammone

Ca meeting minutes for November 30^th

 -Ca calendars for 2012 are done, if interested in buying one contact Jennie Moench

-CA t-shirts are done and are available in regular or black light version 51 shirts are available

-         December podcast

-6:00 on Monday

-Mark Elwick

-Mystic’s nephew has a video to play on CA podcast

          -Jennie wants to videotape Pauly painting, to play between interviews or   

             sets during the podcast

Ca Membership Dinner

Any Saturday evening in January, possibly the 28^th

$10 per person or if you pay $20 includes a CA t-shirt and membership

Terry suggested dinner at the Caribbean link-up   

March cool cities art auction: more information to be discussed

Nic Custer needs 1 gallon of flat black paint and 1 gallon of clear coat, for city as a gallery project, 10 paintings have been painted and collected so far

Old business

Corey got video organized and just has to put it through final cut pro.

Send Corey the event proposals for any event or idea so he can revise them.

Youth Quest :     

Here is a basic description of what we are looking for:

The YouthQuest After-School Program is seeking art instructors to work with kids in Grade K – 8th throughout the Flint area. Commitment can be as little as a one-time project or as extensive as 4 days/week throughout the year. Ideal instructors will teach art technique and design elements through unique and innovative projects that excite kids, provide hands-on creative thinking, problem-solving and team-building skills, and produce interesting presentations. We are looking artists of all kinds – visual, 3-D, performance (music, theater, etc.), installation and interactive media, etc. Instructors are brought on as contractors and can be paid for their services. Supplies can be purchased to meet the needs of the approved projects. We encourage unconventional projects with well-thought out display/presentation plans that can be implemented at the end of the year art show.

Interested parties can contact Kristina Johnston at kjohnston@thegrcc.org or (810) 600-1441. All art contractors will undergo a background check and vendor application before working in the classroom. 

I think that covers it. Thanks!!

Kristina Johnston

Grants Manager

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GENESEE REGIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

519 S. Saginaw Street • Suite 200 • Flint, MI  48502

(P) 810-600-1441

www.thegrcc.org  •  kjohnston@thegrcc.org

Announcements

Shelby has her senior BFA exhibition show at the U of m art gallery Ucen on December 9^th, same day as the artwalk

Corunna road artwalk same day as the artwalk downtown contact Nic Custer or Pauly for more information

Gary Flinn’s book is available on amazon.com

Jennie’s having a Krampas parade in December

People will be in certain places downtown getting painted with neon paint anyone in the Krampas parade gets $2 or $3 off churchills cover that night

Contact Jennie Moench for more information

December 9^th  Glowb’s 12^th  annual Holiday shine at Churchills

                        Flea Flicker

                        Brant Losinski of Roostand

December 9^th Lunch Studio 6-8:30pm        Video art followed by a Burlesque  dance show

December 16^th Ariel has photos at Buckham Gallery

January 13^th Friday Churchills dress up as your favorite serial killer

Peace,

Kenny

Stephanie Hackney

Drew Nelson

Ryan Bellows

Gary Flinn

Mark Elswick

Marta Matthews

Nic

Justin Faber

Glen

B-mo

Scott

Corey

Jessica

Kenny

CA Meeting Minutes, October 26, 2011

New Faces

Mark Elswick

Marta Matthews

Stephanie Hackney

Next CA Podcast November 21st at 6pm

Glen Birdsall will be on the podcast and has a new poetry book out: Poppycock

Corey will provide live music for podcast on 21st of Nov.

Jennie Moench is looking for sponsors, only $25 to become a sponsor

Jessica suggests CA write a letter to give to sponsors

Justin can get the CA new T-shirts

$15 for a screen charge

$5 a shirt

$6 for x-large

50 T-shirts for $265 flat, no tax

all present in favor for 50 T-shirts, order some medium sizes as well

sizes available small, medium, large, x-large, xx-large

$10 a shirt for non-members, $5 – $6 for members

Ca Finances

$3,876.00 in the bank

$213.00 in petty cash

Programming

nothing new

Creative Crew

program closed until June

Development

bring new people to Ca meetings and collab nites

Ca Newsletter

more copies to be printed out for distribution

Work on winter newsletter underway, if interested in contributing contact Glen Birdsall

Events

Ca potluck dinner

a Friday 6th , 13th , 20th , 27th , or Saturday 7th , 14th , 21st , 28th in January

Bring chips and dip or a dish

open mic, performer

Jessica got a $25 off wise guys with a purchase of $35 or more

Jennie suggests after the next Ca meeting we all get sum pizza

The City As a Gallery

Nic Custer is currently collecting painted boards and plywood to board up abandoned houses

Their will a gallery show exhibiting the painted boards, maps to walk through town and find and look at the art.

Nic going to talk to Landbank or Neighborhood Association in regards to which houses we can put boards on.

Need drills, screws, plywood, wood pallets, wood crates

Volunteers:

Corey

Kenny, just txt or call me with the day and time and I’ll be there

Ca Awarded Grant

$600 a year for rental of equipment

$20 for collab nite tab

Ken at Good Beans Cafe sometimes records the collab nites

Ca got a video camera and will be recording the collab nites

$1600 Creative Crew van

GFAC will be our fiduciary

Ca to possibly rent a car or buy a trailer to store and transport Creative Crew gear and supplies

Old Business

Anyone wants to take a best class, contact Jennie Moench for more information on workshops

classes $6 each

New Business

Ca to send coffee to occupy Flint group

Reminder from Kenny: Grant writing workshop coming up soon November 4th at MSU in Lansing for all those in CA who signed up

Announcements

Friday October 28th, at Churchills, Rootstand and Best Halloween costume contest.

Flint Horror Convention October 29th, masonic temple $10 at the door, starts at 12

“The apocalypse is not something which is coming. The apocalypse has arrived in major portions of the planet and it’s only because we live within a bubble of incredible privilege and social insulation that we still have the luxury of anticipating the apocalypse. If you go to Bosnia or Somalia or Peru or much of the third-world then it appears that the apocalypse has already arrived.”

Terence McKenna quote

Peace,

Kenny

The Flint Creative Alliance:

Is a non-profit organization working to revitalize Flint through collective
creative action. But more than just that–we are artists, volunteers,
community outreach, and friends, all working to make this a better place
to live via our art and our passion. Without creativity, what can we
create here? Without hope, how can we truly live here? Without each
other, how can we have a community? It is our hope that by bringing
more art, more community service, and more life into Flint that it will
create an atmosphere people will want to live in and help maintain.
We are the enemies of despair and boredom. 

Come visit us at
Churchills every Wednesday 7pm for our group meetings.  Become involved in the local arts and the community of Flint.

Come to Good Beans Café 
every 3^rd Wednesday of the month for our Creative
Colab Nite (open mic, open canvas, open forum) 7pm-10pm.

We hope to see you
soon!

In The Beginning…  (the origin of the Creative Alliance) 
by the creator himself;

Corey “Bearcat” Nickola Planck, Director of Programming 

By January of 2005 I had been playing music in the Flint scene regularly for five years. At this point I noticed a need for the local talent to combine efforts and make some movements forward. I decided to print up some fliers that donned the title “Musicians Alliance.” In my soul there is music in all art forms…so on the flier I called out, not only to musicians, but also to all creative types. Including visual artists, writers, performance artists, and social activists who were interested in meeting at Churchill’s on January 12th for an open forum discussing how we can proliferate our voice in this fine community. I handed out roughly 30 fliers…about 25 people showed up; five of them being musicians. The others being (you guessed it) poets, painters, actors, photographers, community organizers, social activists and other like-minded folks that wanted to make a difference. Since our talents were so diverse, we decided that the term “musician” didn’t best define us. Instead we dubbed the group “The Creative Alliance.”
Here we are almost seven years later, still meeting, still sharing,
still caring, still moving…forward. Life is good…Life is Sweet…Life
is struggle…So move yo’ feet! 

Faber’s Announcements:

The Creative Alliance is proud to present its new board of directors for the term of June 2011 through June 2013: 

Corey Adam Nickola-Planck – Director of Programming 
Nic Custer – Director of Development 
Terry Kinzie – Development Officer 
Kenneth Little – Director of Membership 
Scott Harmon – Director of Finance 
Jennie Moench – Director of Public relations

Justin Faber – Public
Relations Officer

CA Talkshow:  The Creative Alliance voice can be heard once again.

The CA has a talk show
on FlintTalkRadio.com 
Every first and third Monday at 4 PM the Creative Alliance hosts a podcast
on FlintTalkRadio.com to promote our members and friends. We might have
opportunities for you in our next show. We are also looking for more
ideas that could make the show better, more effective and fun.  
You can check out our first show by going to FlintTalkRadio.com and
clicking on our icon. If you would like your event announced, a video
played on the show, a jpg of your work, or a song off your CD send it
with your information to Jennie Moench, jenny6300577@yahoo.com or go to a regular meeting at 7PM at Churchills, on any Wednesday except the third Wednesday when we meet at the Good Beans Cafe. We are also looking for guests and hosts. Sponsors are also welcome, a donation of $25 allows you to have your message read while your logo is onscreen, twice, during a show. 

As the leading grassroots arts organization in Flint, we are looking
for creative ways to make our show interesting and effective. Some of
the ideas include making videos of people on the street that are funny or entertaining. If this is something you would be interested in helping with, let us know, we have cards and release forms that could be used.
We are also open and anxious to hear your ideas, remember we are your
community, your Creative Alliance, and we want to encourage an atmosphere that makes people proud to live here, in Flint. 

    
-Jennie Moench, Director of Public Relations

Developing projects within The Creative Alliance

Nic Custer, Director of Development 

The Creative Alliance is shifting towards more public involvement and relationships within the community. The organization has begun to focus on strengthening the potential and skill sets of its members. Through funding grant writing training or builder’s license courses and other such programs, the Creative Alliance is providing artist members with the abilities to better serve its and its members’ growing needs.

With that being said, the Creative
Alliance is working on its Community Now project.

Community Now is the housing development arm of the Creative Alliance. This group’s interests lie in creating
affordable artist live/ work space in Flint neighborhoods. Last year,
UM-Ann Arbor graduate students produced a feasibility study for Community
Now about the city’s potential to house art incubators. Since then,
members have begun to seek out the skills necessary to rehabilitate
housing stock and create an artistic presence in the communities surrounding
downtown.

Third Wednesday
Collab Nite at Good Beans Café   

Jennie Moench, Director of Public Relations 
 
Who says that a fun night out is expensive? Did you know that there
is an Open Mic and a collaborative painting happening at the Good Beans
Cafe on Grand Traverse in Flint every third Wednesday of the month,
for FREE! It starts at 7PM in the AnteRoom and usually lasts till 10PM.
If you are a poet, musician, comedian, or performer of any kind, you
can sign up at the door to try out your talent on a group of fellow
artists. While the stage is live, there is an open canvas set up on
an easel with paints that anyone can add to. If you’re not interested
in performing or painting, you can sit in the audience and enjoy. Either
way, you can’t beat free, and it’s a great way to connect with Flint
area artists.

     
328 North Grand Traverse Street     Flint, MI 48503-5606

Thank You For Reading! 
Thank You For Your Support.  Thank You, Flint.

Kenny Little

Jennie Moench

Gary Flinn

Mel McCann

Justin Faber

Ryan Bellows

Al Harris

Scott Harmon

CA Meeting Minutes for August 10, 2011

New Faces

Mel

Creative Crew

Bring It Fest, Sunday September 18, 2011 at Kearsley Park, graffiti artists, musicians, poetry, world’s largest self standing graffiti wall, art workshops

Events

Voices

- Possibly to be held at GFAC

- we need to make poet / artist teams

- collaboration with poet / artist on 3 works of art / poems

- voices could possibly a month long show at an art gallery

- CA wants to have voices in the fall, possibly November

Embers

Flint Fires Verbatim Theatre Project, play about the arsons that have taken place in Flint and its impact on the city and residents. First showing takes place at Peace Mob Gardens on August 20, 2011at 6:30 pm, bring your own seating, free admission, after play open discussion with Terry about the arsons. Future plays and locations to be announced. Contact Nic Custer for more info.

Flint Fires Verbatim Theatre Project : shows and locations

Friday Aug 19^th 6:30pm  – Hispanic Technology and Community Center, 2101 Lewis St.

Saturday Aug 20^th 6:30pm – Peace Mob Gardens*, 1425 Illinois ave.

Sunday Aug 21^st 3:00pm – The Urban League of Flint, 5005 Cloverlawn Drive

Friday Aug 26^th 6:30pm – Hispanic Technology and Community Center, 2101 Lewis St.

Saturday Aug 27^th 6:30pm – Hoffmans’ Deco Deli *, 503 Garland St.

Friday Sept 9^th 6:30pm – UM – Flint University Center, KIVA Auditorium

Saturday Sept 10^th 6:30pm – UM – Flint University Center, KIVA Auditorium

Performances take place outside – bring your own chair

CA Fundraiser Dinner

Jennie suggests having a CA fundraiser Dinner, possibly at the Masonic Temple, they have plenty of space and a stage for music, drama, other.

Blender

Dance and music marathon, Al’s idea, still looking for a venue, details to be discussed further in upcoming weeks. Contact Al Harris for more info or to help.

Krampas Parade

Jennie suggests having a Krampas parade after or during the December artwalk

Flourescent body painting also

contact Jennie Moench for more details or to help out.

I was recently forwarded and email by Flint city handmade, Leigh Langston is having a Masquerade Ball event in October, and wants to know if CA can have a mask making event or help with making masks for the Masquerade Ball. If interested contact kenny at kennethlittle@yahoo.com and I will forward you the email.

Membership Party

charge $6 at the door to pay for CA membership, lots more details to be discussed and announced.

Web / PR

Mykey needs content for the CA website, if you have any content contact Mykey asap.

Development

Community Now meetings start August 31, 2011 at 7pm at churchills, future meetings will be last tuesday of every month at 7pm at churchills.

Community Now investigating getting a builders license for CA or for individual to work for CA.

CA Finance

$4287.33 in the bank

$434 in petty cash

Glen is working on a CA newsletter / quarterly.

Old Business

new broadside out came out last thursday

announcements

august 16, 2011 at 5:00pm us-23 drive-in movie theater, back to the bricks.