H.O.T. Clay: September 16th, 2011 Meeting Minutes
18 members attended
4:00 pm

Josh Deweese- November 11th
• Date is one week before work wet
• November 11th is Veterans Day and the set date that Deweese is going to be in town
• Lindsey R. motions to reopen discussion
• Lindsey R. suggests to wait to make a decision before we move our money around
• Request for additional funds will take too long
• Dandee P. suggests investigating the funds as a way to make a decision
• Straw poll: 10 will show if they are here
• Cost of bringing Josh Deweese in: $500
o Typically, we pay 1500 but 1000 comes from Student Government and 500 comes from H.O.T. Clay money
• Linda A. suggests an hour lecture and critique instead of a workshop which requires a lot of set up
Drew calls for a vote
Vote on Josh Deweese doing a workshop: 6 for 8 oppose
Motion failed
Dandee P. motions that we bring Josh Deweese in for professional day
Jeni H. seconds
Discussion
Lecture and sign up for critique; No demo
Vote: 14 for 0 oppose 2 abstain
Motion passes

Sign up for Harn
• Send around sign up sheet for Museum Nights November, 10th 2011
• Drew A. volunteers to head committee

Random Acts of Culture Oct. 3rd
• Sign up sheet
• Linda A. suggests doing this event in the Plaza of the Americas and a sandwich board sign to publicize
• Jeffrey S. suggests a sign twirler
• Time frame: Doodle Poll

Sam Chung Sign up Sheet
• Jeffrey S. is making the poster design
• Must go through Andy
• Liaison will organize critiques
• Critiques 1-5PM on Oct. 6th; 15 minute critiques
• Demo starts at 9am

Pizza Party Slide Lecture Talks sign up sheet sent around

Potter for the Fall
• Nicole volunteers to do slide presentation; Nicole G. Email: Nicole.gugliotti@gmail.com
• Suggestions: Mark Digeros, Molly Hatch
• Whoever proposes the artist becomes the liaison and/or forms a committee if they so choose
• Being a liaison is good for resumes and networking
• Submit up to 5 slides per artist
• Schedule slide presentation for next meeting
• Slides due Saturday 24th midnight to Nicole G.
• Be prepared to say a couple things about the artist and why they would be a good visiting artist

H.O.T. Clay Sale Committees
• There is committees set up for the sale: Publicity (Andrea Z.), Money (Courtney C.), Set-Up Take-down (Marah G.)
• Sale is Oct. 27TH and 28th at the Reitz Union and then in the Fine Arts courtyard during ArtBash (Oct. 28th)
• EVERYONE IS REQUIRED TO DO SET-UP AND TAKE DOWN! No exceptions!
• You may not cut class to sit the table at H.O.T. Clay sale
• Set up starts 8:30 AM

Make-A-Thon
• Idea: Make a form, finish it, come back a week later and decorate someone elses work
• Money from these pieces go directly to H.O.T. Clay
• Possible Dates: Oct. 1st, bisque the week of the 10th, meet back on the 15th for the Glaze-a-thon
• Firing Committee
• Low-fire or High-fire clay situation; we need people to pug clay
• Solution: what we have is what we pug
• Marah G., Dandee P., Donna F., Josh S., Drew A., Nicole G. volunteer to help pug
• The Harn wants to video our make-a-thon