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Collection Overview
Title: Richmond Area Arts Council Records, 1989-2014
Extent: 3.0
Date Acquired: 04/22/2021
Scope and Contents of the Materials
Organizational records documenting the history and activities of the Richmond Area Arts Council from 1989 when it was founded through 2014. Collection includes meeting minutes from 1989 to 2007, various financial documents from 1990 to 2014, and council bylaws established in 2000.
Collection Historical Note
The Richmond Area Arts Council was founded in an effort to provide the citizens of Richmond more access to the arts. The first meeting of what would later become the council took place in November 1988 at Daniel Boone School. In 1989, The Richmond Arts Council became a non-profit organization, established the first board and officers, and began putting on programs and events for the community. In the fall of 1990, the Richmond Area Arts Council purchased a building on Lancaster Ave. at Water St. They named the facility the Richmond Area Arts Center. The Richmond Area Arts Council continues to present concerts, programs, and events for the community.
Administrative Information
Repository:
Eastern Kentucky University - Special Collections and Archives
Acquisition Source:
Westbrook, Randy, Director
Box and Folder Listing
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- Box 3
- Folder 1: Meeting Minutes, 1994
- This folder contains the minutes and financial reports for 1994. That year was a year of great growth and interest in the Arts Council by the community. Many programs were devloped and the structure of the Arts Council was made stronger by a talented group of Board members with expertise in many areas of business and community leadership. Writing Bylaws and Strategic plans were helpful in getting everyone focusedon building a good foudnation for the organization. Programs then were developed as an indication of the progress of the organization.
- Folder 2: Fundraising, 1994
- This folder contains letters and reports of the fundraising efforts on behalf of the Arts Council for the purchase and renovation of the Arts Center. Many local businesses and industrial entities were contacted and invited to participate in this project. Likewise, local and state governemnt groups and individuals were contacted and invited to be a part of this regional arts facility. At the same time the Council felt that many community members supported the efforts of the organization.
- Folder 3: Fundraising, 1994
- This folder records early organizational actions. That includes beginning bylaws, various retretas, organizing a Board, etc. Also, minutes and financial records of Board meetings and programs that were presented during this time are listed. There is a lot of fundraising work such as grant applications, letters to local governmental leaders and local businesses.
- Folder 4: Donations, 1995
- Contained in this folder are thank you letters to various people for their donations. There is also budget reports and the schedule for building renovations and whether they were paid for or not.
- Folder 5: Organization Actions, 1995
- This folder records early organizational actions. That includes beginning bylaws, various retretas, organizing a Board, etc. Also, minutes and financial records of Board meetings and programs that were presented during this time are listed. There is a lot of fundraising work such as grant applications, letters to local governmental leaders and local businesses.
- Folder 6: Financials, 1995
- This folder records the adminsitrative, financial, and programing informtion for 1995 and 1996. In addition, there is information about the fundraising efforts for the purchase and development of the Arts Center and the Arts Council. Renovation of the Arts Center was completed in the spring of 1996 and was able to open the Center to the public.
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