Richmond Area Arts Council Records, 1989-2014 | Eastern Kentucky University - Special Collections and Archives

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Collection Overview

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Collection Historical Note

Administrative Information

Box and Folder Listing

Box 1

Folder 1: Meeting Minutes, 1989-1990

Meeting minutes ranging from April of 1989 to July of 1990.

Folder 2: Meeting Minutes, 1991

Minutes from various Art Council meetings along with a couple of letters of support from other organizations and people from Richmond.

Folder 3: Finances, 1990-1992

Different projects the Arts Council wanted to bring to life, along with various letters of support and project descriptions with the budget needed for each project.

Folder 4: Meeting Minutes, 1991

Meeting minutes from various meetings. The minutes vary from regular monthly meetings, Board meetings, special meetings, and the second annual meeting. The minutes also included a financial report.

Folder 5: Finances, 1990-1991

This folder records the formation of the Richmond Area Arts Council. Included are minutes, financial information, choosing board members and a list of programs that were presented during this time. Very importantly, it has the records of purchasing the building which was built in 1887 and is the oldest standing church building in downtown Richmond.

Folder 6: Development Plan, 1991

This folder contains the earliest records of the Richmond Area Arts Council. The renovation architectural plans by Architect Wilson Bond can be seen, along with minutes and financial records of the earliest meetings held to promote this project and to establish the organization.

Folder 7: Finances, 1991-1992

Documents including a proposed budget plan, budget sheets, and a copy of the major donors to the Art Council.

Folder 8: Board Members and Finances, 1991

This folder records the formation of the Richmond Area Arts Council. Included are minutes, financial information, choosing board members and a list of programs that were presented during this time. Very importantly, it has the records of purchasing the building which was built in 1887 and is the oldest standing church building in downtown Richmond.

Folder 9: Art Angel Gifts, 1991

This folder contains the Arts Angel Campaign which was a fund raising project for the purchase and renovation of the Christ Episcopal Church which became the Richmond Area Arts Center.

Folder 10: Government Grant Records, 1992

A collection of documents inlcuding officers and directors for 1992-1993, some personal thank you's sent to various members of the community who helped the Art Council at that time, and a note pad detailing different finances and stamps used to acknowledge different documents.

Folder 11: Board Minutes, 1992

A list of officers and directors along with a note pad detailing a long list of ideas to talk about at the meeting minutes, which take up most of the folder. The minutes vary from May to the end of 1992.