Art's Committee (AC) Guidelines The AC promotes the Visual as well as the Performing Arts, like the program with the NBMAA and the Directory of Hispanic Artist. The AC should should have at least three active members including the President who is in charge of the Committee in order to: 1. -Plan Its yearly activities and divide the work among their members 2. –Send in February the yearly plan of activities and budget to the Executive Committee (EC) 3. –Send In December the annual report to the EC 4. -Attend the regular meetings to present their monthly report or e-mail it to the EC Visual Arts Art from the New Britain Public & Parochial Schools in May 1.-Approve the monies for the awards. Typically 100 dollar for each student. 4 awards 2.-Contact in April the coordinator of “School & Family Programs” (this year is Kathryn (Katy) Matsuzaki) at New Britain Museum of American Art, about the program. 3.- Make flyers or request help from the Publication Committee (PC) to circulate it 4.- Select winners, the coordinator of the NBMAA will let you know when members can come to evaluate and select the winner . Typically, we go on Thursday afer 5 PM (Museum closes later on Thursdays) We copy the names of the winners, title and schools. We select 4 students. One from kinder to 2 grade, one from 3th grade to 5th grade, one from middle school and one from high school. 5.-We ask the coordinator to reach the teachers so they can inform the students to be present during the ceremony. This is very important. 6.- Prepare certificates, awards and buy the frames. Each envelope for the awardees will consist of 50 dollars gift certificate (remember to ask for the receipt for each certificate) from Michaels and 50 dollars in cash 7.- Attend and participate in the ceremony of the presentation of the Awards 8.-Prepare a speech for the ceremony, ceremony typically happens on the third or fourth week of May. Starts sharp. 9.- Contact Publication Committee for assistance with pictures and the Slide Show Performing Arts Create the Directory of Hispanic Artists Contacts, invites or hires them for our Cultural activities