The Arts Group (TAG)
PURPOSE
The Arts Group (TAG) cultivates arts and culture at Midway Artist Studios in support of the Cultural Mission, overseen by the MAC Board. TAG comprises nine members – four sections (Welcome, Promotion, Exhibition, and Outreach) each led by two Co-Chairs, plus one At-Large chair – who work together to achieve this purpose.
DUTIES
Each Co-Chair is charged with upholding the arts mission of Midway Artist Studios with special focus on executing their section’s specific area of expertise and responsibility. Elected members of TAG as a whole will discuss, vote, and make decisions by consensus on the proposals and projects brought forward by individual sections.
Welcome (2 Chairs)
-
Orient new residents and provide them with information about Midway’s history and how we operate.
-
Develop ways to make it easier for our community and its newest members to meet one another.
-
Act as ambassadors of Midway at public events such as Open Studios.
-
May be responsible for helping to coordinate VIP tours for investors and city officials.
-
Coordinate with volunteer residents to facilitate the above work as needed.
Promotion (2 Chairs)
-
Design and develop the tools to market, promote, and advertise the various projects and programs of Midway Artist Studios, and in doing so, raise our public profile.
-
Publish, coordinate, and encourage promotional materials such as printed materials, social media postings, online postings and the creation, maintenance, and updating of Midway’s website, making sure all promotional efforts are consistent with the Midway mission.
-
Coordinate with volunteer residents to facilitate the above work as needed.
Exhibition (2 Chairs)
-
Coordinate and facilitate arts programming with compelling examples of performance, visual, and interdisciplinary art in the gallery, the lower level gallery, and other public spaces and corridors at Midway.
-
Oversee the development of programming proposals, installation and removal of artwork, gallery and performance curating, and performance arrangements.
-
Coordinate with volunteer residents to facilitate the above work as needed.
Outreach (2 Chairs)
-
Develop targeted, strategic relationships within the arts world, chiefly through partnerships between Midway and other local, regional and national arts organizations.
-
Attend neighborhood and citywide arts events and cultivate opportunities for Midway.
-
Initiate and supervise related projects, such as artist-in-residence projects or educational programming.
-
Be comfortable meeting with individuals and small groups to present and advocate for the arts mission of Midway.
-
Coordinate with volunteer residents to facilitate the above work as needed.
At-Large (1 Chair)
-
Oversees special projects outside the scope of the four sections which nevertheless further our arts mission.
-
Provide support and input as needed to the other section chairs.
-
Coordinate with volunteer residents to facilitate the above work as needed.
TERM LENGTHS
TAG members serve a two-year term. Terms are staggered so that one chair from each section is up for election each year to preserve continuity while maintaining annual elections. Members are able to run for reelection.
TAG ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Any person 18 years or older who currently resides and holds a lease at Midway Artist Studios is eligible to run for TAG.
Please email the Midway Studios Election Committee with questions about TAG. midway.ec@gmail.com
CURRENT TAG MEMBERS
AT-LARGE: ROB MALOOF – EXHIBITION: MARIO AVILA and HANNA OSOFSKY – WELCOME: AMY MACDONALD – OUTREACH: PETRA DANOKA and JOHN KORBAS – PROMOTION: TAYLOR COUGHLIN and CHRISITNA PIERCE