[Vision2020] Moscow Civic Association

[Bill London]

LOGO CONTEST FOR $100 PRIZE:
The Moscow Civic Association is soliciting entries in a contest for a
logo for the organization.  Guidelines: an 8˝ x 11 black and white copy
(can be in color, if it will also print well in black and white).  Mail
to Moscow Civic Association, PO Box 8788, Moscow, ID 83843.  Deadline
Aug. 1, 2003.

REPORT ON JULY MEETING:
The arts in Moscow are alive and thriving.  However, we want the artists
themselves to thrive, and for Moscow to indeed become the “Heart of the
Arts.”
This was the main theme of the July open public meeting of the Moscow
Civic Association, attended by 47 people on a beautiful summer evening,
July 8.  Entitled “Smart Art: Improving Moscow Through a More Vibrant
Arts Community,” this panel presentation was Part II in a series on
Smart Growth for Moscow.
Deena Heath, director of the Moscow Arts Commission, introduced the
Community Cultural Planning process that she is undertaking.  Cultural
planning aims to identify community cultural resources and needs and
then develop policies and plans in response.
The goals are to encourage artists and strengthen nonprofit cultural
organizations.  This will, in turn, impact tourism, downtown
revitalization, and economic/community development.
A panel discussion followed, focusing on building a vibrant arts
community in Moscow.
Diana Pace, a professional painter with a degree in architecture,
represented the area’s working artists.
Another panel member was Linda Pall, local attorney, former City Council
member, and driving force behind development of the Farmers’ Market and
the Moscow Arts Commission, advocate for the City’s purchase of the 1912
Building, and an artist/photographer. She described a new corporation,
Heart of the Arts, formed to raise funds for finishing Phase III of the
1912 Building as an art and performance space.
 Four other panel members spoke from their points of view as longtime
supporters of the arts in Moscow: Shelly Bennett, owner/broker of
Bennett and Associates Real Estate, who serves on the Board of Directors
of the Kenworthy Performing Arts Center and is a former member of the
Board of Directors of the Idaho Repertory Theatre; Julie Ketchum,
executive director of the Kenworthy Performing Arts Centre and former
executive director of Rendezvous in the Park; Diana Kendall Woolston,
owner of Appearances Marketing and Promotions, currently vice-chair of
the Kenworthy Performing Arts Centre, a Moscow Arts commissioner and a
Board member of both Rendezvous and Festival Dance; and Jim Boland,
owner of C & L Lockers, a longtime supporter of the arts in Moscow.
The audience participated actively in a question and commentary session
after the panelists’ presentations.
There will be no August meeting for the Moscow Civic Association.  The
next meeting will be on Monday, September 8, 7:30 PM, at the 1912
Building.  The program will be a candidate forum for the upcoming
elections of City Council members.