Present: Yvonne Boyer, Jessica Evans Brady, Caley Cannon, Kim Collins, Kathy Edwards, Lee Eltzroth, Liz Gentry, Rick Gillert, Barbara Hutsell, Heather Koopmans, Elisabeth Leonard, Kathleen List, Natalia Lonchyna, Allen Novak, Gail Novak, Kathryn Riel, Sandra Still, Anita Westlake, Cary Wilkins, Alessia Zanin-Yost

The meeting was called to order at 10:52 a.m. and adjourned at 12:35 p.m.

I. Welcome and introductions

II. Approval of minutes

III. Conference reports

IV. Report from ARLIS/NA Board (by Kim Collins)

• Joint conference ARLIS/NA and VRA set for March 24–28, 2011
• Mid-year board meeting will be in Santa Fe in September 2011
• Membership committee will work with a company to create branding/recruiting
• ARLIS/NA is redoing the strategic planning. Kim asked what we would like to see happening. Suggestions: from attendees: offer CE online for art librarians, expand mentorship to leadership, find external financial support to have speakers at ARLIS/NA.

V. Treasurer's report (by Allen Novak)

• Report for 01/01/10–10/31/10
  • Checking account 2009 beginning balance 01/01/10: $3,231.56
  • Checking account 2009 ending balance 10/31/2010: $3,387.71
• Income: total $1,087.50
  • Dues $420.00
  • Conference registrations $517.50
  • Raffle tickets $150.00
• Expenses $931.89
  • ARLIS/NA welcome party reception donation $250.00
  • LoPresti Postage $135.48
  • Travel Award to Heather Koopmans $500.00
  • Bank Fee $1.30
  • Postage $36.60
  • Office supplies $8.51
• Other Assets: Certificate of Deposit $2,097.42
• Suntrust checking account ceased to be free and now is charging $10.00 per month for accounts under $1,000.00
• There are a total of 34 paid-up members for 2010
• There are a total of 20 paid-up members for 2011

VI. Webmaster's report (by Natalia Lonchyna)

• Web site will be moved to WordPress.

VII. Items for discussion

• All agreed that ARLIS/SE will donate $250.00 in honor of James Findlay to his library.
• Suggestions to improve the web site are always welcome. Forward suggestions to Natalia nlonchyna@ncmamail.dcr.state.nc.us.

VIII. Newsletter Editor's report (by Cary Wilkins)

• Reminder of deadline for ARTifacts news, articles and photos for January issue is December 3. New members are invited to submit brief bios with photos to introduce themselves.

IX. Nominations & elections

• Vice President elect: Lee Eltzroth
• Treasurer: Allen Novak
• Secretary: Alessia Zanin-Yost
• Professional Travel: Sarah Carter will ask Kathy Edwards (recipient of last year award)
• LoPresti: Yvonne Boyer, Katie Riel

X. Old & new business

• 2011 Chapter Conference location: to be decided. Alessia will look into the possibility of having it in Asheville, N.C.

XI. LoPresti Report

Katie Riel and Heather Koopmans selected the following entries for the LoPresti awards:

• Books category winner: Great Masters of Cuban Art, 1800–1958: Ramos Collection (Grandes Maestros del Arte Cubano, 1800–1958: Colección Ramos), by Zeida Comesañas Sardiñas, published by the University Press of Florida.
• Books category honorable mention: Josephine Crawford: An Artist's Vision, by Louise C. Hoffman, published by the Historic New Orleans Collection
• Exhibition catalogs category winner: Aldwyth: work v. / work n.: Collage and Assemblage, 1991–2009, by Mark Sloan, published by Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art, College of Charleston
• Exhibition catalogs category honorable mention: Gothic Art in the Gilded Age: Medieval and Renaissance Treasures in the Gavet-Vanderbilt-Ringling Collection, edited by Virginia Brilliant, with essays by Brilliant and others, published by the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art

Respectfully submitted, Alessia Zanin-Yost