PR Meeting Minutes

11/14/2023

PR and Social Media Meeting

 

Attendees

 

  • Barbara
  • Layl
  • Rose
  • Frances
  • Kelly
  • Candy

 

Notes

 

Press Release

3 big projects need articles in newspapers and magazines

  • Maker Space/Emma Norton, Echoes of Tradition, and Milly City Collab
  • Look for someone to do this “job”
  • Layl can help teach people

 

MCAD has an email for calls for art and a physical board to put up posters

 

Create a section in the PR spreadsheet for calls for art contacts

 

Project managers could add letters to send out with press releases for individual emails

 

Facebook

Let’s update it to the new banner photo

 

Once a month an interactive post needs to happen – ask someone (intern?) to help with this

  • Highlighting an artist
  • Asking a question
  • TikTok or YouTube video

 

Instagram

Change description to be our mission statement

 

Cleanup who we are following. Should only be people and arts related accounts.

 

Reel posted once a month

  • Highlighting an artist
  • “How does art change your world?” videos
  • TikTok

 

Send to Candy

  • Updated bio/description
  • New member event flyer
  • Give to The Max details

 

New names for Highlights

  • Calls for Art
  • Events
  • Exhibitions
  • Fox Den
  • On Location
  • Interns
  • Art-A-Whirl
  • Artists > ACW members
  • World of Art > Can include non ACW info

 

Unless asked, try to not add any graphics/colors/texture to an already designed flyer, poster, or logo. Black or simple border is the best option.

 

TikTok

  • Start posting at least once a month
  • Request that interns help make at least 1 video
  • Candy will send Instagram Reels to post there

 

YouTube

  • More “How does art change your world?” videos
  • TikTok videos should also posted on here

 

Twitter – Ask the Task Force about what we should do about our Twitter account

 

 

LinkedIn

  • Update account to be more complete
  • Post about events
  • Frances and Rose will work on this

 

Other

  • Check out: Anita Coleman/Coleman Gallery
  • Get more “How does art change your world?” videos at the new member event
  • Rose – Do we want to use Canva to create more consistent branding?