Windsor Education Foundation - Windsor CT
 
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Windsor Education Foundation
 

Windsor Education Foundation encourages community support for excellence in public education and provides funding for innovative projects and programs.

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WEF gratefully accepts donations directly from the public.

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Subcommittees




Advertising and Marketing
Paula Pierce
Jodi Engelmann

- Get prototype painted and photographed to begin PR campaign
- National press and tourism periodicals"to the trade" - they organize bus tours
- Notify the convention bureau to include the event in their itineraries of special tours
- Obtain a storefront in downtown area where artists can work in full view of passers by
- Organize tours of artists' studios as they work on the dogs and while dogs are on the street
- Maps, Guideooks
- Scavenger Hunts

Artist Coordinator
Ina Forman

- Assemble and distribute prospectus including outline of fiberglass form
- Distribute and collect contracts
- Assemble portfolio of artist' designs to show potential sponsors
- Matching of artists to sponsors
- Work with PR to organize artist studio tours

Auction



Auctioneer
Preview party
Cashiers
Program book (with ad sales)
Paddles and registration materials
Wranglers
Tickets
Spotters

Celebrity Partnerships



- Identification and cultivation of celebrities who may lend their names to the project. Ideas:

Lab guy in VT
Betty White
Bob Barker

Logistics & Transportation Coordination
Laurie and Bob St Jacques

-Coordination with city dept of Public Works and Moving company for delivery and pickup of forms, site selection, installation, de-installation
- Installation of signs
- Moving forms from artist studio to site, from site to sponsor locations, from sponsor locations to auction prep and to auction

Merchandising


- Tshirts, calendars, posters, coffee table book

Parties



- Adoption party - when sponsors and artists receive their forms
- Project Review party - where the designed and painted forms are unveiled to the public before installation
- Auction Preview Party - where bidders will get a chance to see all the forms for the last time before the auction
- Thank You Party - sponsors, artists, volunteers, etc are thanked for the successful event

Review Committee
Susan Vassallo

Should be comprised of those who have knowledge of art and will judge the entries fairly and objectively. Those you may wish to consider may be Arts Administrators, Arts Council Rep, Prominent. Known artist in the community, Member of Public Art Dept

Sponsor Coordinator



- Recruit proactive 'sponsorship salesman' and organize obtained information
- Invitation to sponsors including details of sponsor benefits
- Matching sponsors with artists

 

 

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