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"Connecting Missoula's design community through events, news, and outreach projects to celebrate, inspire, and encourage good local design and collaboration among local designers"

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Drink & Draw

Thursday April 25, 2024: 5 - 6pm

Drink & Draw at Dram Shop Central Theme: Spring Projects

Please join Missoula Architecture + Design at the Dram Shop - Central location (by the mall) this Thursday, April 25th for a Spring Projects themed Drink and Draw. Drawing materials will be provided but feel free to bring your favorite pen and moleskin. All are welcome. First drink sponsored by McKinstry Engineering & Design.

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Meeting Minutes

1/25/2024, 12:00 pm

Headwaters Conflux Center 119 W Main St. Missoula, MT

Attendees:

Chris Haskell, Logan Kato, Kurt McGrane, Eliana Delebahan, Keith Jacobsen, Barron, Emily Glucken
 

Business:

1. Kurt read previous minutes.

2. Chris moved to approve minutes, Logan seconded, minutes approved.

3. Eliana scheduled a museum tour of the new Montana Art Museum on Campus - Tuesday or Thursday February 27 or 29 from 5-6. The A&E team will be there to present design and process. Eliana will push for Thursday and follow up with the group.

4. Kevin and Eliana will make a graphic/blurb and Kurt will follow up w/ marketing of the event to our networks.

5. Emily presented the Our Missoula project for growth and reform as well as the Missoula Equity report.

6. Meeting adjourned at 1:00 pm.

 

10/26/2023, 12:00 pm

Headwaters Conflux Center 119 W Main St. Missoula, MT

Attendees:

Chris Haskell, Logan Kato, Kurt McGrane, Kevin Mena, Eliana Delebahan, Baron
 

Business:

  1. Eliana to schedule a tour of the new UM Art Museum for late January. Time to be after work hours or on the weekend. Designer friend and director to give tour.

  2. Idea to have a movie or lecture at Headwaters Conflux space.

  3. Logan to schedule a meetup with Emily from the City to discuss new zoning code. Spring time.

  4. Kevin to set up a Missoula Architecture biking tour. Possibly of new notable projects? Possibly of AJ Gibson historic projects? Collaborate with Missoula in Motion and/or Freecycles?

  5. Barron is interested in doing a parklet for Sunday Streets. We need to figure out when it is happening this year and get ahead of it.

  6. We need a better advertising network for our events. Kurt to create a masterlist of networking contacts.

    1. Missoulaevents.org

    2. Facebook

    3. ZACC

    4. Missoula in Motion

    5. Freecycles

    6. Etc.

  7. Meeting adjourned at 12:45pm

 

 

9/28/2023, 12:00 pm

Headwaters Conflux Center 119 W Main St. Missoula, MT

Attendees:

  • Logan Kato

  • Eliana Delabahan

  • Kevin Mena

  • Karen Slobod

  • Kurt McGrane

 

Business:

  • Meeting called to order at 12:05

  • Logan will check in with Emily on zoning code updates

  • Schedule another drink and draw with a haunted house/architecture theme at Western Cider on Wednesday, October 25th 

    • Karen will reach out to ZACC to see if they are interested in collaborating. If not, we will still move forward on our own.

    • Chris will organize with Western Cider

    • Kevin and/or Eliana will create an event flyer

  • The group is interested in setting up a future UM Montana Art Museum tour or event

    • Eliana will reach out to Trever who worked on the project

    • Karen will reach out to Rafael Chacon, the director

  • Kurt will continue to schedule the Headwaters Space for board meetings through next year

  • Meeting adjourned at 12:40pm

August 31, 2023, 12:00pm

Headwaters Conflux Center 119 W Main St. Missoula, MT

 

Attendees:

Kurt McGrane, Chris Haskell, Bob Schoof

 

Business:

  1. Schedule social at cranky Sam's 5:30pm Wednesday September 27

  2. CTA buys the first drink

  3. Kurt will send out an email invite this week.

  4. Email should include the AlA conference, next board meeting

  5. Keith will add the event to the website

  6. Kurt will reach back out to Emily about having a planning update to the social.

  7. Add Rschoof@loci.com to email list

Missoula Architecture + Design

Meeting Agenda

5/19/2022

Location: Zoom Meeting

  • Organization & accounting

    • Next steps for group

      • Test waters and see what momentum can be gained

    • Updates on website needed

      • Placeholder added for next meetup

    • Dennis stepping down as Treasurer

      • Bryan to take over duties until we identify next secretary

      • 990N and State Tax Filings Completed

    • Bryan to set up financial control strategy for checks and balances

    • Nominations for board – Identify new members – Invite to Social

  • Upcoming Events

    • Plan for a Social to gauge interest

      • Chris and Kurt to help organize

      • Tuesday or Thursday

      • Voter box or comment card

        • Interests for the participation and group

        • Kurt to write up “comment” card

    • Roxy Architectural Movie Night

      • Logan to check into it with Roxy (Clyde Coffee)

      • Movie Ideas

  • MAD Events / Happenings

    • Montana AIA Design Award Deadline (June 15th)

    • City of Missoula Zoning Rewrite Upcoming

      • Need engagement from the arch / developer community

    • City Club events

    • AIA Montana Conference

    • Historic Preservation Awards / Month

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