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Maine State Legislature MAINE STATE LEGISLATURE The following document is provided by the LAW AND LEGISLATIVE DIGITAL LIBRARY at the Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library http://legislature.maine.gov/lawlib Reproduced from electronic originals (may include minor formatting differences from printed original) MAINE STATE CULTURAL AFFAIRS COUNCIL 2012 Annual Report Maine Arts Commission Maine Historic Preservation Commission Maine Historical Society Maine Humanities Council Maine State Library Maine State Museum Submitted to the Joint Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs June 2013 Maine State Cultural Affairs Council Table of Contents INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................... 3 Maine State Cultural Affairs Council History and Purpose ............................................................... 3 MAINE STATE CULTURAL AFFAIRS COUNCIL .................................................................... 5 Purpose and Organization: .................................................................................................................... 5 Program / Acquisitions: ........................................................................................................................... 5 Accomplishments:.......................................................................................................................................5 Program Needs: ........................................................................................................................................6 Improvements:............................................................................................................................................6 Finances for FY 2012: ............................................................................................................................. 6 MAINE ARTS COMMISSION................................................................................................. 7 Mission: .......................................................................................................................................................7 Summary of FY12 Budget: ...................................................................................................................... 7 Acquisitions: ................................................................................................................................................8 Program Needs: ........................................................................................................................................8 Improvements:............................................................................................................................................8 Appendix A: List of Grants .................................................................................................................. 10 Appendix B: Members, 2011.............................................................................................................. 25 Appendix C: Contact Information ....................................................................................................... 26 MAINE HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION ............................................................. 28 Mission ..................................................................................................................................................... 28 Public Composition................................................................................................................................. 28 FY 2012 Expenditures .......................................................................................................................... 28 Acquisitions .............................................................................................................................................. 29 Program Needs ...................................................................................................................................... 29 Improvements.......................................................................................................................................... 29 Members of the Maine Historic Preservation Commission ............................................................. 31 MAINE HISTORICAL SOCIETY ............................................................................................ 32 Purpose .................................................................................................................................................... 32 Organization .......................................................................................................................................... 32 Acquisitions .............................................................................................................................................. 32 Program Accomplishments .................................................................................................................... 33 Finances ................................................................................................................................................... 34 Program Needs ...................................................................................................................................... 35 Improvements.......................................................................................................................................... 35 Appendix A: Board of the Maine Historical Society ...................................................................... 35 Appendix B: Maine Memory Network Contributing Partners ....................................................... 37 MAINE HUMANITIES COUNCIL .......................................................................................... 43 Mission ..................................................................................................................................................... 43 Budget Receipts and Expenditures..................................................................................................... 43 2012 Annual Report Page 1 Maine State Cultural Affairs Council Acquisitions .............................................................................................................................................. 43 Program Needs ...................................................................................................................................... 44 Improvements.......................................................................................................................................... 45 Appendix A: Maine Humanities Council Board ................................................................................ 46 Appendix B: Maine Humanities Council Grants ............................................................................... 48 MAINE STATE LIBRARY ..................................................................................................... 57 Vision ........................................................................................................................................................ 57 Mission ..................................................................................................................................................... 57 Summary of FY 2012 Budget ............................................................................................................. 57 Acquisitions .............................................................................................................................................. 57 Program Accomplishments .................................................................................................................... 58 Program Needs ...................................................................................................................................... 59 Improvements.......................................................................................................................................... 60 Appendix A: Maine State Library Commission ................................................................................ 61 MAINE STATE MUSEUM ..................................................................................................... 62 Mission ..................................................................................................................................................... 62 Organization .......................................................................................................................................... 62 Acquisitions .............................................................................................................................................. 62 Program Accomplishments .................................................................................................................... 63 Expenditures for FY 2012 ................................................................................................................... 64 Appendix A: Maine State Museum Commission ............................................................................... 65 2012 Annual Report Page 2 Maine State Cultural Affairs Council Maine State Cultural Affairs Council ANNUAL REPORT INTRODUCTION Maine State Cultural Affairs Council History and Purpose The Maine State Cultural Affairs Council [CAC] was established in 1990
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