Monthly Archives: November 2014

Another busy week for the Big Yellow Barn Project.  We continue to plan for the disassembly of the Thayer Barn so that we can recover as many architectural pieces and original materials as practical.  Expect to see work disassembling the barn this winter.

We continue to coordinate with Westcott Homes on details of the planned work on the Big Yellow Barn.

Do you have ideas on how you or organizations you are involved with would like to use the Big Yellow Barn when it opens??  Please join us on January 10, 2015 at 11am at the Duvall Visitor Centennial Center on Main Street in Duvall for a Use Planning Session.  We would love to hear your ideas!

Please join us if you can by either coming to one of our Saturday meetings, signing up on our Big Yellow Barn Volunteer Page, or by sending an email to Elizabeth@duvallarts.org.

Next Saturday’s meeting is going to be at 11:00 am at the Duvall Visitor Centennial Center.  See you then!

This week has been productive for the Barn Team. We are continuing to discuss project coordination with Westcott Homes.  Duvall Foundation for the Arts had an art opening for Spencer Epps and Vicki Perry on November 15, 2014.  Elizabeth Hill also had a few paintings to add to the show.  The artists are donating part of each sale to the Big Yellow Barn. Works will be in the Duvall Visitor Centennial Center until the end of December just in time for holiday shopping! The art opening was a success with folks dropping in, plenty of food, music and good conversation.

Seattle Sound Composer Susie Kozawa visited the barn with Sansan from an arts foundation in Boston, Massachusetts. Susie is one of the people advising on the acoustics of the barn. She is pondering a blessing ceremony for the barn. Thanks Susie for always keeping Duvall’s barn in your heart and ears!!! Sansan has been a consultant on art projects to many art based foundations around the world. She is supporting the project and believes that Duvall is creating an impressive legacy with the network of saved old buildings, trails, parks and arts.  Thanks Sansan, we really appreciate your interest in our town and our project!!!

Duvall Tavern’s, Scott Lennon, provided some advice when the barn team met at his place for breakfast.  Scott and his wife Cielita have done a fabulous job with the old tavern.  It is wonderful place to get together.  Thanks Scott for your ideas and positive energy!!

We need an deeply appreciate the support of our local businesses.

We still need additional help on the following committees:

Communication Committee – Chair of this Committee is Deanna Hobbs – Need Volunteers Now!

Events Committee – Need Volunteers Now!

Capital Campaign Committee – Need Volunteers Now!

Please join us if you can by either coming to one of our Saturday meetings, signing up on our Big Yellow Barn Volunteer Page, or by sending an email to Elizabeth@duvallarts.org.

This week on the barn we focused on branding the barn and organizing our committees.

We decided to call the new community arts center: “Big Yellow Barn Snoqualmie Valley Community Art Center“.

It was also decided we would split the work into the following Committees:

• Communications Committee – will work on all types of communication regarding the project
• Events Committee – will plan and implement all events in the next two years regarding the project
• Capital Campaign Committee – will plan and implement the capital campaign
• Design and Construction Committee – will work with the architect, structural engineer and contractor(s)
• Use Planning Committee – will develop information on future uses of the barn
• Operating and Business Plan Committee – will develop an updated operating and business plan
• Recovery Team Committee – will process and organize materials recovered from the barn for use in the new facility.

Right now, because of where we are on the project we need additional help on the following committees:

Communication Committee – Chair of this Committee is Deanna Hobbs – Need Volunteers Now!

Events Committee – Need Volunteers Now!

Capital Campaign Committee – Need Volunteers Now!

We also discussed the process for disassembly of the barn and the need to store the materials that are recovered from the barn for a period of time until they can be incorporated into the new facility.

We are talking about the need for an event plan so that we can get venues booked in advance and get volunteers organized in advance of events.

Please join us if you can by either coming to one of our Saturday meetings, signing up on our Big Yellow Barn Volunteer Page, or by sending an email to Elizabeth@duvallarts.org.