STANWOOD CAMANO ARTS GUILD MINUTES
For the January 25th meeting 2012
Board Members in attendance; Jerry Finn, Maryann Hinshaw, Dorothy Faydo, Sally Pray, Joyce Dunn, Kathy Raplee, Bev Reaume, and Larry Kantzer
Thirty one members in total attended this meeting.
Social half-hour began at 6:30, and at 7:00 the Guild President called the meeting to order;
OLD NEWS
Because there were only eight members at the last meeting, the minutes of this meeting were sparse and uneventful so the President did not seek to have them approved.
There was no other old news
NEW BUSINESS
Two new members were invited to jury into the Guild;
David Thomas of Camano Island shared examples of his woodwork, which in this case were wooden ducks.
Roxanne Sappingfield showed the Guild her glass work and apparently she works in many different mediums.
Both applicants were approved for membership to the Guild.
The Guild President then invited Chairperson Dorothy Faydo to discuss the upcoming Art Aloft show. Dorothy explained to the membership that the show was opened this year to commercial sales as well as judged items, and that this year Quest clues would be hidden in the show to increase attendance. The move to commercialize the show was made in an effort to boost the attendance and profitability to the artists, but there was discussion about the timing of the show. Bill Paulson suggested that the timing of the show was a problem, and suggested we move the time for next year’s show.
Identification cards being handed out by Dorothy were found to be too small, and new cards will be emailed out and available at the show.
Discussion of set-up, seeking of volunteers, and discussion of the show concluded.
Bev Reaume invited members to sign up for Art at the Schoolhouse. She pointed out that smaller items sell better at this show that runs from the 6th of April until the 29th, and that there is outside space available. Only 10 members have signed up for the show so far.
A questionnaire was passed out at the meeting to inquire about some of the ideas the new Guild President has proposed. Discussion was held on the following topics;
At present Guild scholarships are given to art majors only. It was proposed that next year the Guild open this competition to any and all young people who are engaged in making art, and that the Guild put on a show to determine winners of prizes for displayed art and portfolios. This is an attempt to bring more prospective members, as they age and develop, to the Guild. It was agreed that discussion on this idea would continue.
The Guild President noted that the questionnaire members had filled out plainly showed interest in a Guild Gallery. Cost, levels of involvement, possible venues, all of these things were discussed openly by Guild members, and it was decided we should continue to pursue the idea. The Guild President offered his hope that the Guild would have a gallery by at least the last three months of this year.
The Guild President then suggested that signs for our shows needed to be upgraded to look more artistic. He expressed the hope that our signs would be addressed by the Art by the Bay show.
Indy Behrendt has taken over membership of Gallery by the Bay, and was invited to talk to the membership about some of her hopes and plans for the Gallery.
The Guild President announced his hopes to obtain a booth for this year’s Twin City Idlers car show in the name of the Guild, and invited any members who were interested to share the booth. More will be said about this in the future.
Melanie Seorrels pointed out that Four Springs show has 18 of 24 participants that are Guild members, and that there have been possible misunderstandings about SCAG member’s involvement in CAA shows. It was determined that SCAG and CAA both need to work together better on shows that involve our members.
The meeting continued with much good discussion of the issues presented here, and then came to a close at 8:00.
These minutes wearily submitted by
Larry Kantzer, Guild President
Art Aloft: Artists
may bring up to 5 items to be judged.
Judging starts at 6pm. Come by
1pm id you are able to help. Currently
we have 27 artists for Art Aloft.
Glass Quest: Brings
approx.. 25K folks. If the “clue ball”
is found, take a pic with it and turn in the ball.
Last minutes approved and seconded. (Approved by Rodney
Patzer, and seconded by Joyce Dunn)
SCAG 501C4. Will be
called “Social Welfare Org”
“Art at the schoolhouse”
This is the 5th year. Venue is for 1 month so artists can
sell their work. There will be more
signs this year. (Bev Reaume) 4/26/12-4/29/12. Outside 2x6 grids are $15, indoor
$25-$35. Artists will need to work. Space varies.
Deadline to enter show is 3/10/12.
Mary Anne Hinshaw requests artist submit their work for the
ABB posters. Next meeting will be poster
contest.
Stanwood area foundations will help us do murals. 7’x35’
(approx.) We discussed getting high
school students involved in painting
murals and doing grids. Submissions due
by 4/15/12. Possibly the mural will
reflect Stanwood history. The city would
like a mural on the library, maybe next year?
SCAG is looking for artists who would like their work in our
own gallery. We have a space that will
only cost us $500 per month, plus electric etc.
We need at least 17 artists at $25 per month to make this feasible. We would prefer at least 20 artists. (we have
14 now).
We may need to go outside of SCAG to get folks involved. We can invite CAA members. We will also need volunteers to run the
gallery. Will discuss semantics with
artists who want to participate in pursuing the gallery. Ann Curtis made motion to form a committee
for feasibility. Diane Yakowitz
seconded. Majority in favor.
Discussion followed, and the meeting ended around 8:00.
These minutes submitted by Jeri Herrera, Guild Secretary
MINUTES OF THE MARCH 28th MEETING OF THE STANWOOD CAMANO ARTS GUILD
Board members present; Jerry Finn, Mary Ann Hinshaw, Sally Pray, Beverly Reaume, Kathy Raplee, Larry Kantzer
Before the general meeting, a representative of a local solar group spoke about the benefits and opportunities of solar energy installations in our area.
GENERAL MEETING
The Guild President called the meeting to order and invited prospective new members to come forward and be juried into the Guild. Bill Harrison and Claire Myers were accepted into the Guild, as were the works of Sharon Dodge's son and daughter-in-law, who will be joining the Guild in the Future.
Five members submitted posters for the Art by the Bay Poster Contest, members voted on their favorite poster, and Bev Paulson's poster was chosen to represent the Guild in this year's show.
The Guild President then called for any ideas on our proposed mural for the Farmer's Market. There were many ideas, but only one submission, which was passed around the room for all to see. The President told members that he would schedule a meeting of the Mural Makers after set-up for Art at the Schoolhouse.
Bev Reaume, chairperson of Art at the Schoolhouse, briefly discussed the up-coming Art at the Schoolhouse show, and requested help with the set-up.
The Guild President then requested volunteers to help with publicity for our shows and our planned new gallery. Sharon Dodge graciously volunteered to help with publicity. The Guild President reminded the membership that the Guild was still looking for a place for our gallery.
The Guild Scholarship Committee will be meeting at Gail Merrick's class room at 2:30 on April 11th to judge the work of High School seniors who will be competing for the scholarships the Guild presents each year.
The meeting ended with further discussions of murals and galleries trailing off into the night.
These minutes apprehensively submitted by Guild President Larry Kantzer
MINUTES FOR THE STANWOOD CAMANO ARTS GUILD April 25th MEETING
BOARD MEETING
Attending board members; Dorothy Faydo, Joyce Dunn, Kathy Raplee, Bev Reaume, Jerry Finn, Frank Renlie, Larry Kantzer.
Guild President Larry Kantzer opened the Board meeting with a discussion of the offer the Guild has received to share a space at The Atrium. After much discussion, Bev Reaume made a motion to approve pursuing the Gallery with the membership, and Kathy Raplee amended that motion by adding the approval of signing a one year lease. Both motions were approved by the Board. The Board also agreed that there would be no T-shirt sales at Art by the Bay this year.
GENERAL MEETING
Guild President Larry Kantzer called the meeting to order and invited Gail Merrick to introduce the two recipiants of this year's Guild scholarships, Yorlly Stites, and Camille Lewenski. Both students have been in Gail's classes for three years, and are pursuing art education after they graduate. Yorlly plans to attend WSU, and then travel to study art in other cultures, and Camille will attend ECC for a couple of years, and then plans to go to Georgia to study art. The minutes of the last three meetings were approved by the membership. Two prospective members came forward to be juried into the Guild. Lori Woodward, a teacher, shared with the Guild her recent lampwork jewelry, but she also has worked with ceramics and photography. Jaques Drapeau shared with the Guild his acrylic paintings. Both artists were juried into the Guild and would become members subject to paying their dues. Bev Reaume gave the Guild a report on the Art at the Schoolhouse. At this point the show is doing much better than last year. Tear down will be at 4:00 Sunday afternoon. The Guild President then announced that the Board had decided to drop T-shirt sales at Art by the Bay. Next, the Guild President reminded everyone that if they need to rent grids for ABB they need to let Hallie Price know so she can reserve them. The membership was reminded that the mural model is floating around, and that anyone who is interested should catch up with it. The Guild President announced that he is working on getting the wall for the Farmers Market prepared for painting, and is also working with Stanwood Planning and development and the Port Susan Food Co-op to work out new mural codes. The Guild President then discussed progress on the proposed new Guild Gallery. Fees of $30 a month and 20% commission was set, and discussion followed about amount of space, management of personel, the duties of the Steering Committee, the need for a sign for the front window, and the need for members to join. A motion was made by Bev Reaume to approve the amount of $2800 for the start-up of the gallery. The motion was seconded by Bev Paulson. The membership voted to approve the motion. There was no one opposed. Discussion followed until the meeting was adjourned. These minutes respectively submitted by Larry Lantzer, Guild President
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