Red Jar by Claudia Welch

Claudia Welch, Association Secretary

2018

MINUTES OF THE ADVISORY BOARD MEETINGS OF THE VILLAGES ARTS AND CRAFTS ASSOCIAITON

Arts & Crafts Advisory Board Meeting Minutes Monday, November 26, 2018

Minutes Approved on January 28, 2019

1. President: Monita Bowman – Call to order at 3:02 pm.

2. Secretary: Claudia Welch – There were no corrections/additions to October 29, 2018 minutes. Approval motion made by Barbara Gottesman; seconded by Diane Finley. Motion passed unanimously.

3. Treasurer: Ruth Branch – For the month of November, total income was $2,348.81 and total expenses were $451.91. The beginning fund balance on 01/01/18 was $5,944.11. Total income YTD was $7,675.58 and total expenses YTD were $4,953.89. Ending fund balance on 11/20/18 was $8.665.80 and ending checkbook balance was $8,765.21. There is still an outstanding bill from The Villages for Holiday Faire expenses. Approval motion made by Michael Sunzeri; seconded by Ruth Keiser. Motion passed unanimously.


Discussion ensued around allocating a portion of our funds toward awarding scholarships to eligible Villagers who would not otherwise be able to participate in our art classes. President Monita Bowman appointed a committee to determine parameters for the scholarships. Committee appointees are:
 Barbara Gottesman, Ciel Duke, and Diane Finley. The committee will report back in

Motion was made by Barbara Gottesman, seconded by Diane Finley, to reimburse Monita Bowman $149.99 for supplies purchased in association with her role as Board President. Motion passed unanimously. 


Treasurer Ruth Branch will update 2019 Proposed Budget. Approval of next year’s budget has been postponed to January 2019.

4. Vice President, Membership: Michael Sunzeri – Membership now stands at 245.

5. Old Business

5.1. 2019/2020 Officers – President – Monita Bowman, Vice President – Michael Sunzeri, Secretary – Deborah Edwards, and Treasurer – Ruth Branch. These nominees were voted on by the membership at the general meeting on Monday, November 5, 2018 and unanimously approved. Their tenure begins on January 1, 2019. Thank you to Claudia Welch, outgoing Secretary, for her dedication and hard work during her time of service. 


5.2. 2019 Budget – Each department was asked to submit a budget for 2019, to be presented for consideration to the Board at the November, 2018 meeting.

5.3. 2019 Board Positions – Monita Bowman presented a revised list of Board positions for the upcoming year which reflected any resignations and new or removed positions. She thanked the membership committee for their work on developing a slate of nominees.

New Business

6.1. Proposal – Gift Wrapping pARTy “It’s a Wrap!”: Ciel Duke and Jane Hink – proposed $50.00 budget, by invitation to members and their guests, BYOB, in Art Room, on December 16, 4:30-6:30. If successful, will continue next year as one of the Make & Take events. Approval motion made by Barbara Gottesman; seconded by Deborah Edwards. Motion passed unanimously.

6.2. Art Exhibition at Works/San Jose – Proposal to seek exhibit at Works/San Jose with theme of “Abstracting Our Lives,” each artist makes a statement of what they’re abstracting. An ad hoc committee, comprised of Sunni Gibbons, Colleen Mirassou, Barbara Gottesman, and Michael Sunzeri, was appointed to explore further.

6.3. Make & Take – Adult Coloring Parties, run by Wendy Ledamun, have been discontinued. It has been suggested that we change the concept of the parties to an art based, open to the community event. These would be easy art projects that could be completed within a one night timeframe. They would be a good membership drive tool as well as another community service program. We have permission for BYOB. They are currently at Vineyard, but can easily move to the Art Room. The current schedule is:

Tuesday, January 15th, 6:30 pm – Diane Finley, project: Bisque Heart Tuesday, February 19th, 6:30 pm –

Tuesday, March 19th, 6:30 pm –

Tuesday, April 16th, 6:30 pm –

Tuesday, May 21st, 6:30 pm – Tuesday, October 15th, 6:30 pm – Tuesday, November 10th, 6:30 pm -

Committee Reports

7.1. Art Films: Pamela Oliver-Lyons – Tuesdays, 7:00 pm in the Vineyard Center

January 8: “Paris, the Luminous Years: Making of the Modern” February 12: “Eugene Delacroix”

March 12: “Paul Cezanne”

April 9: “Pablo Picasso”

May 14: “Bernard Leach, Father of English Studio Pottery”

June 11: “Robert Motherwell: Leader of the Abstract Expressionists, New York School”

September 10: “Keith Haring and his Universe: Andy Warhol, Grace Jones, Jean-Michel Basquiat”

October 8: “Mark Rothko: Abstract Humanist”

November 12: “Marc Chagall: Drunk on Color”

7..2Barbara Gottesman will send out an email blast reminder. Ciel Duke will write an article for The Villager, describing these films. Art Film 2018 End of Year Report – Barbara Gottesman

7.2. Ceramics: Diane Finley: Reported that all is well in ceramics; also provided updates on the following: 


7.2.1 Tuesday, 4 December at 6:15 p.m., Laurie Truman is teaching a workshop on 3-D Clay Sculpture class, “Charming Creatures.”

7.2.2 Ceramics room will be open additional hours during December to enable 
 ceramics artists more time to complete holiday projects,

7.3. Class Scheduler: Barbara Gottesman: 7.4. Classes and Workshops:

*Register with Barbara at barb.gottesman@gmail.com **RSVP to Wendy at wledamun@gmail.com

***Register with Judy at judywessler@gmail.com

7.4.1. November 29 – December 27: Experimental Watercolor with Linda Sieker. Thursday mornings, 9:30 m - 12 noon. Members, $60. Non Members, $65. Register at barb.gottesman@gmail.com

7.4.2. December 4 and 11: 3 D Clay Sculpture "Charming Creatures" with Laurie Porges Truman. Tuesday evenings, begins at 6:15 pm. $65. Make pets, dogs, cats, birds, fish, cows, hens, roosters, horses, table top decor. Pre-requisite is Diane Finley's Beginning Ceramics class. For information, e mail Laurie at laurietruman777@gmail.com. Register with judywessler@gmail.com by December 1. Checks due by December 1.

7.4.3. December 5th: Acrylic Holiday Ornaments with Nancy Meyer. Wednesday, 4:30 pm – 7:30 pm. Art Room. $45.00. Register with Wendy Ledamun at wledamun@gmail.com

7.4.4. January 7 - February 4, 2019: Intermediate Watercolor with Ciel Duke. Mondays, 10 am -12:30 pm. All materials furnished. $75 members; $80 non- members. Drawing and Beginning Watercolor are pre-requisites to Ciel's Intermediate Watercolor Class. Register at barb.gottesman@gmail.com

7.4.5. March 11 - April 9, 2019: Intermediate Drawing: Mixed Media Blitz with Ciel Duke. 10 am -12:30 pm. All materials furnished. $75 members; $80 non- members. Beginning Drawing or drawing experience is a pre-requisite to Ciel's Intermediate Drawing Class. Register at barb.gottesman@gmail.com

7.5. New Resident Orientation: Need two people to attend each session (held in Fairway Room at the main Clubhouse)

Wednesday, January 9th; 3:30 pm – Monita Bowman, Michael Sunzeri Wednesday, March 6th; 3:30 pm – Monita Bowman, Barbara Gottesman

Wednesday, May 1st; 3:30 pm – Monita Bowman, ______________________ Wednesday, July 17th; 3:30 pm - __________________, __________________ Wednesday, September 4th; 3:30 pm – Monita Bowman, _________________ Wednesday, November 6th; 3:30 pm – Monita Bowman, _________________

7.6. Exhibits Coordinator: Barbara Gottesman – Report from committee

7.6.1. Annual Members Juried Show – Michael Sunzeri - December 7th – Juror for the show is Jeff Bramschreiber, President, Board of Trustees, Triton Museum of Art. Budget approved via email on September 26, 2018

7.6.2. December 7 – March 1, 2019: half of Juried Show Exhibit in Conference Room; half in Patio Room

7.6.3. March 1 – May 10, 2019: New Exhibits in Conference Room and Patio Room 7.6.4. May 10 – July 12, 2019: New Exhibits in Conference Room and Patio Room 7.6.5. July 12 – September 27, 2019: New Exhibits in Conference Room and Patio Room

7.6.6. *September 27 – November 15: New Exhibits in Conference Room and Patio Room

7.6.7. November 15 – March 2020: Annual Members Juried Show

*To be announced: Two (2) Paired or Solo Exhibits planned for 2019, two (2) Open Call for all members shows planned for 2019

7.7. Programs

7.7.1. Programs in place for the monthly General Meetings are as follows:

February 4, 2019 – Jemal Diamond – Abstracts March 4, 2019 –

April 1, 2019 –

May 6, 2019 –

June 3, 2019 –

September 16, 2019 – New Members Reception, Foothill Center, 5:30 pm October 7, 2019 –

November 4, 2019 – Gabriel Coke (in negotiations)

Ed Knott has been booked for all demonstrations in 2019 except October 7th. We will need to think of a hands-on/interactive demonstration for this month.

7.7.2. Historian: Mary Goodnough – Presented 2018 book thoroughly documenting VACA activities and events for 2018.

7.7.3. Artist of the Month: Ruth Keiser - Described the process of selecting Artist of the Month, and sought suggestions and ideas for improving the process. She also expressed appreciation for our support.

7.8. Communications Director: Ciel Duke – Will pursue writing an article regarding the monthly art films that A & C offers free to all Villagers, stressing the value and quality of these film programs.

7.9. Events Coordinator: Diane Finley –

7.9.1. New Member Reception – September 17th – Barbara Gottesman – Report - 7.9.2. Holiday Faire – November 3rd – Final report. See attachment.

8.1. New Ideas:

8.1.1. Barbara Gottesman suggested we allocate a portion of our funds to order

new signs for Holiday Faire, since the old ones are nor longer usable. Diane Finley to handle.

8.2. Issues/Problems to Discuss: 8.2.1.

8.3. Next General Meeting: Monday, February 4, 2019, Cribari Conference Room, 1:45 pm

8.4. Next Board Meeting: Monday, January 28, 2019, 3:00 pm, Art Room

8.5. Meeting Adjourned: 4:50 pm

8.6. Board Members Present:
 Monita Bowman


Michael Sunzeri Ruth Branch

Claudia Welch Barbara Gottesman

Diane Finley

Ciel Duke

Ruth Keiser


Mary Goodnough
 Deborah Edwards

8.7. Board Members Absent: None