The Cabarrus Art Guild is an incorporated group of over 80 artists and others dedicated to the advancement of the arts for educational and cultural enrichment, with an emphasis on encouraging the creative process in a diverse population - providing opportunities for volunteering, exhibitions, public appreciation, and the purchase of fine art.
Just a friendly reminder that our annual dues were due by July 1st. Our dues remain at the reasonable cost of $25 per year. Membership in the guild will allow you a good discount on workshops and allow you to participate in upcoming exhibits and sales opportunities. Please check the membership list in the August 2010 Newsletter. If your name appears in red, your membership is not up-to-date. Thank you for your support. Also, our year-end financial statement is available from our treasurer, George Engstrom, for anyone who would like to review it.
Our next meeting will be August 8th at 2 p.m. at Jennie Tomlin’s gallery/studio in Harrisburg. This meeting will be a show and tell, so please bring your latest creations to share with the group.
The officers and core members of the guild met on Tuesday, March 23rd at 10:00am at Jennie Tomlin’s home/gallery in Harrisburg to discuss the upcoming year and the future of the Cabarrus Art Guild. Nine guild members including officers were in attendance. One of the greatest concerns is the lack of attendance at the meetings and seemingly lack of interest in the Guild.
The Cabarrus Art Guild is over 35 years old, and has had it's ups and downs through the years as many organizations have, but has survived thus far and continues, as it’s primary mission, to support the artists of Cabarrus County.
In an effort to create more interest in and support of the guild, those present at the meeting made some changes in the meeting times and dates to see if more people would be able to attend. Many folks have expressed concern about evening meetings, not just the older members but younger members who have families to take care of in the evenings and busy week day schedules.
We have decided to have the guild meetings on Sunday afternoons and we will be meeting at Jennie Tomlin’s home/studio in Harrisburg until another location is determined.
Jennie has also offered to host several open house exhibits for exhibiting guild members in her home gallery throughout the coming fiscal year. Board members and other’s have offered to pick up folks in their general vicinity who need transportation . There is parking but it would be helpful to all if some folks could car pool. If you need transportation, call Keith, Margaret, or Jutta.
The meeting time is 2pm on the 2nd Sunday of the month. Please come to this meeting and support the guild! We will be discussing the workshops, exhibit opportunities and new ideas for meeting programs at this meeting and your input is so important to the guild. We will have refreshments and Keith Pavey and Jennie Tomlin will have the program which is all about plein air painting.
Members of the “No Rules Plein Air Group” will be displaying their work and Keith will give pointers on how to pack for plein air and show the group his beautiful handmade painting box and his painting gear.
Please come to this really important meeting of the Cabarrus Art Guild and hear the plans we have made so far!
The programs for the Cabarrus Art Guild are supported in part by a grant from the Grassroots Arts program of North Carolina (a state agency), and the Cabarrus Arts Council, Inc.