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| TACA Spring Show: Rob Harvey will be the Chapter Booth coordinator. Please contact Rob if you want to be in the group booth. Booth fee is $25 per person. 615-536-5538 or creekbendpottery@yahoo.com |
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Board report (Kim Winkle):
Board retreat moved to ACC TACA is volunteer based board and they get together to brain storm and formulate ideas
to improve TACA as an organization – more visible and stronger to promote and educate people on craft.
4 main goals to work on: 1. Website needs improving and got grant to work on that. June 15 deadline for first phase 2. Education/workshops for TACA members 3. Pick TN products – get TACA listed on that 4. East TACA chapter revitalized since is non operational right now 550 members in TACA – 41% 56 – 65 years, 25% craft fairs primary source of income, 90% Caucasian. Talked about adding The Lost Boys in chapter and other ways to increase diversity. Craft report magazine available for members at no charge but must contact Katie Haile about it. Board members were trained how to read fiduciary reports so can take responsibility for how funds are distributed and other responsibilities of each position. Trying to train the board so they can bring information back to the members and make the chapter members more a part of the organization. Members need to take responsibility for voicing concerns to the board. Search Committee: Executive director being sought and interviewed a lot of people on phone. Hope to have position filled by end of May. Need new Ex director because Bill Mullins is ready to retire. He is doing job at reduced rate to fill in until someone is hired. Fair Committee: ad hoc committee researching possibility of inside venue because if issues with weather over past few years. Also looked at different areas of park that might now flood and be more shady. Increase food vendors and have music in spring. Biennial exhibition: Had one a while ago at State Museum. Going to have one at MTSU in September so look for something calling for entries. Financial report: reorganize finances by selling out of volatile market and go into something more stable so will cut losses even if don’t have as much profit. So will use CDs and money market funds. Need to increase donors, sponsorships and members to help with funding. Encourage everyone to purchase specialty license plates for cars because the money goes to the arts. Summer board meeting will be moved out of Nashville to encourage people to come. Anyone can come even if they can’t vote. Meetings are scheduled for 5/6, 8/21, 11/13. |
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What other chapters are doing:
MACA (Memphis area) is having workshops on photographing art work, setting up ETSY,
having a yard sale. Having show in Jewish Cultural Center in February. TACA West; 6 members have ETSY stores, Tenn Backroads show. Cumberland Valley: Built 35 pedestals for chapter to have to use. They will be having a show. Had show at Jewish Cultural Center this year. Have rotating show at Brentwood Library (Suggested to look into libraries in area to put up displays for our chapter). |
| EXHIBITION VENUES: We need venues to exhibit. We possibly have Tullahoma and Tennessee Tech. If you have any ideas, please contact Rob Harvey. |
| FALL FUN FEST: The City of Cookeville wants us to give them a percentage of our profits from Funfest. We voted to raise the booth price to $75 in order to pay them $20 per booth. |
| Nancy Johnson is recovering from brain surgery for a tumor. |
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ANNOUNCEMENTS: ARLENE DUBOS is having an exhibition for local artists – see previous email MARCH 20 SLIDE WARS: Fast paced slide shows presented at meetings to bring people to meetings. Will help people to get better with digital images. Tim will send out and email about this. Event is March 20th 6 pm – 303 Building in Smithville which is on the north side of the court house in Smithville (303 East Walnut St).People can bring adult beverages and it is a pot luck dinner. Open to everyone, not just TACA members. CHERY CRATTY did a demo of painting with paper pulp. She will be giving a weekend workshop around May 15 at the Craft Center. |
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Next Highland Rim Chapter Meetings: - Friday, April 30, 2010, 6 pm at the Craft Center. Jessica Jones will present on DIGITIAL PRINTING ON QUESTIONABLE MATERIALS. Please bring a dish to share. - Friday, September 17, 2010, 6 pm, Craft Center. (Any ideas?) - Monday, November 1, 2010, POSSIBLE MEETING with a visiting artist, Windy Mariama, furniture maker. - Saturday, December 4, 2010, Andrzej and Carol’s new house. - February 21, 2011. Visiting Balloon Artist: Jason Hackenworth. (Note: if anyone would rather have a meeting at their home/studio, just let us know and we can switch from the Craft Center. Please RSVP the host before each meeting! |
| And what have YOU been up to lately? Submit your “news” to Laurie Hall, Highland Rim Secretary at: wheelnkiln2@aol.com |
| Last updated on February 22, 2010. Comments? Send an e-mail to Andrzej Gutek. |