We have had a wonderful year, filled with great workshops and creativity.
We've had watercolur, pastel, acrylic and oils workshops, from Paul Botes to Don Andrews, and have gained two new Associateships (Sally Kay and Celia Wessels).
Our branch membership has grown so that it nearly doubled this year, and I would like to encourage all members to introduce friends to share in our workshops and events...the more the merrier.
Thank you to my committee for 2008 for their input:
Sally Kay (vice Chairman)
Alice de Beer (Treasurer)
Yvonne Ankermann, Celia Wessels, Cherry Pott, Ilona Petzer, Susann Oosthuizen and Liz McQueen
Congratulations to everyone for the many little and large achievements during the course of the year. Ilona for a great achievement at inniBOS, Yvonne for her successes at Zoo Lake and other exhibitions, to name a few.
All members - you will receive a hard copy Aquarelle by Christmas and you should have received your digital (e-mailed) Branch Xmas newsletter by now.
I look forward to seeing everyone at our AGM and annual breakfast on January 17th. You will all receive invitations in due course.
In the meantime, have a wonderful Festive Season, and a safe, happy and healthy 2009.
Barbara Moore AWSSA
Branch Chairman
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Thursday, July 17, 2008
July Workshop
We're getting ready for our Don Andrews workshop - and giving everyone a fun workshop introducing Figure Drawing this month!
Figure Drawing on 25th & 26th July
We plan to have a figure drawing session at Ilona's home in Uitsig and another at a White River venue - possibly WR Primary lapa. One will be Friday afternoon and the other Saturday morning.
The programme is to have a brief figure drawing instruction followed by each of us doing 5 minute sessions posing. This will give valuable groiudnwork in figure proportions, gestures and volume, as well as an understanding of figure perspective.
We will provide:
Large Butcher paper for drawing with pencil and charcoal
Teas
You must provide:
Two large (about A0 or A1) sheets of cartridge paper or 4 x A1 or A2 sheets)
Charcoal sticks
Prestick which we will use as a rubber/erasor
Pencils - preferably soft (B2 to B8)
Large board and some bulldog clips for securing paper to board
Your own easel - or table and table easel.... or some means of propping the board so that it is angled and not flat on the table.
A cheap brush for working with ink.
Black ink
Cost of workshop is to cover costs of teas and paper....R30 members and R50 non-members.
Enquiries and bookings:
Barbara on 082 454-3233 or 011 486-1115
or e-mail lowveldart@gmail.com
Figure Drawing on 25th & 26th July
We plan to have a figure drawing session at Ilona's home in Uitsig and another at a White River venue - possibly WR Primary lapa. One will be Friday afternoon and the other Saturday morning.
The programme is to have a brief figure drawing instruction followed by each of us doing 5 minute sessions posing. This will give valuable groiudnwork in figure proportions, gestures and volume, as well as an understanding of figure perspective.
We will provide:
Large Butcher paper for drawing with pencil and charcoal
Teas
You must provide:
Two large (about A0 or A1) sheets of cartridge paper or 4 x A1 or A2 sheets)
Charcoal sticks
Prestick which we will use as a rubber/erasor
Pencils - preferably soft (B2 to B8)
Large board and some bulldog clips for securing paper to board
Your own easel - or table and table easel.... or some means of propping the board so that it is angled and not flat on the table.
A cheap brush for working with ink.
Black ink
Cost of workshop is to cover costs of teas and paper....R30 members and R50 non-members.
Enquiries and bookings:
Barbara on 082 454-3233 or 011 486-1115
or e-mail lowveldart@gmail.com
Friday, May 9, 2008
Angela Eidelman Workshop
Angela Eidelman will be doing the workshop as planned on May 24th and 25th (Saturday and Sunday).
So everyone who has been calling out for her to return and do another workshop - here it is!
For those who have not done one of Angela's workshops, she is really a lovely presenter, motivating and full of creative ideas. She is a strong and bold artist who is always trying something new. Angela works mainly in watermedia, and will introduce all sort of other things like inks, pastels, crayons, and more, to enliven and personalise your paintings.
Our experience is that you can bank on going home with frame-able work! Our last workshop generated several paintings that either sold on the Uplands Exhibition or were held over for the Open and were accepted.
Please book now by making your payment of at least 50% of the course fee to:
WSSA Lowveld Branch
Standard Bank, White River
Account No. 13-282-785-9
All branch codes for on line transfers for Standard Bank are 515005
Please e-mail confirmation of payment to lowveldart@gmail.com or fax to 0866 588 021
If you elect to pay 50%, the balance is payable on arrival.
Enclosed is a list of what you will need for the workshop. Don't delay, sign up today!
And note the comment on the attached document re the paper - if you need some sms or e-mail me!
Regards,
Barbara Moore
Chairman Lowveld Branch
082 454-3233
011 486-1115 (till May 15th)
013 751-5383 (from May 15th to June 2nd)
So everyone who has been calling out for her to return and do another workshop - here it is!
Venue White River Primary School Hall
Fee R300 WSSA Members and R350 non-Members
Theme will be watercolours with that special "Eidelman Touch"
9 am to 4:30 pm daily
(Registration is at 09:45 am on Saturday, please!)
Bring your own lunch but teas will be provided
PLEASE bring your own table (chairs provided)
Fee R300 WSSA Members and R350 non-Members
Theme will be watercolours with that special "Eidelman Touch"
9 am to 4:30 pm daily
(Registration is at 09:45 am on Saturday, please!)
Bring your own lunch but teas will be provided
PLEASE bring your own table (chairs provided)
For those who have not done one of Angela's workshops, she is really a lovely presenter, motivating and full of creative ideas. She is a strong and bold artist who is always trying something new. Angela works mainly in watermedia, and will introduce all sort of other things like inks, pastels, crayons, and more, to enliven and personalise your paintings.
Our experience is that you can bank on going home with frame-able work! Our last workshop generated several paintings that either sold on the Uplands Exhibition or were held over for the Open and were accepted.
Please book now by making your payment of at least 50% of the course fee to:
WSSA Lowveld Branch
Standard Bank, White River
Account No. 13-282-785-9
All branch codes for on line transfers for Standard Bank are 515005
Please e-mail confirmation of payment to lowveldart@gmail.com or fax to 0866 588 021
If you elect to pay 50%, the balance is payable on arrival.
Enclosed is a list of what you will need for the workshop. Don't delay, sign up today!
And note the comment on the attached document re the paper - if you need some sms or e-mail me!
Regards,
Barbara Moore
Chairman Lowveld Branch
082 454-3233
011 486-1115 (till May 15th)
013 751-5383 (from May 15th to June 2nd)
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Diary 2008
The Merrie Merrie Month of May
Friday 16th
New Signature Selections at the home of Ilona Petzer at 2, Uitsig, Nelspruit.
Please deliver your work, together with your forms, by 4pm. Selections will take place at 4:30pm.
Forms will be snail-mailed shortly so please look for them in the post.
Saturday 17th
Photography for Artists with Dave Gardner (Associate of the Johannesburg Photographic Society and winner of several photographic awards).
Learn (amongst other things) to compose your photos, how to take best advantage of the light, and also how to photograph your own paintings.
Venue to be announced later. Plan for an early start! Light is all important.
Congratulations to Isobel, Dave's wife, on having achieved her Associateship of the WSSA at the 79th Open.
Saturday & Sunday 24th & 25th May - Angela Eidelman
Yes we know this is a bare week before the Uplands Festival Exhibition, but these are the only dates that we could get Angela. Angela's workshop last year was so popular and successful, with creativity flowing non-stop, that everyone demanded her return.
The great thing is that this will be in good time for inniBOS and if you're very quick to get framing done, maybe even for Uplands! Angela's workshops always result in finished paintings and sale-able ones at that!
Course fee will depend on numbers, but we estimate R290 for members and R360 for non-members. Non-members remember you can become an introductory member for only R100!
30th/31st May - Uplands Festival Art Exhibition
Uplands are planning to have a really upmarket and beautifully presented exhibition at this lovely school. There will be a grand opening of the exhibition. There will be a separate arts & crafts fair next to the main art exhibition, and lots of good signage.
WSSA members are entitled to two free stands each from our stock of exhibition stands.
Winsor & Newton/Faber Castell will be supplying two hampers - one will be the prize for Best Watercolour on Show and one for Best Painting on Show.
We will be organising a team for setting up stands and taking down stands. Please let Yvonne know if you are available - yvonnea@soft.co.za
We will also need volunteers to man the stands during the exhibition - probably three or four hour shifts - please contact Liz McQueen on angus@lantic.net
June
June 7th - Head Office Workshop focusing on making art with Tonal Values
Our new National Chairperson of the WSSA is Alma Vorster FWSSA. Alma is a popular and sought after workshop teacher, and we are lucky to be able to tear her away from her branch and national duties to come to Lowveld and inspire us to paint yet more paintings for inniBOS and the next Open.
This will be a one-day workshop embracing creative use of tonal values, and to cover costs there will be a cost of R75 for members and R120 for non-members.
PLUS!! Detlev Friemelt of Schweickderts Art will be giving a hugely interesting presentation on paper and will bring supplies for anyone needing paper.
June 25th - 29th: inniBos
This is a wonderful opportunity for artists to get their work viewed by tens of thousands of visitors to this up and coming Cultural Festival.
Ilona Petzer is organising a wonderful art meander, using a Bossewa which people can use to travel from exhibition to exhibition. The WSSA has been invited to have a national exhibition of Open stadards.
You will receive an invitation to exhibit. Three paintings may be submitted. Note that you can submit three paintings that have never been shown on an Open exhibition, and that if any are not selected, you can substitute paintings that have been selected previously. Don't understand? Phone Barbara to discuss.
Our thanks to Ashley & Radmore, agents for Winsor & Newton and Faber Castel amongst others, for offering to arrange demonstrations by Richard Rennie for inniBos at our WSSA exhibition.
You will receive more news of this by snail mail so keep your eye open for your mail.
July
Whew! Now that the exhibition run is over (until the next Open!), we can focus on the eagerly awaited Don Andrews workshops. As a run up to the Figures workshops, we think it will be a good idea for us to have another three-open-days workshop during which we focus on how to draw the figure.
We will not be hiring models, but will each take a shot at being the model for periods of 5 minutes and also of 15 minutes.
There will be a nominal cost to cover the costs of getting in a large supply of butcher paper, and you will need to bring good soft pencils, charcoal (Jenelco in White River have packs ranging from R13 to R17 a packet), some black Indian ink, a drawing pen, and a small bottle of Jik or other bleach. You will also need a water container, an old paintbrush (bristle will do, one smaller and one medium) and some paper towels. Bring your own table too please.
There will be instruction on how to draw the figure, followed by lots of practise and fun ways of drawing & painting gestures.
August
Johannesburg Don Andrews Landscapes August 5th to 9th
Nelspruit Don Andrews Figures August 14th to 18th
You will receive a letter in due course as to what supplies you will need.
September 19th & 20th - Follow Up after Don Andrews
We will hold two open days of painting what we learned from Don Andrews. More to be announced later.
November
November 7th & 8th (Friday & Saturday): Eugene Hurter watercolours & oils
Eugene will do a workshop in watercolours but we may also ask him to do demos and focused instruction in oils. This will be decided later in the year when members have had a chance to review how things go during the year.
Uplands Festival
The 2008 Uplands Festival will be even nicer than 2007. The visual arts exhibition will be hosted by Bushmills and lovely drinkies can be expected!
In addition, there are two super prizes to be presented for the best watercolour on show and the best painting (all mediums) on show. These are art hampers, sponsored by Winsor & Newton.
The exhibition is to be housed in classrooms and possibly the new science block, adjacent the tea garden and central to beer tent, arts & crafts, and the food hall.
Visit the Uplands College website for more information at www.uplands-festival.co.za
In addition, there are two super prizes to be presented for the best watercolour on show and the best painting (all mediums) on show. These are art hampers, sponsored by Winsor & Newton.
The exhibition is to be housed in classrooms and possibly the new science block, adjacent the tea garden and central to beer tent, arts & crafts, and the food hall.
Visit the Uplands College website for more information at www.uplands-festival.co.za
inniBOS Festival
If you have not received your application form by now please contact Ilona Petzer.
You have the opportunity as a member of the WSSA to submit 3 paintings as digital photos to the selection for the WSSA National exhibition at inniBOS. See your appplication form, being sent out to-morrow April 24th.
You also have the opportunity as a local Lowveld artist to submit paintings for the arts meander snaking through Nelspruit and White River. More information on this from Ilona. The applciation form is also being sent out by April 25th.
This is a great opportunity to exhibit for good sales - over 90,000 people are expected to attend this popular festival and they're all lovers of the arts!
You have the opportunity as a member of the WSSA to submit 3 paintings as digital photos to the selection for the WSSA National exhibition at inniBOS. See your appplication form, being sent out to-morrow April 24th.
You also have the opportunity as a local Lowveld artist to submit paintings for the arts meander snaking through Nelspruit and White River. More information on this from Ilona. The applciation form is also being sent out by April 25th.
This is a great opportunity to exhibit for good sales - over 90,000 people are expected to attend this popular festival and they're all lovers of the arts!
Monday, March 17, 2008
DIARY 2008
March 30th is the deadline for you to book your WSSA free exhibition stands for the Uplands Festival. Contact Barbara or Sally or e-mail lowveldart@gmail.com
April
This is the month to get painting!
You have the Uplands Festival at the end of May, the New Signatures in May, and inniBOS Festival on June 25th to 29th, and you will need to get those paintings ready for exhibiting, and hopefully selling!
See separate postings for these exhibitions.
Over the weekend of April 18th, 19th and 20th
we will be having three open painting days with structured themes, and daily crit sessions. You will receive e-mails regarding this with venue details, etc. One of the themes will be ways in which you can use your perspective knowledge, e.g. in drawing figures! Another will be Making Colour Sing, and yet another, Compositional Creativity.
The themes will be repeated each day and there will be a nominal charge per day to cover teas and any other costs.
Crits will be done for New Signatures submissions, and for those who wish, we will review the crits from the 79th Open selections and discuss these.
The Merrie Merrie Month of May
Friday 16th
New Signature Selections at the home of Ilona Petzer at 2, Uitsig, Nelspruit.
Please deliver your work, together with your forms, by 4pm. Selections will take place at 4:30pm.
Forms will be snail-mailed shortly so please look for them in the post.
Saturday 17th
Photography for Artists with Dave Gardner (Associate of the Johannesburg Photographic Society and winner of several photographic awards).
Learn (amongst other things) to compose your photos, how to take best advantage of the light, and also how to photograph your own paintings.
Venue to be announced later. Plan for an early start! Light is all important.
Congratulations to Isobel, Dave's wife, on having achieved her Associateship of the WSSA at the 79th Open.
Saturday & Sunday 24th & 25th May - Angela Eidelman
Yes we know this is a bare week before the Uplands Festival Exhibition, but these are the only dates that we could get Angela. Angela's workshop last year was so popular and successful, with creativity flowing non-stop, that everyone demanded her return.
The great thing is that this will be in good time for inniBOS and if you're very quick to get framing done, maybe even for Uplands! Angela's workshops always result in finished paintings and sale-able ones at that!
Course fee will depend on numbers, but we estimate R290 for members and R360 for non-members. Non-members remember you can become an introductory member for only R100!
30th/31st May - Uplands Festival Art Exhibition
Uplands are planning to have a really upmarket and beautifully presented exhibition at this lovely school. There will be a grand opening, a VIP tent and the plan of the exhibition is to have it surround some of the most popular parts of the festival, such as the tea tent. There will be a separate arts & crafts fair next to the main art exhibition, and lots of good signage.
WSSA members are entitled to two free stands each from our stock of exhibition stands. If we run short then we will hire additional stands for members.
Winsor & Newton/Faber Castell will be supplying two hampers - one will be the prize for Best Watercolour on Show and one for Best Painting on Show.
Deadline: PLEASE get your entry forms in and let us know your stand requirements - Barbara or lowveldart@gmail.com or phone Barbara or Sally.
We will be organising a team for setting up stands and taking down stands. Please let Yvonne know if you are available - yvonnea@soft.co.za
We will also need volunteers to man the stands during the exhibition - probably three or four hour shifts - please contact Liz McQueen on angus@lantic.net
June
June 7th - Head Office Workshop focusing on making art with Tonal Values
Our new National Chairperson of the WSSA is Alma Vorster FWSSA. Alma is a popular and sought after workshop teacher, and we are lucky to be able to tear her away from her branch and national duties to come to Lowveld and inspire us to paint yet more paintings for inniBOS and the next Open.
This will be a one-day workshop, and to cover costs there will be a cost of R75 for members and R120 for non-members.
June 25th - 29th: inniBos
This is a wonderful opportunity for artists to get their work viewed by tens of thousands of visitors to this up and coming Cultural Festival.
Ilona Petzer is organising a wonderful art meander, using a Bossewa which people can use to travel from exhibition to exhibition. The WSSA has been invited to have a national exhibition of Open stadards.
You will receive an invitation to exhibit. Three paintings may be submitted. Note that you can submit three paintings that have never been shown on an Open exhibition, and that if any are not selected, you can substitute paintings that have been selected previously. Don't understand? Phone Barbara to discuss.
Our thanks to Ashley & Radmore, agents for Winsor & Newton and Faber Castel amongst others, for offering to arrange demonstrations by Richard Rennie for inniBos at our WSSA exhibition.
You will receive more news of this by snail mail so keep your eye open for your mail.
July
Whew! Now that the exhibition run is over (until the next Open!), we can focus on the eagerly awaited Don Andrews workshops. As a run up to the Figures workshops, we think it will be a good idea for us to have another three-open-days workshop during which we focus on how to draw the figure.
We will not be hiring models, but will each take a shot at being the model for periods of 5 minutes and also of 15 minutes.
There will be a nominal cost to cover the costs of getting in a large supply of butcher paper, and you will need to bring good soft pencils, charcoal (Jenelco in White River have packs ranging from R13 to R17 a packet), some black Indian ink, a drawing pen, and a small bottle of Jik or other bleach. You will also need a water container, an old paintbrush (bristle will do, one smaller and one medium) and some paper towels. Bring your own table too please.
There will be instruction on how to draw the figure, followed by lots of practise and fun ways of drawing & painting gestures.
August
Johannesburg Don Andrews Landscapes August 5th to 9th
Nelspruit Don Andrews Figures August 14th to 18th
You will receive a letter in due course as to what supplies you will need.
September 19th & 20th - Follow Up after Don Andrews
We will hold two open days of painting what we learned from Don Andrews. More to be announced later.
November
November 7th & 8th (Friday & Saturday): Eugene Hurter watercolours & oils
Eugene will do a workshop in watercolours but we may also ask him to do demos and focused instruction in oils. This will be decided later in the year when members have had a chance to review how things go during the year.
That's All, Folks!
Well, for now, anyway.
We will continue to update the blog from time to time and you will also receive the same news in newsletters.
April
This is the month to get painting!
You have the Uplands Festival at the end of May, the New Signatures in May, and inniBOS Festival on June 25th to 29th, and you will need to get those paintings ready for exhibiting, and hopefully selling!
See separate postings for these exhibitions.
Over the weekend of April 18th, 19th and 20th
we will be having three open painting days with structured themes, and daily crit sessions. You will receive e-mails regarding this with venue details, etc. One of the themes will be ways in which you can use your perspective knowledge, e.g. in drawing figures! Another will be Making Colour Sing, and yet another, Compositional Creativity.
The themes will be repeated each day and there will be a nominal charge per day to cover teas and any other costs.
Crits will be done for New Signatures submissions, and for those who wish, we will review the crits from the 79th Open selections and discuss these.
The Merrie Merrie Month of May
Friday 16th
New Signature Selections at the home of Ilona Petzer at 2, Uitsig, Nelspruit.
Please deliver your work, together with your forms, by 4pm. Selections will take place at 4:30pm.
Forms will be snail-mailed shortly so please look for them in the post.
Saturday 17th
Photography for Artists with Dave Gardner (Associate of the Johannesburg Photographic Society and winner of several photographic awards).
Learn (amongst other things) to compose your photos, how to take best advantage of the light, and also how to photograph your own paintings.
Venue to be announced later. Plan for an early start! Light is all important.
Congratulations to Isobel, Dave's wife, on having achieved her Associateship of the WSSA at the 79th Open.
Saturday & Sunday 24th & 25th May - Angela Eidelman
Yes we know this is a bare week before the Uplands Festival Exhibition, but these are the only dates that we could get Angela. Angela's workshop last year was so popular and successful, with creativity flowing non-stop, that everyone demanded her return.
The great thing is that this will be in good time for inniBOS and if you're very quick to get framing done, maybe even for Uplands! Angela's workshops always result in finished paintings and sale-able ones at that!
Course fee will depend on numbers, but we estimate R290 for members and R360 for non-members. Non-members remember you can become an introductory member for only R100!
30th/31st May - Uplands Festival Art Exhibition
Uplands are planning to have a really upmarket and beautifully presented exhibition at this lovely school. There will be a grand opening, a VIP tent and the plan of the exhibition is to have it surround some of the most popular parts of the festival, such as the tea tent. There will be a separate arts & crafts fair next to the main art exhibition, and lots of good signage.
WSSA members are entitled to two free stands each from our stock of exhibition stands. If we run short then we will hire additional stands for members.
Winsor & Newton/Faber Castell will be supplying two hampers - one will be the prize for Best Watercolour on Show and one for Best Painting on Show.
Deadline: PLEASE get your entry forms in and let us know your stand requirements - Barbara or lowveldart@gmail.com or phone Barbara or Sally.
We will be organising a team for setting up stands and taking down stands. Please let Yvonne know if you are available - yvonnea@soft.co.za
We will also need volunteers to man the stands during the exhibition - probably three or four hour shifts - please contact Liz McQueen on angus@lantic.net
June
June 7th - Head Office Workshop focusing on making art with Tonal Values
Our new National Chairperson of the WSSA is Alma Vorster FWSSA. Alma is a popular and sought after workshop teacher, and we are lucky to be able to tear her away from her branch and national duties to come to Lowveld and inspire us to paint yet more paintings for inniBOS and the next Open.
This will be a one-day workshop, and to cover costs there will be a cost of R75 for members and R120 for non-members.
June 25th - 29th: inniBos
This is a wonderful opportunity for artists to get their work viewed by tens of thousands of visitors to this up and coming Cultural Festival.
Ilona Petzer is organising a wonderful art meander, using a Bossewa which people can use to travel from exhibition to exhibition. The WSSA has been invited to have a national exhibition of Open stadards.
You will receive an invitation to exhibit. Three paintings may be submitted. Note that you can submit three paintings that have never been shown on an Open exhibition, and that if any are not selected, you can substitute paintings that have been selected previously. Don't understand? Phone Barbara to discuss.
Our thanks to Ashley & Radmore, agents for Winsor & Newton and Faber Castel amongst others, for offering to arrange demonstrations by Richard Rennie for inniBos at our WSSA exhibition.
You will receive more news of this by snail mail so keep your eye open for your mail.
July
Whew! Now that the exhibition run is over (until the next Open!), we can focus on the eagerly awaited Don Andrews workshops. As a run up to the Figures workshops, we think it will be a good idea for us to have another three-open-days workshop during which we focus on how to draw the figure.
We will not be hiring models, but will each take a shot at being the model for periods of 5 minutes and also of 15 minutes.
There will be a nominal cost to cover the costs of getting in a large supply of butcher paper, and you will need to bring good soft pencils, charcoal (Jenelco in White River have packs ranging from R13 to R17 a packet), some black Indian ink, a drawing pen, and a small bottle of Jik or other bleach. You will also need a water container, an old paintbrush (bristle will do, one smaller and one medium) and some paper towels. Bring your own table too please.
There will be instruction on how to draw the figure, followed by lots of practise and fun ways of drawing & painting gestures.
August
Johannesburg Don Andrews Landscapes August 5th to 9th
Nelspruit Don Andrews Figures August 14th to 18th
You will receive a letter in due course as to what supplies you will need.
September 19th & 20th - Follow Up after Don Andrews
We will hold two open days of painting what we learned from Don Andrews. More to be announced later.
November
November 7th & 8th (Friday & Saturday): Eugene Hurter watercolours & oils
Eugene will do a workshop in watercolours but we may also ask him to do demos and focused instruction in oils. This will be decided later in the year when members have had a chance to review how things go during the year.
That's All, Folks!
Well, for now, anyway.
We will continue to update the blog from time to time and you will also receive the same news in newsletters.
Sunday, January 20, 2008
AGM 2008 Reportback
The Lowveld Branch Annual General Meeting was held at Da Loose Mongoose on Saturday 19th January. 18 members and 3 guests attended.
Ilona Petzer opened the meeting with a prayer, and Chairman Alice de Beer welcomed everyone.
Barbara Moore read the minutes of 2007's AGM and these were accepted - proposer Cherry Pott seconded by Yvonne Ankerman.
Alice gave a comprehensive report, designed to record for posterity the events and achievements during the two and a half years of her chairmanship. This will be published separately soon in its entirety. The Branch is in a good financial position.
After thanking everyone and handing butterfly token gifts to the outgoing committee, Alice confirmed that she was no longer available to continue as Chairman due to pressure of business, but was willing to serve in another capacity. Nominations had been received for the following offices, all of which nominations had been accepted by the relevant people:
Chairman Barbara Moore
Vice-Chairman Sally Kay
Treasurer Alice de Beer
Members of the Committee:
Yvonne Ankerman, Ilona Petzer (both of whom had held the position of Chairman in the past), Liz McQueen, Cherry Pott, Bev Johnson, Celia Wessels, Susann Oosthuizen
Alice then handed over the the new Chairman, Barbara Moore.
Barbara thanked all present for the honour, and promised to ensure that the year would contain as much creative and artistic stimulation, encouragement and tuition as could be managed at the least possible cost. Everyone present filled out a questionnaire designed to discover what workshops, etc., would be most interesting to our members.
Exhibition opportunities will be investigated. A Branch Aquarelle would be produced three time a year, and e-mail as well as sms would be used to keep members informed and reminded about events.
Ilona Petzer was thanked for organising the Don Andrews workshops in August 2008.
The business of the AGM being concluded, a delicious breakfast was enjoyed by all.
Ilona Petzer opened the meeting with a prayer, and Chairman Alice de Beer welcomed everyone.
Barbara Moore read the minutes of 2007's AGM and these were accepted - proposer Cherry Pott seconded by Yvonne Ankerman.
Alice gave a comprehensive report, designed to record for posterity the events and achievements during the two and a half years of her chairmanship. This will be published separately soon in its entirety. The Branch is in a good financial position.
After thanking everyone and handing butterfly token gifts to the outgoing committee, Alice confirmed that she was no longer available to continue as Chairman due to pressure of business, but was willing to serve in another capacity. Nominations had been received for the following offices, all of which nominations had been accepted by the relevant people:
Chairman Barbara Moore
Vice-Chairman Sally Kay
Treasurer Alice de Beer
Members of the Committee:
Yvonne Ankerman, Ilona Petzer (both of whom had held the position of Chairman in the past), Liz McQueen, Cherry Pott, Bev Johnson, Celia Wessels, Susann Oosthuizen
Alice then handed over the the new Chairman, Barbara Moore.
Barbara thanked all present for the honour, and promised to ensure that the year would contain as much creative and artistic stimulation, encouragement and tuition as could be managed at the least possible cost. Everyone present filled out a questionnaire designed to discover what workshops, etc., would be most interesting to our members.
Exhibition opportunities will be investigated. A Branch Aquarelle would be produced three time a year, and e-mail as well as sms would be used to keep members informed and reminded about events.
Ilona Petzer was thanked for organising the Don Andrews workshops in August 2008.
The business of the AGM being concluded, a delicious breakfast was enjoyed by all.
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