Sunday, March 20, 2011
3-14-11 Minutes
Jackson County Arts met Monday, March 14, 2011, at 6:00 pm at Sarah’s Enchanted Cottage. The meeting began with a baked potato supper. Present were Katie Morris, Donna Kuti, Fred Appelhanz, Nelson Bontrager, Kathleen Cobb, Marian Stevens, Linda Brownlow, Gin Fox, Mary Schock, David Schock, Carol Totten, Rosalie Wilkerson, Sandra Studebaker, Marty Mavrovich, and Sarah Devader.
Secretary’s Report
Katie reported that all of the email addresses have been updated for when minutes and meeting reminders are emailed.
Treasurer’s Report
At our last meeting on 2-14-11, our balance was $399.79. $34 in dues were received and there were no expenses. Cash on hand as of 3-14-11 was $433.79. David and Katie will compile a list of members who have paid their dues.
New Business
Marty is checking on a judge for the Glory Days Art Show. David has contacted Westside Stamp and Award to get prices for ribbons. We discussed how many ribbons and colors of ribbons to order. We discussed a fee to allow non-members to show work at Glory Days that would allow them to become a member for the rest of the year. Marty moved to charge $10 for non-members to show at Glory Days, Sarah seconded the movement, and it passed. Katie moved to have a separate $5 fee for individuals under 18 to show and become a member. Marian seconded the movement and it passed. Rosalie moved to order ribbons and the movement was tabled until our April meeting. Marty, Kathleen, Sarah, and David volunteered to serve on a committee that will write a prospectus for future shows. It was suggested that members invite others to participate. We have access to 7 tables at the courthouse for the Glory Days show: 6 for artwork and 1 for check-in and refreshments. Members will be asked to bring a batch of cookies for refreshments.
Suzette shared information about Jackson County Tourism grants that are available. Gin moved to give Suzette permission to apply for the grant for future events. Carol seconded the movement and it passed.
Katie informed members about the Topeka Zoo’s photography contest. You can read more information here:http://topekazoo.org/photography-contest/
Old Business
Fair- Discussion about suggestions for Open Class Fine Arts at the fair continued. It was pointed out that if separate categories for amateurs and professionals are established, a definition of “professional” will need to be included. Jackson County Arts will provide a $25 prize for theGrand Champion in each category again this year. After lots of discussion, a movement was made to restructure the Fine Arts categories and the suggestions were given to David.
Spring Expo- March 18 & 19. Gin has reserved a booth that Jackson County Arts and Kansas Barn Alliance will share. Members can drop off barn pictures and Marty will deliver them to the fair building for the display. Gin said she could use some help working the booth Friday night and Saturday.
We looked at membership card samples that Donna created. Marty moved to allow Donna to design a membership card that incorporates multiple kinds of art. Carol seconded the movement and it passed. Donna will create and print 50 cards.
Program
Fred Appelhanz and Nelson Bontrager both performed songs they had written on their guitars.
Next Meeting: Monday, April 11, 2011, 6:00 pm, at Sarah’s Enchanted Cottage. Program for April meeting: creating origami butterflies for theHolocaust Museum Houston’s Butterfly Project. (http://hmh.org/ed_butterfly1.shtml)
Monday, January 31, 2011
Meeting January 17, 2011
Jackson County Arts met at 6:00 on Monday, January 17, 2011. In attendance were Katie Morris, Sandy Studebaker, Marian Stevens, Gin Fox, Suzette McCord-Rogers, David Schock, Kathleen Cobb, Marty Mavrovich, Fred Appelhanz, Nelson Bontrager, Rosalie Wilkerson, Mary Schock, Linda Brownlow, and Sarah Devader. Sarah Devader hosted the meeting at Sarah’s Enchanted Cottage. The meeting started with a soup supper.
Old Business
Hand painted ornaments for the Fairgrounds fundraiser are still available for purchase at Sarah’s Enchanted Cottage. We have raised around $100 so far. Gin Fox has organized a Jackson County Barn tour with Kansas Barn Alliance for the Kansas Sesquicentennial “Paint Your Barn” celebration to be held this fall. If you would like to participateyour barn painting must include a sunflower and the word “Kansas” and the dates 1861-2011. We are hoping to get the community involved with barn painting. You can visit the Kansas Barn Alliance booth at the Jackson County Livestock Expo at the fairgrounds on January 29th or find more information at www.kansasbarnalliance.org.
New Business
We nominated and elected members for the following offices:
President- Mary Schock
Vice President- Linda Brownlow
Treasurer- David Schock
Secretary- Katie Morris
Program Coordinator- Sarah Devader
Officers are elected to one-year terms. The election will be held every January. It was decided to collect a $12 annual membership fee. Next, we worked on the calendar for the year.
February 14- Meeting at Sarah’s, 6:00 pm. Handmade Valentine exchange.
March 14- Meeting at Sarah’s, 6:00 pm. Music and poetry program.
April 11- Meeting at Sarah’s, 6:00 pm. Make butterflies for Holocaust Museum Houston
May 9- Meeting at Sarah’s, 6:00 pm.
May 28- Glory Days Art Show
Treasurer’s Report
We had a balance of $260.79 at our last meeting. $7 in donations collected. No expenses reported. Cash on hand at meeting time was $267.12. Membership fees were collected.
Show and Tell
Mary brought a scarf that she had embroidered with snowflakes. Sarah showed a wooden ornament that she painted. Katie showed baby pictures and partially completed drawings. Nelson played a song that he wrote and a cover of another song.
Friday, December 17, 2010
December Meeting
Jackson County Arts met at 6:00 p.m. on Monday December 13th, 2010. In attendance were David and Mary Schock, Linda Brownlow and Sarah Devader. Sarah hosted the meeting at Sarah's Enchanted Cottage.
Old Business
Mary purchased the last three yards of black felt material for the display tables and has now finished making coverings for all six of them. We discussed a date and place for our next montly meeting and decided to have it again at Sarah's Enchanted Cottage at 6:00 p.m. on Monday, January 10th. We will have election of officers and make plans for the calendar year on this date. Membership dues of $12.00 per year will be received then. A soup supper is planned and the following persons volunteered to bring these items: Mary Schock, chicken noodle soup; Suzette Rogers, vegetable soup; Sarah Devader, a vegetable plate and Linda Brownlow, a dessert. We want to invite prospective new members and encourage old members to come to this meeting.
Treasurer's Report
We had a balance of $261.46 at our last meeting. $14.00 in donations were collected. We paid $14.67 for the last three yards of black felt material for table cloths. Cash on hand at meeting time was 260.79.
Show and Tell
David Schock showed his last pastel winter scene and Mary Schock displayed her acrylic winter picture.
Program
Intentions were to finish painting Christmas ornaments as a fund raiser for the new fairgrounds. However, after the business meeting was concluded it was decided to take the wood cuts home to finish. The meeting was adjourned at 6:45 p.m.
Monday, November 8, 2010
Jackson County Arts Minutes November 8, 2010
Jackson County Arts met at 6:00 pm on Monday, November 8, 2010. In attendance were Katie Morris, Mary Schock, Marian Stevens, Suzette McCord-Rogers, Sandy Studebaker, David Schock, Fred Appelhanz, Linda Brownlow, Marty Mavrovich, Ginnie Schirmer and Sarah Devader. Sarah Devader hosted the meeting at Sarah’s Enchanted Cottage.
Old Business
Mary Schock has started buying fabric to make tablecloths for when we host a show, she needs to buy a few more yards to make enough. Katie shared results from the survey on meeting night and week. So far Monday of the 3rd week is still the most popular choice. You can take the survey athttp://www.surveymonkey.com/s/WJWLCCT. We will decide at the December meeting, with input from the survey, which week to meet in January. At our January meeting, we will have a soup supper at our January meeting when we elect officers and plan the calendar for the year.
New Business
Sarah and Marty are painting shop windows around town for Holton Mainstreet and are looking for volunteers. The theme will be “The Night Before Christmas”. They will be painting Thursday, November 11 and on Sunday, November 14th. If you want to help, meet at Sarah’s Enchanted Cottage starting at 10:00 am. Our next meeting will be Monday, December 13th.
Treasurer’s Report
We had a balance of $273.78 at our last meeting. $9.00 in donations were collected and we earned $8.00 for our Jackson County fair booth ribbon. $29.32 was paid out for black felt to make tablecloths. Cash on hand at meeting time was $261.46.
Show and Tell
Katie Morris shared some acrylic paintings. Ginnie Schirmer shared a scarf that she wove on a loom using hand-dyed yarn.
Program
Wood ornaments were painted as a fundraiser for the new fairgrounds. The ornaments will be for sale at Sarah’s starting Novemer 26th. We will paint ornaments again at the December meetings.
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Jackson County Arts Minutes
Meeting October 18, 2010
Jackson County Arts met at 6:00 on Monday, October 18, 2010. In attendance were Katie Morris, Fred Appelhanz, Linda Brownlow, David Schock, Mary Schock, Suzette McCord-Rogers, and Sarah Devader. Sarah Devader hosted the meeting at Sarah’s Enchanted Cottage.
Old Business
Thank you cards from fair prize recipients were shared. We decided to try meeting on the 2nd Monday of the month instead of the 3rd to see if that works better for our members. Guidelines for member shows were revisited and it was decided that artwork will be checked in at the beginning of the show and non-members will be charged $5 to show. We decided to stick with and enforce the limit of 2 pieces of art per person. Beginning in January, we will institute a $10 annual membership fee to make member guidelines clearer.
New Business
A motion was made and carried for Mary to buy black fabric to use for table covers at shows. At our January meeting, we will elect officers and set a schedule for 2011. We will elect a president, vice president, secretary, treasurer, and program coordinator (to coordinate activities at meetings.) Sarah is checking to see if we can find a regular meeting location for the new year instead of switching every month. Katie will create an online survey to get feedback from members on meeting time preferences. (You can take the survey athttp://www.surveymonkey.com/s/WJWLCCT) Upcoming meetings: November 8th and December 13th. Both the November and December meetings will be held at Sarah’s Enchanted Cottage to facilitate the program. We set a goal of having a juried show during Glory Days.
Treasurer’s Report
Balance at last meeting was $269.78. $11.00 in donations was collected and $7.00 was spent to enter a scarecrow in the Fall Fest contest to leave a balance of $273.78 cash on hand.
Show and Tell
Katie shared two mixed media artworks.
Program
Wood ornaments were going to be painted as a fundraiser for the new fairgrounds but time ran out. We will paint ornaments at the November and December meetings.
Jackson County Arts met at 6:00 on Monday, October 18, 2010. In attendance were Katie Morris, Fred Appelhanz, Linda Brownlow, David Schock, Mary Schock, Suzette McCord-Rogers, and Sarah Devader. Sarah Devader hosted the meeting at Sarah’s Enchanted Cottage.
Old Business
Thank you cards from fair prize recipients were shared. We decided to try meeting on the 2nd Monday of the month instead of the 3rd to see if that works better for our members. Guidelines for member shows were revisited and it was decided that artwork will be checked in at the beginning of the show and non-members will be charged $5 to show. We decided to stick with and enforce the limit of 2 pieces of art per person. Beginning in January, we will institute a $10 annual membership fee to make member guidelines clearer.
New Business
A motion was made and carried for Mary to buy black fabric to use for table covers at shows. At our January meeting, we will elect officers and set a schedule for 2011. We will elect a president, vice president, secretary, treasurer, and program coordinator (to coordinate activities at meetings.) Sarah is checking to see if we can find a regular meeting location for the new year instead of switching every month. Katie will create an online survey to get feedback from members on meeting time preferences. (You can take the survey athttp://www.surveymonkey.com/s/WJWLCCT) Upcoming meetings: November 8th and December 13th. Both the November and December meetings will be held at Sarah’s Enchanted Cottage to facilitate the program. We set a goal of having a juried show during Glory Days.
Treasurer’s Report
Balance at last meeting was $269.78. $11.00 in donations was collected and $7.00 was spent to enter a scarecrow in the Fall Fest contest to leave a balance of $273.78 cash on hand.
Show and Tell
Katie shared two mixed media artworks.
Program
Wood ornaments were going to be painted as a fundraiser for the new fairgrounds but time ran out. We will paint ornaments at the November and December meetings.
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
August Meeting
Jackson County Arts met at 6:00 on Monday, August 16, 2010. In attendance were Katie Morris, Sandy Studebaker, Gin Fox, Fred Appelhanz, Kathleen Cobb, Sarah Devader, Mary Pfeiler, Mary Schock, David Schock, Rosalie Wilkerson, and Jan Van Meter. Sarah Devaderhosted the meeting at Sarah’s Enchanted Cottage.
Old Business
Several members entered artwork in Open Class at the Jackson County Fair and did well. The Jackson County Arts Booth won Reserve Grand Champion in Open Class. RosalieWilkerson received the 4H prize sponsored by Jackson County Arts, “A is for Art: An Abstract Alphabet” by Stephen T. Johnson. Katie Morris received the $25 prize for Open Class Fine Arts Grand Champion. It was reported that the group received thank you notes from both recipients.
New Business
October 9th is Fall Fest on the Square. Mary will call to see if the courthouse is available for an Art exhibit. If we are able to host a show, we will plan on set up and check in of artwork at 9:00 with the show open to the public from 9:30-3:00. Members will be allowed to enter two artworks labeled with Artist, Title, Medium and either NFS (not for sale) or PUR (price upon request). Members are asked to bring 2-dozen cookies for refreshments and easels available to display artwork. Artists may also bring business cards or a short biography. Fred Appelhanzwill play the dulcimer during the exhibit. You must be a member to exhibit artwork at a Jackson County Arts sponsored show. To become a member of Jackson County Arts, you may join our Facebook group, or email jacksoncountyarts@gmail.com to be added to our list, orcome to our next meeting! There are no membership fees.
Members decided to create a scarecrow and enter in the Fall Fest contest. A working meeting to complete the scarecrow will be held on Monday, September 20th at 6:00 at Jan Van Meter’s cabin. For directions, email jacksoncountyarts@gmail.com. It was also reported that Sarah’s Enchanted Cottage will be sponsoring a Fiber Fest at the Hutchins’ building on the square during Fall Fest.
Treasurer’s Report
Balance as of July 12, 2010 was $233.78. $21 in donations were collected to leave $254.78 cash on hand.
Show and Tell
David shared information on Open Class at the Kansas State Fair. For information, visit www.kansasstatefair.com. Kathleen shared information on the Topeka Art Guild’s Kansans Paint Kansas and showed two works in progress: acrylic landscape paintings from her photographs. Kathleen said that she likes to start with warm-colored under paintings.
Sandy brought a copy of Paint Works magazine with several fall and Kansas paintings. Katie shared an acrylic painting of a day lily.
Jan shared a stuffed fabric fish that she painted and displayed in arealistic manner, a hand-built teapot, and clay and fiber pieces.
Program
Mary and Sarah explained and demonstrated Zentangle drawings. Zentangles are small, abstract ink drawings that are used to enhance creativity and aid in relaxation.(www.Zentangle.com) Members tried the techniques and created Zentangles until the meeting was adjourned.
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