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EDHAA 2010

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EDHAA Presidents Message for September 2010

Hi Everyone,

We had a great meeting in August. Those who attended were anxious to hear what the guest speakers had to say about How to Sell Art in a struggling economy. Dave Williams, from Hang It Up Gallery shared his “first hand” knowledge of selling art in traditional galleries and art fairs. Dave is an active supporter of the arts in El Dorado County as a gallery owner, Art Affaire organizer and El Dorado County Arts Council board member. Our Vice President, Bill Monaghan shared his experience as an artist in a co-op gallery and as an active artist on the Art Show circuit.
Their presentations were so well received that, by popular demand, Dave and Bill have agreed to return to continue the discussion on “Selling Your Art”, at the November meeting.

Aug.27-Sept.12- Membership Show:
Jane Lober and her committee did a wonderful job of organizing the 2010 Membership Show. Gayle Rapport-Weiland judged the show and awarded the ribbons. It’s a show to be proud of!
Sept. 11 & 12- Grab some friends and go see the Membership Show at Hang It Up and Sacramento’s Vintage Ford’s Zoom Zoom-Woof Woof 2nd annual benefit to support Canines for Companions in Town Center.     Hang It Up Gallery at 4359 Town Center Blvd.
Congratulations to the award winning artists!

Best of Show- Marshall Brewer - Life Cycle

Land/Sea Scapes: 1st Sue Chapman - Under the Rainbow Bridge,
2nd Sharon Low - Folsom Lake From The Promontory

Floral/Still life: 1st Joey Cattone - Haul Hay, No Way,    2nd Sheri Hoeger - Blooming Arthchoke

Portrait- Figures: 1st  Varya Mcmillan -  Song of Silence,  2nd Paulette Gautier – Gypsy,
3rd  Charles Asher - Dark Eyes Smiling

Portrait Animals: Tracy Lewis- Aiko

Photography: 1st  Mike Ryan – Tubs, 2nd Paul Ferrin - Mission Stairs

Abstract: 1st  Varya McMillan - Forgotten Memories,   2nd  Joan Sexton - Holding it together

3D: 1st Lorri Silva - Cherry Blossom

Jewelry: 1st  Crista Dixon - Santo Domingo

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Attention:
2011 Meeting Changes
     EDH Senior Center-El Dorado Hills Blvd.
2nd Mon. 6 p.m.- 8 p.m.

2011 EDHAA Election of officers:
Step up to fill one of the Board positions or nominate someone that you believe will do a good job. Check the website for job descriptions: www.eldoradohillsarts.com

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September’s   Guest Speaker:
Susan Sarback, artist, author, and art instructor founded the School of Light and Color,
 in Fair Oaks, CA, in 1986.  

At an early age Susan began her formal study, it culminated in a Bachelors and Masters degree in Fine Art. After years of studying both abstract painting and representational art, she was still searching for a deeper understanding about light and color. She discovered Henry Hensche, an American Impressionist painter in the lineage of Charles Hawthorne, William Merrit Chase, and Claude Monet. After years of in-depth study with this master painter, she began to uncover the deep secrets about light and color that she had searched for throughout her life.

Trained in the lineage of the Impressionist painters, she has taught artists from all over the world how to enliven their work by seeing and painting with a broader understanding of light and color.

Her website is:
www.lightandcolor.com

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Post Impressionist Tour:  PART II, October 21st, 2010

The response to the June 3rd Birth of Impressionism Tour was incredible!  We filled two buses!!!!    Most who went indicated a desire to see the Post Impressionist exhibit, so we scheduled a tour for that exhibit on October 21st.  Don’t miss this opportunity to see the works of famous artists, without going to Paris!!   This tour is open to anyone who loves art, so come join us.

Paris’ Musee d’Orsay has shipped some of their art to San Francisco’s De Young Museum while they undergo refurbishing.  De Young is showing two exhibitions:  The Birth of Impressionism featuring such artists as Monet, Manet, Renoir, Degas and Whistler.  The second exhibit is Post Impressionist Masterpieces featuring Van Gogh, Gauguin, Cezanne and more, which starts this fall.

El Dorado Hills Arts Assn. has arranged a bus tour to the second exhibit:
Date: Thursday, October 21, 2010.

Price:  $45 per person
Includes transportation to/from De Young Museum, Tickets for the Museum tour, bridge tolls, parking, driver tip, drinks and snacks to and from San Francisco.
Time:  7:45 am – 5:30 pm

Meet at 7:45 a.m. in the EDH Towne Center parking lot near Wells Fargo Bank.  Bus leaves at 8:15 a.m. and arrives in San Francisco at approx 10:30.
This should allow time to visit the Academy of Science or the Japanese Tea Garden nearby, then enjoy lunch on your own before our Tour, which is 1:00 p.m.to 3:00 p.m.  The DeYoung Museum has a wonderful café and there are several nearby cafes and restaurants to accommodate us.

Buses will leave SF at 3:30 p.m. and arrive home approx. 5:30 p.m.
Your check is your reservation and all reservations are due by September 15, 2010.
Make your check payable to EDH Art Assn. and mail to:  EDH Art Assn,
P.O. Box 5277, EDH CA 95762.  Reservations will be accepted in order of date received.  These buses will fill up fast, so don’t wait!  Mail your check now.

If you have questions, please call Gwen Flores 916-939-2492, or email: gwenflores@sbcglobal.net.

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EDHAA General Meeting Minutes July,2010

Click here for a PDF version

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EDHAA Board Meeting Minutes

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El Dorado Hills Art Association Job Descriptions for:

President

  1. Attend all board and general association meetings if possible, otherwise appoint another board member to facilitate meeting.
  2. Meet and welcome new and current members.
  3. Set agenda for and conduct meetings, provide copies of agenda as necessary.
  4. Provide factual and up to date information regarding association activities during meetings.
  5. Remind board and general members of meetings dates and times. 
  6. Obtain input from board members to set meeting agendas.
  7. Communicate with board members in order to keep current with their responsibilities.  Provide assistance as needed.
  8. Oversee all association business and provide direction as needed. 
  9. Promote growth of the association by planning educational and interesting meetings that encourage member participation.         

   10.  Attend or communicate with other art organizations to identify
          upcoming art events or presentations.
   11.  Write president message to be published in the web site. 
   12. Send message to Editor by the third Wednesday of the month.

Vice President

  1. Attend all board and general association meetings if possible.
  2. Meet and welcome new and current members.
  3. Conduct board and general meetings as necessary.
  4. Be available to assist board members with their duties as needed.
  5. Contact and schedule demonstrators for general meetings. 
  6. Notify Web Master with scheduled dates, names and times of presentations.
  7. Monitor web site to ensure accuracy of dates, names, place and time  for demonstrators.
  8. Write demonstrator biographies for web site monthly updates.
  9. Provide encouragement, guidance and support to all members.
  10. Promote growth of EDHAA with ongoing contact through emails and phone calls.

Secretary

  1. Attend all board and general association meetings if possible,
  2. Meet and welcome new and current members at meetings. 
  3. Give sign-in sheet to Membership chairperson to tracking attendance.
  4. Take(s) accurate meeting minutes
  5. Concur(s) with president regarding accuracy of meeting minutes.
  6. Send(s) minutes to Web Master by the last day of each month, in order to have minutes posted on web site. 
  7. Keep(s) on going record of EDHAA business by maintaining a folder/binder which contains monthly newsletters, meeting minutes, board members names with contact information and photos of art work or demonstrations that may be of interest to members.  Bring to each meeting for members to view.
  8. Maintains office supplies for association.

Membership

  1. Attend all board and general association meetings if possible.
  2. Meet and welcome new and current members as they attend monthly meetings.
  3. Distribute(s) name tags and have members and guest sign in at the beginning of each meeting.
  4. Provide new members with application forms as needed. 
  5. Introduce new members at the general meeting.
  6. Inform new members that they may add their name, address, phone #, email, art medium and bio (50 words of less) to our web site/newsletter.  Member is responsible to provide information in a copy ready format.    Provide web masters email to facilitate this process. 
  7. Communicate(s) to all board members the names of new members joining association.
  8. Collect association dues and send money to Treasurer.
  9. Update Membership Roster and Handbook with new member information or changes to current member information as necessary.
  10. Distribute new member information to board members, including  areas if interest and art medium.  Add to membership spread sheet
  11. EDHAA Studio Tour:  Collect applications, identify if applicant is current member of EDHAA, create and maintain spread sheet of entries and forward show fees to treasure. 

   Treasurer

  1. Attend all board and general association meetings if possible,
  2. Meet and welcome new and current members
  3. Reimburse members for money paid for association related projects.
  4. Report association account activity/current balance during general meeting.
  5. Pay all bills incurred by association.
  6. Maintains EDHAA financial records including membership dues.
  7. Maintains financial spread sheet.  Ability to use Excel program is preferred.
  8. Pays honorarium to each demonstrator after presentation.
  9. Monitor(s) and remind(s) members when association dues are required. 

Special Events Coordinator

  1. Attend all board and general association meetings if possible.
  2. Meet and welcome new and current members.
  3. Chair and coordinate annual Membership show
  4. Coordinate EDH Branch library display case as necessary.
  5. Identify opportunities for art paint outs, tours or special events and communicate to members by informing Web Master to post on web site.
  6. Identify those members who are willing to teach a class or give workshops. 
  7. Give information to Web Master to post on web site.
  8. Assist with Studio Tour coordination as needed.

Newsletter/Editor

  1. Attend all board and general association meetings if possible.
  2. Meet and welcome new and current members.
  3. Include the following information for posting on web site: president message, meeting minutes and presenter’s biography. 
  4. Submit(s) articles to the web master by the 3rd Wed of each month.
  5. Print(s) and mail(s) newsletter to those members without email address or web site access.
  6. Solicit articles and/or write an article about local art events/items of interest and submit information to web master by the 3rd Wed of each month.
  7. Collaborate with Marketing chair to review and edit  all materials for publication to ensure accuracy of information.

Scholarship

  1. Attend all board and general association meetings if possible.
  2. Meet and welcome new and current members.
  3. Contact local junior and high schools to identify students who are eligible for EDHAA scholarships.
  4. Distribute application to student artists/schools.
  5. Collaborate with board members to identify eligibility requirements for scholarships.
  6. Schedule an interview with each student to review portfolio and to determine their long range plans and interest in art.
  7. Give updates during general meeting regarding student selection and presentations.

Marketing

  1. Attend all board and general association meetings if possible.
  2. Meet and welcome new and current members.
  3. Maintain contact information of newspaper editor’s names, phone # and email address.
  4. Establish a relationship with local newspaper editors (Village Life, Mountain Demo., Sacramento Bee, Folsom Telegraph, Gold Country Media, Aardvark, Sierra Style, El Dorado Guide) Give editors with your business card/contact information.
  5. Notify the news papers with information about any EDHAA member who has received special awards or recognition. Artist love publicity!

  6. Write all press releases for demonstrations, events and shows.
  7. Invite newspaper editors to interview demonstrators or anyone who is 
    spot lighted  for a special event.
  8. Follow up with a thank you note when newspaper/magazines publish a  story about an EDHAA artist, guest demonstrator or event.9.  Keep web master up to date regarding planned events.