Rocky Mountain Collage Society

          . We signed cards for Maxine and Carolyn, former board members, to thank them for all their hard work as board members.

          . The question as to whether or not to buy a page in the next edition of “Journeys” magazine was brought up. The cost would be $725-$100= $625. Since the goal of our organization is to teach, learn and share, Susan thought this might be a good move for us and give us more recognition. The estimated distribution is 15-20K people across the state. This includes places such as Vail, Aspen and Denver. Results of a vote= 8 yea, 1 nay. The works for the page will be determined by jury. Board members may be given preference. Susan is working for this magazine but the board agreed that it would not be a conflict of interest.

          . Several members are presenting demos through PALS (Palisade Art Lovers) at the Artist’s Haven..Renee Herring will show alcohol ink techniques next Wednesday, November 16 at 10AM and the cost is $10. Deborah Robinson will present a demo on spectra art tissue technique on Wednesday, January 18th at 10AM.

          . Raw Canvas gallery, an artist’s co-op, has moved to Main St and is looking for artists. A 10‘x10’ wall space is $100/mo. Cathy P. and Sue S. will talk to them about a space for RMCS members.

          . We now have three galleries downtown, Oakley’s, Lintott & Kurtzman’s and Raw Canvas.

          . New exhibit at the Blue Pig Gallery opens November 19 & 20th. Susan and Cathy are in the show.

          . A question of “should we provide a written agenda for board meetings”. Decided to email one a week prior. Bev B made the motion and Phil seconded. All in favor.

          . Phil Frisk shared some facts about the RMCS website. In January, there were 220 unique visitors to the site. Some are from foreign countries which is really special! About 1,000 “hits” on the site per month. Other sites were discussed like Facebook and Twitter and several of the members are already represented on those sites. It was decided that Phil would present this information tonight at the general meeting.

          . It was brought to our attention that we need to review any suggestions placed in the suggestion box. Have we done that lately?

          . A suggestion was made to have a meeting in the round so we can all hear.

The next general meeting will be held at Gayle Gerson’s on January 14th from 1-4PM with a board meeting before. Make the final decision on member’s show juror?         

Renee moved that the meeting be adjourned and Cathy seconded.

Submitted by Bev Thompson

Rocky Mountain Collage Society Membership Meeting Minutes

September 13, 2011 General Meeting

Meeting was called to order by President Sally Hall. There were 16 members in attendance. Phil gave the treasury report..our balance is $2984. A vote was taken on an amendment to the by-laws to change the dues period form July 1-June 30 to Jan 1-Dec 31. All voted in favor. Anyone who pays their dues at this time will have their membership extended to Dec 31, 2012. Next a vote was taken on the open 4 board positions. The four people recommended for board membership were: Deborah Robinson; Bev Benker; Jeanette Davis; Rene Herring. Sally asked for nominations from the floor. As there were none, a vote was taken by a show of hands. The nominees were confirmed by a vote of 14 to 2. An announcement that the open studio tour is scheduled for Oct. 8 and 9. One of our members, Carolyn McCann is part of the tour with her work exhibited at the Artist’s Haven. The November 8th meeting was discussed as being one for sharing ideas etc. RMCS celebrates its 5th year! Hooray for us. Gayle Gerson won the door prize.

Our program for the evening was presented by the Critique Group of George Calison, Wilda Fortune, Brookes Powell, and Charles Morris. They talked about how their group was formed and how they ran their critique sessions. A hand out outlining criteria and rules was distributed. They then demonstrated a critique session for us. Afterwards we discussed the possibility of forming our own critique group(s). The meeting was adjourned.

September 13, 2011 Board Meeting

Present: Cathey Pabst, Gayle Gerson, Sally Hall, Phil Frisk, Beverly Thompson.

1) Sally handed out sheets with the proposed amendment to the by-laws concerning a change of the dues period. The old period is from July 1st through June 30th. The new change would be January 1st through December 31st. All members who have paid their dues in 2011 will have their membership extended to December 31st, 2012.

2) Member shows:
    a) Suzie Gardner is in charge of scheduling at CMU (Colorado Mesa University)  Susan Stanton will stop in on Wednesday to see if we can do a show there  before our next member show in October 2012.
    b) Someone suggested that we talk to Laurie at the Art Center about exhibiting! work in the gift shop.
    c) We have a scheduled show at Planet Wines in July 2014. Sally has an exhibit there in Feb 2012.
    d) We need to make sure that members tell us about their shows and exhibits so we can pass the information along and encourage support. See #9 below.
    e) A possible show including the Denver group in the fall of 2013 at the Spark Gallery there. The gallery would cost $4oo for the month and can accommodate 40 art works Gayle will call to check out specifics.

3) Recommendations for new board members are as follows:
Deborah Robinson, Bev Benker, Jeannette Davis, Renee Herring.
Nominations will also be accepted from the floor. Voting will be by show of hands.
Carolyn McDaniels & Maxine are stepping down. Sherry will remain on the board but will no longer be secretary. Bev Thompson will take over for her.

4) Workshops:
    a) Camille (Silver Palate) wants to bring in Lorie Reed from Galesburg, IL to do a workshop (she exhibited her work at the May show at the Art Center) Susan wondered if we could also use her to jury our member show at the same time.  We should check her website reedstudios.net to see other things she has done. Also to check any teaching credentials.
    b) Susan suggested that Heather Peterson from the college might be a good choice to do a workshop as well. We could invite her to be a guest?

5) Guest Speakers for General Membership Meeting Sept. 9, 2011:
Cathey talked about the “critique group” that would be speaking tonight. She has a list of their names as well as a handout of theirs about running a critique group. Should we set up critique groups within our organization? All agreed that feedback about our work is always good.

6) NAME TAGS! Yippee! A good idea to help everyone get to know fellow members and guests.

7)MEETINGS
    a) November Meeting: We won't have a speaker for that one. Instead, it will be a sharing opportunity for all materials, expertise, websites, tools. We should write out the things we are sharing to make it easier.
    b) January Meeting: Will be held again at Gayle Gersonʼs home. Some suggestions for the format: Pass around the piece of artwork every 10 minutes or so; Move to different medium stations; Start with a line and go from there; Work in ONE form i.e. black & white, one color etc.
    c) March: Fiber arts with Karen Tabor.
    d) May: Camille will talk about how to put together a show & the differences
between art centers and art galleries.

8) Membership Drive: Should we email former members and tell them we miss them?
Five members signed up through PayPal.

9) Open positions for board members: Historian; Liaison for member's individual shows; Membership advocate (see 2d above).

10) Phil reported that we have two money accounts now, one with a bank and one with PayPal.

July 6, 2011 Board Meeting

In attendance were: Sally Hall, Cathey Pabst, Gayle Gerson, Candy Webber, Maxine Buchholtz, and Phil Frisk.p>

Discussions included the following: The Sketch Book Project.com, internet on-line classes, Member's Show, possible locations for additional shows, RMCS website updates and newsletters, website forms for shows and membership with credit card payment option, topics for next year's meetings, raffle drawings and election of next year's Board of Directors.

Membership meeting topics were decided:
Sept. 13, 2011 - Critiques, sharing papers, tips and techniques;
Nov. 8, 2011 - Member presentations;
JaJan. 14, 2012 - Gayle Gerson's home;
Mar. 13, 2012 - Fiber Arts presentation; r /> May 8, 2012 - Marketing your artwork and Art as a business.

May 24, 2011 Board Meeting

Sally Dolan called the meeting to order.

The treasury reports $2,749.73.

OlOld Business: Two suggestions from Susan Stanton for workshop leaders and judges for the 2012 show are the new mixed-media professor at Mesa State, or Gretchen Bierbaum, National Collage Society executive.

New Business: Cathey Pabst reported that she has been working with the Creamery regarding a possible show in September, 2011. She also said that Two Rivers Winery would like RMCS to show September 1-28, 2011. The winery is looking at having the month long show in one of the barrel rooms, and are especially interested in farm or vineyard related collages, and have provided Cathey with Riesling labels if anyone is interested in using them in their art. Under discussion is the advisability of having two shows running at the same time. It was the consensus at the meeting that two shows running at the same time would leave exhibit hangers short-handed.

Ashley Benton is looking for artists to work in the Paonia Art Walk, the last Friday of the summer months. You can contact her at 970-846-7175.

Board members have a term of one year. Vacancies will include Historian, as Maxine Buchholz is resigning, and Secretary, as Sheri LeBeau is also resigning.

It was suggested that a publicity package be put together as a long-term goal so that approaching show venue representatives with ideas would be easier, more uniform and efficient. A meeting will be held to discuss publicity package contents.

Meeting was adjourned.

May 14, 2011 General Membership Meeting

The May meeting was held in conjunction with the Art Student League from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. This informal meeting gave participants the opportunity to bring their materials and work, as well as to stop occasionally for a demonstration.

Gayle Gerson gave a demonstration on collage techniques, including using tissue papers and altering them, and using Citrasolve as a solvent to distort inks on glossy magazines like National Geographic.

Deborah Robinson gave a demonstration of her “Windowpane” printmaking technique, using Avery labels, markers and embellishments to create a symmetrical design, based on a grid, to create a small work that can inspire a larger collage.

Cathey Pabst gave a demonstration on other collage techniques, including using Jet Blue as a resist for acrylic paints.

Tom Callenberg gave a demonstration on mat cutting techniques, including outside cuts, and internal bevel cuts. Participants were given an opportunity to cut sample mats for themselves.

Although the meeting conflicted with the Art Space Open Studio tours, resulting in lower attendance, it was both fun and educational.

March 8, 2011 Board Meeting

Sally Dolan brought the meeting to order. She then shared the news that congratulations were in order for Cathey Pabst, who was profiled in Grand Valley Magazine.

The treasury reports $2,774.73 and 41 members.

The next meeting will be held Saturday, May 14, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., at the Art Center. The meeting will be held in conjunction with the Art Student League. January minutes were accepted.

Old Business: The Gould Gallery has been secured for the biennial show, September 1-28, 2011. The opening will be September 7. The Colorado room is available for workshops, possibly September 8-9. The wood show is being held in conjunction with the RMCS show, so 2/3 of the space is available. Please submit workshop leader ideas to Sally Dolan.

New Business: Art Space is planning a show in the fall. Artists wanting more information can go to www.artspacecolorado.org. If you are interested in doing a demonstration, please contact Gayle Gerson.

Deborah Robinson sent in her packet for her May demonstration of her “Windowpane” method, consisting of Avery labels, markers, glitter, etc. The artist will collect her own fee from participants.

Bev Thompson is working on a preliminary policy statement for compensating guest artists.

The Source Book will now be an online resource.

Board members serve for a term of one year. Sally asked which board members were planning to continue into the next year. Maxine Buchholz announced that she would be resigning her position so that she could plan a wedding.

March 8, 2011 General Membership Meeting

Sally Dolan called the meeting to order and introduced the guest speaker, Ashley Benton. Ashley is a Paonia mixed-media artist who spoke about a variety of her works and techniques, including using resins.

January 15, 2011 Board Meeting

The board meeting was held at Gayle Gerson's home, January 15, 11:00 a.m.  Sally Hall, President, called the meeting to order.  In attendance were Phil Frisk, Gayle Gerson, Susan Stanton and Beverly Thompson.

The Treasurer reported $2,924.73, and 41 members. 

The next meeting will be held March 8, 2011.

Susan Stanton gave an update on the progress of expansion of RMCS on the Eastern Slope based on an email from Janice McDonald, our East Slope representative in Denver.  Janice  reports,  "At this time, I have only about 10 names of collage artists who may be likely suspects for this group. I will organize a meeting for this spring and see what kind of interest there is. I can post notices at art supply store, art students league, etc. to try to reach some of those flying below the radar! And I'll take a look at the NCS roster and see if there are others to invite, possibly in Boulder, or other front range communities."

We discussed a long range plan (18-24 months) to sponsor a members' show on the Front Range and possible booking rental space or a community/municipal hall that potentially could be rent free for that show.

Susan Stanton reported on the March 8th members' meeting demo with Ashley Benton.  We discussed a policy for compensating visiting guest artists for their time and travel expense.  An honorarium of $50 was suggested. 

A "Window Motherboard" demo is planned for the May meeting by Deborah Robinson.   We discussed reimbursement for materials used in the demo.  It was suggested that members sign up for the demo and contribute some amount, like $2-$3/each, for the materials they will use.  Deborah will be contacted to get an estimate on the actual cost of the materials provided.

Beverly Thompson will put together a policy statement for compensating visiting guest artists as well as member presenters.  It was suggested something, like a $5 gift card from Artist's Haven, be given to member presenters. 

Donna Bergman has information from Airfloat Systems, Inc. for shipping artwork and the possibility of a 20% discount to RMCS members if we sign-up and give them our email list for promotion.  We discussed a policy of protecting our mailing list from use of what might be considered spam.  Names of our members are already available on our website if Air Float Systems needs to verify a person’s membership.

Door prizes for members' meeting drawings (valued at $8-$10) are contributed by board members.  Gayle Gerson volunteered to provide the March meeting door prize and Beverly Thompson will give the May prize.

We discussed a prospectus about the Creamery Show in Hotchkiss for members to enter.  We secured the "Peach" room at $150 for September for a Miniatures show with a 12"x12" size and 2 pieces per member limitation.  Phil Frisk will submit three  digital artwork examples from our RMCS Gallery photos for their poster and promotional material.  All members will receive more information by email.

The 2012 Biannual Members' Show was discussed.  We need to look for a Workshop Presenter Artist on the order of Jonathan Talbot.  Susan thought that we might share the presenter with the group on the front range.  We will schedule the Art Center Gould Gallery and possibly the hallway for overflow and the Colorado room for a Workshop meeting place.

There will be no printed agenda for the Members' Meetings (to save paper.)  Sally Dolan reviewed the items to be placed on the agenda for the Jan. 15th membership meeting.

The meeting was adjourned.

Respectfully submitted from notes taken by Phil Frisk and Beverly Thompson in the absence of our secretary, Sheri LaBeau.

January 15, 2011 General Membership Meeting

The members' meeting was held at Gayle Gerson's home, January 15, 1:00 p.m.

Member News:
Grand Junction Art Students League will move to The Art Center in March on the second Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Patrick Metoyer was honored for his winning photograph in the Colorado National Monument show on exhibit at the Grand Junction City Hall from January 7 through March 31, 2011.

The Treasurer reported $2,924.73, and 41 members.

The March RMCS Members' Meeting will feature visiting guest artist, Ashley Benton, demo presentation.

Announcement of Creamery Show in Hotchkiss for members in September in the "Peach" room. Miniatures to be exhibited with a 12"x12" size and 2 pieces per member limitation.

Patrick Metoyer provided Valentine cards for members to write notes for our troupes in Afghanistan and Bosnia.

Thanks again to Gayle Gerson for hosting the delightful RMCS January Members' Meeting at her home. We enjoyed unwrapping our "bundles" (some of which were frozen and wet!) to discover interesting stained and weathered papers to use in our collages, a heat-gun paper scorching demo by Thomas Calenberg, and exchanging partially finished collages to work on. A highlight was counter-tops full of goodies to munch on.

Respectfully submitted by Phil Frisk in the absence of our secretary, Sheri LaBeau.

November 9, 2010 Board Meeting

Sally Dolan, President, called the meeting to order.

The Treasurer reported $2,899.73, and 38 members.

The next board meeting will be held at Gayle Gerson's house, January 15, 100 a.m.

It has been moved that minutes be accepted by email and posted on the website rather than at the board meeting. Approved.

The RMCS show was successful. Cathey Pabst took notes on ways to improve the next show, including revamping the drop-off procedure, and having only one team hanging the show to avoid confusion.

Gayle demonstrated the DisCo Bundle that members will put together and leave to weather before the meeting at her house in January. She will also demonstrate it at the member meeting tonight.

The East Slope RMCS is currently being set up and Susan Stanton has been actively involved in helping Janice McDonald organize that. Some questions still need to be considered by the board about the amount of involvement and support that RMCS can provide them. It was agreed that we would try to provide umbrella support for the East Slope, and be actively involved in a future show in Denver. It was suggested that a smaller committee be formed to answer the most pressing needs.

Deborah Robinson would like to do a demo on her Windowpane Motherboard in May. It was suggested that May be used as a meeting for demos and experimentation.

The Creamery has again offered show space for the RMCS. It was suggested that a member be asked to oversee it with a board member.

The meeting was adjourned and opened to Roger McCoy's presentation on the jury process and what a judge looks for in a successful piece of work. His handout will be posted on the website.

The member meeting tonight will be "Collage Inspired by the Masters," as well as a demonstration of the DisCo Bundle (Disintegration Collaboration).

August 30, 2010 Board Meeting

Susan Stanton called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.  The May minutes were approved.

Candy Webber gave the financial report.  RMCS has $2424.26, with a $25 membership pending.  Susan noted that in July of 2007 the balance began with $420.00.

Phil Frisk made several updates to the website this summer.  He is willing to serve as Webmaster, including updating membership list.  The Board voted to ask Phil to become a Board member.

The theme "Growing by Pieces" was chosen for the 2010/2011 year.  The first meeting of the year is also the Annual meeting.  It will be held Saturday, September 11, 2010, from 1:00-4:00 p.m. at the Art Center.  In addition to Annual meeting business, all members are encouraged to bring a piece that they would like to have critiqued before the show.  There will also be a hands-on working time, so all members are encouraged to bring whatever they are working on, and all their materials.

November 9, 2010 will be a hands-on meeting at 7:00 p.m. at the Art Center.  Silvia Wilhelm suggested creating collages inspired by the Master's works, and that will be the focus of this meeting.  A Board meeting is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. before the regular meeting.

Gayle Gerson has generously offered to repeat the very successful meeting she held at her house.  It will be a working meeting, on Saturday, January 15, 2011.  All artists are encouraged to bring their starter collages they no longer wish to work on so another artist can give it a go.  More details will be forthcoming.

The March meeting will be a combination of speaker and demonstrations.  One suggestion is Ashley Benton from Paonia.

The May meeting will be a Celebration meeting, and a working one.  Glue/medium and scissors are all the members need to bring.  Other materials will be provided. 

A "sharing box" will be created for the convenience of members who are struggling to carry so many supplies back and forth to the meetings.  The box will be designed for all members to contribute to whenever they can, or contribute a few dollars to it now and then.

The drawings were quite a success last year, and the board voted to keep them. 

Susan Stanton is stepping down as President.  Following her 2009/2010 term she will continue to serve as Member of the Board, Past President, and NCS Regional Representative.  Sally Dolan is interested in serving in the position and the Board highly recommends her. 

The Bylaws were reviewed and the board voted to amend them. The Board of Directors made their recommendations for the Ballet for the upcoming 2010/2011 Board Term.  Recommended were:  Sally Dolan, Gayle Gerson, Candy Webber, Cathey Pabst, Maxine Buchholz, Susan Stanton, Caroline McDaniel, Phil Frisk, and Sheri LeBeau.  Nominations will also be open to be given from the floor at the annual meeting. Phil Frisk will forward a reminder of the Annual Meeting, a copy of the Bylaws and a Board of Director's Ballot to all members. 

The Second Biennial Member's Exhibition is October 1st.  Members will also be sent an email copy of the prospectus.  Board Members signed up for a variety of volunteer roles to facilitate the intake and hanging of work.  Susan will confirm date and time for Roger McCoy to judge the exhibit.

The RMCS book that Maxine has been working on is as complete as it can be without further input from members.  Members can still participate, and if they have lost their original paper they can contact Maxine at the Art Center.  Maxine has offered to bring it to the September meeting.

Susan Stanton and Gretchen Bierbaum, from the National Collage Society, have contacted East slope collage artists to begin expansion work of RMCS and are communicating about a RMCS Regional Exhibit in the future in the Denver Area. 

Susan adjourned the meeting at 9:00 p.m.

May 11, 2010 Board Meeting

Present:  Gayle, Maxine, Sheri, Candy, Sally, Cathey, Susan

Meeting was opened with sharing and art news updates.  The Talbot workshop was successful and brought in some profit and new members.  The Community Panel with Jonathan Talbot turned out well also.  A thank you card was sent around to be signed to be given to Susie Garner, Department Head at Mesa State, thanking her for the opportunity to collaborate in the Jonathan Talbot workshop. 

Treasure Candy Webber reported $1385.78 as our balance.  RMCS will donate $100 for the use of the building for the 2009/10 year. 

The website is looking great and members were encouraged to continue to take advantage of their opportunity to have their own web page. 

The past years format of 2009/10 z “Year of the Challenges” will be implemented for 2010/11 with a few change.   Gayle suggested the title of 2010/11 theme to be:  Growing by Pieces. The Board adopted this suggestion.

The Annual Meeting will have a Show & Tell with a friendly critique time.  There will be two day time meetings scheduled this term that will be announced.  One will provide a show and tell and one will provide a speaker. 

September 11, 2010 is scheduled for the Annual Meeting and will kick off the year starting at 1:00-4:00 p.m. at the Art Center.  Everyone is encouraged to invite folks from around the state and region to attend this daytime meeting.  Agenda items will consist of ballet votes for 2010/11 Board Members and Bylaw changes.  Business will be followed by a “Show & Tell” of recent members work with a time for friendly critique.  The rest of the meeting will be filled with collageing. 

Sheri Labue suggested that the RMCS have a Sharing Box of collage materials.  Everyone can contribute to the box with shared items.  The Board agreed.

Board members will be in charge of receiving and hanging of the 2^nd Biennial Membership Exhibition to be held at the Art Center October 1.  Final details will be planned out at the next Board Meeting.  Some discussion took place about how to organize in receiving of work.  Sheri mentioned the potential need of hiring someone to hang the work and suggested women named Sharon.  Susan said she will ask Camille if assistance will be provided by the Art Center to hang work.  Sheri will bring her lap top to do intake as members drop off work.  Sally will receive entry forms.  Gayle will prepare prospectus.  Susan brought signed contract with Roger McCoy agreeing to judge the exhibit.  Susan asked if the Board wanted a blind jury.  Further discussion on this topic will take place at next board meeting. 

Board members were asked if they are interested in serving another term.  Everyone present said “Yes”.   Dialogue took place about long term goals which will be revisited in August. 

Susan thanked the Board members for a great year.  Board Member ribbons were handed out in recognition of Sheri LeBeau and Cathey Pabst’s 1^st year as Board Members.  Next Board Meeting is Monday August 30^th (time to be announced).  Meeting adjourned. 

Respectfully submitted,  Susan Stanton, President  

May 11, 2010 General Membership Meeting

Susan gave a welcome to the membership and guests. The floor was opened up for discussion to share of art news and updates.

The National Collage Society’s (NCS) deadline for the “Wish You Were Here” Postcard Show was announced along with the news of the e-book (info can be found at www.nationalcollage.com or www.infoatnationalcollage.com. RMCS members are encouraged to also become part of the NCS as we are an affiliate organization.

Susan gave a brief report on the Jonathan Talbot workshop and Community Panel. Membership was encouraged to view and participate with TheArtsMap.com.

Treasurer Candy Webber gave the financial reports with a balance of $1385.78.

News on the RMCS’s website was shared by Phil Frisk. Members are encouraged to send Phil images of their collages to take advantage of their own web page.

Updates on the RMCS Collage Book were given that Maxine Buckholts has graciously been working on as members submit one original collage. The submissions for the book are ongoing but members who want to participate were encouraged to submit work during the summer in order for Maxine to have the book at least ready for display for the 2nd Biennial Membership Exhibit. Maxine is available for delivery of work on Tuesday’s at the Art Center or can be contacted at 424-0683.

Discussion of this past “Year of the Challenges” took place and thanks were given to everyone’s creative minds and input. There will be a similar format for the upcoming 2010/2011 year with the theme being “Growing by Pieces”. Members were encouraged to share their ideas for upcoming challenges.

Announcement was made that the prospectus would be designed and sent out to members this summer for the upcoming 2nd Biennial Membership Exhibition. Gayle Gerson will put the prospectus together and it will be posted on our web.

It was announced that the RMCS does not meet during summer months. The next meeting will be September 11, 2010 for the Annual Meeting on Saturday at the Art Center from 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. Members were encouraged to invite guests from territories surrounding Colorado and all over the state.

Guest speaker Kris Reddon of the Business Incubator was introduced. Members were encouraged to multi task as they worked on their Merz pieces and listened to presentation. Q & A time was given. Thanks to Connie Smith for arranging this informative presentation. A “Thank You” will be sent to Kris.

Meeting was adjourned.

Respectfully submitted, Secretary, Sheri Lebeau, and President, Susan Stanton

March 9, 2010 Board Meeting

Gayle Gerson called the meeting to order. Present were Gayle Gerson, Cathey Pabst, Candy Webber, Maxine Buchholtz, and Sheri LeBeau

Gayle reported that an Art Student's League is being formed. The meetings will be held at Lincoln Park Barn, every third Sunday, beginning in June. Sara Alyn Oakley obtained a small grant to cover liability insurance and other start-up expenses. She worked with the city to gain access to the Lincoln Park Barn. Dues are tentatively set for $25.00 annually.

Connie Smith has finalized the plans for the art photography day with Rob and Patti Kurtzman, of Frameworks and Gallery. Anyone desiring photo documentation of art pieces can call Patti at 243-7074, by March 21, for an appointment. The photography will be done Sunday, March 28, 2010, with appointments from 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. at the Art Center. Maxine Buchholtz will be on hand that day to facilitate. The cost is $20.00 per piece, plus a $2.00 donation to the Art Center.

Connie will also bring copies of the "Best Practices" handout to the meeting for distribution to members and will send it to Phil Frisk for inclusion on the website. It was suggested that another name be found that does not imply a uniform standard for all artists, and Gayle suggested "Really Good Ideas." The handout will be an ongoing project.

Also, Connie asked the Business Incubator to come out to the May meeting and give some information on art as a business. Members are encouraged to send their questions to Connie Smith to be included in the program, although it will be an informal program. We would just like for the Business Incubator to have an idea of what our members are interested in, and we would not like to conflict with what Artspace is doing.

A community panel on mixed-media collage will be held Thursday, April 22, from 7:00-8:30 p.m., at The Fine Arts Building on Mesa State's campus. The room is TBA, but will possibly be in #214. The panel will be moderated by Jonathon Talbot, and will include John Anglim, Tamara Hollis, Caolo Lowry, Gayle Gerson, Camille Silverman, and Vinje Lawson. The public is welcome and there is no fee.

Jonathan Talbot Workshop: We currently have 15 participants signed up plus the two who won the scholarships. A second workshop is being planned for the following weekend. Jonathan will need some folks to help with hand-outs and maybe someone to order or pick up lunch. He needs a clean stack of newspapers 24 inches high (Susan can bring). Deb Snider will let us know what she would like help with those two days.

Financial Report: Candy Webber reported $1, 691 in the treasury. The Talbot workshop scholarship winners were Sheri LeBeau and Caroline McDaniel.

Candy Webber will send Phil Frisk a thank you card for the excellent work he has done on the website.

The Member's Show will be held at the Art Center in October. Roger McCoy agreed to judge the show, and RMCS agreed to pay a judging fee of $200. The prospectus will be ready by August, and preliminary information will be available at the May meeting. The entry fee will be $10 per piece, or $25 for three pieces. Since the show is for original artwork only (no prints), and not previously shown at the Art Center, there will also be a "Print Bin" where artists can sell prints of their work. The fee will be $15 to participate in the "Print Bin."

Gayle will check with Camille about the possible number of pieces that will fit into the Gould Gallery. If enough entry fees are not generated the RMCS will take that money out of the treasury budget. We recommend setting aside $200 for any shortfall. If all the fees are collected, however, the $200 could be used for a possible award for the show. Sheri LeBeau will work to acquire other awards for the show. Candy Webber will host an RMCS social for at some point during the opening week at her home. She will give more details as the planning becomes more firm.

Thanks so much Maxine for your expertise and time on the book project, which is well underway! The deadline has been extended to May 11, but artists are encouraged to submit their work and photo information to Maxine as quickly as possible.

John Anglim accepted the opportunity to create the logo. He submitted two possible ideas for the logo, and the board chose one that could be manipulated into either a horizontal or vertical format.

Cathey Pabst contacted the coordinator for May’s “Art & Jazz," but the festival does not accept organizations of artists, simply individuals willing to demonstrate. The coordinator also there would be no room to display art or sell it, and the board decided to not pursue that any further.

The next Board Meeting will be May 11th, 5:30 p.m., prior to the membership meeting.

The May 11th theme will be “ Merz” and the last meeting for the year. It was suggested that we have this meeting be a fun “party” kind of meeting with a little finger food and perhaps tea/wine, along with the drawing for people who brought guests. However, it was decided that the May meeting would be pretty full with the Business Incubator and Merz project, and that the social would be better reserved for the bash at Candy Webber's home in October.

Planning for Annual Meeting September 2010: At the last board meeting we discussed holding the Annual Meeting on a Saturday. This would give out of town folks an opportunity to attend. We could have a longer meeting to do the board nominations and then do some sort of hands on collage session. Please look at a calendar and discuss September 11th or 18th. We also would need to check with the Art Center to see if they have a Saturday available. Discussion on this was tabled until the May board meeting.

Meeting adjourned

Respectfully submitted,

Sheri LeBeau

March 9, 2010 General Membership Meeting

Gayle Gerson called the meeting to order. Two new guests were introduced: Beverly Thompson and Irene M. Evancho. The drawing was awarded to Rena Francis, provided by Cathey Pabst, and included a great pair of collage scissors.

Gayle reported that an Art Student's League is being formed. The meetings will be held at Lincoln Park Barn, every third Sunday, beginning in June. Sara Alyn Oakley obtained a small grant to cover liability insurance and other start-up expenses. She worked with the city to gain access to the Lincoln Park Barn. Dues are tentatively set for $25.00 annually.

Connie Smith has finalized the plans for the art photography day with Rob and Patti Kurtzman, of Frameworks and Gallery. Anyone desiring photo documentation of art pieces can call Patti at 243-7074, by March 21, for an appointment. The photography will be done Sunday, March 28, 2010, with appointments from 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. at the Art Center. Maxine Buchholtz will be on hand that day to facilitate. The cost is $20.00 per piece, plus a $2.00 donation to the Art Center.

Connie brought copies of the "Best Practices" handout to the meeting for distribution to members and will send it to Phil Frisk for inclusion on the website. The handout will be an ongoing project.

Also, Connie asked the Business Incubator to come out to the May meeting and give some information on art as a business. Members are encouraged to send their questions to Connie Smith to be included in the program, although it will be an informal program. We would just like for the Business Incubator to have an idea of what our members are interested in, and we would not like to conflict with what Artspace is doing.

A community panel on mixed-media collage will be held Thursday, April 22, from 7:00-8:30 p.m., at The Fine Arts Building on Mesa State's campus. The room is TBA, but will possibly be in #214. The panel will be moderated by Jonathon Talbot, and will include John Anglim, Tamara Hollis, Caolo Lowry, Gayle Gerson, Camille Silverman, and Vinje Lawson. The public is welcome and there is no fee.

The Jonathon Talbot Workshop, April 24-25th , has had so much response that a second one has been planned for May 1 and 2. Call: (845) 258-4620, or go to www.talbot1.com/workshop . (Mention your RMCS membership for a $50 discount!) Also, check out the free open sessions at Mesa State April 19-23. The schedule is on the RMCS website.

The May 11th , 7:00 p.m., will be devoted to art work inspired by Kurt Scwitter's "Merz." Bring a friend/s to the meeting and qualify to enter your name into May’s Grand Prize drawing (you must be present to win)! There will also be a representative from the Business Incubator to answer questions about the business side of being an artist.

Membership renewal is the end of June, so please contact Candy Webber to renew your membership. September is the Annual Meeting to re-elect officers and take care of business. More information will be available in May about that meeting.

Candy Webber reported $1, 691 in the treasury.

Phil reminded members to take advantage of the online gallery to display their work. Get in touch with Phil and send him photos and your biography for your page.

Members brought in their collages from the January meeting at Gayle's house and displayed them for the “Photo Shoot” after the meeting.

The Member's Show will be held at the Art Center in October. Roger McCoy agreed to judge the show, and RMCS agreed to pay a judging fee of $200. The prospectus will be ready by August, and preliminary information will be available at the May meeting. The entry fee will be $10 per piece, or $25 for three pieces. Gayle will check with Camille about the possible number of pieces that will fit into the Gould Gallery. If enough entry fees are not generated the RMCS will take that money out of the treasury budget. We recommend setting aside $200 for any shortfall. If all the fees are collected, however, the $200 could be used for a possible award for the show. Sheri LeBeau will work to acquire other awards for the show. Candy Webber will host an RMCS social for at some point during the opening week at her home. She will give more details as the planning becomes more firm.

Thanks so much Maxine for your expertise and time on the book project, which is well underway! The deadline has been extended to May 11, but artists are encouraged to submit their work and photo information to Maxine as quickly as possible.

John Anglim accepted the opportunity to create the logo. He submitted two possible ideas for the logo, and the board chose one that could be manipulated into either a horizontal or vertical format.

Finally, the members broke into their workspaces to work on the National Collage Society's “Wish You Were Here” Postcard.

Thank you for being part of RMCS!

Meeting adjourned

Respectfully Submitted,

Sheri LeBeau

November 2009 General Membership Meeting

Susan Stanton called the meeting to order, and announced that one honorary membership to the society had been awarded to Vinje. A Mesa State Student memberships was awarded to Kim Peterson. Both new members were introduced.

Present were: Susan Stanton, Gayle Gerson, Connie Smith, Deborah Robinson, Maxine Buchholz, Sally Dolan, Deborah English, Sylvia Wilhelm, and Sheri LeBeau.

Guests were introduced: Barbara Williamson, Sammi LeBeau, Phil Frisk, Rena Francis, and Bruce Fitzgerald. Connie Smith was featured with her work in the September issue of Grand Valley Magazine. Kim Crane's work was included in the Art Center's Newsletter. Vinje's "Lakeside" painting was chosen to be awarded as "Champion of the Arts Award." Mesa State College has acquired art from Gayle Gerson which will be displayed on the third floor of the ACB building. Maxine Buchholz will be posting photos of recent art showings on the Society web page. The three shows the Society participated in at The First Presbyterian Church, The Coffee Studio, and Barnes and Noble, were well received. Thank you to Cathey Pabst and Sally Dolan for making them such a success!

Board Members for 2009/2010 were announced. Susan Stanton, President; Gayle Gerson, Vice President; Candy Webber, Treasurer; Sheri LeBeau, Secretary; Cathey Pabst; Exhibition Coordinator; Sally Dolan Exhibition Co-Chair/Member at Large; Caroline McDaniel, Member at Large. p>

Candy Webber, Treasurer, reports a balance of $1,676.28, with a total of 28 members.

The drawing prize, provided by Sally Dolan, was a book by collage artist and instructor, Jonathon Talbot. Kim Crane was the lucky winner! Jonathon Talbot is planning on giving a workshop at Mesa State College, which will be co-hosted by the RMCS. Dates are tentatively set for April 24 and 25, 2010. For more information on Jonathon Talbot, visit his website, www.talbot1.com. The workshop will be $275, with a $50 discount to RMCS members only, who must register by snail mail or by calling Jonathon Talbot to register. Although his website is set up to take registrations, it is not set up to give the discount. The workshop will accept 20 participants.

Connie Smith is compiling an artist's pamphlet of some of the best practices of collage making and selling. The pamphlet will be compiled and given out at the January meeting. Please give as much input as you can, and send your answers to Connie at kaniart@bresnan.net by January 1, 2010. How do you sign artwork? How do you price artwork? How do you keep track of sales? Do you keep a database? How do you track which pieces are in a show and when do you pick them up? How should backs of art be finished? What are some ideas to display work locally? What is your system for organizing paper? What are some helpful studio tips for organization? What are some publications, books, websites, suppliers you like? Any other tips or ideas? Thanks to Connie for this undertaking.

The Rocky Mountain Collage Society would like to put together a special project during 2010. Members will be given a special sheet of paper to create a collage for a special book. Completed collages will be given to Maxine Buchholz. She has agreed to bind the book especially for RMCS, and display it during show.

RMCS will be hosting the 2nd Members Show October 2010 at the Art Center. Also, a reminder of the Art Center Membership show February 1.

Anyone that has website updates is encouraged to contact Gayle Gerson at galstarr@bresnan.net or 241-8561. Each member can send a photo of an artwork to Gayle to be displayed in the gallery on the website, at no charge.

The next meeting will be hosted by Gayle Gerson. The meeting will be Saturday, January 16, 2010, at Gayle's from 1:00-4:00 p.m. Her address is 289 Chinle Court, 241-8561. Everyone will be given a bag of the same collage materials. Come prepared with your own matte medium, ground, tools and brushes. Please RSVP before the end of December to enable Gayle to plan the bags of collage materials.