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TACA Highland Rim Chapter September 2005 Newsletter & Minutes

Highland Rim Officers for 2005:
President: Tim Hintz
Vice-President: John Lucas
Treasurer: Noreen Grisolano
Secretary: Deborah Sam
Board Reps: Jeanne Brady, Tim Hintz, Adele Seitzinger, and Virginia Walker.

September 16, 2005 Meeting Minutes:

The Chapter met at Merritt Ireland 's new gallery and studio. In attendance were: Jeanne Brady, Susan DeMay, Andrzej Gutek, Rob Harvey, Tim Hintz, Merritt Ireland , Nancy and Ralph Jansen, Susan and William Kooienga, Claudia Lee, John Lucas, Breanna Rockstad-Kincaid, Deborah Sam, Adele and Sarah Seitzinger, Carol Ventura, and Mike Whiteman.

Treasurer's Report: Noreen reported via eMail that the Chapter made $1,000 on Fall Funfest and paid Mike half ($500). The balance is now $1,673.38 .

TACA Spring Fair Chapter Booth follow up discussion: $30-$40 of the missing funds was covered by the treasury, and the consensus was that at the last meeting it was decided that since the group booth was available for members to gain experience, all sellers needed to be present during the fair.

Merritt gave a report on the successful use of the funds the chapter donated to the Pacesetters.

TACA Website Update: The site will debut at the Fall Fair and there will be a 15% discount (of the $50 fee) for members that sign up for a gallery spot before the Chattanooga Fair (Oct. 1-2). Tim also talked about the Retail Gallery/Exhibition Space. The fund raising committee will begin a major donor campaign in October.

Mike gave a report on the successful and fun Fall Fun Fest. Next year, it will be promoted as a day-and-a-half event. A chapter sign and flyers to join TACA were suggested for the chapter group booth. The chapter booth also did well.

Tim followed through on his idea for Demo days at the Smithville Farmers Market on the Square in June, and September. He even got himself front page coverage for September. Please feel free to join him (usually on the east side) in demonstrating your specialty. The only restrictions from the Market folks are that everyone clean up after him/herself and that the demo area not become a flea market.

(Touring?) Group exhibitions: rapid progress on this front-Woodbury (William), Cumberland University (Susan), and potentially Sewanee Saint-Andrews (Rob). Please get your slides and artist statements to the appropriate people ASAP. Is anyone willing to pursue the Tullahome Museum of Art?

Winter Social Event: Tim has volunteered to book a band and find a location for this Tennessee Craft Artist community builder. The group voted to allocate him $750.

www.finecrafts.org:

Andrzej (agutek@tntech.edu) will make Highland Rim members a free web page or update a HR member web page. Send him negatives, slides, photos, and text. Digital images are best, but he can scan others.

eMail Mailing List:

If you are not already a member of the Highland Rim eMail list and would like to be, please visit http://list.14850.com/listinfo/highlandrim-l or send deborah ( ds30@cornell.edu ) your eMail address.

Next Highland Rim Chapter Meetings:

• Wednesday, December 7th , 5:30 p.m. at Virginia Walker's studio—Topic: Margaret Shuster, Herald–Citizen, will share information about getting covered. We will also plan the meeting topics for the coming year.

Highland Rim Members in the News:

• Susan DeMay, senior lecturer, ceramics, at Vanderbilt University , and the other studio art faculty spent the summer moving to the new E. Bronson Studio Arts Center, on 25th and Garland. A grand opening ceremony is planned for Nov. 2 at 4:30 and will include tours and faculty and student exhibits. All are invited to attend.
• Tom and Sally Freestone, Freestone Pottery and Russ Jacobsohn, Wild Horses, Inc. were featured in articles in the Cumberland Business Journal, October 2005.
• Tim Hintz received an Individual Artist Fellowship from the Tennessee Arts Commission.
  
• John Lucas was a wood turning demonstrator for Empty Bowls at the TACA Fall Fair.
• Breanna Rockstad-Kincaid will have her senior exhibition from Nov. 1-12, at the Appalachian Center for Craft.
• Carol Ventura published:
  "Tapestry Crochet a Cell Phone Pouch," Shuttle, Spindle, & Dyepot , Summer 2005;
  "Heading South Rasta Bag," Beadwork Online <http://www.interweave.com/bead/projects/Rasta_Bag.pdf>, August/September 2005;
  "Affirmation Scarf," Crochet Fantasy , Summer 2005;
  "Special Stitches: Patriotic Stars," Annie's Favorite Crochet , June 2005.
  "Turning Hearts," Quick & Easy Crochet , May/June 2005.
  She was also featured in an article by Lana Bennett, "Catching up with Carol Ventura: Guress of Tapestry Crochet," Crochet Fantasy , Summer 2005
  And, her pigments prints were included in "Luminescence VI"; Cookeville Camera Club.
• Kimberly Winkle will be assisting the famous American woodworker, Sam Maloof, Oct. 21-23 at a woodworking workshop hosted by Turning Point Studios in Atlanta. Tickets are $425 if anyone is interested in attending.
  She also will be featured on HGTV's show, That's Clever, (formerly Crafter's Coast to Coast ) on Oct. 18.

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