First Christian Church

November 11, 2024

The meeting was called to order by President Laura Brown at 6:03 pm EST.

Previous Meeting Minutes

The October minutes were posted on line and Secretary, Charlotte Griffin.  She reminded attendees that corrections are accepted at any time.  No updates were offered online or at the meeting; therefore, the minutes were accepted.

Scholarship

Email was recently sent to members about the FMCCS fund raising effort titled Reading, Writing & Bidding. Some members have placed items into the auction and, if purchased, the purchase will support the BWS Scholarship.  The bidding is open from November 11 through November 19, 2024.  To see if there is any auction item that tickles your fancy go to this link.

Programs

Program chair, Jo Weddle, outlined the programs for the upcoming year as follows:

• Dec 10—Holiday party at Farm Restaurant $35 per person — Details have been sent out via email.  Reservations are required by December 3 and there are no cancellations or refunds after December 6. There are door prizes that you might win.  For the evening activity there will be an exchange of greeting cards (the card may be for any holiday, so create something to bring).  Pay by PayPal on the web site or by check or cash to the treasury. 
• Jan 13—Laura Brown will hold a discussion of her Journey in the World of Creating Sketchbooks.  Members are encouraged to bring their own examples of sketchbooks they have created.
• Feb 10—Sara Steffey McQueen will talk about creating and using inks made from nature in your art.  Attendees will get a chance to use some of her natural inks. 
• March 10—Members will describe some of the unique techniques that they have run across in doing watercolor.

Activities

• Christine Peterson;s showcase at the Cancer Support Community gallery space is up from November 4 through December 20 on Tuesdays through Thursdays from 8:30 am through 4:30 pm.  The title for the show is “Creative Freedom”  A reception will be held at the gallery on November 15 between 4;00 pm and 7:00 pm. The address of the gallery is 1719 W 3^rd Street in Bloomington.  If you want to view the paintings on your own, the gallery is open to the public by appointment only by contacting Emily@cancersupportscin.org or via telephone at 812 233 3286.
• The BWS Fall Member Show is on display from October 4 through November 22 at the Vault at Gallery Mortgage.  The Theme is “We Paint…Spaces and Faces”.   Pickup for unsold painting is December 2 between 10:00 am and Noon.  Note: The Vault will be closed on Thanksgiving so there will be no early pick up of paintings.

The meeting was adjourned at 6:19 p.m.

Program

Penny Lulich Hands-0n Demo Penny Lulich presented techniques for painting a winter scene of the US Northwest.

Respectfully submitted by

Charlotte Griffin, 2024-25 BWS Secretary