June 11, 6:15pm, First Christian Church
Hospitality thanks (Mary Walker)
Thank you to Mary, Betty, Claude, and Jane!
Minutes approval:
Minutes were available on the Web and no changes were proposed. Motion Cathy Korinek Second Kitty Garlock
Treasurer’s report (Patty Uffman)
Thank you to everyone who renewed their memberships! Please send your membership payment by the end of June!
Old Business
Installation of 2018-19 Officers
There is no formal ceremony for incoming officers. We will take a headshot photo of each new officer to publish on the BWS website.
The new executive board: President- Kitty Garlock, VP- Jane Matranga, 2nd VP- Charlotte Griffin, Treasurer- Patty Uffman, and Secretary-Jill Olshavsky.
A special thank you to Jane Matranga for your efforts as President. A small gift of portable watercolor paintbrushes was given to Jane.
Charlotte – Garden Walk
Thank you everyone for signing up to paint on the Garden Walk. It is a two to four hour commitment to paint. This event is sponsored by the Bloomington Gardening Club. Please pick a good spot so you aren’t in everyone’s way! Lots of people walk through the gardens and sometimes the paths are small and narrow. Please introduce yourselves to the owner of the garden and ask them for a good place to set up camp!
Charlotte has printed BWS business cards to hand out to visitors who would like more information.
The addresses will be posted online 24 hours before the Garden Tour. We are encouraged to start the tour at the museum.
If you sign up to paint in the gardens then you do not need a ticket.
New business
Committee Reports
Activities Jeanne Dutton
- Table Sale (When you Spring Clean create a box for the Sale)
The Table Sale will be held September 10th, the first meeting this Fall. If you are cleaning out your studio, please bring things to donate to the Table Sale! Any usable art supplies in any medium will be accepted. You can price them or drop them off a head of time at Jeanne’s house and she will price them. All proceeds will be used to support the BWS Scholarship fund.
Suggestion: We should use grocery store round-up on all items for sale (to the nearest dollar) to avoid change of nickels and dimes. Motion for rounding to the nearest dollar at the Table Sale: Robin Edmundson Second: Nancy Davis Metz
- Day Trip
There is a day trip for Ivy Tech Center for Life-Long Learning. You can enroll online. The trip on July 19th will an extended tour of Twinrocker Paper Company in Indiana. Transportation (bus) is included and you get to make your own piece of paper. The early bird special is $69. Limited to 20 people. Lunch (not included) will be at German bakery next door.
Upland Painters Activities Kristen Stamper
The 2018 calendar has already filled up! If you need contact info please see Kristen.
- Tuesday we will meet at the IU Campus behind the Lily Library with access to the President’s house garden.
- June- Yellowwood State Forest & Kinder Farm.
- July – Moody Farm, WhippoorWill Farm, & Harvest Moon Flower Farm.
- August- Lake Cross, Lampkins Ridge, Bean Blossom, and the near west side neighborhood of Bloomington.
We have been invited to paint at the Botanical Gardens in a few weeks. This will be a separate event from the Upland’s usual paint-outs.
Please keep in mind that all painting locations have shade and are accessible for everyone!
Claude Cookman (6-10 Min) Portrait Group Video Show
The Portrait Group tries to schedule models as diverse as possible in age, ethnicity, gender & gender identity. We meet every other Thursday from 1-3pm. August through may will meet at the Banneker Center 930 W 7th Street. The rest of the meetings will be held at the Monroe County Public Library (room 2A, past the racks of DVDs).
Everyone is welcome! All mediums welcome! Participants encourage and support each other. $3-5 fee to pay the models. Please email Claude if you would like to model or join!
Programs Charlotte Griffin
Pass around suggestion sheet for Programs for next year return to Charlotte
Activities Nancy Metz
July Paint out and Participation in Brushstrokes
July 14th will be at People’s Park on Kirkwood/Dunn at 7:30am-11:30am. Historically July paint-outs are cancelled due to weather. This time we’re meeting extra early to beat the heat! People’s Park is right across the street from Bloomington Bagels.
Nancy has passed out a small sheet of aluminum foil. You will know what it’s for once you read Brushstrokes!
Please send news for Brushstrokes in advance before it’s posted! Member participation is much appreciated.
Shows Jane Matranga
2018 Membership Show plans
- Get paintings ready to for the Membership Show, drop off is Wednesday, Aug 1st, 10-noon. Please be on time and respect the drop off window; get a friend to help drop off if need be. No sawtooth hangers or screw eyes; flat hangers and taunt wire please. Please read the prospectus. Most importantly, please participate and submit a painting.
- Folks who would like to submit their painting for publicity purposes need to email them to Kathy Barton by July 7th. This is optional and is not a requirement to participate in the show.
- Thank you to everyone who has already volunteered to help with show preparations and food donations.
- Other info: Show location: The Vault at Gallery Mortgage, 121 E Sixth St
- Reception Aug 3rd, 5-8 September Gallery Walk, Sept 7th, 5-8 Volunteers needed
- Pickup Sept 28, 10-noon
Publicity: Char Dapena
A Save the Date Card will be emailed to you! Please forward to others. Show title: We Paint (past, present & future). The show information will be posted on Instagram, in galleries, and in Bloom magazine. We are in contact with the Herold Times. You have 6 weeks to get your painting done and framed!
Announcements
- BWS received a card from Deanie, Bob Ferguson’s wife. Unfortunately, Bob passed away on May 25th. Deanie has made a donation to BWS. There will be a service for Bob on Labor Day. The venue TBD. If you would like to send a card please email Nancy for the address. Suggestion: It would be nice to do something nice with the donation from Deanie instead of spending it on napkins/snacks.
- James Min-Ching Yang (former BWS member) has passed away May 30th in Taiwan at the age of 81. We will get the address to send a card to the family. The family has always been extremely supportive of the arts.
- Betty Walker, Joanne Shank and Kathy Barton have a studio downtown on the Square. If anyone would like to do a demo on gallery walk nights, please let them know. You can bring a box of matted art to sell. Please contact if you are interested!
- Kristen Stamper: Rose Brunner is currently at the Waldron! The Brown County Gallery juried show has accepted a piece by Kristen. Congratulations Kristen!
- Nancy Davis Metz and Carol Rhodes will be offering a class June 30th 9am-5pm. Title: Through the Windows. Watercolor and Gouache. Please enroll!
- Thank you to Claude Cookman for an extra contribution to BWS along with your membership.
Program: Sara Steffy-McQueeen “Mixed Media Abstracts” Let’s play with some of those failed paintings
