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The Creative Spirit
Ingersoll Creative Arts Centre Board Members
Keri Axon-Chairperson Keri Axon-Potters Ineke Rombouts-Vice Chairperson Lynda Williams-Fibre Arts Group/Finances Marilyn Stewart-Secretary Marion Kramer-Membership Judi Boodhoo-Treasurer Gladys Bidner-Volunteer Coordinator Richard Hamilton-Treasurers Advisor Kim Mott-Advertising Jean Hillis-Program Stacie Littlejohn-Rug Hookers Pat Gibson-Exhibitions Maureen Brankley-Quilters Cathy Mott-Town Council Heather MacIntosh-Administrator
Next Board Meeting at Tuesday March 11th, 2014 at 6:45 pm
The Creative Spirit Newsletter March 2014
From the Chair It has been a very busy start to 2014 at ICAC. It is so inspiring to come to our centre, and see all the vari-ous activities and art events occurring.
Some noted items I would like to share with you: Membership fees: Your board of directors voted at the Feb. Board meeting to keep the increase in our membership fees to a minimum for 2014-2015. While we are noting that all of our expenses are increas-ing, and your Board is committed to maintaining an excellent venue for your classes, workshops, studio space, exhibition hall and gift shop, we are pleased to present membership fees for the upcoming year at $115.00 for individual, $170.00 for family. Your membership fees are due June 1st.
Financials: A huge thank you goes to our accountant, Richard Hamilton. Richard has volunteered his official services to overseeing our finances. We are happy to report that ICAC now complies with stan-dards set by Revenue Canada, non-profit regulations and are now in excellent financial/legal position to apply for grants. I also wish to extend my appreciation to our members who worked so hard to support Richard in this endeavor.
Our Board, at our last meeting, set four goals for the upcoming year:
1. to track our volunteer hours 2. to develop a new program format with our new logo 3. to create a detailed year plan 4. to continue to work on an improving office procedures We will keep you informed of our successes as we strive to continually improve ourselves at ICAC. Donors and sponsors: a very special mention goes to all of our members who chose to direct their dona-tion dollars to our Art Centre. Because of our donors, we are able to offer our memberships at very af-fordable prices, and to continue to have workshops, classes, and studio time, to benefit all of our mem-bers. We also thank all of our members who continue to use the toonie tin.
Keri Axon - Chairperson
Ingersoll Creative Arts Centre
Ingersoll Creative Arts Centre, 125 Centennial Lane (Victoria Park), P.O. Box 384, Ingersoll, Ontario N5C 3V3 519 485-4691 Charitable Registration # 11896 8460 RR0001 www.creativeartscentre.com [email protected]
Affiliate Mem-ber of the Ontario Crafts
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Art Rental - Feature Rental Artists: Pat Armstrong, painter: Feb. 9 - April 1 Erika Lorenzen, painter: May 11 - Sept. 3 If you would like to be featured, or team up with another artist, e-mail [email protected] or call Linda @ (519) 425-1510.
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Exhibitions
Michael A. Hunter “Breaking through the door of perception” March 2 to March 30 Sponsored by Hunter Framing
Annual Members Exhibition April 6 to May 11 (closed Easter-April18 - 21) Due to our overwhelming response last year we are limiting the submissions to ONE per artist. Please bring ONE labeled art work in any me-dium to the Centre from Sunday Mar. 30 to Wed. Apr. 2. The Viewer’s Choice ballots will be available again this year; so please come to the opening and cast your votes for your 3 favourite pieces of art!!
Artist Profiles Please take a few minutes to look through the Artist Profiles in the binder which is located under the clock beside the main entry door. If you have not yet done so, you may submit an artist profile or contact Lorna to make ar-rangements for one to be written for you. [email protected]
Congratulations! Pat Armstrong and Pat Gibson who both won “Juror’s Choice” in the Miniature Show at Westland Gallery, London. The show runs until March 8th. Pat Gibson is also exhibiting at the Westland Gallery March 11 - 29.
Annual Members Exhibition (Office Label)
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Annual Members Exhibition (attach to back of work)
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Donors & Sponsors 2013 The Ingersoll Creative Arts Centre Board of Directors gratefully acknowledges the donors and sponsors who generously supported the CAC in 2013, to carry out our mission: “To promote creative activity in the local community and surrounding area by providing programs, workshops, class instruction and special events, in all art forms for all ages”.
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** indicates all or partial studio designation Friends of the Arts - ($25 - $99) John G. Andrews Daniel and Patricia Armstrong Elaine Balpataky Ethne Beeckmans Marlene Benny Vicky Bissett Lorna Bruggeman Reta Budd Kevin Bushell Robert Campbell Bernice Clifford Claire & Don Cole Olive Cooke Sydnie Crockett Joyce Day Eugene Feiguelman & Irina Bystrova Sharyn Hammond Ruth Hartley Daphne & Michael Hennessy Brenda Hevenor** Marilyn Hillis Barry Hunt Ingersoll Oxford Realty Keith and Rosemary Lewis Stacie Littlejohn Trish Lockie Marilyn McFarland Sharon Meek William & Sharon Meek Lorne Murray Nancy Murray-Parsons Nancy Nolan-Schenke Kimberly Pallet** Lou Palmer H.J. Elizabeth Pirie Bonnie Pritchard** Gail Heller Robertson Ineke Rombouts Beverly Rothenmund** Donald C. Shelton Maureen Shier William Stanbridge Audrey Stares** Chris Stender**
Friends of the Arts - ($25 - $99) Debbie Tait Betty Tull Wayne & Meg Walden Linda Williams Ernest Wilson Elizabeth C. Young Anonymous Arts Contributors - ($100- $249) Dr. John and Heather Bennett Anonymous** Wayne Campbell David Dale Pat Dunn Beth English Sharon Ficht** Anna Marie Gazzola Richard Hamilton Elly Hart** Margaret Hawkins Gertrude Hendershott Leta Hughes Doreen Hugill Carol McLean** Alma Martin Julie Martin** Carolyn Mutton** Jaquie Poole Carol Ramsey** Martha Ross Barbara Scott** Judi Southcott Elizabeth Tate Roberta Whitmore Bonnie Wilson Tom and Sylvia Mayberry Anne Campbell Sharon & Peter Rice Ellie Richmonds Linda Knight Janice Crawford Diane Kazarian
Arts Patron - ($250 - $499) Keri Axon Tony & Judi Boodhoo Judy Millard** Sue Rayner** Marilyn Stewart Ann Thomas Arts Investors - ($500 - $999) Elizabeth Bustard Joan Falconer Barb Newell Jim Wilford Suzanne Wilson Anonymous Arts Benefactor - ($1000+) Jean and Don Hillis Tom and Heather Stewart Estate of Claire Tomlinson Horst Weidmann Sponsors Randy Lee -RBC Wealth Management/ Dominion Securites Country Patchworks The Quilt Place Old School Ln Machine Quilt-ing Hugh Ponting Financial Services Oxford Quilters Guild Ingersoll Paper Box Rombouts Pottery & Flowers Dr. Craig Hunt Hunt Foot Care
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“Breaking through the door of perception” Michael A. Hunter likes to get under people’s skin. A Woodstock contemporary acrylic artist, Hunter likes to make collages using everyday stuff to comment on how our society throws things away. Some items are mounted on wood back-ing and others framed in glass. When he is working, these objects dictate both their mes-sage and his creative process. Hunter first became interested in art when he was in grade 9. He followed this up by attending and graduating from arts programs at both Fan-shawe College and the University of Windsor. He has shown his work in London, Ontario, Con-necticut and Texas. Hunter likes to create emotion, both good and bad. However, he enjoys bad emotions more because he likes to get under people’s skin. And his artwork does this, with subject matter rang-ing from fish in water to swastikas. His next formal exhibit will be wherever his art takes him. He can be followed on www.absoluteart.com, where more of his works are on display. Michael A. Hunter’s current show at the Ingersoll Creative Arts Centre, Breaking through the door of perception, opens Sunday March 2 and runs until March 30. For more information call 519-485-4691 or view www.creativeartscentre.com Submitted by Kim Mott
Calling all Volunteers Wow-Since we have started tracking volunteer hours, we have 328 hours recorded. Please remember to sign in the volunteer book. We know that there have been many more volun-teers than are shown in the book. Thank you to all for giving to the centre the gift of your time. Volunteering is what makes the centre run smoothly. - Gladys Bidner School Art Program: Thanks to the volun-teers in the potters’ studio for organizing, and volunteering their time and talents to put on a very successful day with Royal Roads Public School. Fifty five Grade 7 and 8 students learned to cre-ate pencil hold-ers, elephants bowls and other designs using clay.
Congratulations! Carol McLean, one of our very active ICAC and Oxford Quilt Guild members, received the Caring Canadian Award at Queens Park on Feb. 17th. Carol was presented the award by the Honourable David C. Onley the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario. The award recognizes living Canadians and perma-nent residents who have made a significant, sus-tained, unpaid contribu-tion to their community, in Canada or abroad.
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Hot Art 2 Awesome Art Auction
Friday April 25th 7 pm At Ingersoll Pipe Band Hall
108 Wonham St. South Tickets $10 in advance
or $15 at the door
www.creativeartscentre.com
Wonderful works of original art are being dropped off by their generous donors. Please consider donating original paintings, pottery, drawings, quilts, fibre art, photography and rug hooking to our art auction. The art can be made by you or original art that you own. The main street banner is being spruced up in anticipation of being in-stalled across Thames Street in April. Ingersoll shopkeepers are saving us valuable window space so we can display examples of Hot Art. Everyone, please mark your calendars and make plans to attend this fun event. Contact the Hot Art Committee for information. Shirley Clifford [email protected] Kim Mott [email protected] Cathy Mott [email protected] Ineke Rombouts [email protected] Keri Axon [email protected]
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Notes From the Gift Shop The Gift Shop will be undergoing a refreshening this spring. We will be re-painting, putting in new display hangers and shelves. In order to facilitate this we are re-questing members to check on their articles in the gift shop and to please remove any ar-ticles that have been in the shop for over 10 months. This will help with some of the con-gestion in the shop. If you are concerned about damage if you leave any of your arti-cles during the ‘remodelling’ please remove them. There was a committee that met last year to review criteria for the gift shop. This criteria was passed by the board late last year. Please find these listed below. The gift shop will be updating its recording system as we now have a laptop to track the articles for sale. Thank you to all the members for your pa-tience as we try to implement these changes.
Nancy Wilder
The ICAC Gift Shop is for our members to promote their unique art work. The artist will receive 75% commission on their pieces and 25 % will go towards ICAC funding. We en-courage all members to take advantage of this opportunity and keep in mind the follow-ing criteria. Criteria The following should be taken into considera-tion when determining the marketability of all works:
Originality Craftsmanship and quality Sales potential (please keep in mind Ingersoll and area market) Rotation of art pieces (every 4 to 6 months)
Submitting Articles
Members are encouraged to have an identifier such as a business card to be included with their sold articles.
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Gift Shop Submission Packages
Drop by the Centre and pick up a submission package for putting items into the shop. This package includes contact info, description of each submission, price and brief bio.
