ARTISTS IN ACTION


	February 7, 2005 To: Artists Re: What’s new for 2005 DID YOU KNOW our membership nearly doubled in the past year?? That's a Credit to our organization!! If you are a current member with a valid email address, please send it to: aia@artistsinaction.com with a message to use this for your membership mailing. Future notices and other information will be posted on our website. This is the most consistent way we can make information available to all members and makes us not dependent on costly mailing. New officers for 2005: At its annual meeting, members that were present elected the Board of Directors for 2005. The Board, in turn, appointed officers as follows: Tricia Young, President Cynthia Herron, Vice President Diane Trevett, Treasurer Marilyn Krug, Secretary Nancy Eng, Member at Large Bruce Fontaine, Member at Large Connie Glasgow, Member at Large The Board will be busy planning 2005 events and looks forward to members' input and participation. Minutes of the January 2005 meeting are pending approval. Once approved you can check out a summary report provided by member Brigitte Cobb, on "Something Red", which concludes it was a resounding success with the Salem business community and patrons!) Approved minutes will, in the future, be posted on the AiA website for members (or anyone) to review MARK YOUR CALENDERS: AiA meetings are always held the 4th Thursday of each month (January - October). Meetings for February, March, and April 2005 begin at 6:30 p.m., and will ALL be held at the Salem Public Library, 585 Liberty Street SE, Salem, Oregon 97301-3513, in the Andersen Room A (downstairs). The dates are: February 24, March 24, and April 28. Map This Location		The annual Salem Downtown Mixer will be held March 2, 2005, 4:30 - 7pm. This event, hosted by Salem Downtown Association, provides a forum for artists to display their art, and for members of the business community to see them and sign up artists for the year's First Wednesday and other events. This is a great way to meet other artists and business leaders, and to get your name and work "out there". The Salem Downtown Association expects to release more info about this in a couple weeks. Opportunities: If you have announcements of opportunities for exhibits, competition, shows, festivals, etc., coming up that you feel are of general interest to the membership, please send them to cynthherron@yahoo.com OR to aia@artistsinaction.com. They will be batched and distributed to current members. (Remember, often the best and most timely way to get such notices is at the monthly meetings!) And much thanks goes to member Linda Corbett, who provided this service to you in 2004! NEW items on the Artists in Action Website: - Artists' Resource Page is YOUR resource for art events, festivals, printing companies, and other art links... if you have something to add, just "click" on the "Contact Us" link at the bottom of this page. - History Page. How did Artists in Action start? What is its purpose? What are its roots and connections? - Survey 2005: Members can send in their suggestions and experiences - please take advantage of this soon! NEW MEMBERS: Did you know we have a "Looking for an Artist?" page? This is provided at no additional cost to members, to list your own artist profile and contact information, including a link to your own website and events. If you need to change your profile or would like to add yourself to it, just "click" on the "Contact Us" link at the bottom of this page. *Any suggestions you have for improving or adding to the AiA website, hit the "contact us" button on any page and start typing...* [The Artists in Action website content is provided by members volunteering their time to the content, and to creating and maintaining the pages. This is a service provided BY members TO members. All that is paid for is the cost of having an a website address and extremely minimal hosting costs.] Artists in Action looks forward to a great year ahead! Please stay informed, be involved, and be artistic in your community!


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