May 2015 - Montague Art & Craft Society Inc. (MACS)

Montague Art & Craft Society Inc.
May 2015
www.macsartnarooma.com.au
Ask not what MACS can do for you, but what you can
do for MACS.
General Meeting to be held at the Cottage on
Wednesday 3rd June 2015 at 1 p.m.
MACS Cottage Gallery/Studio
92 Campbell St, Narooma NSW 2546
(behind the Kinema)
PO Box 182, Narooma NSW 2546
Cottage phone 4476 5397
macsnarooma@yahoo.com.au
www.macsartnarooma.com.au
Easter Exhibition
The 34th Annual Easter exhibition was a resounding success, thanks to the efforts of the organising committee and the membership generally. All seemed to hop in and lend a hand.
Didn’t the hall look great, there were many comments and all of them favourable! I do
feel that Don Shortridge and his team will be a hard act to follow.
From the President
We’ve had a busy couple of months, with the Easter Exhibition, the Oyster Festival and the
River of Art but that doesn’t mean you now rest on your laurels. Workshops and regular
activities still continue. My thanks to the MACS members who gave up their time to impart their knowledge to all interested parties.
The big news is our move to the big shop at the plaza. If you have yet to see it, I urge you
to make the effort, It’s well worth it, Judy and Chris have done a great job.
The next general meeting is on the 3rd of June and we have an interesting guest speaker,
Jane McLuskey, who will talk about her time on Kuala Lumpur. See you all there. Remember, the following meeting will be the Annual General Meeting. Please consider taking a
more active role, even to the extent of taking office!
Valerie Tippins
Newsletter
Irene Berry has taken over the Newsletter from Marg Moran for the last few months left
before the AGM where a new flood of volunteers will appear to share the load. Please
send any items that you would like included in the next Newsletter to
macsnarooma@yahoo.com with the subject line For Newsletter. Thank you.
General Meeting to be held at the Cottage on Wednesday 3rd June 2015 at 1 p.m.
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Latest happenings
Works on Paper Exhibition
The Works on Paper Exhibition was held at the same time as the Easter Exhibition and attracted many entries as well as many visitors.
New Plaza Gallery -
As most of you will have noticed the Plaza Gallery has moved
from the little shop in the corner to the huge shop at the opposite end, just near the
stairs down to the supermarket. Our Plaza Gallery managers and others have done a fantastic job of getting it up and going so quickly. We have recently received a donation of display boards and will probably need some burly blokes to help move them around when
the final layout is decided.
Thanks go to Chris, Dorothy, Judy, Marg, Dick, Tony, Colin, Viv, Giovani, June and absolutely
everyone else for their support and assistance.
Oyster Festival
The Oyster Festival took place on 2nd & 3rd May this year. Many MACS members led by
Viv Bowe-Wood, Judy Glover and Dorothy Noble gathered plastic bottle tops and turned
them into the Fantastical Octopus which was a great hit at the festival and can still be seen
at the Plaza Gallery.
River of Art
During the River of Art Festival, held 15th -25th May, we had quite a number of activities
including the Art Prize display at the SoArt Gallery and a number of interesting workshops
many of which took place in the Cottage. There were also open studios, where some of
our members and a few others opened their studios to all comers.
Other members took the opportunity to join in the Creators Bazaar at the Moruya markets
where art and craft people of the region displayed their wares. It continues to amaze just
how much artistic talent resides in Eurobodalla Shire. Some of us had a fantastic evening
at the ‘Beastly’ fashion parade. Well worth noting it in your diary for next year.
Plein air (Outdoor) painting.
Due to poor attendance and chilly weather the Plein air group is not meeting at present.
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What’s on at the Cottage
Executive Committee Members
Regular groups and classes
Mornings - 10am to 1pm
Afternoons - 1pm to 4pm
(unless shown otherwise)
Members are welcome to join in
Visitors are welcome to call in
Cottage phone 44765397
Monday
10am Oil painting class - phone
Cheryl Hill 4476 3358
1pm Knit-Wits & Sew & Sews group
7pm Portrait painting group - 1st Monday each month
Tuesday
Wednesday
10am Drawing
1pm Mahjong - contact Carmel McKay 4476 2790
OR Chris Knox 4476 5584
Thursday
10am Painting and Drawing with Ro Farrell
10am Mosaic group - fortnightly10am-1pm
1pm Water media group - 1st, 3rd and 4th Thursdays
1pm Chinese brush - 2nd Thursday each month
Friday
10am Life Drawing group - every Friday
Saturday
Workshops - as organized.
MACS VISION FOR THE FUTURE
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TO REMAIN AN INDEPENDENT ORGANISATION
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TO MAINTAIN OPEN STUDIO SPACE
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TO MAINTAIN PERMANENT EXHIBITION SPACE
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TO PROVIDE STORAGE SPACE FOR ASSETS AND EQUIPMENT
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TO MAINTAIN FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE
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TO PROVIDE THE ARTS COMMUNITY WITH A DROP IN CENTRE
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TO PROVIDE UNLIMITED MEMBER ACCESS TO PREMISES
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TO HAVE ACCESS TO KITCHEN FACILITIES
President
Val Tippins
Vice President 1
Ro Farrell
Vice President 2
Elaine Passfield
Secretary
Irene Berry
Treasurer
Margaret Moran
44761105
44761068
44762830
44765432
44763111
Ordinary Committee Members
Ingeborg Baker
44764662
Activities
Joy Macfarlane
44763372
Cottage Manager
Denise Rungen
44765932
Plaza Manager
Chris Perrott & Judy Glover
44764161
44763030
Public Officer
Libby Shortridge
44764061
Minute Secretary
Diane Webster
44762961
Exhibition Committee
Irene Berry
44765432
Don Shortridge
4476 4061
Judy Gordon
44767512
Webmaster
Anne-Maree Kape
44768610
Cottage Gallery
Joyce Macfarlane
4476 3372
Margi Ingamells
4476 4864
Plaza Gallery
Chris Perrott
4476 4161
Judy Glover
Gallery Rosters
Ro Farrell
44761068
Librarian
Irene Berry
44765432
Maintenance/Yard Managers
Chris Perrott
4476 4161
Judy Glover
Gene Turvey
Newsletter
Vacant
Publicity
Vacant
Rosy Williams (photographer)
44765351
Membership
Anne McDougall
44737197
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