HAVERHILL ART GROUP
Venue: 61 WRATTING ROAD, HAVERHILL
PRESENT: LEN MARSH, PAUL BOND, JO DICKENSON AND ROBERT PAGE
APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE: HELEN DICKERSON AND PETER THOMAS (RETROSPECTIVE)
1. THE CLUB FINANCES STILL LOOK VERY HEALTHY WITH A BANK BALANCE OF £3231.23. A LOSS
OF £219.25 WAS RECORDED FOR THE YEAR, ALTHOUGH THERE ARE A COUPLE OF
OUTSTANDING PAYMENTS FOR THE SATURDAY WORKSHOP AND SMALL DEBTS TO BE PAID.
2. DATES FOR THE 2024 PROGRAMME WERE AGREED AND THE AGM WILL BE HELD ON THE
14TH FEBRUARY. THE LIBRARY HAS BEEN SUGGESTED AS THE PREFERRED VENUE AND LEN
WILL SPEAK WITH THE MANAGER.
3. DEMONSTRATORS BOOKED SO FAR AND TO BE HELD IN THE LIBRARY: JAMIE SUGG 6
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MARCH (FENLAND SKIES/WATERCOLOUR) AND ROBERT PAGE 9TH OCTOBER (SUBJECT TO BE
DECIDED). OTHER ARTISTS WHO HAVE SHOWN WILLING ARE RODNEY BASTABLE (VARIOUS
SUBJECTS), KATIE LYNN (MOLTEN WONKY/GLASS) AND MONICA ALIKOVIENE (STILL LIFE).
SONIA VILLIERS WILL BE APPROACHED TO HOST THE SATURDAY WORKSHOP IN NOVEMBER.
A VENUE IS YET TO BE DECIDED UPON, BUT THE LEISTON CENTRE, SALVATION ARMY HALL,
EAST TOWN PARK ARE ALL POSSIBILITIES. THE OLD INDEPENDENT CHURCH ALSO HAS A NICE
SIZE HALL AND WILL BE INVESTIGATED.
4. OUR TWO EXHIBITIONS WILL AGAIN BE HELD IN THE LIBRARY. THE FIRST TO BE FROM 9TH
MARCH THROUGH TO JUST AFTER EASTER IF AGREEABLE WITH THEM. MEMBERS CAN
SUBMIT WORKS ON ANY SUBJECT BUT A ‘DAISIES’ THEME FOR THE MONTH IS BEING
PROMOTED BY SUFFOLK LIBRARIES AND THEY WOULD THEREFORE LIKE US TO SHOW A
DAISY SOMEWHERE ON OUR WORK. INFO CARDS COULD BE PRINTED WITH A DAISY MOTIF
OR STICKERS COULD BE ATTACHED TO FRAMES!
5. A ‘PLEIN AIR’ SUMMER MEETING WAS SUGGESTED AND POSSIBLE SITES ARETO BE SOUGHT.
ALTHOUGH NOT OUTSIDE AS SUCH, THE INTERIOR OF THE OLD INDEPENDENT CHURCH WAS
PROPOSED.
6. A PROMOTIONAL POSTER FOR THE GROUP SHOULD BE DONE AND PUT UP IN VARIOUS
PUBLIC PLACES TO TRY TO ATTRACT NEW MEMBERS. ARE THERE OTHER LOCAL ART GROUPS
WHO WOULD BE INTERESTED IN AMALGAMATING WITH US?
7. IT WAS PROPOSED THAT WE COULD PRODUCE OUR OWN CHRISTMAS CARDS TO SELL TO
RAISE FUNDS AND ALL MEMBERS WILL BE ASKED TO SUBMIT A DESIGN. 10 WILL THEN BE
CHOSEN TO BE PRINTED. DESIGNS MUST BE RECEIVED BY SEPTEMBER.
8. WE ARE GOING TO APPLY FOR DEBIT CARDS AND PAUL AND LEN HAVE FORMS FROM LLOYDS
BANK TO FILL IN. (OH JOY! I HATE FILLING IN FORMS).
9. PAUL HAS AGREED TO DEVISE A QUIZ FOR THE AGM (IN BILL’S MEMORY) AND ROSE WILL BE
ASKED ABOUT DOING A RAFFLE.
THERE BEING NO OTHER BUSINESS, THE MEETING WAS WOUND UP AT 9.40PM