JEKYLL ISLAND ARTS ASSOCIATION

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1 JEKYLL ISLAND ARTS ASSOCIATION Goodyear Cottage, Historic District Jekyll Island, Georgia February 2016 Newsletter Message from the President 2 Membership News 2 Classes Newsletter 3 Technology Committee 3 Jekyll Island Arts Festival Alert 4/5 INSIDE THIS ISSUE Notice from the Goodyear Shop 5 Gift to Glynn County Schools 6 February 2016 Exhibit 7 American Landscape Painting A Presentation by Ben Foster Arts Festival 2016 T-Shirt Order Form 8 9

2 Page 2 MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT Bonnie Householder Our Jekyll Island Arts Association calendar year has started with lots of activity and fun things to do. As you may recall, the Board approved making a donation for the art departments in Glynn County Schools as part of our community outreach. It was our privilege to represent JIAA at the School Board Meeting in downtown Brunswick. Attending were Susie Corbett, Vice President; Betty Smith, Past President and current JIAA Instructor; Jane Battles, JIAA Instructor and retired Assistant Superintendent of Schools in Ohio; Mahlon Stacy, our photographer and JIAA Photography Instructor; Joan Shinnick, retired Glynn Schools art teacher and I. Dr. Howard Mann, Superintendent of Schools, welcomed us warmly and thanked JIAA for our support. Classes have grown so much that some are being held at the Jekyll Island United Methodist Church and we are glad to partner with the church. They have been very welcoming to us as we use their facilities for classes, programs, and meetings. One way we can support their community outreach is to provide them with items to give back to the community. If you buy Campbell s soup, keep the labels to donate for Vashti Youth Home. Just drop the labels into the square Campbell s container on the table in the hallway outside the sanctuary. There is a box there for donations for Sparrow s Nest and non-perishable foods can be placed in that box. A pack and play is being filled with donations of baby items for Carenet, the Crisis Pregnancy Center. And in the parking lot is a bin with a yellow top put used clothing and shoes only in that in any condition. They will appreciate your partnership support in these efforts. Your 42 nd Annual Arts Festival Committee has been working diligently towards their goal of having the best Arts Festival ever! We have partnered with several lo- JIAA Newsletter cal entities and for the first time ever, are recognizing sponsors. More on that in this newsletter... Susie Corbett, Vice President, is working on a Program schedule that will have something for everyone and we hope you ll find something of interest to attend. In case you missed it, the Brunswick News carried a wonderful article by one of our members, Donna Stillinger, who is their regular Jekyll Island columnist. Donna s story about her Mah Jong class described the fun she was having learning a new subject. She talked about a couple other classes that she was interested in pursuing, too, and in at least one case, her class description resulted in a former member rejoining JIAA and signing up for the class. Thank you, Donna, for your ongoing support and reflection of JIAA. The Jekyll Island Arts Association is an all volunteer, member based organization and as such, we need volunteers to serve in many capacities. If you have an afternoon free and are willing to be the front desk volunteer, we can use your help. If you are interested in learning how to set up an exhibit for our monthly exhibits of member works, we can use your help. If you are willing to help at the March Annual Festival, we can use your help. You only get out of life what you put into it and that holds true for JIAA as well. To volunteer, just drop an to jiaaboard@gmail.com and put Volunteer in the subject line. Give us your name, and phone number and we will get in touch with you. There is lots going on and it s a great time to be a JIAA member many ways to get involved! MEMBERSHIP NEWS.. Craig Patterson MEMBERSHIP NEWS Craig Patterson Your JIAA membership dues for the 2016/2017 calendar year will be due starting 4/1. As you renew, either on the Website or by paper, please take the time to insure that your address, phone number and are correct. Correct information is important so that we can stay in contact with all members but it is especially important for members who sell goods in the shop; the address information in the database is what is used when mailing checks for items that have sold. Visit us on Facebook at Jekyll Island Arts Association

3 February 2016 Page 3 CLASSES NEWSLETTER February 2016 Where did January go? Hope you experienced some classes to expand your arts horizons. If not, February is filled with classes, sure to provide an opportunity to learn something new. There is still time to enroll in a class of your choice. Twenty-three (yes, 23!) classes are still available meaning they have not yet started and are still accepting enrollments. You can verify or review your personal class enrollments by going to: website. Click on the Member only homepage link Click again on Members Homepage Enter your address and password then click GO - (if you forgot your password click Forgot Password and you will be issued a temporary one that you can reset with one you will remember.) Then click See my Class Registrations at the bottom, right above Help. All your classes, with the name of the class, where and when it meets, and the instructor s address are shown. While you are at the Members Homepage, click on the Register for Classes link to enroll online for classes or to see if there are other classes you want to take. While you are visiting your Members Homepage, please take a minute to review your personal information and see if we have current address, phone and information. If you are in a class that has been cancelled and are due a refund, have articles in the sales shop that have sold and are expecting a check, or are an instructor whose classes are complete and we are sending your teaching payment, we will use your address on our membership list. If we have an emergency and need to cancel a multi time class and need to reach all students, we need your phone or so you know about the location or time change. See you in class. Caryl Rice and Sonja Peterson Classes Coordinators TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE Craig Patterson The Technology Committee has finished installing additional WiFi Access points in Goodyear. The network name for the first floor is still Goodyear, the new network for the second and third floors is called Art, so if you are up on the second or third floor and are attempting to connect to the network you will see it listed as Art and the password/security code is g00dyear3 (note 00 not oo in goodyear3). The Technology committee is also still looking for members who have familiarity with Web programming, especially HTML, PHP, JavaScript, jquery and MySQL. If you have experience with these programming languages, we would be happy to hear from you, as we are looking for JIAA members to provide programming backup. Please direct your questions to us at: webmaster@jekyllartsassociation.org.

4 Page 4 JIAA Newsletter JIAA ARTS FESTIVAL 2016 The 2016 JIAA Arts Festival is fast approaching and entry information is now available. The 2016 prospectus for the juried show is available on the JIAA website Festival Bulletin Board. It is also available at Goodyear Cottage, and attached to this newsletter. There are three ways to enter artwork for judging. 1. You may enter on-line and avoid paperwork! Sign on to: jekyllartsassociation.org Click on "Members Only Homepage" Click on "My Personal Homepage" Log in with your address and password The fourth menu item is Register for Festival. Click there and fill in the information about the artwork you are entering. You may add or change your entries up until Sunday March 6, at 6pm. Bring your artwork to Goodyear on Tuesday, March 8, between 10 am and 4 pm, and your paper work will be waiting for you at registration. PS: If you change your mind after 6pm on Sunday, March 6, we will fix it for you at registration on Tuesday, March You may fill out the entry form and drop it off at Goodyear Cottage anytime, during open hours, before 4 pm on Sunday, March 6. Bring your artwork on Tuesday March 8, between 10 am and 4 pm and your paperwork will be waiting for you at registration 3. You may fill out the entry form and bring it with your artwork on registration day. Forms are available: On the JIAA web site Festival Bulletin Board At Goodyear Cottage Attached to this Entering artwork for sale Check out the Sales Prospectus available now on the JIAA website Festival Bulletin Board. It is also available at Goodyear Cottage, and attached to this . You will also find the consignment form for submitting work for sale in those three locations. Although you cannot check in your sale items on-line this year, we hope to provide on-line check-in in Completed consignment forms must accompany all sales items that are checked in for sale in the Festival Shops. Visit us on Facebook at Jekyll Island Arts Association

5 February 2016 Page 5 JIAA Arts Festival 2016 continued from page 4 Please Volunteer As a member of JIAA you have the opportunity to enter a Juried Show, sell your work in our shop, take any of the classes offered each year, and meet some of the best people around!! If you enter the show or place items for sale in the festival shop, we ask you to volunteer two hours, at any time during the weekend event, to help make this the best festival ever! The Festival is a great opportunity to volunteer and have FUN at the same time. The following volunteer opportunities are available: March 7th - Moving and set up 9am - done March 8th - Registration 9am - 2pm March 10th - Sneak Peak reception 4pm-6pm March 11th - Various volunteer areas 10am - 4pm March 12th - Various volunteer areas 10am - 7pm March 13th - Various volunteer areas 12noon - 4pm March 14th - Moving and clean up 9am - done Please send an note to jekyllartists@gmail.com indicating your interest and the time you are available. Together we will make the 42nd Jekyll Island Arts Festival the place to be from March 11th - 13th for all who come. Be a part of it this year!! Notice from the Goodyear Shop Deborah Patterson ALL items must be removed from the shop by Sunday, March 6th in preparation for the festival. Remember to fill out an ORANGE remove slip and leave it on the second floor shelves. Also check the shelves for items or display pieces that may belong to you. Everything MUST be removed. The shop will reopen April 1st. Thank you

6 Page 6 JIAA Newsletter Jekyll Island Arts Association Presents Gift to Glynn County Schools Arts Departments School was different when we were students, wasn't it? Today, teachers, especially teachers in the arts disciplines, find themselves teaching hundreds of students in a year, while struggling with a smaller budget than they would like. Glynn County, unlike many other districts who found themselves faced with the economic downturn in 2008, took a steadfast position in favor of the arts, arguing that maintaining their art departments was an important ingredient if they hope to continue turning out well-rounded individuals. The Jekyll Island Arts Association, in keeping with their history of community outreach, has focused on the needs of the Arts Departments of the Glynn County School System. On January 26, 2016, they shared their resources by presenting a check for $3,200 at the board meeting of the Glynn County Board of Education, representing a gift of $200 per school which will be used for classroom supplies by the art department teachers in each of the sixteen schools in Glynn County. The Jekyll Island Arts Association has members who are experts in their fields, and they have committed to personally go into classrooms at no charge to perform demonstrations in the areas of painting, photography, fiber arts, pottery and sculpture, glass arts, jewelry, literature and language arts, and music. Field trips to their home at the Goodyear Cottage in the historic district on Jekyll are always encouraged. Article submitted by Vera Locasio and photo courtesy of Mahlon Stacy Pictured in the photo, left to right: Joan Shinnick, JIAA member and retired art teacher, Jane Battles, JIAA Instructor and retired Asst. Superintendent of Schools, Ohio, Betty Smith, Past President, JIAA, current Instructor and retired English/Journalism Teacher, Susie Corbett, 2016 Vice President JIAA and Chairman of the Arts Festival, Dr. Howard Mann, Glynn County Superintendent of Schools and Bonnie Householder, JIAA 2016 President There s still time to order your JIAA Arts Festival 2016 T-Shirts. This year s shirt features a painting by Ben Foster. You may pre-order and pre-pay for T-shirts at the special price of $15.00 including tax. This bargain will end on March 1, so get your orders and payment in soon. The pre-order form may be printed from the JIAA web site, from this newsletter, or picked up at Goodyear Cottage. Visit us on Facebook at Jekyll Island Arts Association

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9 February 2016 Page Jekyll Island Arts Festival T-shirt Order Form Name Phone number Price for shirts that are pre-ordered is $15. Pre-orders will be accepted through March 1, Shirts will be available at the festival for $18 + tax. Please enter the number of shirts in each color and size that you would like to order. Yellow Blue White S M L 2XL Total Total shirts ordered x $15.00 Amount paid Cash or Checks Please. Please make checks payable to JIAA. Sorry, our bank won t accept Canadian Checks. Orders and payment may be dropped off at Goodyear Cottage during open hours, or mailed to: JIAA PO Box Jekyll Island, GA Attn: T-Shirts