Dunfermline Art Club

AGM Agenda – Tuesday 27 August 2019

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Agenda items for the club AGM on 27th August are :

 

ITEM 1. WELCOME AND APOLOGIES

ITEM 2. MINUTES OF PREVIOUS AGM

ITEM 3. MATTERS ARISING FROM PREVIOUS MINUTES

ITEM 4. PRESIDENT’S REPORT

ITEM 5. SECRETARY’S REPORT

ITEM 6. TREASURER’S REPORT AND BALANCE SHEET

ITEM 7. GALLERY CO-ORDINATOR’S REPORT

ITEM 8. WEBSITE ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORT

ITEM 9. EXHIBITION CO-ORDINATOR’S REPORT

ITEM 10. PROGRAMME CO-ORDINATOR’S REPORT

ITEM 11. ELECTION OF OFFICE BEARERS

ITEM 12. ELECTION OF COMMITTEE MEMBERS

ITEM 13. ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION The Committee is recommending an increase of the annual subscription from the current £35 per annum to £40

ITEM 14. CHANGE TO CLUB CONSTITUTION Proposed: Para 56: change from ‘The signatures of two out of four signatories appointed to the management committee…’ to ‘The signatures of two out of five signatories…..’ Paragraph 60: change from ‘The Club has delegated authority to the Treasurer to spend up to £100 without referral to the management committee for approval’ to ‘………. £200 ……’

ITEM 15. WINTER EXHIBITION MONDAY 18th NOVEMBER TO SUNDAY 24th NOVEMBER 2019

ITEM 16. ANY OTHER PERTINENT BUSINESS

ITEM 17. DATE OF NEXT AGM …… PROPOSED TUESDAY 25th AUGUST 2020

Jess Burns Memorial Prize 2019

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The Jess Burns Memorial Prize is awarded each year to the Dunfermline Art Club artist whose work had been voted favourite painting by the general public during the clubs Annual Exhibition.

The award comes with vouchers for the purchase of art materials and we are pleased to announce that the winner for 2019 is Chris Amos for his excellent pastel work “Maine Coone”. Congratulations Chris !  The runner up this year was Annette Burgess.

The voting for the prize this year was again well spread, with 66% of the entrants getting at least one vote.

“Maine Coone”, pastel by Chris Amos

Botanical Portraiture Demonstration – Victoria Scrivener Anderson

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The club will be hosting a demonstration by botanical artist Victoria Scrivener Anderson at the Townhill Studio on Tuesday 25th June commencing 7.00 (until 9.00).

Victoria paints almost exclusively in acrylics on fine canvas. Sizes range from 20cm to well over 1m. She has exhibited throughout Scotland and has work in collections both private and public.You can view Victoria’s website via this highlighted link.

Members wishing to attend should add their name to the notice in the club studio. There will be a £3 fee for this event payable in advance to Annette Burgess.

Arrangements for Annual Exhibition Entries – 17th – 23rd June

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ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Up to 5 framed paintings not previously exhibited at an annual exhibition will be accepted. Unframed stretched canvas paintings are acceptable if neatly finished at the edges. Up to 5 unframed paintings/prints per member will be accepted for the browser, (if also exhibiting original paintings).

ENTRY FORMS
Will be accepted only until 3.00p.m. on Wednesday 12th June at the Club. Point of contact is George Aitken. Separate forms are required for framed paintings and items for the browser. Forms and details of craft items must also be handed in by 12th June. Browser items and craft are only acceptable from members submitting original paintings and are free to enter. “Not for Sale” paintings can be accepted but must be matched with “For sale” paintings on a one for one basis. The hanging fee for paintings is £1 per item.

DUTIES
All members entering work in the exhibition must do a minimum of two duties and these must be detailed on the entry forms when presenting them with payment of hanging fees.

FRAMING STANDARDS
Framing standards within the club apply to all work submitted for exhibition at any venue.
1. Adequate and secure rings are to be placed no more than one third down from the top of the frame and tightly wired or corded. 
2. To prevent damage to other works, screws and rings must be covered by a small amount of padding (foam or bubble wrap) and secured with masking or other tape to hold the padding in place. 
3. The backs of paintings must be sealed with brown gummed tape or framing tape (as sold by the SAA and available from the club sales drawer). Masking tape or or parcel tape is unacceptable.
 4. A brown luggage label, written in capitals in black ink is to be attached to the hanging cord with string. It should show details of the painting and be identical to the information on the entry form. (Name, Painting Title, Medium and Price) The string should be long enough to hang over the top of the frame. This is to assist the Hanging Committee when hanging members’ work.
 5. A sample of the standard required for framing paintings is available at the Club. Although the example has an adhesive label attached in addition to the luggage label, this adhesive label is not a specific requirement and need not be applied. Work that does not comply with these framing standards will not be accepted for hanging.

SPECIAL HANDING IN ARRANGEMENTS  Members who are unable to hand in work on 17th June may make a specific arrangement with the Unit 22 Gallery Management to deposit their work in the Club Gallery in Unit 22 during normal opening hours of the preceding week. Also, members unable to collect paintings for unavoidable reasons at the exhibition close, may make arrangements with the Unit 22 Gallery Management to have then returned to Unit 22 for uplift at a more convenient time. It is essential that Gallery staff are aware and agree well in advance if you intend taking advantage of these special arrangements.

COPYRIGHT & INSURANCE  Members should be aware of copyright law and any works copied from other artists’ paintings or photographs, including those taken from books, should acknowledge the original artist or photographer on the entry form.  Exhibits will not be insured and are hung at the owner’s risk. Members may wish to insure their own work.

COMMISSION   20% taken on paintings and 10% on browser items and crafts.

SETTING UP  Commences at 12 o’clock.

Next Gallery Changeover – 11th July 2019

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Dunfermline Art Club Gallery in Unit 22 Kingsgate Shopping Centre, will soon be accepting members submissions for the next Gallery hanging period which will run from 11th July through 24th August 2019. New exhibits will be accepted during normal Gallery opening hours (12-4 pm on Thursday 4th, Friday 5th and Saturday 6th July). Paintings will be hung on Tuesday 9th in advance of the Gallery re-opening on 11th. A maximum five pictures may be submitted and it has been agreed that although the hanging fee will remain at £2 per picture, where four pictures are paid for, the fifth will be hung for free.

Original artworks only can be accepted for hanging, not prints. However, prints, as well as original unframed pictures, may be submitted for display in the browsers.

Members also should note that the same paintings may not be exhibited in the Gallery on consecutive hanging periods. Unsold items from the previous hanging period should be collected from the Gallery at the earliest convenient opportunity

Annual Exhibition, Dunfermline Kingsgate – 17-23 June

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Dunfermline Art Clubs 136th Annual Exhibition will be held in the Kingsgate Shopping Centre, Dunfermline, from Monday 17th June through Sunday 23rd June 2019. Almost 200 works will be exhibited, featuring original paintings in oil, acrylic, watercolour, pastel and other media. In addition to the paintings, which include landscapes, seascapes, figurative and still life subjects, other items of craftwork will also feature.