MINUTES OF THE FISH
HOEK ART SOCIETY 63ND AGM
HELD
AT NERINA GARDENS FISH HOEK
ON
WEDNESDAY 28th OF FEBRUARY 2018 AT 7 PM
WELCOME
Ann Zwets, as acting Chairman, welcomed everyone
present and, in spite of the poor attendance, confirmed that a quorum had been
realised. She thanked everyone for their
support.
Members present were noted in the Records book.
Apologies:
Marcelle
Spinks
Chris
Schutz
Dave and
Val Parry
Els Dorat
Sue had
informed the committee that she would be a late attendee
No other apologies from the floor.
MINUTES OF THE 2017 AGM
Circulated, taken as read and accepted were proposed by Di Breeze and
seconded by Fiona Nichols.
MATTERS ARISING
There were no matters arising from those Minutes.
CHAIRMAN’S REPORT
As circulated to the members and attached.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND REPORT
As circulated and attached. In
Sue’s absence Ann asked the floor if there were any queries arising from the
financials. Referring to the report Ann
highlighted that we had again shown a small loss and a dwindling
membership. She went on to say that perhaps
the current small membership didn’t warrant the work involved, but the
committee would be prepared to carry on for the few members who attended most
of the events and supported the Society.
Sue had submitted forms to Nedbank re the Society’s tax status, but had
not yet received any directive. It
appeared that people with money invested overseas were being targeted, and the
meeting was advised that the Garden Club had avoided the issue for the time
being.
Proposed as accepted by Cynthia Fletcher and seconded by John
Strickland.
ELECTION OF THE COMMITTEE
FOR 2017
The present committee members, willing to stand for re-election, had
been written up on a board: They were unanimously voted in as the committee for
the 2018/19 year.
Ann Zwets Chairman/Secretary
Sue Green Treasurer/Librarian
John Strickland Paint-out
convenor
Cynthia Fletcher Refreshments
Maureen Copley Publicity
Rob McAlpine Photography
Fiona Nichols Blog
Di Breeze proposed a vote of thanks to committee for their hard work
during the past year.
GENERAL
It was resolved that the National Art Gallery would no longer be a
beneficiary if the Society closed down, and the Constitution would be amended
accordingly. Various ideas of who might
benefit were mooted, the most favourable being a monetary prize to be given
annually to local High Schools and named the Fish Hoek Art Society Trophy or
similar. Nerina Gardens could also be
acknowledged in some way. A firm decision on beneficiaries would be made at a
later date.
Fiona had tabled written instructions on how to subscribe to the
blog. She said that once a member had
subscribed a notification would arrive in their mailbox if there was any
news. It could be a one liner, photos or
anything pertaining to the local art scene.
She did point out that the blog was a public domain, and it was agreed
that it might bring in new members if people were looking online for a local
art club.
Fiona went on to say that a picture could be posted on the blog with an
invitation to members to paint/draw the subject. The artworks could then be brought to a
future meeting to be discussed. Fiona
remarked that she had recently put the events calendar on the blog and had, in
the past, compiled a list of useful contacts such as framers, art suppliers etc
and those would be repeated later in the year.
She implored the members to be proactive and contribute to the blog with
news that could be shared, and Ann commented that the Society was not just the
committee but the collective members.
As there were only 10 members present it was decided to forgo the raffle
and quiz for another evening.
There being no further matters, the meeting closed at 7.20 pm with a
vote of thanks to the Chair. The members
were asked to enjoy a glass of wine or fruit juice and fellowship
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