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Aug 30
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Election Ballot – Idaho Watercolor Society 2024 – Reminder

By All IWS Info, Annual IWS Location, IWS Annual Meeting, Region - Eastern, Region - Northern, Region - Southcentral, Region - Southeast, Region - Southwest

**** REMINDER ****

ELECTION BALLOT – IDAHO WATERCOLOR SOCIETY 2024

 

The following three items are up for election and voting. Out of 275 members, only 71 members have voted to date. That’s 26% of our member base. Please take the time to vote and make your voice heard.

 

After reading through, please select the link at the end for the voting ballot.

  • ELECTION OF VICE PRESIDENT TO THE BOARD TERM 2024 – 2025
  • BY-LAW CHANGES
  • SELECTION OF 2025 ANNUAL MEETING LOCATION

TO: IWS Membership

  • Election of Vice President to the Board Term 2024 – 2025:

Vice President

Terms: 1 Year

In an effort to stagger the election of officers, so that we always have experienced people on the board, the only office up for election this year is Vice President.  Per last year’s by-laws changes, the Vice President will follow as President when the current President’s term expires, August 31, 2025.

Standing for election is Lynn McConnell

This election cycle, started September 1st, 2023, is as follows:

President: 2 years ending August 31, 2025
Vice President: 1 year ending August 31, 2024
Recording Secretary: 2 years ending August 31, 2025
Treasurer: 3 years ending August 31, 2026

  • By-Law Changes

It has been extremely difficult this year to get people to step into leadership roles so that our organization can continue to survive.   We are also experiencing declining interest in several areas of the State.  Therefore, the board is proposing two By-Law changes for membership consideration.

1.  Change to membership

ACTIVE MEMBERS

All watercolor painters maintaining primary residence in the State of Idaho, or in cities with a 20-mile adjacency to the Idaho borderare eligible to become active members of the Society.  In order to retain active status, a member must be current on dues and enter work in a Society sponsored show at least once every three years (includes open shows).  Active members shall have full voting privileges and shall be eligible to serve on the Board of Directors.

(Cities that fit these criteria include Clarkston, Ontario, Spokane, and Missoula).

2.  Changes to President’s Position

OFFICERS OF THE BOARD

The Officers of the Board shall consist of the President, Vice-president, Secretary, Treasurer, the immediate Past-President, and the Regional Directors. If necessary, the President’s responsibilities “may be” shared between two active members. Any two active members who have agreed to share this responsibility, would be put on the ballot for voting by IWS membership, only with majority approval of the current board.

 

  • Selection of 2025 Annual Meeting Location –

    See the voting ballot for the list of cities.

Instructions for voting using the voting ballot in the link:
  • To vote FOR the nominated candidate, check the box next to their name. To vote for another person check the box next to “Other” and print the name of the person for whom you wish to vote.
  • To vote for the By-Law changes, check the appropriate box. A description of each change is in the voting ballot for your convenience.
  • To vote for your favorite cities for the 2025 Annual Meeting, check the box next to your two favorite locations listed on the ballot.
All voting must be received by the end of the day, September 6, 2024
If you have any questions, please contact Carol HasBrouck Browning at [email protected] or 864-423-2521.
CLICK HERE TO ACCESS THE VOTING BALLOT
Aug 18
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ELECTION BALLOT – IDAHO WATERCOLOR SOCIETY 2024

By All IWS Info, Annual IWS Location, IWS Annual Meeting, Region - Eastern, Region - Northern, Region - Southcentral, Region - Southeast, Region - Southwest

ELECTION BALLOT – IDAHO WATERCOLOR SOCIETY 2024

The following three items are up for election and voting. After reading through, please select the link at the end for the voting ballot.

  • ELECTION OF VICE PRESIDENT TO THE BOARD TERM 2024 – 2025
  • BY-LAW CHANGES
  • SELECTION OF 2025 ANNUAL MEETING LOCATION

TO: IWS Membership

  • Election of Vice President to the Board Term 2024 – 2025:

Vice President

Terms: 1 Year

In an effort to stagger the election of officers, so that we always have experienced people on the board, the only office up for election this year is Vice President.  Per last year’s by-laws changes, the Vice President will follow as President when the current President’s term expires, August 31, 2025.

Standing for election is Lynn McConnell

This election cycle, started September 1st, 2023, is as follows:

President: 2 years ending August 31, 2025
Vice President: 1 year ending August 31, 2024
Recording Secretary: 2 years ending August 31, 2025
Treasurer: 3 years ending August 31, 2026

  • By-Law Changes

It has been extremely difficult this year to get people to step into leadership roles so that our organization can continue to survive.   We are also experiencing declining interest in several areas of the State.  Therefore, the board is proposing two By-Law changes for membership consideration.

1.  Change to membership

ACTIVE MEMBERS

All watercolor painters maintaining primary residence in the State of Idaho, or in cities with a 20-mile adjacency to the Idaho borderare eligible to become active members of the Society.  In order to retain active status, a member must be current on dues and enter work in a Society sponsored show at least once every three years (includes open shows).  Active members shall have full voting privileges and shall be eligible to serve on the Board of Directors.

(Cities that fit these criteria include Clarkston, Ontario, Spokane, and Missoula).

2.  Changes to President’s Position

OFFICERS OF THE BOARD

The Officers of the Board shall consist of the President, Vice-president, Secretary, Treasurer, the immediate Past-President, and the Regional Directors. If necessary, the President’s responsibilities “may be” shared between two active members. Any two active members who have agreed to share this responsibility, would be put on the ballot for voting by IWS membership, only with majority approval of the current board.

 

  • Selection of 2025 Annual Meeting Location –

    See the voting ballot for the list of cities.

Instructions for voting using the voting ballot in the link:
  • To vote FOR the nominated candidate, check the box next to their name. To vote for another person check the box next to “Other” and print the name of the person for whom you wish to vote.
  • To vote for the By-Law changes, check the appropriate box. A description of each change is in the voting ballot for your convenience.
  • To vote for your favorite cities for the 2025 Annual Meeting, check the box next to your two favorite locations listed on the ballot.
All voting must be received by the end of the day, September 6, 2024
If you have any questions, please contact Carol HasBrouck Browning at [email protected] or 864-423-2521.
CLICK HERE TO ACCESS THE VOTING BALLOT
Jun 27
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2024 Annual Juried Membership Exhibition Special Announcement

By Annual IWS Location, Annual Juried Exhibition

Greetings IWS members:

First, I want to thank all of you who contributed in any way to our 2024 Annual Juried Membership Exhibition.  It was a tremendous success and showcased the depth of talent embodied by our organization.

There are so many people to thank, but I’d like to particularly thank:

  • Carol HasBrouck Browning, whose seemingly endless store of energy and drive contributed so much to the show’s success,
  • Chris Stubbs our Juror, who did yeoman’s duty in jurying a field of excellent work and held a very successful, well-attended, and much-appreciated workshop,
  • Cynthia Bowman, who endured my relentless micromanagement and produced the finest catalog we’ve ever had as a watercolor society (I mailed the catalogs to the each of you yesterday and today),
  • Sandra Davis, Art and Special Events Director from the Riverside Water’s Edge Gallery, who beautifully curated the works and worked diligently to support us and professionally display the paintings throughout the hotel,
  • and to my wife Shaun who secured a record number of awards from our donor base and tirelessly nudged them until they contributed to our cause.

The most important Thank You is to you, the membership, for the avalanche of spectacular works that filled the hallways of the Riverside Hotel in Boise.

We had a total of 92 paintings gracing the walkways of the hotel, with 28 excellent works not juried as part of the exhibit proper.

At least 5 paintings sold from the Water’s Edge Gallery.  Congratulations to Ying Peng, Hugh Mossman, Marina Zavalova, Thomas Fennell (Tom sold two), and I am probably missing one and I apologize if I have.  Even 5 is unprecedented in a single show at the first venue.

All of the award winners should by now have received their packages.

As a final reminder, the pick-up date for paintings not in the travel show is Monday, July 1 from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM.  For those of you who shipped paintings and have not arranged for individual pick-up, I will be re-boxing your paintings in their original packaging and returning to you as quickly as I can.  I will email you the receipt for the shipping, for which you can reimburse the IWS c/o Dennis Hayzlett, Treasurer, at the address in your membership directory.

The travel show will be crated that day as well, and picked up for delivery to Twin Falls on Tuesday July 2.  From there the travel show will go to Idaho Falls, Pocatello, and back to me for distribution back to the artists in early November.

We are lucky to have Lewiston back in our lineup for the travel show in 2025.  We are visiting them in the first week of August to see the venue and meet with the staff there.  It is good to be bringing the travel show back to the northern reaches of our membership.

Here’s looking forward to a great exhibition in 2025, and even with our unequaled success in 2024 I hope it to be even better!

My sincerest thanks to all of you,

Scott

Scott Muscolo, 2024 IWS Annual Juried Exhibition Chair

805-795-0252

Apr 21
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2024 Annual Show Exhibitors – Where and When to Deliver Paintings

By Annual IWS Location, Annual Juried Exhibition, Annual Show Location, Events, Exhibits

Hello 2024 Annual Show Exhibitors:

As a reminder, Friday, April 26 is the date for delivering your painting(s) to the Riverside Hotel, 2900 W Chinden Blvd, Boise, 83714.  For your convenience, the easiest place for you to bring it to the hotel is the “Sapphire Room” entrance at the southwest corner of the hotel.

As you enter there, the Emerald and Garnet rooms are to the left, where we’ll be accepting the paintings.

Please drop off your painting between 9:00-11:00 AM.  Sandra Davis from the hotel and I will be there to accept your paintings.  Please have already delivered your completed Water’s Edge Gallery agreement (attached again for your convenience) to me via snail or email.

So far, in addition to the 65 paintings accepted into the exhibit, we have 19 non-juried paintings hanging.  This will be a great exhibit!

Thank you,

Scott Muscolo, 2024 IWS Annual Juried Exhibition Chair
805-795-0252

Water’s Edge Gallery Contract 2024 Modified for IWS Annual Show