IWS 2024 ANNUAL MEETING
Friday, September 13 & Saturday, September 14
LOCATION – Riverside Hotel & Resort
2900 W. Chinden Blvd.
Garden City, Idaho
THEME – CREATIVITY IGNITED
AGENDA
Friday, September 13
9:30am – 11:30am
Creative Calm: Finding Balance in Artistic Endeavors
Presenter Terra Feast is a Professional Development Manager for Boise State’s
Extended Studies and an adjunct professor of art education.
Terra will share research that supports how developing and maintaining creative
practices can yield a wealth of benefits, from personal enrichment to community
engagement: and how the pursuit of perfection can diminish those returns.
Participants will learn first-hand about artmaking experiences that are relaxing,
enjoyable, and contribute to their well-being. As part of this session, participants
will be guided through an easy, low-risk creative exercise to bring
awareness to the mental and physical experience of making art.
Lunch on your own
1:00pm – 4:00pm
Sketch-Booking & Sketch-Noting Workshop
This workshop will be led by Connie Pepper, IWS South Central Regional
Director. She has won numerous local, regional, and statewide awards. Her
work is currently being shown in galleries across Idaho.
Sketch-booking: learn to use a daily sketchbook to experiment and practice
painting, drawing, doodling, collage – indoors and outside.
Sketch-noting: Learn to take visual sketch-notes when in a workshop or
class. Also, discover ways to map travels and experiences in a sketchbook with
sketch-notes. Illustrate with sketch-notes while journaling.
A supply list will be sent to all who sign up for the workshop.
5:30pm – Social Gathering
Dinner on your own
Saturday, September 14
9:30am – 12:30pm
New & Creative Substrates for Watercolor
Laurie Johnson and Joni Frey, both Distinguished Merit members of IWS
will present options beyond paper.
They will be sharing ideas on different substrates to experiment with (paper, Yupo,
Masonite, canvas, illustration board, to name a few). Also, some examples of
each…particularly how you can use gesso to take the worry out of “ruining”
expensive paper with a botched painting. If you have painted on a unique
substrate and would be interested in showing your process, please give Laurie a
call BEFORE the workshop and talk it over with her (208-215-1588).
Lunch on your own
2:00pm – 4:30pm
Feedback Forum
Your Regional Directors: Jennifer Von Bergen, Connie Pepper, Les Scott, Cali
Ward, and Exhibition Chairman, Scott Muscolo will take the lead and include
their own colorful commentary.
This informal critique will be a fun opportunity to share your work with IWS
members across the State and get valuable feedback. Plus, it is a great
opportunity to experience the creativity of your fellow artists.
5:30 – 6:45
Annual Banquet
7:00 – 8:15
Annual Meeting and Election of Officers
Since the board determined it is in the best interest of the organization to stagger
our officer terms, the only position on the ballot this year will be that of a new Vice
President.
Annual Meeting Agenda and Ballot will be sent out shortly.
Voting will be electronic, same as last year.
Annual Meeting Reservations Deadline – Friday September 6th
To sign up, click on the link at the end of this message, fill in and mail to:
Carol HasBrouck Browing
71 W Arnaz St.
Meridian, ID 83646
For questions contact Carol at:
[email protected]
This contact information is also listed on the sign-up sheet in the link.
Click here for the sign-up sheet and carry along agenda.
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