CONSTITUTION

The issue of the membership clauses in the new Constitution is evidently of continuing concern. I do apologize to members for not actively seeking their comments on the draft constitution in our last September meeting. I was not feeling well and nearly cancelled my trip to Europe that month, but we evidently needed to have feedback.

The membership clauses in the new Constitution were based on a perceived reality, and also a feeling that more members mean more revenue and more helping hands.

I believe it is useful to include brief notes on the positions taken by other sculptor organisations in discussion on the membership clauses. For example a brief review of the Internet showed:

• International Sculpture Center in USA: www.sculpture.org
  Membership is open to anyone interested in sculpture, and they have 11 classes of members.

• Royal British Society of Sculptors: www.rbs.org.uk
  Appears to be professional sculptors only

• Sculptors Society of Canada: www.cansculpt.org
  Appears to be open to graduates in fine arts who exhibit professional work: Canadian residents only

We do not have to follow other organisations but it seems to me that we should be aware of experience and standards in other countries, and in other states.

John Bishop and Leon Francom have expressed interest in looking at the alternatives on membership clauses for the Constitution, with comments and recommendations for our next Committee meeting,

If you would like to make some contributions, please contact them at:

John Bishop 9885 2660 after 7pm and Leon Frankcom 93971410.

Alternatively for post, you may send mail to me as follows and I will send it on to them:

Geoff Williams, GLW Analysis Services Pty Ltd, PO Box 245, Collins Street West PO, Vic 8007.

Geoff Williams Vice President