President's Letter for October 2014

Jan Indrans

I joined the ASV back in 2001 to meet fellow kindred spirits and not feel so isolated in the suburbs. I have had since joining the opportunity to create and exhibit my wares with the added occasional bonus of a sale and even a prize or two. Having sat at intermittent shows I have had the pleasure of meeting and sharing ideas with fellow sculptors . I have constantly been amazed at the diversity of talent and conceptions at our seasonal exhibitions. Above all these shows have kept my nose to the grinding wheel to produce sculpture to deadlines and to not loose faith in what I do.

The AGM and October Meeting

We met our quorum - in fact it wasn’t too bad a turn out for our annual general meeting and we got through the business pretty well after an inspiring talk from Jonathon Mendez Baute.

The meeting proper ran quite smoothly - of course there was a massive vote of thanks to Gillian who as president, annual exhibition coordinator and activities officer has left impossible shoes to fill. Not to mention her work in keeping the website moving towards a working completion.

Dates for Your Diary

ASV meetings are being held in the Ashburton Baptist Church Meeting Rooms,

enter from the Marquis Street car park Melway 60D9

• 5 December 2014 entries close Herring Island
• 7 December 2014 ASV Christmas Party
• 17 January to 1 February 2015 Herring Island Exhibition
• 11 February monthly meeting
• 20 February 2015 entries close MIFGS 2015

The ASV Christmas Party

This

is the place

for a party

Book now by contacting Liddy Wright

Exhibitions to Enter

Lots to do - and not all in the new year either so sharpen the tools and get the entries rolling in......

Exhibitions to see

Lots to see - not enough time to see them all - Sculpture by the Sea, McClelland Gallery, Yering Station, the Melbourne Prize for Urban Sculpture... we'll catch you on the run....

Members' News

We hardly knew Don McKinnon - just his work at exhibitions and then the long gap and his death - well here's a poem of his to remind us of him:

 

Tweets and Alerts

 Here is a short selection of items that came to notice since the last newsletter - some of what was received went out of date before publication this month. But remember to tell us about what we've missed and we'll do better next time. The ASV Tweets as @Sculptors_Vic. You don’t need to join Twitter - just go to our newsletter - now reached from http://sculptorsvictoria.asn.au by clicking on the Newsletter tab. On the right hand side of the page you’ll see the Twitter timeline.