June General Board Meeting Minutes

June Meeting Minutes

General Membership Meeting
July 24, 2025•4 min read

Art League of Fort Bend
General Member Meeting
Monday, June 23, 2025

 

Call to order at 10:11 am by President Linda Pietz

Approval of Minutes - Motion was made by Linda Pietz, seconded by Gladys Jones, to approve the May minutes.  Motion carried.

Update from the Board

  •  All Members are welcome to come sit in on the Board Meetings. The next one is scheduled for July 14th.        

  • The Board is  scheduling  a planning retreat - July 21st.   

  • Training on iPads, intercoms, and Alexa coming soon.

  • Items included on iPads will be:

  • Membership, Directory, Alexa control, Links to calendars for classrooms, how-to videos, and maybe consignment forms.

  • Garden Committee making progress on patio area at 3rd St

  • Bringing back drinking water.

  • Ordering rolling chair rack for folding chairs

  • Debbie Rodriguez will remain as show chair. Gladys will handle workshops.                          

  • Thank you to Wanda for maintaining our history area.  She reported that Carmen Willey, one of the original founding members, passed away at the age of 106.

  • Time to review the Bylaws - committee is working on it.

  • Sales to date were addressed.  Things are picking up, sales are increasing.  All artists are encouraged to market your own work.

Financial Report       

Bank balances as of 5/31/25:

Checking                                      $27,447
Savings                                            6,848
Emergency Svgs-CDs               20,860
Paypal                                                     0
Stripe                                                   533

Total                                              $55,688

Unfinished Business - none

New Business

  • Time to activate the nominating committee for elections at the end of the year.  Elections for VP, Secretary, Fund Raising, and Marketing will be held in November.

        

Committee Reports

  • Art Shows and Workshops - Debbie Rodriguez/Gladys Jones

  • Fall show will be October 11th and possible judge will be Doug Heiser.

  • Education Committee - Bobbie Davis

  • Working on expanding classroom space.  Discussing swapping office space in Gallery with Escher classroom.

  • Teachers you can sign up on the web site.  Please promote your classes.

  • Teachers can set up tables with examples of their classes during the swap and trade at the July General Member meeting.  Hoping to entice more members to take classes.

  • Education committee meeting - July 1

  • Summer camp had 8 students in June, second session will be in July.

  • Missouri City Prairie Quilt Guild was hosted at the Gallery to chose several art pieces to create quilts from.  These will be displayed at the Stafford Center in June of next year.

  • There’ll be a Leadership Conference at Fulshear High School on July 16 from 3pm to 5pm.  This is a chance to show off your classes for 200 principals.  Contact Bobbie Davis if you are interested in going.

  • Garden Committee is developing a plan for beautifying the 3rd Street patio area.  Led by Master Gardener, Cindy Bowers, there is plenty of room if you would like to be involved.

  • July 19th from 8am to 1pm Bobbie Davis is having a free class on concrete and cement containers.  Contact Bobbie Davis to sign up in advance, you can get credit for a shift if you stay the full 5 hours.

  • Carolyn Hancock is demonstrating pastels today and the July demo will be the Swap and Trade.

  • Community Display - Brenda Bowman

  • SL Airport hangs until the end of June and they would like new art for July.  Next year they will be looking for sports art since they will be hosting FIFA., FB Museum 8/19 - Sept.  Attack poverty and Civic center are currently on display.

  • Aileen sold a painting at SL Airport!       

  • Fundraising - Brenda Bowman

  • HOT funds application will be due in September.  IAA and Occusoft donor plaques have been hung.

  • Events - no report

  • Gallery - Fereshteh Solati

  • Next changeout will be July, 6th - 9th.

  • LSAG - Brenda Bowman

  • LSAG Ribbons have arrived for show winners; checks will be mailed to prize winners

  • Anyone wanting to serve on the LSAG in person show committee let BB know this week.

  • Gift Shop -Debbie Rose  - change out will be the same as the Gallery.

  • Marketing - Nina Struthers - no report

  • Membership - Travis Lairson no report

  • Rosenberg  - Kathy Golden

  • RAA next member meeting Thursday, July 31st at 5:30 at Another Time Soda Fountain.

  • Special Exhibits - Linda

  • Soleful Art Shoe Show - first week in August, will be displayed for a week or two.  Any medium, anything to do with shoes. Linda will contact the TV stations for special interest story.

  • Web Site - Travis  - no report

  • Miscellaneous - Joan Fullerton workshop is scheduled for October, registration is open.

  • Next Meeting

  • Next Board of Directors Meeting - July 14, 2025

  • Next General Member Meeting - July 28, 2025

  • Adjournment - 11:08 am

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