GCCA 2012 Annual Membership Meeting
Please join us on Jan. 21 at our Catskill Gallery inCatskill,NYfor the Annual Membership Meeting of the Greene County Council on the Arts, now in its 36th year of service to the community. The official meeting will take place at4 p.m.just before the opening reception (5-7 p.m.) for the exhibit “African American Stories”. Stay after the meeting and enjoy the show!
All current members possessing a valid GCCA membership card are urged to attend. If your membership has lapsed, come and renew it. For those interested in becoming a member for the first time, this meeting will introduce you to the Council’s work.
Currently our Board of Directors is composed of 12 members who are serving 2-year terms through 2013. Kim McLean (Athens, artist) will be officially elected to the Board at the Annual Meeting. Our roster will then be made up of 13 members.
Our by-laws call for a maximum of 21 members – 40 percent of whom must be artists representing as many different art forms as possible. In addition to a strong affinity to the arts, candidates should represent various geographic areas of the county which are defined as (1) the Mountaintop, (2) the Rivertowns, and (3) the Foothills. Most needed are candidates from Haines Falls/Tannersville,Greenville. and Coxsackie/New Baltimore.
Potential Board members should be willing to make a clear commitment of time, attend monthly Board meetings, actively participate in fund raising and income producing activities and be a visible advocate for the Arts Council and its mission. Your suggestions or nominations are encouraged. To nominate an individual, please make sure you have their consent. Prior to the annual meeting, all new candidates should contact Kay Stamer at 518-943-3400 or via email at gcca@greenearts.org for a briefing on duties and responsibilities of Board members.
Board members serving through 2013 are as follows: David Slutzky, President (Hunter, artist); Frank Cuthbert, Vice President (Athens, artist); Michel Goldberg, 2nd Vice President (Freehold, artist); Paul Poplock, Treasurer (Catskill); Larry Krajeski, Secretary (Durham); Lex Grey Deyglio (Catskill, musician/artist); Kico Govantes (Catskill, artist), Ruth Sachs (Jewett, artist); Robert Sheridan (Haines Falls, artist), Michael Smith (Catskill), Brenda Taylor (Leeds) and Sheila Trautman (Jewett, artist).
Special thanks to Casey Biggs who is now serving as chairman of our board of advisors.
