Virtual via Google Meet
Attendees: Noelle Brockhoff, Ann Carothers, Danna Fruetel, Dianne Liepa, Haley McAndrews, Kelly Schwartz, Kathy Strohl, Stephanie Swilley, Diane Turnage
President’s Report: President Anthony Lee called the meeting to order at 6:33 pm and welcomed everyone to the meeting. The link to the agenda was sent to those who did not receive one. Lee noted there will be no Vice President report due to the vacancy and there was a brief discussion about filling that position as well as other open positions. Suggestions included using the web and Facebook pages to seek potential candidates, as well as targeting workshops by topics and to areas where we lack board members, as well as taking a survey of members.
Secretary’s Report: Dianne Liepa asked if there were any additions or corrections to the minutes from the April 2024 Board meeting and the Annual Member Meeting in May. Stephanie Swilley motioned for approval of the minutes, Noelle Brockhoff, seconded and the minutes were approved. Liepa noted recent minutes needed to be added to the new web site and Brockhoff said Liepa would receive access and information on how to access the Google folder so the minutes could be added.
Treasurer’s Report: Kelly Schwartz sent a copy of the Treasurer’s Report to the board previously and it was approved.
Membership Report: Stephanie Swilley presented information on the current number and geographical distribution of members by region:
| Region 1 | 3 members |
| Region 2 | 15 members |
| Region 3 | 22 members |
| Region 4 | 8 members |
| Region 5 | 33 members |
| Region 6 | 13 members |
| Region 7 | 32 members |
| Region 8 | 35 members |
| Region 9 | 1 member |
| Region 10 | 4 members |
| Region 11 | 11 members |
| Region 12 | 20 members |
197 members total
A discussion to evaluate the pros and cons of participating in events like Art Fest followed, including recruiting volunteers, adding new members, updating brochures and cards with QR codes as well as press kits.
Newsletter Report: Haley McAndrews noted the recent article she shared with Board members was approved and she will post that as well as the article on the importance of volunteering.
Digital Chair Report: Noelle Brockhoff reported that she is working on getting the web site updated including ways for contacting Board Members through the web page using professional titles rather than personal email addresses. President Lee suggested the Board hold a digital meeting and asked that members to contact him or Brockhoff to be included in the meeting.
Regional Chair Coordinator Report: Diana Turnage noted she is working on getting Regional Chairs for regions that don’t have a coordinators for their spring shows, and she is working on updating packets for the Regional Shows.
Danna Fruetel reported all upcoming workshops are filled and that there are 34 entries for the SE Iowa Art Hop. Stephanie Swilley will send a reminder to members about the upcoming deadline for the Art Hop.
Lee added that there will be a meeting soon to plan the Online Show.
Brockhoff suggested that it would be helpful to members to have a blog post on how to take good photos for online juried shows.
The meeting adjourned at 7:20 pm.
The next meeting will be scheduled for the third of last week in August.
Respectfully submitted,
Dianne Liepa
Secretary