AGM 2010

OKWA’s Annual General Meeting, May 15, 2011

Present:

Board Members- Mary Peppard President & Treasurer, June Anderson Vice- President, Barb Carr & Martine Bresson Past Co-Presidents, Lee-Ann Taras Secretary, Alana Kapell, Jane Derby

OKWA Members- Zillah Loney, Mieke Van Geest, Sue Lyon, Mary O’Brien, Margaret Lock, Diane Black, Pauline Conley

New Members:

June gave an update. There have been 7 new members to OKWA since the autumn of 2010. New members are Diane Black, Pauline Conley, Margaret Lock, Caroline Marshall, Lise Melhorn-Boe, Mary O’Brien and Teri Wing.

OKWA’s website has all the updated information for the submission process. Slides are no longer accepted, submissions are on cd & viewed by board members before a board meeting when the jurying of submissions takes place.

OKWA Scholarship:

All members present voted unanimously to award the $500 scholarship again this year. The award goes to a promising art student of either gender in The Creative Arts Focus Program run by Karen Peperkorn at QECVI. Karen selects a few students’ portfolios to be juried by the board of OKWA. A cheque is presented to the recipient in August to assist with their future art studies. June will contact Karen to begin the process.

Election of OKWA Board for 2011-2012:

3 long–serving board members have retired from OKWA’s executive: Hanna Back, Barb Carr and Lee-Ann Taras. 

The following board members remain: Mary Peppard as both President & Treasurer, June Anderson as Vice-President, Alana Kapell as Blog/Newsletter Editor, Martine Bresson and Jane Derby. Past executive member, Zillah Loney returns to the board after a short absence. OKWA welcomes new board members Mieke Van Geest and Diane Black.

Thank you Barb Carr, Lee-Ann Taras and Hanna Back for your years of generous contribution to the life of OKWA.

(photos contributed by Martine Bresson)

President AND Treasurer, Mary Peppard zipped through the AGM in probably OKWA's fastest meeting in history, to accommodate members' desires to attend Su Sheedy's opening reception!

The MANSION provided great munchies and comfort.