Answers are provided in the order they were received by candidates.
Judy woodson
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1. What is your passion for the future of Foothills Craft Guild? How would FCG improve due to your participation on the board? I would love to see Foothills expand its membership with new young members and be recognized for the outstanding artistic ability of its members. I want to serve on a Board whose focus is what we can do for the members and what can we do to make your membership worthwhile.
2. Share your ideas on how you would like to see FCG grow. How would you encourage participation by members in committee efforts? How do you see member participation enhancing the artistic community and you personally? While I know that we are currently encouraging participation in committees through our Newsletter and emails, I feel that personal communication is more effective. I would like to approach members at the Shows, through phone calls to touch base and encourage them to participate through a gentle ask of their help. |
3. What non-craft skills/talents will you bring to the board/Guild (ie: spreadsheets, computing, social media, marketing, service on other boards, networking, community outreach, etc)? I have many years’ experience with organization and management of multiple tasks in a difficult environment. I have great computer skills and communication skills at a professional level. I have served on the Board for the Knoxville Chapter of the Embroiders Guild of America
4. Are you able to attend six board meetings a year (usually on the 2nd Sunday of even months at 3pm)? Yes
5. Are you willing to chair a committee and if so, what committee would you have interest in? While I am more than willing, given my work schedule and my duties as Secretary for the Guild, I am afraid to commit to something I would not be able to devote my full attention to. So, at this time, my answer would have to be respectfully no.
4. Are you able to attend six board meetings a year (usually on the 2nd Sunday of even months at 3pm)? Yes
5. Are you willing to chair a committee and if so, what committee would you have interest in? While I am more than willing, given my work schedule and my duties as Secretary for the Guild, I am afraid to commit to something I would not be able to devote my full attention to. So, at this time, my answer would have to be respectfully no.
ivan cooper
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1. What is your passion for the future of Foothills Craft Guild? How would FCG improve due to your participation on the board?
Continue the Guild for the future members to grow their art by exchanging ideas to spur imagination; means of showing others their art in shows and displays; have a cohesive way to focus improvement of community involvement. 2. Share your ideas on how you would like to see FCG grow. How would you encourage participation by members in committee efforts? How do you see member participation enhancing the artistic community and you personally? Growth through seeking means to engage younger artists in the community by inviting existing members to present a noted potentially gifted child. Thus the art community |
could have a stepping stone for the “pre-guild” member to have a soap box for their art. It always has made me happy to help guide a motivated person.
3. What non-craft skills/talents will you bring to the board/Guild (ie: spreadsheets, computing, social media, marketing, service on other boards, networking, community outreach, etc)? Have served in the past on Utilization Review and Quality Control boards in hospital setting and was board certified for such.
4. Are you able to attend six board meetings a year (usually on the 2nd Sunday of even months at 3pm)? Yes
5. Are you willing to chair a committee and if so, what committee would you have interest in? Yes. Better defining what different art types and subtypes mean in the classification of the myriad of expression. For example can a clay artist display a pendant for sale as jewelry if made of clay amongst his vases and pots. Better defining that line of production in mass verses hands on
3. What non-craft skills/talents will you bring to the board/Guild (ie: spreadsheets, computing, social media, marketing, service on other boards, networking, community outreach, etc)? Have served in the past on Utilization Review and Quality Control boards in hospital setting and was board certified for such.
4. Are you able to attend six board meetings a year (usually on the 2nd Sunday of even months at 3pm)? Yes
5. Are you willing to chair a committee and if so, what committee would you have interest in? Yes. Better defining what different art types and subtypes mean in the classification of the myriad of expression. For example can a clay artist display a pendant for sale as jewelry if made of clay amongst his vases and pots. Better defining that line of production in mass verses hands on
nancy rowland-engle
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1. What is your passion for the future of Foothills Craft Guild? How would FCG improve due to your participation on the board?
Work to facilitate the continued growth and evolution of the Guild to maintain relevance in changing times while also maintaining an environment that is fun and welcoming for everybody in our pursuit of fine craft. 2. Share your ideas on how you would like to see FCG grow. How would you encourage participation by members in committee efforts? How do you see member participation enhancing the artistic community and you personally? I would like to explore options to offer more opportunities and benefits to the membership and thereby |
increase participation. Ideas include development of an online marketplace and maybe some small pop-up shows throughout the year.
3. What non-craft skills/talents will you bring to the board/Guild (ie: spreadsheets, computing, social media, marketing, service on other boards, networking, community outreach, etc)? Networking and merchandising/display of fine craft.
4. Are you able to attend six board meetings a year (usually on the 2nd Sunday of even months at 3pm)? Yes
5. Are you willing to chair a committee and if so, what committee would you have interest in? Yes. Standards
3. What non-craft skills/talents will you bring to the board/Guild (ie: spreadsheets, computing, social media, marketing, service on other boards, networking, community outreach, etc)? Networking and merchandising/display of fine craft.
4. Are you able to attend six board meetings a year (usually on the 2nd Sunday of even months at 3pm)? Yes
5. Are you willing to chair a committee and if so, what committee would you have interest in? Yes. Standards
holly peck
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1. What is your passion for the future of Foothills Craft Guild? How would FCG improve due to your participation on the board? My passion and goal for the future of Foothills is making the two existing shows the best environment as possible to encourage artist attendance - old and new; bring back inactive members with good facilities and dates or maybe even adding an additional show at another location. I’d like to be able to grow communication with all members and make mentoring from older members to new / potential members a norm to help us all grow our businesses in the art community and beyond.
With me on the board, I hope to be actively involved and encouraging to promote members to speak and participate openly to make sure everyone’s needs are met. 2. Share your ideas on how you would like to see FCG grow. How would you encourage participation by members in committee efforts? How do you see member participation enhancing the artistic community and you |
personally? I would like to see FCG grow by adding a third show / location and mentoring as mentioned in the first question. As far as committees, I don’t think a lot of real work gets done in committees unless there is a lead person that takes ownership of the committee and holds others to task to get the end goal accomplished. Smaller committees seem to work better with a couple of people working on a given task. Each committee needs the ablitly to make productive decisions to be able to act timely with approval of the membership. If committees are broken down to smaller task, that might be a way to get members to donate their time and expertise. Member participation in getting these tasks completed would help everyone move forward with our goals each year which ultimately is to have elite selling opportunities that is competitive with other growing community venues.
3. What non-craft skills/talents will you bring to the board/Guild (ie: spreadsheets, computing, social media, marketing, service on other boards, networking, community outreach, etc)? Some of the things I bring to the table for the board and the guild as a whole is that I am involved with other local art facilities and comminuites such as the Oak Ridge Art Center and the Art Market Gallery where we can build / network from the large amount of regional artists that participate at these places. I have jurying, teaching, and display experience gained through my envolvement with these groups. These skills would translate to the board in the form of networking, community outreach and mentoring.
4. Are you able to attend six board meetings a year (usually on the 2nd Sunday of even months at 3pm)?
Yes - Attending board meetings should not be an issue.
5. Are you willing to chair a committee and if so, what committee would you have interest in? Committee chair interests would be the jurying process or possible social media. I am open.
3. What non-craft skills/talents will you bring to the board/Guild (ie: spreadsheets, computing, social media, marketing, service on other boards, networking, community outreach, etc)? Some of the things I bring to the table for the board and the guild as a whole is that I am involved with other local art facilities and comminuites such as the Oak Ridge Art Center and the Art Market Gallery where we can build / network from the large amount of regional artists that participate at these places. I have jurying, teaching, and display experience gained through my envolvement with these groups. These skills would translate to the board in the form of networking, community outreach and mentoring.
4. Are you able to attend six board meetings a year (usually on the 2nd Sunday of even months at 3pm)?
Yes - Attending board meetings should not be an issue.
5. Are you willing to chair a committee and if so, what committee would you have interest in? Committee chair interests would be the jurying process or possible social media. I am open.
Sherrie wilson
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1. What is your passion for the future of Foothills Craft Guild? How would FCG improve due to your participation on the board? I've always felt that Foothills Craft Guild was a community of committed artists and I want to see that continue and grow and attract more artists. The art community needs to be more visible so as to inspire young artists
2. Share your ideas on how you would like to see FCG grow. How would you encourage participation by members in committee efforts? How do you see member participation enhancing the artistic community and you personally? I'd love to see more demonstration/community participation - I'm not sure how to facilitate, but I'm trying to do the same at Art Market Gallery with scheduled demonstrations by members. Encouraging conversation with the general public I think encourages people to express themselves creatively 3. What non-craft skills/talents will you bring to the board/Guild (ie: spreadsheets, computing, social media, marketing, service on other boards, networking, community outreach, etc)? I'm honestly not sure I bring many of those skills with |
me. I can be a good sounding board, however
4. Are you able to attend six board meetings a year (usually on the 2nd Sunday of even months at 3pm)? Yes, I'm available for meetings
5. Are you willing to chair a committee and if so, what committee would you have interest in? I am willing to serve in a committee but I'm not good at leading.
4. Are you able to attend six board meetings a year (usually on the 2nd Sunday of even months at 3pm)? Yes, I'm available for meetings
5. Are you willing to chair a committee and if so, what committee would you have interest in? I am willing to serve in a committee but I'm not good at leading.
