September Member Newsletter - Broomfield Art Guild

Every member can be engaged and do something to help! Engaged members have more fun, more impact, and get more value from diverse Guild activities and the support of other engaged members. The Guild is able to offer a more diverse range of activities and provide more value to members when many members contribute their ideas and help share the work of planning and running activities.

In the upcoming year, we will be building for the future. In 2023, we want to add 2 or 3 new people to the Board, confirm Chairs and membership of our standing committees, and encourage our new members to join a committee or team so that they can fully engage with and receive the most value from the Guild. We have formed a nominating committee (Gale Simonson, Dave Shelley, and Judy Shelley) to start talking to members in October and identifying possible candidates for our open positions. Board member election/confirmation will take place at the November 8 member meeting. While standing committee chairs and members can be decided at any time, we would like to also confirm these at the November meeting so that we can party in December and be ready to roll in January.

Our recruitment goals are as follows.

1) Find candidates who are willing to consider joining the Board for two years to be part of the Leadership team. Ideally, we would like to bring new people onto the Board in staggered, two-year terms so that the Board always has people with some experience and continuity. We specifically have openings for Co-President/VP and Secretary positions, but our intent is to divide the duties so that the roles are flexible and no one person has to be in charge of everything. Because we currently have experienced people on the Board, these new positions could be filled with experienced Guild members or relatively new members. Candidates must be willing to attend member meetings, attend Board meetings, and help organize, delegate, and/or run Guild functions as part of a team. Ideally candidates would be engaged with Guild activities and other members so that they can help propose and promote ideas and make decisions about actions to take. Ideally, candidates would be willing to commit to a two-year term so that they can help with leadership transition as current board member terms expire.

2) Confirm current committee chairs and membership: Membership, Plein Air, Social Sketch, Meeting Activities/Demos, Exhibits, Member Show, New Member Show. Are people willing to continue in their current role for 2023 or do they want to change? For Member Show and Meeting Activities/Demos Committees, are some committee members willing to take over as Chair?

3) Actively engage new members and encourage them to volunteer for a committee or Chair/Assistant Chair role. We especially need help with the following new positions: Publicity/Social Media (coordinate with Camie), Plein Air (backup for Gale), Member Engagement (onboard new members, re-engage inactive members, support nominating committee), Art Meetup/Critique Organizer (facilitate creative exploration and inspiration activities, maybe at the end of meetings or at separate sessions).

If you are interested in learning more about and possibly volunteering for a Board or Committee position, please reach out to Dave & Judy Shelley or Gale Simonson. If you are willing to help but are looking for smaller or one-time commitments, there are always special projects that come up during the year that can be done by a person or small team. To learn about these, come to a meeting or email a Board member. We are happy to find a good use for whatever talent or time you can offer!

Thank you for everything you have done this past year and will do next year to make Broomfield Art Guild a fun and valuable experience for its many talented artist members!

Broomfield Art Guild Board