President’s Message
I don’t want to get too excited, but I think I can feel that Spring is in the air! This month several members of our Guild are participating in the Guild Village at Easter on the Farm which takes place at the Pennsylvania German Cultural Heritage Center on March 24, 2018 from 10 AM to 4 PM. Come out and support this eggciting event. There is something for everyone–including the kids, especially the kids! Two egg hunts, fun crafts, and over 20 Reading-Berks Guild craftsmen and great craftsmen from the Heritage Center as well—as I said, something for everyone. “Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.” Robert Brault
Your President, Barry L. Bennecoff
Bylaws
On March 6, 2018, we will be voting on the following bylaw changes: Under membership article, section 1, letter D we are removing must attend 3 meetings to be juried. Under assessments, article 4 section 1 letter A, those that have joined since the states rules changed-your membership renewal month is determined by when a member joins. Officers, article 6, section 3 Newsletter editor emails the newsletter and e blasts. Section 4, drop PG delegate. Annual meetins article 10 section 1 remove February Meeting shall be designated as the annual meeting at which time there will be a presentation of annual reports by officers and chairpersons.
Vice President: Cleon Garl
Programs
March 6, 2018, 7 PM GoggleWorks, We will be taking a stroll through the Berks County Intermediate Unit (BCIU) Student Art Show on the
first level of the GoggleWorks. Plan on being impressed by these high school students work!
April 3, 2018, 7 PM GoggleWorks, Our newly Juried Members will be proudly presenting their work.
Programs Chair: Matt Varjdan
Media
“Your Berks Craftsmen” in March will feature Carol Haile, Reading-Berks Guild of Craftsmen’s Education Chairperson. Carol will take you on a tour of the recent Berks County Intermediate Unit art show which was on display at the Goggleworks. This great event is judged by some members of our standards committee and we are proud to give monetary awards to these phenomenal Berks County art students. Also our viewing audience will get to see the awards ceremony and meet some of these art students up close and personal.
“Your Berks Craftsmen” Host, Kay L. Bennecoff
Education
Four (4) Mini Grants, in the amount of $50 each will be randomly drawn at the Reading-Berks Chapter’s regularly scheduled meeting at the Goggleworks on Tuesday, April 3, 2018.
Winners will be drawn from applications (completed in full) and submitted by the deadline of Monday, March 19, 2018. Entries must be received at our Reading-Berks Chapter PGC, ATTN. Carol Haile, Post Office Box 85, Mohnton, PA 19540 by that date. Those received after that date will not be included in the drawing.
Mini-Grant Applications can be found at https://rbcrafts.org/our-guild/education/
February 24 to March 11 is the Secondary Art Exhibit presented by BCIU. For more details on the Exhibit and the schools that will be participating this year go tohttps://goggleworks.org/event/secondary-art-exhibit/ Reading-Berks Guild of Craftsmen is proud to continue the Stanley G. Seltz Student Awards Program which offers cash awards to students who exemplify high levels of design mastery and use of materials.
Education Chair, Carol Haile
Standards
Next jury session will be the March 13th. You must be a member for 3 months to be eligible. More information and application is on rbcrafts.org/our-guild/standards/
Standards Chair, Louise Mehaffey
Events
