Please give a very warm welcome to our VGA members who recently joined or changed their membership type to Active!

NEW Active Members::

Jayne Dahl – Gallery Assistant, Education Team, Marketing Team
Yulia Goldberg – Gallery Assistant, Gallery Team
Lu-Ann Meier – Gallery Assistant, Community Outreach Team, Marketing Team

NEW Participating Members:
Ben Smith – Education Team, Technology Team
Sarah Wood – Community Outreach Team, Education Team

CHANGED membership from Participating to Active: Susan Dale – Gallery Assistant, Gallery Team

UPDATED Guidelines document:

Guidelines for Preparing Inside Show Wall Art

Please review this new Guidelines document for corrections and updates including: 

–Quantity of 2 pieces total for each monthly Inside Show
–Info about Small Wall Art guidelines
–New and improved document format

Label/Tag requirements – Don’t let your art be declined for display! The Board approved a motion that the teams who display all VGA art will NOT display art that is not labeled correctly.

 –NAME is required on all labels/tags
 –Correct coding – Don’t forget those dashes! Art codes are always TWO characters (e.g., UA, CR, JW, CA)

This is primarily an issue for all art other than Wall Art (Inside Shows) which has its own process on the Inside Show Submission Slip/Checklist.

Imagine being a Gallery Assistant who cannot determine who the artist is because there is no name, a missing dash, and an incorrect art code (always TWO characters). It’s stressful when a customer is waiting! The Labeling Summary for All Art Types document with examples is online and also taped on two cabinets in the classroom. Look at that with fresh eyes – it may be different than what you learned 10 years ago or on an old guidelines sheet:) G.A.’s should not have to guess, hunt, decipher, or research. EVERY item needs to be labeled correctly or it will stay hidden in the cabinets. Let your art be happy and on display!

To ALL Gallery Assistants:

The Wall Art wall tags for our Inside Shows have ALL the information you need to enter Notes into Square. Don’t forget to look on the BACK of the Wall Tag for the FULL ITEM # of each piece. Thank you to Linda Thomson who creates all the wall tags!

Reminder again! Memberships – new and renewals: Active membership fee increases to $60 from $50 effective January 1, 2024.

UPDATE: Please check your confirmation email receipt (or your VGA account online) for your membership expiration date and notify membership@villagegalleryarts.org for any possible adjustment to that date.

A personal note from Brenda Honeyman:

I’ve truly enjoyed being the Membership Secretary this past year. I learned so much, met wonderful new and long-time members, and hope I’ve contributed to the success of VGA. It was a big transition year with our new website and technology in general. Effective January 1st, Jean Yarger will be our Membership Secretary – a perfect choice! Jean and I have been working together for a seamless transition. I’ll continue to be an Active member as a Gallery Assistant and also part of the Membership and Technology teams. Thank you to all who have helped me in this position and I’ll look forward to seeing you at the gallery soon! All the best…Brenda Honeyman

???Questions??? Contact membership@villagegalleryarts.org