Minutes from Midcoast Chapter Sept meeting 2024

Midcoast Meeting September, Belfast Free Library

Eighteen members and friends in attendance, some new to the area

Introduced ourselves and shared a bit about our art practices.
Confirmed not having a summer meeting as people are too busy and there’s lots of art happenings going on
Agreed to keep to bi-monthly meetings alternating between Belfast Free Library and Camden Public Library, second Saturdays.
There was strong interest in focusing on tech issues for the November meet-up, including features and demos of the new website if possible. Gather your questions! Bring your expertise!

Shanna Compton updated us on the progress of the UMVA website upgrade, which promises exciting features such as member pages, blogs we could submit exhibition announcements to, resources, calls for art etc. ETA November (hopefully).

Gail Wartell updated on how the Alternative Visions show went, and Arlene Leighton and Liv Kristen Robinson spoke a bit about the upcoming Dark Skies Exhibition which will feature 33 artists.

Many attendees brought work for informal show’n’tell.

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