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Message from the President 1

Desk Volunteers 2

JIAA 2019 Arts Festival 2

Facilities Management Report 3

Technology Report 3

Membership News 3

Merry Artists Show and Sale Poster 4

Jekyll Singers Winter Concert 5

Fall & Winter Class News 6

JIAA Membership Form 7

JEKYLL ISLAND ARTS ASSOCIATION Goodyear Cottage, Historic District

Jekyll Island, Georgia

December 2018 Newsletter

MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT… Bonnie Householder

By now, you have received the information on voting for the 2019 class of JIAA Board members, Edith

Gross, Kate Hamer, David McCune, Jr., Joan Samuelson, and Roland Thurston. Hopefully you have also

voted on Ballotbin. If not, voting opened at 12:01 a.m., November 26 through November 30, 11:59

p.m. Click on http://www.ballotbin.com/voterReg.php?b=81147 or send an email to: reg@ballotbin.com

with this number as the subject of your email: 81147 if you have not voted yet. Only one vote per email ad-

dress is allowed. Follow the instructions in the email you have received from jekyllartists@gmail.com if

you have problems voting.

The upcoming December 11, Jekyll Island Singers concert will be held in a new venue for the

first time in many years… the Jekyll Island Convention Center at 7:00. This Community Concert is spon-

sored by the Jekyll Island Arts Association, and the space is being provided by the Convention Center.

Please come and join us – Singers is one of the groups supported by JIAA and if you’d like to sing with us,

come to practice at the Jekyll Methodist Church on Mondays at 3:00 the second Monday in January 2019

and sing in the Spring Concert in March!

Hope you have visited the Merry Artists Sale – the opening day was absolutely wonderful and we are

indebted to all the artists who entered items in the Sale! As of this writing, we have only one day under our

belts, but the sales on the first day bodes well for the Sale. Come to Goodyear to do your Christmas shop-

ping at this fun event, which promises to be one of

the highlights of the year.

Thanks to every one of you for making 2018 a

wonderful year – time and space do not allow me to

identify everyone who contributed to our success

this year! It’s been my honor to serve on the JIAA

Board for almost six years, and as your President

for the past three years. I’ve made many friends,

learned a great deal, met new artisans, worked with

the government on hurricane damages, and during

our very successful 50th year anniversary, loved

working on special events such as our retrospective

exhibit, and who could forget the Menaboni exhib-

it… As Immediate Past President, I will remain on

the Board as an ex-officio member, so will still be

around. Thank you for your support, help and

friendship.

Bonnie Householder

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JIAA Desk Volunteers Luana Dickey

Thanks to the majority of our desk volunteers who have come into Goodyear for the training on the new

scanning system. It is working well most of the time. A new server has been ordered and we hope when it's

in place that might resolve our glitches.

There are five slots still open during the last week of December, so if you can fill any it would be great.

January is up in the Sign up Genius calendar so please take a look at that.

I retire as head of the desk volunteers in a month. I will be available to help train any new volunteers or

train those in the new system that have not already done so. I will also do my duty a few times a month at

the desk but I will no longer be the "in charge" person. Unless you sign up for all the shifts Goodyear will

not be open everyday.

Wishing all of you a very Merry Christmas!!!

JIAA ARTS FESTIVAL

THE 2018 Jekyll Island Arts Festival

Save The Date: MARCH 8, 9, 10, 2019

DETAILED INFORMATION TO FOLLOW NEXT NEWSLETTER

GET INVOLVED AND SUPPORT THIS AMAZING ANNUAL JIAA EVENT

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Visit us on Facebook at Jekyll Island Arts Association

Total JIAA Membership as of this writing is:

476.

Reminder: the 2018/2019 membership year

expires on March 31, 2019 You can renew your

dues on-line at: www.jekyllartists.com, by mailing

in a completed membership renewal form or by

renewing on-site at Goodyear Cottage (a copy of

the membership renewal form can be found at the

end of this newsletter).

With the New Year comes a new face. Jon Stevenson

has agreed to become the new JIAA Facilities Manag-

er. Jon and his wife Paula have been coming to Jekyll Is-

land as snowbirds for a long time but have recently moved

here full time. Jon now feels he can become more involved

in activities in Jekyll and we are overjoyed to have him on

board as our Facilities Manager.

Facilities Management Report Craig Patterson

Membership News Lucy Loehle

Technology Report Craig Patterson

The thousands of hours that Mahlon Stacy has put into writing software for JIAA is paying off with the in-

stallation of the new recording and reporting system being used for sales at Goodyear. As with any new system

there are a few minor bugs that have popped up, but quickly fixed, and so far, during our busy Merry Artists

sales extravaganza, all is going well with the system. If you have not been trained by Luana on the new sys-

tem, please let her know so she can arrange a quick training session.

The board has approved the purchase of a new router/WiFi unit to replace the old unit that technically went

end of life a couple of years ago. The new unit should be up and running by the middle of December. The pur-

chase of the new unit was deemed appropriate because, with the new sales recording system, it is more im-

portant than ever to be able to stay in contact with the internet.

The Technology Committee is also happy to announce that we have two new additions to the committee.

Chuck Diefenderfer is joining the committee and will be our liaison to the board. Bev Hopkins who oversees

our website has also agreed to be on the committee which only makes loads of sense since our website is a ma-

jor piece of our technology implementation.

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Merry Artists

Merry Artists is up and running with the sights and sounds of the holidays. Thanksgiving weekend was a great

start with many visitors to the island for the tree lighting.

Goodyear Cottage is packed with unique, artist made items perfect for your holiday gift giving. Forget the tra-

ditional ties and gloves. Check out our jewelry, pottery, and the wonderful hand-woven scarves made by our

cottage weavers. You are sure to find something perfect for everyone on your shopping list.

Item pick-up information

Only 10 items may be left in the shop for January.

All Christmas items must be removed.

Items will be scanned to remove them from your inventory.

Pick-up Dates:

December 30, 4 – 6 PM

December 31, 9 – 2 PM

Volunteer

There are still opportunities to help with Merry Artists.

Go to the Merry Artists page to volunteer and join in the fun.

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Visit us on Facebook at Jekyll Island Arts Association

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Fall 2018 and Winter 2019 Classes

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