Where has the time gone?
I’ve let this blog slip so I’m going to try
updating it now. I made a promise to myself that I would keep it updated in
case it was useful to other new societies but so many things have happened.
Anyway, here goes..!
We had our rehearsal at the venue and
Andrew, our team advisor, came too. It went well and the team shone as usual
and all pulled together. They came up with great suggestions for improvements.
There are a few little bits and pieces that
need to be ironed out, but I have already been in touch with the school and
they are sorting them out. One issue was the door handle. We could not open the
door from the outside to start with – a good thing we have a rehearsal as this
could have been a disaster, not being able to get in at all!
We have devised some invitations and our
vice chair is taking charge of the printing and distribution. They will go out in the middle of June.
The programme is being finalised as I write.
Just one confirmation to finish off. We have decided to take only lecturers
with digital presentations. This should make things easier for us. Now to
organise the printing and distribution of the programmes on small – A5 size -cards.
This is proving something of a technical challenge at the moment as it is
difficult to get the document to print the correct size without the text slipping.
Earlier this week I was lucky enough to be
invited to NADFAS house to sit on the lecturer selection panel. I made me
realise what high standards are expected of our lecturers and how well the
quality assurance arrangements in NADFAS work
Our marketing carries on gathering pace. We
had part of a stand at our annual Village fair , this week we have a stand in
the library for Adult Learners Week and
we are also preparing for a
Jubilee stand to promote our work at the celebrations in the village.
Around 160 people have now expressed an
interest in membership and we are ready to start asking for the fees. We are using a form that we
devised for our society . We have also had to devise other forms eg expenses
and would like to acknowledge our debt to other societies who have helped us
with suggestions. If you are setting up we’d be glad to pass on the things we
have learnt. One other society suggested we keep hard copy of all these for
future reference.
NADFAS News – NADFAS held it’s AGM last
week in Kensington and we were fortunate to be represented by two of our
committee. NADFAS is involved in some very exciting projects with other
organizations. For example, Tate Britain , in conjunction with NADFAS , are offering
free places to young people on workshops in October 2012. The AGM provides a really good showcase
for NADAFS work and for future strategy. NADFAS is a healthy, well run
organization with a great network and links in the artworld.
It's great fun keeping things moving, a bit like spinning plates but very rewarding.
