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June 2017 Volume 65, Issue 6 In This Issue President's Message - Bill Geisinger CUSTOMER MAILING LISTS June 2017 ACGA Corporate Sponsor ACGA has Palo Alto Clay and Glass killed its last Festival tree. New Sales Process. This newsletter is our last Member News printed newsletter. Minutes CGAF Members will Stack of plates by Geisinger now receive our EXHIBITIONS monthly news online. You can read it on your phone, pad, computer, or print and read on paper. It will be your choice how you want to learn OPPORTUNITIES about ACGA activities and our member news! You will receive an email with the newsletter from our editor, Bonita Cohn (thought a FORUM shout out here is good) or go to http://www.acga.net/ and you will find a link to a PDF SUBMISSIONS version that you can print. You can do it! CALENDAR ask not what your organization can do for you, ... ask what you can do for your organization June 14: Next Board Meeting: Wed, 7:00-8:45 PM at the SF ACGA is in need of your help. We need to identify people who can Presidio Public Library, 3150 donate one hour a month to share the work that makes ACGA Sacramento St., San Francisco. important to its members and our community. We have several areas that need help each month. (planning, membership, website, June 10 - reception for Glass directory, exhibitions, finance) No experience is necessary. Currents. Rchmond Art Ctr We are also looking to fill two spaces in our board of directors. These June 13 - August 19: Glass positions would require working together once a month on the Second Currents open to public. Wednesday from 7-8:45 pm in San Francisco. It's a great opportunity Richmond Art Center to get out of the studio and communicate with others who love clay and glass. The work is fun and we really are good listeners. Your July 8, 9 - Palo Alto Clay Glass thoughts will count. July 8 - PACG 25th Anniversary Call or send me an email [email protected] 707-480-7636 Party - 5:30 Be sure to put ACGA's Artist Appreciation party at the Palo Alto July 22 - September 15 - 4th Art Center, Saturday, 5pm, July 8 on your calendar. It is not just Clay/Glass Biennial in Brea for participating artists in the festival, but for all of us! July 22 - Brea opening reception - Thank you! 7 to 9 p.m Bill 1 of 19 2017 Board of Directors CUSTOMER MAILING LISTS Gerry Arrington, Bonita Cohn, Julia Feld, Bill Geisinger, Hello! Lee Middleman, Forrest Lesch- Middelton, Kathy Pallie, With the Palo Alto Clay and Glass Festival preparations underway, we Jan Schachter, Whitney Smith, Fred Yokel, Jo Killen, Kala Stein, all need to be thinking about our customer mailing lists and Siobhan Reilly Hughes, Miki Rutter, encouraging people to attend the show. Scott Jennings, Vivien Hart, and April Zilber Would you like to save yourself a little time and money ? Did you know that you can submit your customer mailing lists (both snail mail 2017 ACGA Officers addresses and email addresses) to ACGA ? We send out the Palo Alto Clay and Glass postcards for you. We have a very large President: Bill Geisinger and database so we pay much less postage per postcard than you do. In Lee Middleman addition, having as many names as possible in one database reduces Vice Pres: Siobhan Reilly Hughes duplicate mailings to the same customer. Treasurer: April Zilber Secretary: Jo Killen Your list is used to promote (1) the Clay and Glass Festival through the postcard mailing and email flyers. 2) An email flyer sent out in the COMMITTEE CHAIRS Fall to alert our customers about member holiday open studios. If you have questions or need clarification, just email me. You can submit Directory - Julia Feld your lists by email to me at [email protected]. We can Exhibitions - Jan Schachter also accept paper copies if that is easier for you. Historian - Cuong Ta Int'l Ambassador - Barbara Brown Thanks! ~ Cheryl Wolff Jurying - Julia Feld Membership - Vivien Hart Newsletter - Bonita Cohn ACGA Corporate Sponsors Web Master - Whitney Smith Please support our Sponsors Membership Changes AFTOSA - 510/233-0334 East Bay Clay - 510/233-1800 1776 Wright Ave. 200 S.First St. Richmond, CA 94804 Richmond, CA 94804 Black Bean Ceramic Art Center Higher Fire, Inc. Please send all Will Johnson & Ruben Reyes 408.295.5765 address changes 561 Emory St. 499 S. Market St. to: San Jose CA 95110 San Jose CA 95113 (408) 642-6757 408.295.5765 Vivien Hart Chinese Clay Art Corp. Leslie's Ceramics and Crafts [email protected] 408/343-3919 510/524.7363 1518 S. De Anza Blvd. 1776 Wright Ave. New Members San Jose, CA 95129 Richmond, CA 94804 Mariah Armstrong Connor ClayPeople Ruby's Clay Studio & Gallery 2177 Verona Hills Ct. 623 South 32nd Street 415/558-9819 Vista,CA 92084 Richmond CA 94804 552A Noe St. Email: [email protected] (800) 236-1492 (toll free) San Francisco 94114 Student: Clay & Glass (510) 236-1492 Sonoma Community Center Dawn Hart ClayPlanet Sonoma Ceramics 32008 Road 224 (408) 295-3352 276 E. Napa Street North Fork,CA 93643 1775 Russell Ave. Sonoma, CA 95476 Email: [email protected] Santa Clara, CA 95054 (707) 938-4626 Associate: Clay Creative Ceramics & Glass Marianna Baker 707/545-6528 - 5240 Aero Dr., 10 Misty Shadow Santa Rosa 95403 Irvine,CA 92603 Email: [email protected] Associate: Clay 2 of 19 Karen Van Galder Palo Alto Clay and Glass Festival Update 20330 Madrone Way Los Gatos,CA 95033 25th Annual ACGA Palo Alto Clay and Glass Festival Studio: 561 Emory St. San Jose,CA 95110 July 8 & 9 - Palo Alto Art Center, Palo Alto, CA Email: [email protected] Associate: Clay We will be highlighting our 25 year members at this year's event. Sara Kimber We do have a few artist/exhibitor spaces left so sign up now! 12237 Acosta Blvd. Go to www.jotform.com , Palo Alto Clay and Glass Festival San Ramon,CA 94583 Application 2017 or email [email protected] Email: [email protected] Associate: Clay Non-Profit and Sponsor applications are also still being accepted, so Suzanne Legnitto please reach out to [email protected] or your ACGA 20 Bolinas Ave. leadership. San Anselmo,CA 94960 Studio: Same address If you would like to volunteer to help on-site during the festival please Email: [email protected] contact Sammarye at [email protected]. Let her know your skills, interests and talents and we will put you to work. Myra Kretowicz Johnson - Giant Creative Services, Inc. Senior Events Specialist - (408) 396 - 6358 For Palo Alto Festival Artists - Announcing New Sales Process For Festival Artists - Announcing New Sales Process at ACGA Palo Alto Festival! Dear Exhibitors, We have been saying for the last two years that the credit card service is going away, and 2016 was finally the last year. Please bring your own device to run credit card sales through Square, Shopify, or another app. There is wifi inside the PAAC and cell service outside (although coverage may be spotty). Be friendly with your booth neighbors in case one of you needs help with a new app. Consider helping out with a hotspot if you have one. Since we aren't running a central credit card service, we don't need those pesky 4-part sales slips anymore! I have adapted the sales report sheet used by the King's Mountain Art Fair for ACGA's needs (with Board review and approval). It is a 2-part carbonless form with lines for recording about 20 customers' sales on one sheet. To go along with the new Sales Sheet, we will have a 2-part carbonless Mailing List sheet - I suggest you bring a clipboard so you can hand this to your customers to fill out while you are writing up and wrapping their purchase. Download Mailing List sheet here. If you would like to give your customer a receipt, please bring your own receipt book for that purpose. Here's an quick example of what the sales writeup will look like: Item descriptions & prices subtotal sales tax Total w/tax 1 plate @ $40.00, 1 vase @ $50.00, 2 mugs @ $120.00 $10.80 $130.80 $30.00 At the bottom of the Sales Sheet (download the pdf here) there is a space for calculating total sales and the 15% commission payable at Checkout on Sunday. That means you don't need a separate tally sheet. Simply use as many Sales Sheets as you need during the weekend, and calculate the Grand Total and 15% on the last sheet. You will turn in your Sales Sheets and Mailing List sheets at Checkout. ACGA will keep the top copies and you get the 2nd copies, which should be legible, for a change! Sample sheets and sales instructions will be emailed to you in June by Giant Creative, along with your booth assignment and volunteer job information. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thank you, April Zilber, ACGA Treasurer [email protected] 3 of 19 Silver Anniversary Party for the Palo Alto Festival Saturday, July 8, 5:30pm We have started to plan the Silver Anniversary party at this year's Palo Alto Clay & Glass Festival. Yes, it is our Twenty Fifth year at PA! For those of you participating in the festival, we want you to know that this will be a special festival and a great Saturday night party. For members who are not selling at the festival, we want you to know about the party and come join in.