From John Sharum, President, MLAA
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January 2, 2021
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As 2020 recedes in our rear view mirror, I hope you are all well and able to find joy in this holiday season. We are still in the throes of a very serious COVID 19 pandemic; however, the prospects of a better year in 2021 are becoming evident with two approved vaccines and millions of people already able to avail themselves of their protection.
Our normal activities are essentially on Hold because of area-wide restrictions. Our regular in-person meetings are cancelled until further notice due to State mandates as well as prudence to protect our members. We are working on a second Zoom meeting and will send out invitations to join in when it has been set up. We are also in touch with school art teachers and when their plans have firmed, we will see how we can best assist them in the coming year. You will also be sent a notice that we are starting our new fiscal year in January and we ask that you please continue your membership and send in your dues so we can use that money to support school art.
We are still signed up for our Annual Art Show in October at the Sonora Opera Hall, even with the uncertainty created by the pandemic. Many of our members are in the higher risk groups and should be offered a chance to take one of the vaccines. I hope you will all avail yourselves of one—I know I will. By the fourth quarter these actions should greatly increase the chances of holding our show.
One of our bright spots is the continued success of the Aloft Gallery. Sales have held up quite well and our precautions have kept our gallery workers safe.
Finally, we would love to have you send Maureen some of the art work you have done this year to share on our website with other members and friends of the Mother Lode Art Association.
I hope to have even more positive news in 2021. Be safe and keep creating art in the New Year.
John Sharum, President, MLAA
Our normal activities are essentially on Hold because of area-wide restrictions. Our regular in-person meetings are cancelled until further notice due to State mandates as well as prudence to protect our members. We are working on a second Zoom meeting and will send out invitations to join in when it has been set up. We are also in touch with school art teachers and when their plans have firmed, we will see how we can best assist them in the coming year. You will also be sent a notice that we are starting our new fiscal year in January and we ask that you please continue your membership and send in your dues so we can use that money to support school art.
We are still signed up for our Annual Art Show in October at the Sonora Opera Hall, even with the uncertainty created by the pandemic. Many of our members are in the higher risk groups and should be offered a chance to take one of the vaccines. I hope you will all avail yourselves of one—I know I will. By the fourth quarter these actions should greatly increase the chances of holding our show.
One of our bright spots is the continued success of the Aloft Gallery. Sales have held up quite well and our precautions have kept our gallery workers safe.
Finally, we would love to have you send Maureen some of the art work you have done this year to share on our website with other members and friends of the Mother Lode Art Association.
I hope to have even more positive news in 2021. Be safe and keep creating art in the New Year.
John Sharum, President, MLAA