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GFWC 2010-12 Club Manual Arts Community Service Program Information

Partnership Chairman: 

Gail Gillmore
Gail Gillmore
gillmore@wi.net

262-857-2420
10010 160th Avenue
Kenosha, WI  53104-9618


Objective:  Encourage members to foster and support arts activities in all communities.  

VSA arts
Art for Youth
Fostering Community Art
 

 
Collaboration Co-Chairman:

Sue LaBuda
Sue LaBuda                                                                                                                  
suelabuda1@charter.net                                                                           
920-216-7656                                                                                               
393 N. Westhaven Drive, Apt. 104
Oshkosh, WI  54904                                                                                      

Shirley Mattox                   
Shirley Brabender Mattox
smattox@ameritech.net
920-233-2833
1313 Jackson Street
Oshkosh, WI  54901

Objective:  Clubs will implement ARTS projects, programs, and advocacy, based on the interests and needs determined by the club members.  Club reports will describe members' ARTS projects and highlight their creativity and involvement in supporting the ARTS in their community.
 

Youth Art Month Proclamation (March)

 

Helen Farnsworth Mears Art Contest:  Chairman - Shirley Mattox

Implemented at the GFWC-WI club, district, and state levels, this annual art contest for 7th and 8th grade studentsk, public, private, and home-schooled, is unique to GFWC-WI.  It was begun in 1927 to honor the memory of this great woman sculptor born in Wisconsin, to encourage artistic talent, and to recognize the achievement of student artists.
Helen Mears Helen Farnsworth Mears Biography
Helen Farnsworth Mears Contest Entry Form
Art Contest Rules
Contest Timeline
Permission Form
Sample Intro Letter (Microsoft Word Format)
Student Art Inventory Form
Critique for Judging Art Work

Award Certificates:  First, Second, Third Places; Honorable Mention
Participation Certificate
Award Certificates: (earlier design)

 
Local Club Arts Chairman Contact Information Form
Member Arts and Crafts
Member Photography
 
 
 GFWC-WI State Contests
Objective:  Encourage and recognize members' and youth artistic expression and achievements.
 
GFWC Photography Contests - See Contests page
State Chairman:  Sue LaBuda
Objective:  Encourage members' artistic expression and recognize members' achievements in photography. 
The World In Pictures

GFWC Volunteers in Action
A Year in Pictures (Calendar Contest) 
Rules and Entry Forms
GFWC Photography Contests Action Plan
12 Elements to Consider
Contest Consent and Release Form
 
 
GFWC Short Story & Poetry Contests - See Contests page
State Chairman:  Sue LaBuda
Objective:  Encourage members and youth to develop creative writing skills and to recognize their achievements.
GFWC Member Contests

Youth Contests
GFWC Short Story and Poetry Contests Action Plan
2010 Poetry and Short Stories Contest Winners Booklet
Contest Consent and Release Form
 
 
  
 
 
Member Arts & Crafts Contests:
Chairman - Sue LaBuda
These contests are open to any dues paying club member of the GFWC-WI who is an amateur (making less than $500.00 annually on crafts) and makes items for a hobby.
 
Member Arts & Crafts Contests Rules
Member Arts & Crafts Contests Entry Form
GFWC-WI Arts & Crafts State Inventory Sheet
GFWC-WI Arts & Crafts State Judging Sheet
GFWC-WI Arts & Crafts State Score Sheet
2010 Winners of the Creative Arts Program/Contest
 
 
Member Photography Contests:  Chairmen - Sue LaBuda
These contests are open to any dues paying club member of the GFWC-WI who is an amateur (making less than $500.00 annually on photography) and takes photographs for a hobby.  State winners of "The World in Pictures" and "GFWC Volunteers in Action" Photography Contests will be sent on for national judging annually.  "A Year in Pictures" (Calendar Contest) is only a national contest and is sent directly to GFWC Headquarters by May 1, 2011 and 2012.
 
Complete Member Photography Contests Rules and Entry Form
GFWC-WI Photography State Inventory Sheet
GFWC-WI Photography State Judging Sheet
12 Elements to Consider
 
Member Short Story & Poetry Contests:  Chairman - Sue LaBuda
These contests are open to any dues paying club member of the GFWC-WI who is an amateur (making less than $500.00 annually on manuscripts) and creatively writes for a hobby.
 
Complete Member Short Story & Poetry Contests Rules & Application Form (not yet available)
 
Youth Short Story & Poetry Contests:  Chairman - Sue LaBuda
These contests are open to youth, grades 1-12, who are amateurs (making less than $500.00 annually on manuscripts) and creatively write for a hobby.
 
Complete Youth Short Story & Poetry Contests Rules & Application Form (not yet available)