Fountain City Art Center is a nonprofit community organization dedicated to providing a stimulating environment where members of the community

will be drawn to take part in a wide variety of visual art experiences. 213 Hotel Avenue Knoxville, TN 37918 865.357.2787 www.fountaincityartctr.com

t he da Vinci Papers

FCAC Board and Volunteers Honored At Annual Meeting

On Monday evening, July 8, a reception and awards ceremony was held at the Fountain City Art Center to honor and to thank the FCAC Board of Directors and the outstanding volunteers who devote an extraordinary amount of their time at the front desk every week and who help with special events. The recognition ceremony is part of the Annual FCAC Membership Meeting at the end of each fiscal year. Among the honorees were weekly volunteers Liz Curry, Sue W. Lane, Charlotte Walton, Sonji Bennett, Mary Secrist, and Bob Meadows. Jamie and Holland Rowe were honored as FCAC Members of the Year. Cathy Carl was honored for her many hours of volunteer gardening in the Art Center flower beds. Our Board of Directors has recently inducted a new member: Jim Gentry, and two advisors, Albert Baah, and Mark Ennix. Board members who received special recognition for their dedication to the Center are: President Bob Meadows, Vice Presidents Brenda Moulton and Ken Clayton who shared duties this year, Secretary Dr. Nan Scott, Treasurer Cathy Dodge, Penny Berridge, Leslie Feulner, Christine Harness, Sue W. Lane, Peggy K. Leland, Kent and Toni Nicholson, Jean Payne, Robin Rohwer, Sheryl Sallie, Janet Trewhitt, Nancy D. Webb, and Linda T. Wise. We all owe a tremendous debt of gratitude to our volunteers and board members who continue to show support for the Center and all of its programs and special events year after year. They are all part of the very special FCAC family which is the secret of the Centers success. Our success is measured much more by the people who use and enjoy the facility than by financial markers. Members make lasting friends here, and experience inspiration, creativity, and personal growth made possible by the interactions of so many generous and talented spirits coming together in one place. During the business portion of the July 8 meeting, the FCAC Proposed Budget for FY 2013-2014 was presented to the membership and accepted by the votes of all those members present. FCAC Executive Director Sylvia Williams wishes to thank all the FCAC members who attended the reception, meeting, and awards ceremony. We made a group photo during the event to commemorate the occasion and hope that more of our members will attend the annual event next July!

2013- 2014 Board Members

Executive Committee President, Bob Meadows - 690-2191 bkbinderbob@bellsouth.net Vice President, Ken Clayton - 687-2005 fabulo@earthlink.net Secretary, Dr. Nan Scott - eliza7@knology.net Treasurer, Cathleen M. Dodge - cdodge@utk.edu Linda T. Wise, lindawise@comcast.net Sue Lane - 687-4073 - susiquel@comcast.net Christine Harness - 588-9826 csh2artz@yahoo.com Brenda Moulton - 688-5158 moulto2000@yahoo.com Penny Berridge - 851-8560 - pbglass@gmail.com Robin Rohwer - 922-2994 - rrohwer922@aol.com Leslie Feulner - 688-1586 - wayles@comcast.net Peggy Leland - 577-3649 - pegasus@att.net Janet Trewhitt - 466-1619 - jatrewhitt@aol.com Jean Payne - 688-4165 Toni Nicholson - 357-3770 tileplayer@knology.net Kent Nicholson - 357-3770 tileplayer@knology.net Nancy Webb - 922-5500 - ndwebb1@tds.net Sheryl Sallie - sjackie09@comcast.net. Albert Baah - 524-8904 Mark Enix - 686-0502 Jim Gentry - jgentry401@comcast.net Other Credits: Board Advisor: Adam Alfrey Website: Janet Trewhitt - jatrewhitt@aol.com Volunteer Coordinator - Toni Nicholson Newsletter Copy - Sylvia Williams Newsletter Design & Printing Bob Meadows - 690-2191 bkbinderbob@bellsouth.net Facebook Coordinators - Deanne Topping deanne@project1128.com; Janet Trewhitt Executive Director/Ex-Officio Board Member Sylvia Williams - 357-2787 fcartcenter@knology.net

Fountain City Art Guild Annual Show and Sale

This falls Fountain City Art Guild Holiday Show and Sale will be on exhibit November 22 December 18, opening the week before Thanksgiving and closing the week before Christmas. The opening reception and awards ceremony will be held from 6:30 8:00 PM on Friday, November 22. Guild members should give their artwork entry info (title, medium, and price) to Sylvia Williams well before noon Friday, November 15 and should bring in their artwork Pitiful by Tracy Gray entries between 10 AM and 4 PM on Tuesday, November 19. Members also need to send jpegs to Sylvia immediately so that the invitation can be designed. Only three jpegs have been received so far. The Guilds Annual Holiday Dinner will begin at 6:30 PM on Monday, December 2, at the Center. All members should make reservations with Penny Berridge, Guild President, and should sign up to bring a dish to the dinner. New officers for January December, 2014 will be nominated and confirmed at the next membership meeting at 7 PM on Monday, October 28, at the Center. If you would like to be an officer or would like to keep your current officer position, let Penny know asap. Also at this meeting, members will jury in artwork by any prospective new members; the guest speaker will be Scott Manning from Jerrys Art-a-rama with news of new art materials.

Every genuine work of art has as much reason for being as the earth and the sun.
-Ralph Waldo Emerson. page 2