Hi everyone, another month has passed by so quickly since our annual general meeting. A few things have happened in terms of creating a new management committee and I’m pleased to say we have good news for the Cabbi Secretary and Vice President positions but not the Treasurer position.

We urgently need a volunteer for the position of Cabbi treasurer.

We are much closer to having the full, very new management committee for the next 12 months. I would like to warmly welcome both Tony Bowen as our new Cabbi Secretary and Kenisha McAnally as our new Cabbi Vice President. Our first monthly meeting last week saw this new team begin the work of keeping Cabbi moving forward in terms of planning the year ahead.

Unfortunately I need to inform our members that the person who was interested in being our treasurer is not able to help Cabbi due to her ongoing work commitments. Therefore, we urgently need to find someone else who is willing to take on the position of Cabbi treasurer.

Carleta has kindly offered her help in continuing the treasurer’s job for September and in the transition of the role of treasurer to follow. I wish to thank Carleta for her many years of service to Cabbi and in this time of handing over the positions and their duties to the incoming people.

I fully understand how the next month will be a little uncertain until all committee members are permanently in their positions and begin to fit into their new roles. However, we have started dealing with matters that need our attention now. Helping the convenors with the Christmas exhibition and acquiring the new hooks and wires is our first need.

New exhibition Hooks & Wires Update:       

This is a high priority for the new committee to follow through on. The reality is that Cabbi will need to fully fund this expense for the benefit of future Cabbi Exhibitions.  I have gathered quotes and by the end of the month, the new committee will be in a better position to purchase these items.

Workshops:                            

We would like to plan another Cabbi ‘Art in the Park’ morning towards the end of the year. To continue with the promotion of social & art making events, I would like to invite all Cabbi members and their friends to attend our morning out by meeting at the north end of Caseys Beach for our second ‘Art in the Park’ event. Whether you are a drawer, painter or other, I would truly recommend that you put this date in your social calendar. Please see the poster below for further details.

42^nd Art & Craft Exhibition:                

Now that we have our new management team in place, the planning for the Cabbi Art & Craft exhibition at Christmas time is well under way. The convenors are very busy with the many issues that need to be organised. I would like to inform all members that the entry forms will be emailed out to all financial members by Monday, 26^th October. The closing date for entries will be the Monday, 23^rd November. As per previous years, all entries can be emailed to Workshops@cabbi.com.au or hand delivered to the Mogo Gallery where a drop off box will be located.

More detailed information about the exhibition will be available in the coming weeks.

Members in local Exhibitions:                       

We wish many of our members all the very best in their involvement in the many local exhibitions in the coming months. The River of Art and the River of  Art Trail are some of the big events happening soon. We are very lucky to have the most gifted and talented members who are involved in many exhibitions in our community. Good luck to all those involved.

Garry Kemp