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NOTICE: Meetings will be held both in-person and on Zoom until further notice. Zoom links are provided in the PHG Calendar where Zoom participation is available.

PHG meets on the second Thursday of every month during September - June at the Multnomah Art Center.

Morning Meetings 10am - noon, 9:30am social
Evening Meetings 7pm - 9pm, 6:30 social

Meetings are free and open to the public. Meetings generally follow the same agenda:
* Welcome new members and guests
* Show and Share
* Brief Announcements
* Short Social Time
* Program Presentation

Multnomah Arts Center
7688 Southwest Capitol Highway,
Portland, OR 97219-2489
Phone: (503) 823-2787

PHG Board Meeting 11-19-20

Agenda
Portland Handweavers Guild Board Meeting
7 PM, November 19, 2020
Online Zoom Meeting

  1. Call to Order – Meeting called to order 7:04pm
    1. Roll Call: Lynne Fitzsimmons, Chris Rossi, Sue Walsh, Janis Johnson, Linda Edquist, Robin Korybski, Dan Steves, Maggie Patterson, Sylvia Emard
  2. Minutes approved (Lynne Fitzsimmons)
  3. WEGO Scholarship Approval (Sue Walsh)
    1. WEGO has granted PHG a scholarship.  PHG must decide to accept or not.
    2. Lynne moved to accept, Janis seconded
    3. APPROVED unanimously
    4. Sue will notify WEGO that we accept; probable distribution is in April 2021
    5. The Board set a February 2021 Board Meeting deadline to decide what to do with the money.
  4. Possible PHG participation in GOTG virtual sale (Janis Johnson)
    1. GOTG refund checks coming soon.  PHG will get back all but $1200 (some is GOTG LLC expenses for the coming year).
    2. It was noted that artists join PHG just to participate in the sale; last year that was $700 income that wasn’t directly sale income.
    3. There was much discussion on the specifics/mechanics of setting up an online guild sale, directing visitors to the artists, and collecting a commission from their sales.
    4. The next non-virtual GOTG sale is planned for Mother’s Day weekend 2022.
    5. Decision: The Board decided to move ahead on this and participate; the goal being to cover our costs and make some money, but not plan on making a lot of money.
  5. Donations: WARP? HGA? (All)
    1. Chris will follow up with Lynette to get the HGA dues paid.
    2. WARP (Weave a Real Peace, Debbie Chandler’s group)
    3. Discussion on donations in general – keep them local?  Limited number of recipients?
    4. It was noted that we might need our money ourselves.
    5. Decision: Chris will bring donation requests to the Board; we’ll discuss on an individual basis.
    6. The Board approved HGA dues and Fiber Trust donation last month.
  6. Megan Rothstein Grant Confusion; Other Grants
    1. PHG awarded her a grant, but she never received it.
    2. Maggie will follow up with Lynette.
    3. Megan will give a presentation and create a book for the PHG library.
    4. PHG did budget for grants to help people attend ANWG, but now with no ANWG, the money is available for other grantees.
    5. PHG should publicize that there is grant money available for 2021. 
    6. Decision: use the Special Project Fund route.  $500 grant, Applications accepted Feb-May 1.  Flyer/application downloadable through the website.
    7. Question: did the Rigid Heddle Study Group get their money?
  7. Audrey Moore Passing
    1. Sylvia will put an In Memoriam for Audrey Moore in the newsletter.
    2. Dan and Chris will work on some content for significant PHG members (Honor Roll?).
      1. Bio
      2. Images
      3. Contributions to the PHG/weaving community
  8. Other
    1. Janis had suggested to Linda that members do little presentations about different types of looms.  Linda will follow up.

Meeting Adjourned: 8:09pm