As artPontiac continues to progress in 2025, we look forward to a productive year fostering membership engagement, organizational partnerships, and community building.
As part of our organizational partnerships, artPontiac has joined ELAN, the English Language Artist Network, to increase the visibility of artPontiac throughout the province of Quebec and beyond, linking us with other visual artists and artists of other disciplines. This organization also provides us with information on funding opportunities as well as communications about what is happening in the arts world in relation to federal, provincial and municipal engagement in support of our endeavours. We are also partnering with CEDEC – Community Economic Development and Employability Corporation – which is an important link in terms of community building in Quebec.
In January we held 2 round tables. The first was about fundraising for our organization. The second one was changed to discuss membership and how we can work to re-engage our community and add a specific Youth category whose annual fee would be $15.
Round Table Chats: We encourage you to share your ideas and thoughts at our next round table chats. You don’t need to be a member to participate. You are receiving this email as you are a member, or have been a past member, and we are hoping you will rejoin us as we go forward in our journey of growth and renewal. Email info@artpontiac.com to join us as make inquiries.
Next Dates for Roundtable Chats:
Topic: How Would You Like to See artPontiac Move Forward
Date to be determined 7:00PM-8:00PM by Zoom
Topic: Volunteering
Date to be determined 7:00PM-8:00PM by Zoom
Membership Renewals: Our membership page on our website (https://artpontiac.com/en/membership2025/ is set up now to take membership payments via Square or by etransfer using pay@artpontiac.com through your online banking platform. The membership fee remains at $35 for adults and now we have the youth fee of $15. We have created an online form for members when they sign up. This helps our membership coordinator ensure that our information is up to date including name, address, email and art medium.
If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to email members@artpontiac.com. A welcome letter and membership card will follow via email. Please include your name and email address in the message section of your e-transfer. If you have any questions or need information regarding membership please contact Pat Forrest, our Membership Coordinator, by email at members@artpontiac.com
Volunteers: We continue to encourage people to volunteer with our organization. Even the smallest thing helps us out. Our new online membership registration form has a place for you to click ‘yes’ to volunteering with us!
Artful Updates: Send us your artful updates. We are always happy to help promote our members’ activities in upcoming newsletters. If you’re participating in an art show/event, having a solo show, or if you have a studio or teach some form of art class, we’d like to hear from you. Please send a very brief paragraph with your details and an image, if you have one, to info@artpontiac.com.
Many new and exciting changes are in the works now for artPontiac, some of which we will share with you next month. We look forward to having you join us as we build an organization which is there to support you in the important work you do – creating images and structures which reflect the beauty of the Pontiac.