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Art Club minutes 1977-1990, 2002-2004

2024.55.04

Clubs and social organizations

Winthers, Sally

2024.55

Art Club, Saugatuck Douglas

1977 - 2004

2002 yellow folder

Oct. 13, 2002 Ed Gray, Ojibwa Heritage, Workshop making copper bowls, Aninishnaabe American Preserve, Representing international unity. Monthly drumming at his property in Fennville, Mi. 2002- Art Educator of the year awarded to Christa Wise at Saugatuck High School 2002- City Award of Art 2003- Endura World Spiral, theme butterflies, quilts and objects in butterfly art shipped to various locations by Joan Bonette of South Haven 2003- Scott Shephard presented a performance acting as Leonardo da Vinci at the Saugatuck High School

2002 - 2003

2002-2004 public relations PR folder

Beautiful record of Awards given created by John Malloy, typed and organized 51 year celebration with John Malloy and Peggy Boyce 2004- Artist’s lives, Edible Art Contest, Lena Aukema, Vice President 2004- July 3, Art Fair Cook Park 2004- Museum Chamber Music 2004- Tuesday Talk on Pier Cove, O.C. Simonds 2004- Art Club sponsors Children Art Lessons at SCA 2004- Mayor Van Singel award to from the city to Rachel Tinholt Nieboer 2004- Old Post Office Award to Jennifer Kirkland, Boyce Award to Eddie Corkery, Chere McCloskey, all awards and recipients, photos graphs 8x10, Justine Kinnamon-Dance Asylum 2004- Beery Field Clothesline Show (original was in 1953 in Saugatuck) 2004- John Thomas expresses his concerns and complaints (several years) 2004- Cathie Moore and Jane VanDis fair directors for years to follow 2004- Stop Undermining Art Fairs Author’s Showcase Loring Randolph uses scholarship at Sotheby’s ( 6th year) Following are all 2003: Paper making with Alice Breese Marcia Perry – Goddess Show Karen Agopian award, Marilyn O’Bryant award, Clothesline Show in Douglas, Peggy Boyce teaching Controversy over moving Veterans Memorial and Tillstrom statue Scott Shepard as Leonardo da Vinci at high school Marbeled paper – Melissa Brockington Contiused Art Club Folder 2002-2004 2003- Nancy Steer-Discover Gallery Nov. 13, Club donated $10,000.00 to 23 scholarships, $4,500 to Saugatuck Schools for art supplies Artists in residence, Save our Shoreline- to get Denison property, pledge $41,000.00 each year for three years 2002- Joan Bonette- Butterfly Workshop, Endura World Spiral Miskwabik Pottery – Ed Gray of Fennville, large article and photographs Village Saugatuck Changes from previous $400.00 award 2002- List of Board and Committee Chairs, Membership chair, Judy Anthrop

2002 - 2004

1977-1990 white scrapbook

1977- March 31 – Program by Rubinstein at Woman’s Club Andres University – Casco Methodist, Benton Harbor Madrigals Art Fair has become crafts, degenerated, Separate Fine Art vs. craft, complaints, not juried, serious art has no place Analyze another Rubinstein, Children’s Art Schools 1st place float in 4th July parade 1979- Valerie McIntrye $150.00, Cindy Engel $75.00, $50 David Thias 1980 Kevin Ball shows in juried show Norma Mieras- tribute to Betty and Gerald Ford. First juried Show, July 11 1982- Detroit Institute of Arts, 28 attended, Mamluk Art (Turks) Krasl Art Center, St. Joseph 1983- Muskegon Museum of Art, Visit Judy Anthrop’s weaving studio, dried flower barn trip to Spring Lake, Art Institute of Chicago trip Playmakers in a musical review- benefit 1984- Mother Goose performance/ Playmakers on Off-shoot of Art Club, summer art camps, Betty Silverstone theater and performances, leader of Playmakers, performances in Pier Cove, John Pahl of Allegan, Priscilla Cain at Cain Gallery 2085- Vladimir Horowitz, pianist Cook Park Art Fair 10 to dark, Summer Art Lessons, $3.00 each 1986- Cora Bliss Taylor dies 1986- Burr Tillstrom, Television Hall of Fame died at 68 1986: Joan Conway- Tillstrom Memorial Concert, Playmakers of Saugatuck perform at Evergreen Commons in Holland, Doris DeWaard portrays Betty Boop, Eve Reed- textiles, Peggy Boyce new book, Robert Krause- Four Seasons of Saugatuck, Christiana Hoerman dies Steve French presents Art Club celebrates $1,600.00 from Michigan Council of Arts for Burr Tillstrom Memorial, $250 from Jim Henson 1987: Tillstrom discussion- structure, Show Stoppers at Evergreen, Art Classes Douglas Village Hall, Candace Anderson- Michigan Women, Puppeteer Emmet Morlan, Art Show at Red Barn Theater Following all 1988: Trip to Kalamazoo for home of Angie VanHamersveld’s home, Italianate guided tour Belva Ball program on bronze and organic forms, Japanese rice paper- photo Tillstrom dedication of memorial by artist Patricia Daggett of South Haven, photo of Kukla and Ollie and Burr owner of Maplewood Hotel dedicated to Burr Summer Art for children with Norma Mieras and Jean Vandenberg,Mary Schakel presents costumes from Hope Collage Following of 1989: Juried Art Fair, Clover Park, Fred Tate of Austin- top prize Trip to Mayer May Frank L. Wright home in Grand Rapids Ox-Bow celebrates 75 years, many names of Artists, Exhibit in Saugatuck, James Brandess taught “Ox-Bow Outreach Program” Trip to Battle Creek to Kellogg Bird Sanctuary Vivekananda Monastery visit Trip to DePree Art Center at Hope College, prints of view of famous artists 1990s: Bob Fagan- Art on the Street Village Square Art Fair and Valleau Brass Factory on 63rd Chuck Parrot and Penny Onarzu presented a check to Chamber Music Festival Show Stoppers at Evergreen Commons, Art club gave $1,000 for a spot light. BJ Silverstone, Jane Van Dis, Valerie Ambrose, Earl Schipper presenters Cathie Moore and Jane VanDis co chairs of art fair at Cook Park Art Show at Citizens Trust, 249 Mason Marta Mieras show Ethereal Momentum, light, sound, paintings at Western U.

1977 - 1990

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Art Club, Saugatuck DouglasGray, EdWise, Christa (Masters)Boyce, Peggy (Webster) 1932-2021Anthrop, Judy (Bowman)

Archive item details by Judy Anthrop, summer 2026

08/16/2026

08/24/2026