2012 VAB board of directors announced

At this year's annual general meeting, we said a fond fairwell to longtime treasurer Pat Wepf, who's retiring from the position after more than a decade. Luis Barrios, elected to the board last month, is now treasurer with training from Pat. Ryan C. Thompson is newly elected to the board.

Keith Moreau, president, Jacqueline Veltri, vice president, and Bill Riopka, secretary. Stephanie Czolij, Paul Draper, Marian Simpson all return as members at large.

Alecia Charney did not stand for re-election.

2011 VAB Board of Directors include new member

Visual Arts Brampton welcome Alecia Charny, new to our Board of Directors. A relatively new member of VAB, Charny creates at our Thursday daytime open studio sessions, with Jacqueline Veltri. The rest of the board returns in their previous positions:

• Keith Moreau, president
• Jacqueline Veltri, vice-president
• Pat Wepf, treasurer
• Bill Riopka, secretary
• Stephanie Czolij, Paul Draper, Marian Simpson

Wepf has informed us that this will be her final year as treasurer, and we thank her for her years of assistance. We are in the process of finding a replacement for the 2012-2013 annum.

VAB opts out of studio tour

Visual Arts Brampton has decided to opt out of this year's Studios of Brampton tour. While the first year was well received, the turnout was increasing disappointing with each year.

Had the cost of participation not increased, we might have considered participating this year, however the poor scheduling (including last year's Thanksgiving weekend dates) were also a key factor. The cost and effort required for the turnout didn't seem to be worth it.

Of course, we're continuing to go out to numerous events around Brampton. Just like Artway does, we're bringing the art to the people, which we feel is much more effective in engaging audiences.

AGM results

The Annual General Meeting was held on Monday, April 28, 2008. The board for this annum consists of:

Keith Moreau, president
Marguerite Finlayson, vice-president
Pat Wepf, treasurer
Debra Ali, recording secretary
Peter Scott
Marian Simpson

Maria Dlubak chose to step down from the board.