WEEKLY E-LETTER
Monday, March 15, 2004
What's New This Week!
• March Luncheon
• Reserve an Art Jam Table
• Next ARTJAM Committee Meeting
• Suggestion on Luncheon Venue
• HOW Conference
• Career Day Request
• Apologies
• Changes on the Board
• Sites of Interest
• Members: Health Insurance Available
• Schedule of Seattle Guild Meetings
• Past Issues of Weekly E-Letter
• Other Organizations
• Classifieds
• Disclaimer
• Ad Rates
Board Officers Acting President
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March 31, 2004
12-2:00 pm
RockSalt Steakhouse
1232 Westlake Ave.N
Seattle
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ArtJam Co-chairs Steve Crandall (right) and Rick Dahms (left) announce Seahawk Stadium VIP Room as this year's venue for ArtJam, to be held May 5, 2004.
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NEXT GRAPHIC ARTISTS GUILD
LUNCHEON
Wednesday
March 31, 2004
12-2:00
RockSalt Steakhouse
1232 Westlake Ave. N
With Guest Speaker:
Anna Liotta of Resultance
www.resultance.com
Topic:
Get Clients Now
RESERVATION DEADLINE:
Call Hotline at 1-888-632-8883. Reservations (or cancellations) due on or before Friday, March 26th. Meal choices are recorded on the Hotline. Or, send an e-mail to Louise Holder at louise@holders-ink.com.
LOCATION:
Rock Salt Steakhouse
1232 Westlake Ave. N
Seattle, WA 98109
(206) 284-1047
Formerly 'Latitude 47' On the west side of Lake Union
PARKING: You may park yourself in the 2-hour free parking lot in front of the restaurant (formerly Latitude 47) Ask the receptionist for the Guild luncheon and she will direct you downstairs to where they have their meeting rooms.
Luncheon Meeting General Information: All of the information below can be accessed over the phone, by calling the SPGA Chapter's Guild Hotline: 1-888-632-8883
WHEN:
Luncheons are held on the last Wednesday of every month (except for Aug., and Nov./Dec. are combined into a single 'Holiday Luncheon'), from Noon to 2:00 pm
MEAL CHOICES:
Are recorded on the Guild Hotline
Admission Fees: $20- Members and Students (w/school ID), $25- Nonmembers, Add $5- if attending w/o reservation. Sign up as a new (never-having-joined-before) member at the event, and your meal is only $15!
RESERVATIONS:
Please make your reservations on or prior to the Friday before the Luncheon, by calling the Guild Hotline (1-888-632-8883) or by sending e-mail to Louise Holder at louise@holders-ink.com. Groups of 3 or more are required to give a credit card for their reservation by the Friday before the luncheon. Please leave your name and phone number so our Treasurer can call you for your credit card number. You may attend the luncheon without a reservation as a "walk-in" for an additional $5 charge.
CANCELLATIONS:
The SPGA Chapter is charged for all reservations. If you are unable to attend, please call the Guild Hotline by the Friday before the Luncheon, to avoid being charged for your meal. Questions? Please leave a message on the Guild Hotline 1-888-632-8883.
ARTJAM 7 DEADLINE UPDATE
The member-only deadline has passed. Those members who have signed up early are locked-in and have guaranteed themselves a place in the show. Now ArtJam 7 is open for both members and non-members alike to sign up as participants.
If you are an illustrator or photographer your deadline is April 21st OR until space runs out.
If you wish to be a Sponsor for the show your deadline is March 25th.
There is always a demand for tables at the 11th hour. And for the last three years we had to turn artists away. By registering quickly you not only reserve a spot for yourself in the show but you will also get special participant e-mail. This email will update you on the best way to set up your table for the show. Get tips from attendees from past years. And you will be updated on any ArtJam artist gatherings or meetings discussing the show. Get a jump on your presentation early. Sign up today!
RESERVE MY TABLE FOR ARTJAM 7!
ArtJam 7 will be held on
Wednesday, May 5th 2004
from 5-9 p.m.
Guild Hotline: 1-888-
ASMP Hotline: 206-527-0632
DON'T SCREW UP!
If history repeats itself, this show will sell out! Sign up now! All spaces are registered on a first-come, first-serve basis. Half tables are shared with another artists. Even if your rep has a table at ArtJam, you can buy your own table and radically amplify your exposure. Deadline for Participatn Registration is: April 21st
And remember, Art Jam has
SOLD OUT THREE YEARS in a ROW.
So don't miss out. Register NOW!
REGISTRATION
Available tables will be allocated by the postmarked date on the envelope containing your registration check. When the show is filled, no further reservations will be accepted, and all additional registrants will be notified and placed on a waiting list, if desired. Your registration fee will be fully refunded if we are not able to get your into the show.
JOIN NOW
If you enclose a Guild or ASMP membership application and dues check along with your reservation check, you will qualify to exhibit at the lower Guild or ASMP member rate. Applications are available online at
www.gag.org
www.asmpseattle.org
TO REGISTER FOR THE SHOW
Complete this form and mail with check payable to "ArtJam" to the following address:
ArtJam 7
c/o Dick Busher
7042 20th Place NE
Seattle, WA 98115
Name: _________________________
Title: _________________________
Business Name: _________________________
Address: _________________________
_________________________
_________________________
_________________________
Phone: _________________________
Fax: _________________________
Email: _________________________
URL: _________________________
Your Specialty: _________________________
_________________________
_________________________
I have enclosed my registration check as (please X appropriate boxes):
[_] Guild or ASMP General Member
[_] Individual Full Table $300
[_]Individual Half Table $200
[_] Art Rep Full Table $500
[_] Art Rep Half Table $400
[_] Electricity Needed
or
[_] Non-Member
[_] Individual Full Table $500
[_] Individual Half Table $400
[_] Art Rep Full Table $700
[_] Art Rep Half Table $500
if applies:
[_] I am reserving my table for ArtJam 7 and I will be joining the Graphic Artists Guild or ASMP when I register, providing a separate check with the membership form. This qualifies me for the member's early admission and lower registration fee. I understand that to qualify, I must enclose a complete Guild or ASMP membership application, which are available online at:
www.gag.org
www.asmpseattle.org
CANCELLATIONS
To receive a full refund on your registration fee, you must cancel on or before April 20th 2004. After April 20, 2004 50% will be refunded. There will be no refund for cancellation or no-shows as of April 28, 2004.
THE HOSTS
ArtJam is an event co-hosted by The SPGA/Seattle Chapter of the Graphic Artists Guild (Guild) seattleguild.org, and The Seattle Chapter of the American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP) www.asmpseattle.org
* Please note that this event is not open to students.
ARTJAM 7 Committee
The next ArtJam committee meeting is scheduled for, Saturday, April 3rd, 2004 at 10am. The location is the Barnes and Noble Coffee Shop in the University Village. (follow 45th street from the highway east and down the hill) www.uvillage.com.
The committee is gathering up volunteers for the big night. Not an illustrator but still want to come to the show? Well, you can man the sign in table for an hour or two and then take in the show. There are other things that are need as well. And all of them are pretty simple. So, drop by the meeting or drop a note to Stephan Sagmiller, volunteer organizer at stephansagmiller@hotmail.com.
ArtJam 7 will be held in Seahawk Stadium VIP Room as this year's venue for ArtJam. ArtJam is going to be held on Wednesday, May 5th 2004. So, guess what the theme is going to be? That's right Cinco de Mayo!
(Guild)
steve@promotionarts.com
(ASMP)
rick@rickdahms.com
ArtJam's Lead Designer this year is Deane Nettles of Deane Nettles Associates. www.deanenettles.com.
If you want to get a table at ArtJam, you best do so quickly. ArtJam has been sold out for the last three years. Information on how to reserve your table can be found above.
SUGGESTION ON LUNCHEON VENUE
We are exploring alternative venues for the luncheon locations and would like your feedback. Where would you like to go for a luncheon? While your thinking up a suggestion, don't forget to consider the availability of parking. Send in your venue selection to any member of the Chapter's Board (located in left column)
Here is a listing of all the places we've ever had as SPGA or SPGA/Guild luncheons, going backwards chronologically all the way to 1955...
Rock Salt Steakhouse (formerly "Latitude 47")
Arnie's in Edmonds (once)
The Space Needle (Skyline Level)
Latitude 47
Triples/Kayak (now called the "Harborside")
The Swedish Club
Pier 70 (once)
The Camlin Hotel
Andy's Diner
The Victoria Station
The Roosevelt Hotel
Ivar's Captain's Table
The El Gaucho
Rosellini's Six-10
The Italian Village
Green's Cigar Store
The Turf
Vito's Restaurant (still open for business on First Hill / Madison Street, this was the site of our organization's very first
lunch meetings in 1955).
Thank you to long-time SPGA/Seattle board member Dan Ballard, Chapter Historian, for keeping this recorded over the last decade.
HOW CONFERENCE DISCOUNT TO GUILD MEMBERS
Guild Members! Save up to $100 on your HOW Conference registration!
The 2004 HOW Design Conference HOW magazine's annual creativity, business and technology conference for graphic designers?will be held in San Diego, May 16-19.
And you're eligible for a special discount! As a member of the Graphic Artists Guild, you can register at the full-Conference organization rate. Just enter Organization Code 14GL when you register online. You'll save $40 off the regular registration rate. And if you register by the March 10 Early-Bird deadline, you can save $60 more - a total of $100 off the regular registration rate!
You'll find a quick and easy registration form at howdesign.com.
That's also where you'll find complete details on Conference happenings, including:
-Pre-Conference workshops on sustaining your creativity, typography and your career
-San Diego Studio Tours
-A brand new Masters Series lineup, featuring Art Chantry, Hillman Curtis, Joshua Davis, DJ Stout and Gael Towey
-Sessions on branding in advertising, positioning your in-house team, finding new sources of inspiration, interactive innovation, and more
-Two new tracks: The Oxymoronic Spree, sponsored by PRINT magazine, on the effects of subversion and conflict in visual culture; and Design Technology, on cutting-edge digital technolog... And more
Don't forget to use organization code 14GL when you register to save up to $100.
See you in San Diego!
Dear Guild Members,
The How Conference is again offering our members a discount to their show, which this year is May 16-19 in San Diego.
Their March 10 Early-Bird deadline is rapidly approaching, you may want to send the info to your members ASAP. How drafted suggested copy for an e-mail to our members and graphics for posting on chapter websites. Please edit as you feel appropriate and please use the following tracking link if you choose to post on your chapter's website:
Guild members will need to use Organization Code 14GL when registering to receive their special rate.
Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or need anything else.
Christine Labate
National Membership Chair | New York Sponsorship Chair
Graphic Artists Guild
271 Soundview Avenue
Stamford, CT 06902
203-327-2327 phone
203-249-9292 cell
CAREER DAY REQUEST
Dear Seattle Design Community,
I have a Career Day each year for Redmond High School where I bring in about 60 speakers to talk about their career field. If you are interested in participating or learning more about it, please contact me ASAP. The date is March 30th and it runs from 8:30 - 10:30am.
Sandy Davidson
Career Specialist
Redmond High School
SDavidson@lkwash.wednet.edu
425-498-7158
APOLOGIES
Dear Subscribers,
Last Wednesday our wires crossed and we sent a " member only" job announcement out via this, our Weekly E-Letter mailing list (which just topped 600 last week!). Our sincere apologies; we hope it did not inconvenience you. At the very least, it serves as an example of the type of jobs which are posted via our chapter's job hotline.
Many thanks,
Mark Monlux
E-mail Coordinator
CHANGES on the CHAPTER BOARD
Our treasurer Nicole Roberts got a textile design job in Minnesota. Louise Holder, our past Treasurer will fill in for her until our chapter elections coming in May. We are going to miss the great work which Nicole has done for our chapter. We wish her the best success as she takes her seat in the intimate apparel design shop at Target's headquarters. Send congratulations to Nicole at nrillustration@aol.com
The only qualification you need in order to fill one of these seats is to be a voting Guild member. And you can't use the argument that "I don't have any experience." Nobody who took them in the past had experience. We are looking for folks who know they have to give back a little to be a part of the whole experience.
Our Chapter Board needs members to step forward for the following positions.
President: call Chuck with questions 206-283-4103
Representative: call Mark with questions 253-471-0820
Treasurer: call Louise with questions 425-821-3661
SITES of INTEREST
Are you an E-bay Addict? Feed your obsession
auctionsniper.com
auctionwatch.com (new name VENDIO)
The 1000 Journals Project
1000journals.com
Worker Retraining Bills Introduced in Congress
washtech.org
CHAPTER HEALTH INSURANCE
Available to Members!
Health insurance is now available as a benefit of your SPGA/Guild membership. If you are interested in hearing about the policies available to you, please send your contact information to...
Emma Vokurka: guildinsurance@vokurka.com (Members Only Please)
The current policy options are Complete or Catastrophic coverage through Regence Blue Shield or KPS. AFLAC is also offering Guild members extra add-on options of Accident Coverage (excellent if you have children participating in sports), Life Insurance and extra Cancer Coverage. We are currently working on adding dental coverage to our health benefits package...we'll update you when we have more details.
Thanks!
Emma Vokurka
SPGA/Guild Co-Secretary
SCHEDULE for LOCAL GUILD EVENTS
MARCH
Board - Wed. 3rd 9:30am
Luncheon - Wed, 31st Noon
APRIL
ArtJam 7 Committee - Sat.3rd 10:00am
Board - Wed.7th 9:30am
Luncheon - Wed, 28th Noon
MAY
ArtJam Event - Wed.5th 5-9pm
Board - Wed.12th 9:30am
Luncheon - Wed, 26th Noon
PAST ISSUE of WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
You can see past issues of the Weekly Eletter at www.seattleguild.org/News_Archive.
If for some reason you email does not accept html emails you can go to this link and check out the latest Weekly eLetter.
The Weekly eLetter started some five years ago as "Did you know..." emails from Mark Monlux. It then evolved into a weekly eLetter which was text-based, and then a year ago into html format. And in recent months, into a open invitation email subscription, with template design by Ann Jensen Warman, Brand Unity, Inc.
Many thanks to all those people who sent me in articles and email for this newsletter. All your help makes it very easy to produce.
OTHER ORGANIZATIONS:
Check Individual Websites for Meeting Schedule
March 9th 2004
InDesign Users Group
indesignusergroup.com/
Seattle AIGA
www.aigaseattle.org
March 9th 2004, 6pm
Designer BINGO!
Seattle Ad Federation
Thursday, March 18, 2004
www.seattleadfed.com
Seattle FreeLances
www.seattlefreelances.org
3DS MAX 6
www.3dv.com
Seattle ASMP
www.asmpseattle.org
WashTECH
www.washtech.org
dBug Seattle Macintosh Users Group
www.dbug.org
Cartoonists Northwest
www.cartoonists.net
NWDA
www.nwdesign.org
Seattle Ad Federation
www.seattleadfed.com
Society of Children/s Book
Writers and Illustrators
www.scbwi-washington.org
Washington Lawyer for the Arts
http://www.wa-artlaw.org
info@wa-artlaw.org
(206) 328-7053
CLASSIFIEDS
Guild Lapel Pins Now Available.
Show your pride! Graphic Artists Guild Lapel Pins are now available for $10 (includes tax , shipping and handling). Just send a check made out to the SPGA/Graphic Artists Guild to Mark Monlux, 7622 S.Yakima Ave. Tacoma, WA 98408-5315. Or come to the next meeting and buy one in person.
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PEGs Space Saver SALE!
We need to make room in our storage locker, and our extra copies of the Guild's Pricing and Ethical Guideline Handbooks, 10th edition, are taking up the most space. So they must go! An excellent gifts for your clients and a must have for any Graphic Arts Professional, they are a steal at our elimination price of $15 (add another$5 for shipping) $20 Total. Make your checks out to "SPGA/Guild" and be sure to note all your address information including your phone number and send them to:
Graphic Artists Guild
P.O. Box 31258
Seattle, WA 98103-1258
Or save $5 on shipping and pick one up at a luncheon.
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FOR SALE!
SEMINAR WORKSHOP BOOKLETS AVAILABLE from the recent COPYRIGHT & CONTRACTS SEMINAR
If you could not attend the Contract and Copyright Seminars but still want the multi-pages worksheet/handouts which are exploding with useful information, you can get them for a few dollars either a the luncheon or through the mail. There is a set number of available handouts available. Be confident of getting a copy by sending in your check today. Please make sure it says Copyright Booklet or Contract Booklet somewhere on the check.
The Contracts Workshop Booklet is
$2 at a luncheon meeting,
$3 if purchased by mail (send a check payable to SPGA/Seattle GAG)
Copyright Workshop Booklet
$1 at a luncheon meeting,
$2 if purchased by mail (send a check payable to SPGA/Seattle GAG)
Send checks to
SPGA/Graphic Artists Guild
PO box 31258
Seattle, WA 98103
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All emails addresses are kept in strict confidence. The postings in this e-mail are a compilation of postings sent into the e-mail coordinator over the prior week.
Contributed postings are often received or forwarded second and even third hand. Thus, the provided information is bound to be a bit fuzzy at times, as postings are not painfully researched for accuracy.
Also, little if any proofing is done to the announcements that are posted. They are generally posts as-is. Postings that originate from the e-mail coordinator are bound to be full of grammatical and spelling errors as this is completely voluntary service done by an overworked, tired and often confused artist who is trying to pound this thing out before Buffy the Vampire Slayer comes on.
Please feel free to respond with postings, comments, questions, and requests for removal, to the e-mail coordinator: Mark Monlux at markmonlux@comcast.net.
AD RATES
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