Folk Art Guilds
Folk & Decorative Artist's Guild (Canty), Inc.
General Information:
Our Guild was founded in 1990.
Membership is open to anyone. Please contact us if you are interested in joining us for an upcoming meeting or would like more information about becoming a member.
We have an extensive library with paint-related books available to our members. Members are able to check out five books and keep them for up to two months at a time.
Graeme Trost often joins us at our meetings with his wood shapes available for purchase.
Meetings:
Third Monday in "even" months: February, April, June, August, October, and December, 7:30pm, at the Cashmere Club on Colombo Street in Christchurch.
Our Annual General Meeting is in August. At our AGM we hold our Competition night with members choosing the paintings they like from the different categories.
Please let us know if you would like to join us; all are welcome.
At Our Meetings:
We have a guest speaker at our meetings.
Members are encouraged to bring their latest works to show and talk about.
Workshops:
Our guild holds several workshops throughout the year. Please visit our Guild's website (coming soon) or my Workshops and Classes page for information about upcoming workshops and other events.
For More Information, Please Contact:
Chris Threadwell (President) 03 382 5152
Joyce Thomas (Treasurer) 03 385 8848
Other Folk Art Guilds and Associations
New Zealand
Folk & Decorative Artists Society of NZ Inc.
PO Box 87-017, Meadowbank, Auckland, N.Z
www.artsocietynz.co.nz
Australia
The Folk & Decorative Artists’ Ass. of Aust. Inc
PO Box 160, Newport Beach, N.S.W. 2106
www.thefdaa.com
The Society of Folk & Decorative Artists of Vic. Inc
P.O Box 495, Mt Waverley, Victoria 3149
www.sfdav.com.au
Western Australia Folk & Decorative Artists
7 Caxton Lane, Ballajura, W.A. 6066
Folk Artists Guild of SA Inc.
PO Box 144, Fullarton, S.A. 5063
www.geocities.com/folkartsa
True Blue Decorative Artists Inc.
PO Box 2238, Rowville, Victoria, 3178
www.tbda.org
Friends Through Folk Art Guild Inc.
PO Box 176, Penshurst, N.S.W. 2222
www.folkartfriends.net
Tamworth Folk & Decorative Artists Assoc Inc
PO Box 801, Tamworth, N.S.W. 2340
Folk & Decorative Artists of Tasmania
PO Box 141, Rokeby, Tasmania, 7019
http://tasmanianfolkartassoc.homestead.com/Page1.html