Did you know, as a SAQA member you can designate a primary and a secondary region for the same membership fee? While it may not be advantageous to everyone, there are definite benefits to having another region to call "home".
For example: for Connecticut residents, the Massachusetts/Rhode Island, New York and New Hampshire/Vermont/Maine regions are all within a few hours drive. For members who live on the border of CT, it may sometimes be a shorter drive to NY or MA than to our own regional meetings. If you vacation in another State or country on a regular basis, you may want to consider adding that region to your membership.
Recently SAQA-CT artists Carol Ludington, Diane Wright and Betty Warner attended a fabulous meeting with the members of SAQA-MA/RI. The group met at PRO Chemical & Dye in Fall River, MA.
SAQA-MA/RI artist Vicki Jensen demonstrated dying techniques.
Later, attendees got to try it out for themselves.
During lunch, everyone had a chance to browse the vendor tables. Members were allowed to offer their artwork, books, DVDs etc. for sale. And like any good SAQA meeting, there was time for Show & Tell!
Having a secondary SAQA region can offer an artist the chance to meet new people, draw inspiration from new scenery and experience SAQA from a different point of view. Members may also share and discuss great ideas in other regions that they can bring "home".
If you would like to add a secondary SAQA region to your membership, just log in with your ID and password to www.saqa.com and edit your profile. You can enter another region under "Second State" or "Second Country".
