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Connect the fiber arts community;
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Promote and support fiber artists, teachers, organizations, and businesses;
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Support the display and appreciation of fiber arts and artists;
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Provide fiber art education;
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Preserve fiber art skills and traditions; and
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Develop a purpose-built fiber arts center.
Registrations-
State of Georgia Corporation Registration:
Certification Number: 4636374
Expiration: April 2012
Current Registration
State of Georgia Charitable Organization Registration:
Registration Number: CH-08262
Expiration: August 18, 2013
Current Registration (Search by placing CH08262 in Registration Number box)
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Tax-Exempt Status: 501(c)(3)
IRS Determination Letter
Bylaws-
Email to have a copy of the bylaws sent to you.
Budget -
Click here for the 2011 Budget. To see the budget in pie-chart format, click here.
Annual Report -
Click here for the 2010 Annual Report.
Board of Directors-
Please see table below.
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April 18, 2009 - First meeting of organizations and individuals interested in developing a fiber arts center in Atlanta.
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July 17, 2009 - Incorporated as a Non-Profit Corporation in the State of Georgia.
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August 18, 2009 - Registered as a Charitable Organization in the State of Georgia.
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October 13, 2009 - Initial Board members appointed by corporation trustees.
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October 16, 2009 - Bylaws adopted.
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October 2009 - Began accepting memberships,
501 (c)(3) application submitted to IRS.
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January 2010 - IRS approved 501(c)(3) application retroactive to July 17, 2009, 10 individual and 1 organizational member.
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March 2010 - Booth at The Original Sewing & Quilt EXPO.
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April 2010 - Booth at STITCHES South.
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July 2010 - First class - "In Living Color," taught by Rebecca Ewing.
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August 2010 - Received Social Venture Consulting Program Grant from Grassroots.org, second class - "A Taste of Fiber (Arts)," taught by Ray Pierotti, Leisa Rich and Jane Timmers.
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September 2010 - Received VR500 award for email marketing excellence from Vertical Response.
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October 2010 - Booth at Georgia Quilt Show.
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November 2010 - Holiday Silk class taught by Hellenne Vermillion.
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December 2010 - Social Venture Consulting Program Grant final presentation, 37 individual members and 8 organizational members.
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January 2011 - Partnered with students at the Art Institute of Atlanta for website redesign and Ethnic Textiles seminar with Gail Goodwin.
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February 2011 - Hosted benefit evening at Callanwolde Fine Arts Center.
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March 2011 - Successful month long online fundraiser through Crowdrise.com.
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April 2011 - Booth at STITCHES South.
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May 2011 - Established the first annual Fiber Garage Sale to benefit the fiber arts community.
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June 2011 - Yarn bombed Freedom Park in honor of International Yarn Bombing Day and World Wide Knit in Public Day and Beading + Knitting + Wow! class.
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July 2011 - From Dance Costume to Fine Art: A Biography of Bogolon Cloth seminar with Dr. Jessica Stephenson.
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August 2011 - Tour of "Order from CHAOS: Art Inspired by Math, Science and Unnatural Disasters" with fiber artist Karen Reese Tunnell.
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September 2011 - Tour of the Atlanta History Center's Mary Crovatt Hambidge Collection with Susan Neill, Curator of Textiles & Social History. Received VR500 All-Star Award for excellence in email marketing. Received second Social Venture Consulting Program Grant from Grassroots.org . Leased space for SEFAA Center. Hosted Open House.
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Detail of Sky/Cloud/Void 2002 by Junco Sato Pollack
Photography by Drew Stauss, Departure Studio
The current board members, their affiliations, and their duties are as follows:
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Linda Fetter |
Immediate past President of Atlanta Knitting Guild (AKG), 26-year member of AKG, self-employed knitting instructor, computer systems analyst, database designer. |
Secretary – custodian of corporate records, keeps meeting minutes, gives all required notices. |
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Suzi Gough |
Immediate past President of Chattahoochee Handweavers Guild, past chair of Cochran-Bleckley United Givers Fund, weaver, civil engineer. |
President – supervises and controls the affairs of the corporation. |
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Ray Pierotti |
Painter, past Assistant Director of the American Craft Museum, Director of National Programs for the American Craft Council, Director for The Arrowmont School, and Director of the Sawtooth School of Visual Arts; invited to reopen the Hambidge Center for Creative Arts; educator, undergraduate and graduate degrees in music. |
Director – undertakes whatever activities are necessary to achieve the mission of the corporation and to carry out its purposes in an ethical, effective and economically sound manner. Monitors and evaluates the performance and results of the programs, services and activities supported by the corporation. |
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Leisa Rich |
Fiber artist, art educator, Bachelors and Masters degrees in Fine Arts. |
Director – undertakes whatever activities are necessary to achieve the mission of the corporation and to carry out its purposes in an ethical, effective and economically sound manner. Monitors and evaluates the performance and results of the programs, services and activities supported by the corporation. |
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Nancy Williams |
Knitter with many years experience as an executive assistant keeping everything running smoothly at both Nortel Networks and Royal Ten Cate (USA) Inc. |
Treasurer - manages all corporate funds and financial records, prepares annual budget. |
