Welcome!
The Northwest Basket Weavers, Vi Phillips Guild was established in 1982. The purpose of our Guild is to preserve and promote the art of basket making. Our members are wonderful people whose skills and knowledge vary from folks who just love baskets to beginning basket weavers to professional artists, teachers and collectors. Please join us, learn with us, and share with us!
NEWS and UPDATES (updated 5/21/2022)
PLEASE NOTE: The June 8th General Guild Meetings will be ZOOM ONLY. In person attendance at the March and April meetings have been extremely small making it difficult to justify the additional cost and effort. We will revisit in-person meetings again in September when we all hope things will be back to more normal.
<> NEXT MEETING: (Zoom information will be provided in the Newsletter and the Friday prior eNews , or email Richard Vogt).
<> June 8, 2022. Cathie Harper – “Interwoven” (ZOOM ONLY – presentation starts @ 6:30!
<> Columbia Basin Basketry Guild Retreat 9/14-9/18/22 – Registration now OPEN.
<> Coiling Convergence 2022 Workshop Video – relive the moment or see what you missed!
<> GUILD GRANTS – CLICK HERE! Also linked from our “Links and Resources” Page.
<> Polly Sutton is in the Renwick 5/13/22-4/2/23!
<> NWBW 2022 CALENDARS – STILL AVAILABLE – DISCOUNTED – CLICK HERE.
<> Visit the MEMBERS-ONLY Page for: (1) the current Handbook/Directory, (2) select Videos of past meetings, (3) Newsletters, and (4) Archives of Guild Documents including Board Minutes and Financials.
<> MEMBERSHIPS – PAY BY PAYPAL, CREDIT CARD OR CHECK.
<> Announcements will also be made via the Guild’s eNews emails and the Guild Newsletter.
UPCOMING GUILD MEETINGS (updated 5/21/22)
- June 8, 2022. Cathie Harper – “Interwoven”
- Sept. 14 – next meeting – Happy Summer!
- June 12, Board Meeting
- Sept. 25, Board Meeting
The May 11 and June 8 General Meetings will be Zoom only.
Board Meetings will be via Zoom only; please contact Richard Vogt for access info.
ABOUT MEETINGS
Meetings are open to the public.
Board Meetings will continue to be held via Zoom. The General Monthly Meetings for May 11 and June 8 will be Zoom only; we will revisit hybrid meetings in September. Zoom information will be sent to the membership via eNews the Friday before the meeting; non-Members wishing to participate via Zoom should contact Richard Vogt for access information.
The Schedule for General Monthly Meetings is as follows: Social Time and Library Access at 6:30, Announcements and Show and Share at 7:00, Program at 7:30.
Location (in-person meetings):
Phinney Neighborhood Center (PNC) – Room 6 (top floor)
6532 Phinney Ave. N Seattle, WA 98103.
For directions and other information, visit their website at www.phinneycenter.org
GUILD COMMUNICATIONS
Guild communications are primarily via (1) the Guild’s monthly Newsletters, (2) Guild eNews (emails), and (3) the Guild’s website.
The current Newsletter is available in digital form (PDF) from the Guild website; new Newsletters are announced via a monthly Guild email (eNews). Past Newsletters are also available from the Guild website. Members without Internet access may, by request, receive printed copies of the Newsletters; however, because of mailing and printing costs, we ask others to download the Newsletter PDF from the Guild website and print a copy at home or at a local copy center should they desire.
For Guild eNews, new members are automatically sent an emailed invitation to subscribe and those wishing to receive Guild emailed announcements must respond. Members can unsubscribe at any time by clicking on the “unsubscribe” button in an eNews message. Without eNews, Members must rely on the Guild website for current information and Newsletter access.
eNews emails are sent by: “nwbw-enews@nwbasketweavers.org”
Guild website: https://www.nwbasketweavers.org
Newsletters are archived in the “Members Only” section, as are Board Minutes and Financial Documents. All archived documents can be downloaded and printed.
