At our January Executive meeting, we normally do our planning for the following year, which would be September 2022 to June 2023. We are still unsure of our ability to meet in person in large numbers so are not making firm decisions about September and October; however, we DID decide to carry on with hiring professional calligraphers to provide instruction via ZOOM for our November, December, January, and February monthly meetings. The ZOOM sessions have been immensely popular and since those are our darkest, snowiest months, we felt people would be happy with this decision. (If it turns out that we can meet safely, we may arrange to have our Mentor Meet-ups in a location that can accommodate more people so we can meet in person.) We’re waiting to see how COVID manifests itself before we plan out the last four months of our 2023 ECS year.
Of course, we know that going back to holding only in-person meetings would eliminate all the out-of-Edmonton members who have joined us during the last two years. By offering 4 Zoom meetings (8 hours of instruction) with skilled calligraphers, we hope those who live elsewhere in Canada, the US, and other countries, will choose to stick with us when your membership comes up for renewal.
Members WILL CONTINUE TO enjoy all kinds of great benefits, including:
Advanced notification of, and registration for workshops.
Monthly classes which are included in the price of membership.
Members will still be encouraged to take part in the envelope exchange.
Members will have the opportunity to share their work with others online in both “Ink Drops” – (monthly e-bulletin) and on the ECS website.
Members will be encouraged to share what they have been working on in the "Love of Letters" segment of Ink Drops.
Email notifications for all events until Oct.1st of 2023, (for the 2022/23 year membership)
Other valuable members-only online content, including additional information about upcoming classes, workshops, and other online learning opportunities.
An annual membership costs just $55.00 and provides you with member benefits from July 1st through June 30th of that Membership year.
