ANNOUNCEMENT OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

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SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING

15 May 2012

This announcement is to inform Craft Australia board members, staff and stakeholders that the final Annual General Meeting for the company will be held on Tuesday 15 May 2012.

The AGM will be held in the board room at Craft ACT: Craft and Design Centre starting at 10.00 am.

The SGM will be held from 11 am at Craft ACT Craft and Design Centre, directly after the AGM.

The purpose of the SGM is to pass a resolution by the members of Craft Australia to de register the company with ASIC.

This action follows the notification by the Australia Council for the Arts to cease funding Craft Australia after December 2011.

Craft Australia has been winding up the company’s activities since December 2011 and all operations will cease by 30 April 2012.

The AGM and SGM will be held at Craft ACT Craft and Design Centre on Level 1 in the North Building, London Circuit in Civic, Canberra.

Released by Catrina Vignando

General Administrator Craft Australia

Craft ACT: Craft and Design Centre celebrates 40 years

 Image: Jane Burns opening speech to gathered friends and members of Craft ACT: Craft and Design Centre

Over 100 friends, colleagues, members and supporters came together to celebrate the Centre's 40th birthday party.

Ms Joy Burch MLA, Minister for the Arts, opened the festivities giving a warm and heartfelt welcome. Craft ACT Craft and Design centres' Patrons Margaret Williams and Emeritus Professor David Williams AM along with Members of the ACT Legislative Assembly and valued friends of the Centre Dr Chris Bourke MLA, Mrs Vicki Dunne MLA and Mr Brendan Smyth MLA joined us to celebrate this momentous occasion. 

Guest speakers Jane Burns and Meredith Hinchliffe regaled guests with tales of the organisation's origins and the history of the craft and design movement in Canberra and Australia. Read full story

Image: L to R Jenny Deves, Catrina Vignando (past CEOs), Louise Doyle and Gillian McCracken 
Images supplied by Craft ACT Craft and Design Centre.


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