Our Annual breakfast and meeting was held January 17th this year, we moved it to a slightly later date because the weather had been so snowy. This was the right date as even Judith was able to come off her snowy mountain.
We were lucky to have Elizabeth Carney and Lorie Higgens join us. Elizabeth and Lorie head the organization "Two Degrees Northwest". http://2dnw.org/ . A non-profit organization whose intention is to develop and promote entrepreneurship in local communities. The ladies told us about their many ideas and projects to help promote the arts in our area. The Palouse Potters were excited to hear we are going to have so much support for our work.
They shared their programs, upcoming plans,and ideas for future funding and projects to promote regional products to reach external markets as well as those in the northwest. Lots of opportunities! For example, they are folding us under their umbrella for bringing in artists for workshops with grant funding. The first is a 2 day brushmaking workshop with Glenn Griskoff at the 1912 on March 21&22 but we talked about many more workshops with guest artists for people in all different art forms
Carolyn listens to Lorie and Elizabeth explain the storefront for fine crafts and other local handmade items they will soon have ready to go.
Val contemplates the artistic merit of her cocoa.
