This fonds consists of records created or accumulated by the Creative Arts Association including executive and annual general meeting minutes; newsletters and other promotional material; correspondence, advertisements, applications, and administrative records for projects and events hosted by the Association; and historical records doucmenting the development of the Association.
Series consists mainly of scrapbooks created by the Creative Arts Association to document its history. In addition, there are sundry items including a guestbook, historical articles and booklets on the Association. There are also minutes of the Painter's Group, a sub-group of the Association that met throughout the 1950s. The photographs include images of various craft shows, artists, and workshops associated with the association.
This series consists of correspondence, programs, notes, certificates, reports, and publications relating to projects, programs and events hosted or attended by the Creative Arts Association.
This series consists primarily of monthly newletters produced by the Creative Arts Association. There may be some missing editions. In additon, there is one file containing exhibition posters and another containing general publicity information. Note newsletters for the years 2005-2009 were interfiled with the executive records.
This series consists primarily of minutes kept for the meetings of the Creative Arts Association's Executive Committee. There are some gaps in the years covered. Note that minutes from the Association's annual general meetings (AGM) were often interfiled in these minutes although there are two independent files of AGM minutes. Newsletters and minutes of the special board meetings created by the association were also interfiled with the minutes. In addition, this series also includes by-laws, Treasurer's Reports, membership lists, one file on visioning and planning workshop, and Executive Committee member’s listings. This series of records documents the executive decision making process of the Association.
This picture shows an apple doll created for the Christmas craft show in 1986. "Christmas craft show 1986 of Guelph Creative Arts Association photo Biroite Znotinas" is written on the reverse of this photograph.
This picture shows Reta Holman (seated) being presented with a gift from an unidentified women. "Farewell to Reta Holman Spring 1983" is written on the reverse of this photograph.
This picture shows the first painting on the green art show. "The First Painting on the Green outdoor art show 1960" is written on the reverse of this photograph.