Member SocietiesAUSTRALIAAustralian Society of Miniature Art (NSW) Inc President: Di SincockWFM Liaison Officer: Tina Spira POBox 237, Willoughby, NSW 2068 Australia We were the first Australian Miniature Society, founded by Janine Bravery in 1985. Our aim is to revive interest in an art which is 500 years old, and present it as an exciting and vibrant representation of contemporary and traditional artwork, eminently suitable for collection. Intending members may apply for Exhibiting Membership by submitting six works, no larger than 100 square centimetres (sixteen square inches), mounted but not framed, at the October or April selection intake. Any art forms welcomed. Applications for entry forms can be sent to the Selection Convener, at PO Box 237, Willoughby NSW 2068, Australia. The Society mounts at least two major exhibitions per year, an annual awards exhibition in June, open to all ASMA members, and one or more exhibitions for members only during the year. Australian Society of Miniature Art (Victoria) Inc.President: Joan Lopes, 6 Lakeside Drive, Emerald. Victoria 3782, Australia Australian Society of Miniature Art (Tasmania) Inc.President: Joan KellyPO Box 1027 Burnie Tasmania 7320 Australia E-mail Contact: Joan Kelly joankelly@bigpond.com Founded 1992 - Patron, Lady Ferrall The Society encourages, promotes and fosters interest in miniature art in Tasmania. Annual exhibitions are held, and Tasmania organised the first two national exhibitions and conferences in Hobart in 1994 and Burnie in 1995. Acceptance for exhibiting membership is based on demonstrated artistic merit in the judgement of the Committee. Membership You can join either as an Exhibiting Member or Friend Member. There is in addition a joining fee for exhibiting members. The Australian Society of Miniature Art (Tasmania) Inc. is pleased to advise that the price of our publication "Miniature Art Of Australia Past And Present" is now $50 (aus.) per copy plus postage and packing. copies are available via fax : +61 03 6431 6419 or via E-mail ISRAEL The Israel Miniature Art SocietyIsrael Miniature Art SocietyPresident: Jacques Heller WFM Liaison Officer: Erga Heller 4, Amal Street 53327 Givatayim Israel Fax: +972-3-5730497; Tel: +972-3-7322043 E-mail: ergah@bezeqint.net The Israel Miniature Art Society (IMAS), an artistic association, was established at the end of 1996 by Jacques Heller (our present President), Dick Ben-Dor, the late Harry Araten, Chaim Rosenthal, Erga Heller and others, and is active within the World Federation of Miniaturists. IMAS has about 100 members from all over Israel, from the Galilee in the north to Eilat in the south. Its members are active visual artists, some veterans - with international reputation, and some novices - whom we hope will gain the same reputation. IMAS aims to cultivate local miniaturist artists, and to strengthen and develop ties with foreign colleagues. For this purpose we hold an International Bible Miniaturists Art Exhibition about once a year. Moreover, we encourage our members to participate in exhibitions all over the world. SOUTH AFRICAMiniature Arts Society of South AfricaPresident: Hazel ThompsonWFM Liaison Officer: Moira Silcock P.O. Box 49, Greymont, 2035 South Africa Tel: +27 11 888 9120; Fax: +27 11 88 9121 MASSA was formed in 1992. We hold at least two [members only] exhibitions each year. Membership is open to all those interested in works made "in the small". Members receive at least three informative newsletters each year and regular meetings, critiques and workshops are also held. Our aims are:
UK Hilliard Society of MiniaturistsPresident: Rosalind Pierson RMS VPHS MAA MASF MPSGSVice President: Philip Hanton WFM Liaison Officer: Heather O. Catchpole Hilliard Society Priory Lodge, 7 Priory Road, Wells, Somerset, BA5 1SR, UK Tel: +44 1749 674472 E-mail: hilliardsociety@aol.com Formed in 1981 the Hilliard Society has about 300 members drawn from all over Britain and around the world and is open to anyone, artist or not, who has an interest in miniature painting. The Society holds an annual exhibition of members work in Wells, Somerset each summer.  Society of LimnersPresident: Michael PierceWFM Liaison Officer: Janet Howard E-mail jhoward3@compuserve.com The Society of Limners was founded in 1986 by Elizabeth Davys Wood MBE. Its aim is to promote the practice of miniature and silhouette painting among artists and students and to further the appreciation of this age-old British art form. The Society now has a membership of c150 and holds an annual exhibition, usually in early summer, in Chichester, West Sussex. An annual seminar is held at Earnley Concourse near Chichester, at which demonstrations are given on various aspects of the art. Delegates have the opportunity to meet socially to exchange ideas and increase their expertise. Artists interested in joining the Limners can apply to the Membership Secretary, Beryl Hall, at 16 Cob Walk, Gossops Green, Crawley, West Sussex, RH11 8DZ, UK.  The Turner School of Miniature PaintingPresident and WFM Liaison Officer: Cyril Turner6, Gablehurst Court, Long Lane, Bradwell, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk NR31 7DS Tel: +44 1493 444313; E-mail turnerschoolofmp@ukart.com The Turner School of Miniature Painting was founded in 1999 to sustain the promotion of original contemporary fine art miniature painting, and to ensure that the importance of maintaining the highest standards within the field of original fine art miniature painting continues to be upheld into the twentyfirst century. The school is open and free to those interested in creating, promoting or supporting original fine art miniature painting. USACider Painters of AmericaPresident: James RogowskiContact: PO Box #625, Dallas, Pennsylvania 18621 Tel: 001 570 477 5116; E-mail: ciderpainters@aol.com The Cider Painters of America (or CPA) was founded in 1983 in Dallas, Pa. with the idea of creating public awareness and enjoyment of miniature art. It is a group with a light-hearted name and serious purpose. Our group is unique in that we have a size restriction for our work to be smaller than 3" X 5". With this in mind we have become one of the societies with the smallest paintings. We only accept painting medias or other non-traditional medias handled in a painterly way. Our members paint in the tradition of miniaturism following the belief that any subject suitable for a larger work may also be used to create a masterpiece in miniature. Our membership is by invitation only. A current member may invite one person per year. However, our membership chairman retains invitations from current members who wish to pass them on to artists requesting to join. Artists interested in joining may contact our membership chairperson at our mailing address. The CPA holds their International Exhibit once a year in Pennsylvania usually in the months of Nov./ Dec. A quarterly newsletter (The Cider Press) is issued to our membership giving information, art tips, and other things relating to miniature art.  Miniature Art Society of Florida Inc.(MASF)President:Bob FritzContact: MASF, 2519 McMullen Booth Road, Suite 510-252, Clearwater, Florida 33761, USA E-mail:admin@miniatureartsocietyofflorida.com MASF was founded in 1974 in Clearwater, Florida, to encourage artists to participate in the delicate refinement, detail and beauty of fine art in small scale and to enhance the public knowledge of this much neglected venerable art form which is now undergoing a spirited resurgence of interest in many areas of the world. Membership is open to all artists and non-artist friends of the arts everywhere. Juried Annual International Miniature Arts Shows with awards totalling $15,000 dollars are held each January in Clearwater and are open to all artists.  Miniature Artists of AmericaPresident: Kay PetryszakWFM Liaison Officer: Susan Palmer 50 Coe Road, #233 Belleair, Florida 33756, USA Tel: +1 727 443 6432 E-mail:susanpalmer38@aol.com Miniature Artists of America is the first invitational organisation to honour outstanding practitioners of contemporary American miniature art. Signature members are chosen from the ranks of award winners in major U.S. non-profit miniature exhibits. Other top professional candidates may be nominated by three Signature Members and elected after a jury review of their works. No more than ten candidates are selected in a given year. Since MAA founding in Clearwater, Fl. in 1985, sixty-six Signature members from the U.S. and abroad have been elected for life. MAA does not produce open competitive exhibits but has organised an educational juried traveling exhibit of its Signature Members' works. It has visited over 40 museum and gallery sites in the US since its establishment in 1989. In its first excursion outside the U.S. it was invited to exhibit in Clearwater, Florida's "Pavilion in the Sun" at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan. More than 125,000 visitors attended the Pavilion. The Exhibit is available as a free public service to libraries, art museums, galleries and other cultural groups. It enhances primary goals of MAA - to further the understanding of the public concerning miniature art and to encourage artists and art lovers to join in the miniature art resurgence. MAA played a major role in recent efforts to bring together miniature art societies world-wide which resulted in the formation of the World Federation of Miniaturists in London in November 1995 [see above].The Travelling Exhibit has just been updated, contains 46 works of art and has been invited to join the Florida World Pavilion at Darling Island during the time frame of the Summer Olympics in Sydney Australia, September 13-October 8, 2000. The Pavilion, designed to promote Florida culture, tourism and trade opportunities, is expected to attract 300,000 global visitors. President Kay and husband Mike are escorting the six-panel exhibit to Australia and will provide oversight at the Pavilion. We are grateful to the state for this superb opportunity to add a unique cultural dimension to the Florida World Pavilion and show case to the world the resurgence of Miniature Art.
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| Marti Adrian | Box 196, Raymond, AB, Canada T0K 2SO | Tel: +1 408 946 343; E-mail: silverdove50@gmail.com |
| Heather Artis | 13, Park Avenue, Stirling, Scotland FK8 2QR, UK | Tel: +44 1786 448875; E-mail: heather@artis.demon.co.uk |
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| Bernadette Connor OAM | 5 Ashfield Street, Sandy Bay, Hobart, Tasmania 7005, Australia | Tel: +61 03 622 3600; E-mail: bernadetteconnor@bigpond.com |
| Phaedon Constantinidis | 2, Boltmore Close, London NW4 1EX, UK | Tel: +44 (0)772 728 9994; e-mail: fedonas123@yahoo.com |
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| Ferial Evans | 1, Holly Cottages, Little Bealings, Woodbridge, Suffolk IP13 6PN, UK | Tel: +44 1473 624141; fax: +44 1473 630451; E-mail ferial.evans@virgin.net |
| Phaedon Constantinidis | "Cornerways", 7 Selkirk Road, Kirkudbright, Scotland DG6 4BL, UK | Tel: +44 1557 331640; E-mail jane@cornerwaysart.co.uk |
| Skip Gleissner | 3320 Dean Drive, City Louisville, Kentucky 40220-2308 | gskipart@aol.com |
| Denise Godbout | 328 rue Dolbeau, Québec City, Québec G1S 2R3, Canada | jbrousse@videotron.ca |
| Jennifer Robb Hall | 1386, Newton Street, Denver, Colorado 80204-4360, USA | Tel: +1 303 623 4360; E-mail: jrobbhall@earthlink.net; |
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| Philippa J.C. Stewart-Hall | Australia | E-mail: stewart-hall@people.net.au |
| Ellen Strope | USA | E-mail: songmountain@ultraplix.com |
| John A.Thompson | USA. | |
| Cyril Turner | 6, Gablehurst Court, Long Lane Bradwell, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk NR31 7DS, UK | Tel: +44 1493 444313 E-mail: turnerschoolofmp@ukart.com |
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| Judith Young | 325 Lower Morden Lane, Morden, Surrey SM4 4NX, UK | Tel: +44 208 337 1460; E-mail judy@minipicture.com |
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