2020-2021 Board officers
The Board of Directors of the Gaston County Art Guild thank you for taking the time to vote on the chosen Board Officers for FY 2021-2022. The officers are listed below and will serve from June, 2021-July 2022.
camilla tracy, president
Cam Tracy has once again agreed to lead the Gaston County Art Guild as President for the 2021-2022 year. She served as President from 2018-2019 and was instrumental in helping to develop new partnerships with Bliss Gallery in Belmont, NC, Gaston College Jeanne Rauch Gallery in Dallas, NC the Gaston County Public Library in Gastona, NC and the Gaston County Art & History Museum in Dallas, NC when Arts on Main closed. She helped the Guild through a difficult transitional period and has offered her experience and expertise to the Guild while serving as past-president for the past two years. The Guild welcomes her back as President and looks forward to an exciting post-pandemic year ahead.
Dorothy lodge, vice-president
The Gaston County Art Guild welcomes Dorothy Lodge as our Vice-President for 2021-2022. A complete bio will provided soon.
carol stowe rankin, past-president
We are thankful Carol has served two years as the Gaston County Art Guild’s leader. During this past two years, Carol was instrumental in securing a comprehensive board of directors with the energy and expertise to help move the Guild forward. In addition, she has been quietly building a Board of Advisors made up of individuals interested in the arts. Carol has also moved the Guild forward by continuing partnerships with Bliss Gallery and Gaston College’s Jeanne Rauch Gallery and by developing new partnerships with Daniel Stowe Botanical Gardens and the Gaston County Museum of Art & History for the “A Natural View” show and “A Moment in Time” photography show. These partnerships will continue into 2022.
Carol is an experienced and enthusiastic leader with years of knowledge in management roles including bank manager of United Carolina Bank and BB&T. As marketing manager of the Facet Foundry, Carol planned and implemented all sales campaigns, managed all social media and email accounts and designed all campaign collateral including store posters, direct mail, billboards and newspaper ads. She also coordinated special events such as grand openings, anniversary events and holiday galas. She has served as president of the PTO, president of the Gaston Dance Theatre Board and most recently show chairperson of the Gaston County Art Guild. Her expertise includes planning with a talent for prospecting appropriate event spaces to host intimate gatherings and large events. She is adept at building and maintaining strong customer relationships. She has knowledge of fundraising and is comfortable in a leadership role.
Carol is an experienced and enthusiastic leader with years of knowledge in management roles including bank manager of United Carolina Bank and BB&T. As marketing manager of the Facet Foundry, Carol planned and implemented all sales campaigns, managed all social media and email accounts and designed all campaign collateral including store posters, direct mail, billboards and newspaper ads. She also coordinated special events such as grand openings, anniversary events and holiday galas. She has served as president of the PTO, president of the Gaston Dance Theatre Board and most recently show chairperson of the Gaston County Art Guild. Her expertise includes planning with a talent for prospecting appropriate event spaces to host intimate gatherings and large events. She is adept at building and maintaining strong customer relationships. She has knowledge of fundraising and is comfortable in a leadership role.
Wanda meekins, secretary
Wanda is an award-winning water media artist from Washington, DC. She paints positive images of people and recently started creating abstract pieces. She continuously participates in workshops and classes to improve professionally. Her artwork has sold nationally and internationally.
Wanda has ten years of related Art Guild experience. She was one of the original artist residents at Arts on Main. As such, she volunteered several hours a month to help run the gift shop or greet visitors and give tours of the building. In 2015, she was elected vice-president of the Gaston County Art Guild and served on the Guild’s Board for the next three years. In 2018, she continued to serve on the Board in the capacity of Interim President until July, 2018 when the newly elected officers took office. In her roles as vice-president and interim president, she was involved in most phases of running a non-profit in the city of Gastonia. She was also responsible for helping run the Arts on Main portion of the Guild which consisted of studios, resident artists, galleries and gift shop.
Her work has been exhibited in Charlotte Art League Shows, African American Museum of History & Culture (Loray Mill), ALL COLORS in St. Louis, MO, Two Guys and a Chick in Gastonia, The Feminine Mystique (One Woman Show), Gastonia, I Am Woman Show in Kings Mountain and Gaston County Art Guild Shows.
Wanda has ten years of related Art Guild experience. She was one of the original artist residents at Arts on Main. As such, she volunteered several hours a month to help run the gift shop or greet visitors and give tours of the building. In 2015, she was elected vice-president of the Gaston County Art Guild and served on the Guild’s Board for the next three years. In 2018, she continued to serve on the Board in the capacity of Interim President until July, 2018 when the newly elected officers took office. In her roles as vice-president and interim president, she was involved in most phases of running a non-profit in the city of Gastonia. She was also responsible for helping run the Arts on Main portion of the Guild which consisted of studios, resident artists, galleries and gift shop.
Her work has been exhibited in Charlotte Art League Shows, African American Museum of History & Culture (Loray Mill), ALL COLORS in St. Louis, MO, Two Guys and a Chick in Gastonia, The Feminine Mystique (One Woman Show), Gastonia, I Am Woman Show in Kings Mountain and Gaston County Art Guild Shows.
donita stewart, treasurer
Donita is our current treasurer and has agreed to serve another year. She has implemented standard accounting practices, set the organization up with an online “box” to hold all our documents, set Quickbooks to run invoices and developed some bookkeeping forms to keep the rest of us in line. She comes to GCAG with an extensive background in finance, having spent 18 years as corporate secretary and treasurer for Southwood Corporation. Her duties included implementation and management of accounting systems, financial statement reporting and management of health and commercial insurance coverage. She also served as treasurer for Arrowood Business Association in Charlotte where she was responsible to the BOD for the association financial management and reporting using Quickbooks. We are grateful for all Donita has done in the past year and look forward to working with her in the coming fiscal year.
