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Do you have something to
contribute? We love to
include A.R.T.S.
Anonymous-related
personal stories of
experience, strength and
hope, poetry, photos,
audio files, writing,
and art. Email the
editors at: newsletter@artsanonymous.org
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Announcements
August Pre-Conference Meeting:
The
Saturday, August 19
Pre-Conference Meeting begins at
4 pm ET.
This is the last Pre-Conference
meeting scheduled before the
World Service Conference in
October, and there will be a
review of the Delegate Packet.
Decisions will also be made
about how to conduct Topics for
Discussion a proposed Open Forum
idea, ticket pricing, the
A.R.T.S. Birthday Celebration
and more.
All members of A.R.T.S. are
welcome to participate
and vote
at the Pre-Conference meetings.
Click
here to register
for the August 19
Pre-Conference Meeting on Zoom
Pamphlets Update:
Two pamphlets were considered by
the World Service Conference on
July 15 at a Special One-Day
Conference.
On Being the Perfect Artist
and updates to
Facing Avoidance are
now
Conference-approved and
available for sale on the
A.R.T.S. Anonymous website
Literature
page.
Did you Enjoy the Zoomathon?:
Do you want to have more?
Lovers of Zoomathon are getting
together. Please
bring your talented self and be
ready to offer your creative
ideas. With you there we will
keep this wonderful experience
going. We can’t do it without
you! To find out when the next
meeting is, and to request the
INVITE-ZOOM LINK contact:
zoomathon@artsanonymous.org.
Members Stories:
The Members Stories
Sub-committee of the Literature
Committee is gathering members'
stories of experience, strength
and hope in recovery through
A.R.T.S. Anonymous. Due to the
completion of two successful and
inspiring workshops in July several
submissions have been made; join
in carrying the message!
The Sub-Committee plans to
develop these stories into a
book to add to our A.R.T.S.
Literature. For questions,
suggestions and guidelines, or
to make a submission, email:
memberstories@artsanonymous.org
Financial Management Report and
Treasurer's Report:
Financial Management reports are
on the A.R.T.S. website here:
Management Reports.
We apologize for the delay in
providing the June and July
Treasurer Reports. They will be
available in the next issue of
the newsletter.
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For 2023: Writings on the
Traditions
While the Twelve Steps of
A.R.T.S. Anonymous guide us to
recover our inspiration and joy
in expressing our creativity,
the Twelve Traditions guide our
focus on our primary purpose in
A.R.T.S. Anonymous. What better
way to begin this new year of
2023 than with a focus on the
Tradition that corresponds with
each of the twelve months. Below
in this August issue of the
newsletter is one member’s
personal response to Tradition
8.
September’s Newsletter welcomes
your response to
Tradition 9: A.R.T.S., as such,
ought never be organized; but we
may create service boards or
committees directly responsible
to those they serve.
We suggest the following series
of questions when writing your
response.
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What does Tradition 9 mean
to you?
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How do you feel about
Tradition 9?
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How may Tradition 9 help
your creative expression?
It will be wonderful to receive
your thoughts, feelings, and
application of Tradition 9.
Please send your response to the
editors at
newsletter@artsanonymous.org
for possible publication.
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Tradition Eight – A Personal
Response
Tradition 8: A.R.T.S. should
remain forever non-professional,
but our service centers may
employ special workers.
One of the most important things
I was ever told about Tradition
Eight was the adage: “For Fun
and for Free.” And I see that
what we give to each other in
meetings, in sponsorship and in
service has no dollar sign
attached to it. And that we give
to others out of love,
fellowship and for the fun of
it. This Tradition is
particularly poignant for us as
an artist's fellowship as we
have ARTShares; we play music,
read poetry, do comedy, perform
for each other and display our
many other art forms. In the
professional world outside
A.R.T.S., shows are ticketed,
and our art is shown to be sold
or for financial gain in some
way. In A.R.T.S. we share our
art to share an important part
of ourselves with other members
for our own recovery and to
inspire others; if we can do it,
so can they. For Fun and for
Free.
Service is something that we
also give freely, and what we
give is our time and often a lot
of hard work. This service we
give can be opening a meeting,
either face-to-face or online,
leading a meeting, sponsoring or
anything from being a Group
Secretary to a Delegate to being
on the Board of Trustees. All
the service work that goes into
coming together and creating a
successful World Service
Conference is phenomenal. There
are many other ways that we help
others, and through that
ultimately giving to ourselves
and our art.
Click here for the complete
essay
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The World Service Conference –
2023
Each A.R.T.S. group is
autonomous unless their
decisions affect other groups,
or the entire Fellowship.
Therefore, the World Service
Conference (WSC), has the
responsibility to provide
guidance to the meetings, the
Board of Trustees, and on issues
affecting A.R.T.S. Anonymous as
a whole.
Delegates elected by your
meeting, the A.R.T.S. Board
members and all interested
members of the Fellowship will
be meeting for about 16 hours
across three days Friday
October 13,
Saturday October 14 and Saturday
October 21, 2023.
Each day of the World Service
Conference begins at 2 pm ET
(unless otherwise changed by the
Pre-Conference). All sessions
will be held on Zoom. A
registration link will be
provided later in August.
What does the World Service
Conference do?
A.R.T.S. Anonymous follows the
structure of Alcoholics
Anonymous and other 12-Step
programs, using the Twelve
Traditions as its guide. The WSC
does not govern. It is the
embodiment of the group
conscience of all the groups
(meetings).
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