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Do you have something to
contribute? We would
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
Pamphlets Update:
Two pamphlets will be considered
by the
World Service Conference on
July 15
at a Special One-Day Conference
(all members are welcome,
Delegates have a vote) for the
Purposes of Approving Pamphlet
Literature (On
Being the Perfect Artist,
and updates to
Facing Avoidance).
Check in with your Meeting’s
Delegate to find out about what
is in store for these two
pamphlets!
To
register for this One-Day
Conference, click here.
More information later in this
newsletter.
To find out more about the
World Service Conference,
click here.
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. 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:
The June 2023 Treasurer’s Report
will be available in next
month's issue of the newsletter.
In the meantime, you can view
the 2023 to date Management
Report on the A.R.T.S. website
here:
First and Second Quarter
Management Reports
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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 July issue of the
newsletter is one member’s
personal response to Tradition
7.
August’s Newsletter welcomes
your response to
Tradition 8: A.R.T.S. should
remain forever non-professional,
but our service centers may
employ special workers.
We suggest the following series
of questions when writing your
response.
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What does Tradition 8 mean
to you?
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How do you feel about
Tradition 8?
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How may Tradition 8 help
your creative expression?
It will be wonderful to receive
your thoughts, feelings, and
application of Tradition 8.
Please send your response to the
editors at
newsletter@artsanonymous.org
for possible publication.
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Tradition Seven – A Personal
Response
Tradition 7: Every A.R.T.S.
group ought to be fully
self-supporting, declining
outside contributions.
Tradition 7 has always been
double-edged for me. On the one
hand, I find it a very healthy
and courageous idea to go it
alone, funding-wise, for better
or for worse; so we’re beholden
to no one but ourselves. On the
other hand, my wistful dreamer
side wonders what “could be” if
the 12 Step rooms were more open
to seeking a broader range of
funding. At that point,
however, I recall a line I read
from the Alcoholics Anonymous
treasure, The 12 Steps and 12
Traditions. Tradition 6: “...
How natural [dreaming grandiose
‘let’s go big saving the world’
dreams] was, since most
[compulsives] are bankrupt
idealists. Nearly every one of
us had wished to do great good,
perform great deeds, and embody
great ideals. We are all
perfectionists who, failing
perfection, have gone to the
other extreme [deep into our
compulsions] …”
For
the complete essay, click here
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All members of A.R.T.S.
Anonymous are welcome to attend
a special one-day Conference for
the purposes of considering
Conference-Approval to
On Being the Perfect Artist,
and four updates to the 1993
Conference-approved version of
Facing Avoidance.
The Literature Committee and the
Board are committed to making
Conference-approved Literature
available to members. According
to the
Literature Development Process
approved by the Conference in
1995:
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Editorial comments ...
address ... [the
Literature’s] adherence to
the principles of the
A.R.T.S. Twelve Steps,
Twelve Traditions, and
Twelve Concepts
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Comments from A.R.T.S.
members are encouraged and
will be considered
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Trustees are legally bound
by Conference mandate to
assure the Fellowship that
the principles of A.R.T.S.
Anonymous have been adhered
to throughout the work
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The work is identifiably
A.R.T.S. Anonymous in
content and tone. It does
not reflect a single
member's philosophy or point
of view but reflects the
"collective conscience" of
A.R.T.S. Anonymous
Without the voice of the
membership and its chosen
representatives, it can be
difficult to trust that A.R.T.S.
Literature carries A.R.T.S.’
message to those who still
struggle to express their
creativity.
Delegates and Alternates were
emailed the specific motions
that will be considered on May
21, June 26 and July 9. If you
are a meeting Delegate or
Alternate, and feel you did not
get this document, please email
conference@artsanonymous.org
immediately so you will have
it.
The One-Day Special Conference
will be held on Zoom, beginning
at 4 pm ET. We will be using the
Community-Solving Method, and
etiquette and voting guidelines
apply. Registration is required,
and a donation is requested to
help cover expenses. We urge
meetings to contribute to the
attendance of their delegates,
as “Every A.R.T.S. group ought
to be fully self-supporting,
declining outside
contributions.”
Click here for more details and
to register (Zoom registration
information will be emailed to
registrants):
Special One-Day World Service
Conference to Approve Pamphlet
Literature
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