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Artists Recovering Through the Twelve Steps 
 



Give us Five, see A.R.T.S. Thrive!
July 2024 edition

 

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Do you have something to contribute? Please send us poetry, audio files, short writing, A.R.T.S.-related stories, images of your art (in jpg.)! Email the editors at newsletter@artsanonymous.org
 
In this Issue:
  • Announcements
  • Service and Event Calendars
  • Writings on the Steps
  • Step Seven – A Personal Response
  • Step Study Workshops – two series!
  • July 20 Conference Planning Meeting
  • Summer Party at Sharathon – July 27
  • Protecting the Future of A.R.T.S. Anonymous
  • What is the Literature Committee Up To?
 
 


ANNOUNCEMENTS

 

The SHARATHON Summer Event is coming July 27th.  In consideration of our members in Europe, our next event will begin an hour earlier with the start time 1:00 pm ET.  More details, including a link to register, are later in this newsletter.

Mailing List Sign-Up: Members can now sign up for announcements, newsletters and other communications through the website! Links for signing up are on the News page, the Service Info page and the About A.R.T.S. page. Here is the sign-up link. (A reminder that you can unsubscribe from the mailing list at any time by clicking on the “unsubscribe” link at the bottom of any mailing from A.R.T.S. Anonymous.)

Meeting Donation: Thank you to the following group that recently made contributions to A.R.T.S. Anonymous World Service: Culver City Sunday morning $111.05.

Upcoming Step Study Workshop – Beginning with Step One: The success of the A.R.T.S. Step Study Workshops has jumped across the Atlantic Ocean! A Step One Study Workshop will be held on Sunday, July 28 beginning at 5 pm BST/6 pm CEST and will continue every last Sunday of each month. Watch for upcoming announcements in your emails from A.R.T.S.

Upcoming Workshop - Step Five Study: A series of A.R.T.S. Workshops began in March, and a Step Five Study Workshop is scheduled for July 19 and 20. The workshop is held twice to accommodate your time zone. To register: A.R.T.S. Step 5 Workshop.  More details are later in this newsletter.

Free Download of the A.R.T.S. Basic Pamphlet: A reminder that the Basic Pamphlet, containing A.R.T.S. Steps, Traditions, Traits, Talents and Tools is available as a free download on the A.R.T.S. website. Please pass this on to the newcomer! A.R.T.S. pamphlets are available for purchase in electronic format on the Literature page of the website.

Treasurer’s Report and Financial Management Report: To view the June 2024 Treasurer’s Report, click here. 
The Second Quarter Financial Report is posted on the website.

 
 


For 2024: Writings on the Steps
 

While the Twelve Traditions guide us in the primary purpose of A.R.T.S. Anonymous, the Twelve Steps guide us to recover our inspiration and joy in expressing our creativity. What better way to celebrate 2024 than with a focus on the Steps that corresponds with each of the twelve months. Below in this July newsletter is one member’s contribution on Step Seven.

June’s Newsletter welcomes your response to Step 8: Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all.

The following series of questions are suggested as a guide when writing a response.

  • What does Step 8 mean to you?
  • How do you feel about Step 8?
  • How might Step 8 free your creative expression?


It will be wonderful to receive your thoughts, feelings, and application of Step 8. Please send your response to the editors at newsletter@artsanonymous.org for possible publication.
 
 


Step Seven – A Personal Response 
 

Step Seven: Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings.

Practicing Step 7 feels like I am preparing to approach a gate that is open, as it waits for me to cross its threshold. I understand what is on the other side is a warm loving acceptance, full of forgiving compassion. But I do not feel worthy of such a loving compassionate light to embrace me. At the same time, I am afraid that it will not be there at all. So, before I approach it, Step 7 guides me to spend time in prayer and meditation to meet with this loving spirit outside of the gate. 
 

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Are you an A.R.T.S. Member curious about what ii feels like to be visible, even if just a little? Submitting your artwork for inclusion in this newsletter, such as audio files, poetry, visual art, photographs, etc. might be a step in that direction. Sharing your art is a generous contribution to the A.R.T.S. Fellowship. We use the principle of anonymity when publishing your work. Please send submissions to newsletter@artsanonymous.org
 

Another Series of Step Study Workshops are Beginning!
 
The Step Study Workshops have been aiding A.R.T.S. members around the world in taking an in-depth look at each Step and the possibilities offered for recovering our creative lives. On Sunday July 28 another series will begin with Step One, led by Victoria and Maria, every last Sunday of the month, beginning at 5pm BST/6pm CEST/12noon EST. A flyer with a link to register is below. This is a great time to start if you wish to begin at the beginning. (The series that began in March is held on Fridays and Saturdays and continues with Step Five in July.) All A.R.T.S. members are welcome to attend these Step Study Workshops in their recovery.
 
 

 

Step Five Study Workshop
 
More Details and Registration Link for the Step Five Study Workshop
 

Next Up! The A.R.T.S. World Service Conference Planning Meeting, July 20, 2024
 
All members of ARTS are encouraged to attend. Everyone has a voice, and a vote, at the Conference Planning Meetings. Many come away surprised to find that they have contributions to make, aiding the program's self-supporting nature and one’s own personal recovery.
 
Delegates and/or Alternates are asked to come and make decisions for the World Service Conference (WSC) as it organizes itself and considers what is best for the Fellowship. Meeting Delegates and some Board members met on July 6 at the Agenda-Setting meeting and created the following items for discussion and consideration at the World Service Conference Planning Meeting.
 
  • A review of what the Literature Committee is doing
  • When to hold an Open Forum as part of the WSC in January 2025
  • The establishment of the World Service Conference Policy and Procedures (Article 6) Committee
  • Terms of service for the WSC Chair
  • Other positions for the WSC
  • Terms of service for Meeting Delegates (Group Service Representatives, or GSRs)
  • How to bring a motion to the WSC, including who
  • A due date for bringing motions for this upcoming WSC
 
Flyer and registration link are below. Welcome!
 
Register for the Zoom - July 20 Conference Planning Meeting
 
Register for the Summer Party Sharathon
 

 

Protecting the Future of A.R.T.S. Anonymous
 

The Board of Trustees and the World Service Office recently took the step of ensuring the protection of A.R.T.S. trademarks (“A.R.T.S. Anonymous” and “Artists Recovering Through the Twelve Steps”), by registering them with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Registration of the copyrights of A.R.T.S. Conference-Approved Literature with the United States Library of Congress has also begun. Part of our job as a Board and at World Services is to use its legal and fiscal obligations to protect the Fellowship’s property on its behalf.

Why is it so important to protect our trademarks and copyrights? This is first and foremost about the integrity of the A.R.T.S. message and the need to protect A.R.T.S.’ property so A.R.T.S. can continue to own its own material.


 

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What is the Literature Committee Up to?
 
Some of you have been asking about A.R.T.S. Literature, and there is the hope that those who have attended some of the recent Literature Committee meetings as observers or simply to see what is going on have felt welcomed. All of us contribute to the future of A.R.T.S. Anonymous by ensuring that the combined experience, strength and hope reflected in the membership is shared beyond the groups and meetings.

There are six members of the Literature Committee; members are voted on by the Committee. In addition, all Committee members and others interested serve on Sub-Committees. Per the A.R.T.S. Literature Development/Approval Process, as passed by the 2023 World Service Conference, the Committee reviews the work done by the Sub-Committee and makes recommendations to the Board of Trustees. In cooperation with the Literature Committee, these recommendations are reviewed, developed and sent to the Conference for approval. If you wish to join a meeting or a Subcommittee, please email literature@artsanonymous.org.

Here are summaries of the Sub-Committees currently preparing material for eventual possible Conference-Approval:

 
 


God, grant me the serenity 

To accept the things I cannot change; 

Courage to change the things I can; 

And wisdom to know the difference. 

   
 


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