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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
or
png)!
Those
who
submit
work
retain
their
copyright,
and
a
copyright
statement
is
included
by
request.
Email
the
editors
at
newsletter@artsanonymous.org
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
Meeting
Contribution:
Thank you to
the
following
meeting for
honoring the
7th
Tradition to
keep
A.R.T.S.
self-supporting:
Culvar City
A.R.T.S. -
$159.79
Financial
Management
Statement:
The
Financial
Statement
for the
first half
of 2025
is posted on
the website.
For
questions,
email
officemanager@artsanonymous.org
Treasurer’s
Report for
August 2025
(Link for
full report)
A.R.T.S.
Anonymous
had a gain
of $156.86
in August.
Fundraising
Campaign
Report for
August 2025:
It is the
members and
the meetings
who
contribute
to A.R.T.S.
Anonymous in
support of
World
Services.
Please keep
A.R.T.S.
self-supporting
by
donating
here.
Writing your
A.R.T.S.
Story
Workshop:
Saturday,
September
27, 2025. Recovering
artists
often find
writing
their
recovery
stories in
A.R.T.S. Anonymous
to be
healing and
affirming.
Guidelines
for how to
write an
A.R.T.S.
recovery
story will
be offered
at this
workshop.
This
workshop
will begin
at
9:00 am PT/
Noon pm ET/
6:00 pm CET/
7:00 pm MSK.
It will last
about 2
hours,
allowing
time for
writing and
sharing.
For more
details and
to sign up,
click here.
More
information
is later in
this
newsletter.
SAVE
THE DATE!:
An
A.R.T.S.
Convention
of
Workshops,
Meetings and
ARTShares,
in
Celebration
of Recovery,
Creative
Expression,
and A.R.T.S.
41st
Birthday!
Saturday
November
1st. In
honor of the
global
fellowship,
this will
begin at 7
am ET and
run until
midnight ET.
This will
also be a
FUNdraiser
(online
auction
anyone?).
Help is
needed!
Members are
invited to
help
organize
this event.
Members and
meetings are
needed to
hold events
throughout
the day. Who
wants to put
on a party?
Please email
officemanager@artsanonymous.org
to offer
your help.
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Meeting
Updates:
New
Meeting: A.R.T.S.
Ireland
on Thursdays
at 8:45 am
GMT. On
Zoom. Email
arts12steps@gmail.com
for the zoom
link and
passcode
Meeting
Location
Change:
A.R.T.S.
Anonymous
Toronto
on Sundays
at 12 pm
ETare now
in-person.
Please call
1
416-903-8216
or email
community@mimoscoliving.com
for the
address.
Meeting Time
Correction: Please
note that
the Monday,
Tuesday,
Thursday and
Friday
Step
Discussion
by Founder
meetings are
all held at
11 am – 12
noon pm
ET.
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Thank you to
the Meeting
Delegates
who
attended the
Board of
Trustees
Meeting
on September
13
Two Meeting
Delegates,
the
Conference
Chair, and
the
Conference
Vice-Chair
joined the
Board of
Trustees on
Saturday
September 13
for the
Board
meeting. A
lively
discussion
ensued on a
range of
topics.
Questions
and concerns
were brought
about:
The low
attendance
of the
Meeting of
Delegates
left the
Board with
the thought
that perhaps
it’s doing
pretty well?
There was a
request that
this kind of
forum be
held more
often.
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Writing your
Story
Workshop
- September
27, 2025
A
Members
Stories
Writing
Workshop is
being
offered as a
service to
the members.
Recovering
artists
often find
writing
their
personal
A.R.T.S.
recovery
story to be
healing and
affirming.
Guidelines
for how to
write an
A.R.T.S.
recovery
story will
be offered
at this
workshop.
One of the
A.R.T.S.
Tools
suggests:
We
attend
meetings to
learn how
the program
works. We
share our
experience,
strength and
hope with
each other,
as well as
our art
and/or
creative
process.
Writing
guidelines
for this
workshop
include
sharing what
your
creative
life was
like before
you found
A.R.T.S.;
what life
was like as
you
participated
with
A.R.T.S.;
and what
your
creative
life is like
today.
Another
A.R.T.S.
Tool:
COMMUNICATING:
We address
our feelings
of isolation
by reaching
out to other
A.R.T.S.
members and
sharing
between
meetings.
Communicating
with one
another
helps both
artists.
This
workshop is
scheduled
for:
Saturday,
September
27th.
It
will begin
at
9:00 am PT/
Noon pm ET/
6:00 pm CET/
7:00 pm MSK.
The workshop
will last
about 2
hours. This
allows
plenty of
time for
writing and
for members
to share
what they
wrote with
the other
members of
the group.
The Member
Stories
Literature
Sub-Committee
invites
A.R.T.S.
members to
submit
personal
recovery
stories for
a new
A.R.T.S.
Anonymous
book.
If you wish
for your
story to be
part of a
book,
A.R.T.S.
Anonymous
needs your
permission
to include
it. The
submission
process will
also be
addressed
during the
workshop.
A
great way to
practice the
7th
Tradition
is by
clicking the
link to
obtain a
ticket to
the event.
Details and
Registration
– September
27 Writing
your
A.R.T.S.
Story
Workshop.
Once there,
you can make
a suggested
donation of
$3.00. No
one will be
turned away
for lack of
funds. If
you need
direct
access, or
have
questions,
please
contact: memberstories@artsanonymous.org
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Why I
Serve on
the
Board of
Trustees
By Dasha
B.
I have
always
wanted
to rule
the
world
and
people’s
minds.
In
Twelve-Step
programs,
I am
able to
do this
using
the tool
of
Service.
At
A.R.T.S.
Anonymous
I could
fully
realize
my
ambitions
as Lord
of the
World
(this is
a
joke!).
Seriously
speaking,
when I
came to
Twelve-Step
programs,
I
realized
that it
helps me
like
nothing
else,
and that
service
gives a
deeper
connection
with the
program
and
often
the most
relevant
information.
I have
served
different
positions
in six
different
programs
-
starting
with the
cleaner
on the
group
level,
and then
to
Intergroup
Chair
and
Conference
delegate.
My
favorite
service
positions
are as
group
facilitator
and
program
chair,
translating
program
literature,
and
sponsoring
newcomers
individually
and in a
group
format.
I have
opened
several
new
groups,
including
the
first
A.R.T.S.
group in
my own
country,
and I
like to
watch
how
people
receive
help and
recover
through
texting
and
sharing.
Serving
on the
A.R.T.S.
Board is
my first
position
at this
level of
the
inverted
pyramid
of
service.
I am
glad
that my
knowledges
and
skills,
accumulated
over
nine
years in
different
Twelve-Step
programs,
are
useful
and can
help
others,
that my
voice
and
opinions
are
important,
and that
I can
make a
valuable
(I hope)
contribution
at the
level of
the
whole
community.
While it
is
basically
a
technical
routine,
it is
very
interesting
for me,
if not
so
interesting
for
beginners
and
people
at the
early
stages
of
recovery.
I like
to be
the
first to
know the
news of
the
fellowship,
and to
maintain
communication
with the
worldwide
A.R.T.S.
fellowship
beyond
the
limits
of my
country
and
language.
Also,
this
ministry
helps to
develop
humility.
It is
important
for us
to
maintain
unity,
so that
we can
continue
to bear
responsibility
for the
normal
maintenance
of the
entire
fellowship.
A.R.T.S.
is a
small
community,
and
there is
no fight
for
vacancies.
I invite
everyone
who
feels
that
A.R.T.S.
has
given
them a
lot and
continues
to give,
feels
stability
in their
recovery,
has
experience
serving
at the
group or
committee
level in
any
community,
and
feels
ready to
contribute
to
A.R.T.S.
at the
organizational
level,
to try
their
hand on
the
Board of
Trustees.
(I was
scared
at the
beginning
too, and
besides,
I hate
meetings
with
formal
routines.
But
others
helped
me and
brought
me up to
speed,
and when
I'm
bored at
Board
meetings,
I draw
portraits
of
people
at the
Zoom
meeting
or
doodle.)
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Volunteers
Needed
to
Organize
and
Lead:
Celebrating
Recovery
in
A.R.T.S.
on
November
1
Last
March an
A.R.T.S.
Magic
Open
House
was held
to talk
over
ideas
for the
future
of
A.R.T.S.
and what
the
members
would
like to
see.
The
desire
for an
event
that
brings
together
the
global
fellowship
for
celebration,
sharing
creativity,
and
workshops
was
expressed
several
times.
Well,
here is
that
opporunity!
A.R.T.S.
celebrates
41 years
in early
November.
Why not
have a
party?
Ideas
include:
an
online
auction
of
member
art and
services,
meetings
on the
Tools,
or
Literature,
or the
Traditions
and
Concepts
of
Service,
ARTshares,
workshops
on
poetry,
writing,
drawing,
etc.
Creating
a Tools
game for
A.R.T.S.,
etc.
Meetings
and
members
are
invited
to hold
events
throughout
the
17-hour
event.
What
will you
contribute
in
service
to this
FUNdraiser?
Email
officemanager@artsanonymous.org
to
volunteer.
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Announcing
the
2026 World
Service
Conference
on January
10,11,17
(and
tentatively
the 18th),
2026
The
Conference
Service and
Support
Committee is
pleased to
announce
that the
dates of the
next World
Service
Conference
(WSC) have
been set for
January 10,
11, 17 and
the 18 (if
needed).
The WSC is
where
decisions
are made on
behalf of
the
Fellowship
as a whole.
Meetings
elect
Delegates –
and
Alternate
Delegates -
to attend,
have their
voices
heard, and
vote the
group
conscience.
Save the
dates! Times
will be
determined
later in
September.
If
your meeting
has
something
they would
like to have
considered
by the WSC,
talk it
over.
The form to
submit
motions and
Topics of
Discussion
is here.
Would you
like to help
prepare for
the World
Service
Conference?
Your skills
and talents
and
willingness
to serve are
welcomed by
the
Conference
Service and
Support
Committee.
Please email
conference@artsanonymous.org
for
questions or
to check out
the
Committee
meetings.
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“Artists
Recovering
Through
the Twelve
Steps” is
now
trademarked!
The Board of
Trustees is
pleased to
announce
that
the name,
“Artists
Recovering
Through the
Twelve
Steps” now
officially
belongs to
A.R.T.S.
Anonymous.
Trademark
protection
prevents
others from
appropriating
or misusing
the A.R.T.S.
name. This
protection supports
the
principles
of
singleness
of purpose
and
non-affiliation
with outside
entities or
enterprises.
The
trademark
“A.R.T.S.
Anonymous”
is still
pending
final
approval by
the U.S
Trademark
Office, but
should be
coming
through any
day now.
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