The South Delta Artists Guild was established as a non-profit, voluntary organization in 1975 by a small group of Tsawwassen residents interested in the visual arts. According to its constitution, the principal objective of the guild is to “promote the love of art in all forms, especially in painting, and to encourage all art interests in home and community”. After conducting its activities in various locations during its first few years of existence, the guild found a permanent home in the Kiwanis Longhouse Centre for the Visual Arts in 1983.

Membership
Membership is open to anyone in the lower mainland of British Columbia with an interest in the visual arts. Regular meetings are held at the Kiwanis Longhouse Centre, 1710 56 St. Tsawwassen (see map) on the first Monday of each month.*

Executive
Guild executives are elected each year at the annual General Meeting in June. Guild executive for 2007/2008 are:

President - Carla Weaver
Vice President - Donna D'Aquino
Past President - Faith Love-Robertson
Secretary - Marlene Strain
Treasurer - Jill Charuk
Gallery - Lea Price
Workshops - Bonnie Kramer
Membership -Amanjit Payer
Publicity - Diane Hardouin
Scheduling  - Kathy Swift
Newsletter - Dell Spencer
Directors at Large - Geoff Hacker, Lennart Osterlind, Sandra Taylor, Cheryl Roller

Continuing Education
The guild offers workshops/lessons from September through June annually as well as free demonstrations at many of the monthly general meetings. Members can also take advantage of a number of ongoing drop-in sessions, including life drawing (Mondays 9:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.) and a library containing a wide range of books on art and artists.

Gallery
Guild members have the opportunity to dispay their works at the the Kiwanis Longhouse Centre for the Visual Arts. See Gallery for more information about the current exhibit.

News
The guild publishes a monthly* newsletter containing information about exhibits, events and members as well as minutes from the monthly and annual general meetings.

(*except in July and August)