Welcome to the On-line Remote Gourd Patch meeting. This is open to all CGS members. We meet via Zoom the 4th Saturday of each month at 10:00 a.m.

Fellow Gourd Artist,

Are you living in a remote area without a local CGS chapter?

Do you have difficulty getting to a local meeting?

CGS would like to offer you the opportunity to meet with other gourd artists to share ideas and techniques. 

If you would like to join, please send your contact information to Debra Zimmerman at dzgourd@gmail.com

Today we will have the first meeting via Zoom for the Remote Gourd Patch. This is open to all CGS members. We will meet via Zoom the 4th Saturday of each month at 10:00 a.m.

If you would like to join, please send your contact information to Debra Zimmerman at dzgourd@gmail.com

AGS Certified Judge Program-NEW Judge Training session

NEW Judge Training session (part 2) April 7, 2025 from 7 to 10 pm by Zoom. Please note this is Eastern time not Pacific time.

New and Refresher participants may sign up PLEASE share with your members Fee $20 covers name badge --- sent upon completion of requirements

**No charge for those who already have their Certified Judge name badge Contact americangourdsociety@gmail.com to enroll Pre-Reading: https://www.americangourdsociety.org/training-apprentice...

Post-Test by Survey Monkey (link will be sent after last class)Zoom Invitation link: available upon request

Apprentice Judge Requirements (following training, to become Certified)

Maintain AGS membership (Join or renew if necessary)

Be a judge or clerk in gourd show competition and a participant refresher session within 2 years of initial training

Notify AGS when you have judged and/or done a continuing education session to maintain certification (Judges Activity form is on website)

Certified Judges Requirements

Maintain AGS membership

Be a judge or clerk in gourd show competition at least once every 3 years

Participate in a continuing education session: refresher or practice session at least once every 3 years

Stay up to date

Check out the resources on the website: americangourdsociety.org/judging

Read the Judging column in The Gourd Magazine

Questions? Ask us. email at americangourdsociety@gmail.com

Terry Noxel, AGS Secretary

PO Box 2186, Kokomo, IN 46904-2186

AGS Certified Judge Program-NEW Judge Training session

NEW Judge Training session (part 1) April 6 & 7 - 2025 from 7 to 10 pm by Zoom. Please note this is Eastern time not Pacific time.

New and Refresher participants may sign up PLEASE share with your members Fee $20 covers name badge --- sent upon completion of requirements

**No charge for those who already have their Certified Judge name badge Contact americangourdsociety@gmail.com to enroll Pre-Reading: https://www.americangourdsociety.org/training-apprentice...

Post-Test by Survey Monkey (link will be sent after last class)Zoom Invitation link: available upon request

Apprentice Judge Requirements (following training, to become Certified)

Maintain AGS membership (Join or renew if necessary)

Be a judge or clerk in gourd show competition and a participant refresher session within 2 years of initial training

Notify AGS when you have judged and/or done a continuing education session to maintain certification (Judges Activity form is on website)

Certified Judges Requirements

Maintain AGS membership

Be a judge or clerk in gourd show competition at least once every 3 years

Participate in a continuing education session: refresher or practice session at least once every 3 years

Stay up to date

Check out the resources on the website: americangourdsociety.org/judging

Read the Judging column in The Gourd Magazine

Questions? Ask us. email at americangourdsociety@gmail.com

Terry Noxel, AGS Secretary

PO Box 2186, Kokomo, IN 46904-2186

Our Annual Board meeting will again be over Zoom. Attendees will be sent a link. The meeting will start at 9:00 AM and go until our business is done.

A reminder, please have a quiet workspace available. No tv, pets or radio.

See you there.

Check back for viewing details.

Complete details can be found at-https://www.californiagourdsociety.com/southern-california-gourd-art-competitions

Group Learders have been sent the address.

Cecile Garrison has very graciously offered her Visalia home for the meeting. This will be held on Friday April 26 from 9:00 until 4:00. We will have a formal meeting from 9 to noon, followed by lunch and then a fun project. Please bring wood burners if possible, everything else will be provided. Just visiting Cecile and seeing her wonderful home and gourds is a treat in itself. Please note we have limited space, and each patch leader is allowed to bring one guest, but please limit it to one.

Location: Olive Moore's Home, Upland, CA

Some of the Topics to be Discussed:

~ What should judges look for?

~ How to recognize the subtle differences between good-better-best at the various division levels

~ Practice judging

~ New AGS Scoring Forms

If you are a current CGS judge or clerk and would like to attend, please RSVP by March 1st

(email: olive@olivesgourds.com or text: 909-456-6935)

Judging will take place on Saturday, August 20 at noon. The display will not be open for viewing.

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Please visit the Amador Gourd Artist

The "Gourd Quilt or Mosaic Tiles" gourd art is offered as opportunity drawing prizes at the
“Gourds and Baskets: Containers of our Culture”
Event in Visalia, California
April 23, 2022

This was a 50/50 fundraiser with CGS Gourd Artist Groups. Proceeds benefit the statewide educational outreach of the California Gourd Society and its gourd artists groups. Funds are also used by the individual gourd groups to help offset the cost of sending their representative/leader to the annual Regional Rep meeting and for the Northern and Southern Program Directors to host the meeting.

Complete details can be found here