Community
Volunteer Guild
About the Volunteer Guild
The Guild is the largest volunteer corps of the Pearl and actively participates in the daily running of the museum, the funding for museum programs and the promotion and outreach of the museum within the community at large.
All Guild members volunteer a minimum of 15 hours per year, which can be in any capacity of service that benefits the museum (any of the Guild committees, Exhibit Openings or Pearlformancesupport, acting as a Docent, etc.).
Location
The Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Arts is located on Cypresswood Drive near the intersection with Stuebner-Airline.
Address
6815 Cypresswood Drive
Spring, TX 77379
281.376.6322
General Museum Donations
Volunteer Guild Board
Patti Hatcher
President
Kathleen Castro
Vice-President
Irene Verbrugghe
Hospitality
Nicole deguzman
Museum Staff Liaison
Rose Austin
Past President
Mikel Adams
Communications
Sue Ann Lurcott
Membership
Nancy Miller German
Holiday Party
Karen Stahl
Treasurer
Melinda Jahn
Student Art Contest
KAREN STROLE
Student Art Contest
Rita Seuss
Spring Luncheon
Noemi Sirisaengtaksin
Secretary
Lin Fish
Day Trips
Sylia DeHek
Volunteer Coordinator
Marie Tobin
Spring Luncheon
Maybelline Carpenter Noelle
Member-at-Large
Rijken-Vermoere
Member-at-Large
Lena Habiby
Member-at-Large
Committees
Volunteer Guild members are invited to join a committee. This is a great way to get involved in a project that reflects your interests! In a committee, you can meet new people, learn new skills, and give back to the museum and the community.
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- Day Trips – Plans and hosts day trips to Houston area galleries, museums, and other art-related venues.
- Hospitality – Provides refreshments and decorations for Guild events.
- Membership – Recruits and welcomes new Guild members, and manages check-in tables at meetings & events.
- Student Art Contest – Plans all aspects of the annual juried art competition for area students from 1st to 12th grade.
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Monthly Meetings
The Guild meets on the fourth Monday of each month, from 9:30 a.m. in the museum foyer. There is a short business meeting at 10:00am followed by a speaker.
2024-2025 Meeting Dates
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September 23- Pearl Guild Volunteer Meeting
October 28- Pearl Guild Volunteer Meeting November 18 -Pearl Guild Volunteer Meeting December 2- Holiday Party- Kathleen Castro’s Home |
January 27 – Pearl Guild Volunteer Meeting
February 24 – Pearl Guild Volunteer Meeting March 24 – Pearl Guild Volunteer Meeting April 28 – Pearl Guild Volunteer Meeting May 7 – Spring Luncheon – Champions Country Club |
Membership Levels
Active Member: $30
Social Member: $50
Memberships are valid for one year, from June 1 to May 31, and forms can be picked up in the museum lobby, or downloaded by clicking the following link: Guild Membership Form
For questions, please contact Sue Ann Lurcott, Membership Chair, at 832-465-1892 or email
Day Trips
Day trips 2024-2025
Our next Day Trip is set for September 27, with a visit planned to the Houston Contemporary Crafts Society, which is repairing damage caused by Hurricane Beryl. We’ll combine a brief visit to another venue and lunch to make a fun day of art appreciation. Coming up this fall: a visit to the quilts selected for outstanding honors at the International Quilt Festival. We will concentrate on a small selection of truly breathtaking art on fabric, then enjoy lunch at a nearby restaurant.
Care to join the fun of planning Day Trips? Contact Lin Fish for details.
Chen Jing, Still Life, 18″x17″, Bejing, China.
Pearl Guild Bus Trip – Thursday, October 31, 2024
International Quilt Festival Houston
Quilting isn’t just for grannies anymore … it’s a textile art form with traditional and contemporary artists creating award-winning work.
More than 1,200 of the best art quilts in the world are exhibited at the festival in Houston each autumn. They compete for $1000s in prize money! The festival is the largest annual quilt show in the U.S. and regularly attracts more than 40,000 people from over 25 countries. There’s shopping at more than 700 booths for quilts, fabric, supplies, and crafts, along with 350 classes and lectures for all experience levels.
Cost
- $7 (Members) or $10 (Non-members) non-refundable check. Payable to CCFAA.
- Festival Admission Fee: $15 Seniors, plus $1.00 convenience fee. Advanced tickets purchased online at: https://www.etix.com/ticket/p/72897429/international-quilt-festival-houston-daily-ticketoct31-nov3-houston-international-quilt-festival-houston-george-rbrown-convention-center
- Rental arrangements for scooters @ $85/day or wheelchairs @ $30/day can be arranged at 800-441-7575
- Lunch at Treebeards
- $1.00 will be collected on bus for bus driver’s lunch (exact amount, please.)
Schedule
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9:00 |
Bus available for boarding |
Note: Participants must be 50 years of age to ride the Pct 3 bus. |
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9:30 |
Bus departs for Quilt Festival |
The drivers cannot provide individual assistance to passengers. |
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10:30 |
Arrive at Quilt Festival |
Therefore, trip coordinators are responsible for ensuring that |
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12:30 |
Depart for lunch |
passengers traveling in wheelchairs, walkers or with any |
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12:45 |
Lunch at Treebeards |
other special needs must have a caretaker or volunteer |
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2:00 |
Depart for Barbara Bush Library |
throughout the trip; helpers are exempt from age and fee requirements. |
Art ~ Education ~ Community
A donation of $5 is suggested for adult visitors.
Pearl Fincher
6815 Cypresswood Dr.
Spring, Texas 77379
Contact Info
Phone: (281) 376-6322
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