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Indiana’s First Lady Caroline Harrison was an accomplished china painter in the late 1800s. Many of her original pieces are on display at the Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site in Indianapolis. The art of china painting has continued through the years, and the Indiana club has been very active for the past 50 years.
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HISTORY OF THE INDIANA WORLD ORGANIZATION OF CHINA PAINTERS (IWOCP) On Sept. 30, 1969 Hoosier China Painters held an all day meeting at Robert Lee Motel in New Albany, IN. Guests included individuals from Illinois and Kentucky as well as Indiana. Cecile Babcock was President of WOCP at the time. Fairy Loftus was President of Hoosier China Painters and she introduced Pauline Salyer the founder of WOCP as the guest speaker. This was the beginning of the Indiana WOCP organization as they received their charter under the name of Indiana Federation of China Painters. The first slate of state officers were installed by Cecile Babcock of WOCP on May 9, 1970 at Lafayette Square Community Room, Indianapolis. Officers included:
The name, Indiana Federation of China Painters, was changed to Indiana World Organization of China Painters (IWOCP) in 1980. The IWOCP was incorporated on Feb. 2, 1980 in Hobart, IN although it had been active for more than a decade prior to incorporation. IWOCP is a state chapter of the WOCP, an organization which has members throughout the world. In addition to the state organization, there are divisional organizations, known as “guilds” throughout the state. In 1998 IWOCP was comprised of 18 guilds with a total of 211 individual members. Twenty five years later, in 2023, IWOCP was comprised of five guilds with a total of 53 individual members. |
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PAST PRESIDENTS OF IWOCP
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THE WORLD ORGANIZATION OF CHINA PAINTERS (WOCP)
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The World Organization of China Painters (WOCP) is an international organization comprised of state groups. Indiana is one of the state groups. The world organization holds a biennial convention in odd numbered years and maintains a permanent museum in Oklahoma City. The organization publishes a quarterly magazine The China Painter.
To learn more about the WOCP, visit: www.wocporg.com.
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STATE CHARTER AND GUILD CHARTERS
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PAST CONVENTIONS
Many good times have been shared through the years at the numerous conventions. Let’s take a trip down memory lane and revisit those gatherings of kindred spirits. Posted by Year, Site, Host Chapter and show Theme
55. 2025 “Splash of Color” Wyndham Hotel, Westfield, IN Click for complete list of Past Conventions from 1971 to present.
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STATE BOARD MEETING MINUTES ARCHIVE
2023
BOARD MEETING (End of fiscal year), April 19, 2023, 8:03 am NOT FOR PROFIT MEETING, April 18, 2023, 8:35 am IWOCP STATE BOARD MEETING, New fiscal year, April 18, 2023, 8:40 am IWOCP STATE MEETING February 17, 2023 2022 STATE BOARD MEETING, Monday, Sept 12, 2022 2019 IWOCP state meeting, April 17, 2019 at the Sheraton at Keystone of the Crossing IWOCP meeting, April 17, 2019 IWOCP meeting, April 18, 2019 2018 Indiana WOCP Meeting October 14, 2018 Indiana WOCP Meeting Sept. 9, 2018 2017 Meeting of IWOCP June 9, 2017 IWOCP Meeting, May 19, 2017 IWOCP Meeting March 18, 2017 2016 IWOCP CONVENTION MEETING, April 14, 2016 2015 IWOCP BOARD MEETING, September 26, 2015 IWOCP Meeting, June 20, 2015 State meeting, April 8, 2015 2014 State Board Meeting, September 27, 2014 Fairfield Friends Church, Camby, IN IWOCP Minutes, June 28, 2014
MEETING TIMES AND LOCATIONS FOR EACH GUILD
1. Bartholomew County Porcelain Artists - St. Paul’s Lutheran Church Columbus IN Second Saturday of the Month at 10 A.M.
2. Central Indiana Porcelain Artists - Meeting site varies Pendleton, IN 3rd Monday of the month 10 AM - 3 PM 3. Porcelain Firing Squad - Fairfield Church Third Wednesday of the Month 10 AM 4. Kokomo Porcelain Artists - Place Varies Third Monday of the Month 1 pm. 6. New Dimension Porcelain - Hendricks Co. Fairgrounds Danville, IN Third Saturday of the month at 10 am 7. Palette Talk China - Carol Psehes’s Studio 11731 Tillsbury Cove, Ft. Wayne, 1st Monday of the Month 1:00 P.M.
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IWOCP IN THE NEWS
MY TEACHER ONCE TOLD ME
An article from the Brown County Magazine Our Brown County Titled Harry Hugar’s Porcelain Art Studio by Rachel Perry.
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Copyrighted Property Of Indiana World Organization of China Painters
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