Beppu City Art Association Holds General Meeting – Today Newspaper
Beppu City Art Association held its general meeting with 96 participants, approved activities and budget, and elected officers.Summary
The Beppu City Art Association, chaired by Yoshihiro Hirano, held its general meeting on the 20th at the Beppu City Art Museum. Thirty‑eight members attended in person and fifty‑eight submitted proxies, for a total of ninety‑six participants. After greetings from Hirano and guests—including Acting Mayor Teiji Teroka, City Assembly Chair Masaaki Ono, Education Department Head Hiroshi Sawa, Social Education Section Chief Fumitaka Tsugawa, and Museum Director Nobushou Hikaki—the meeting proceeded under the chairmanship of calligraphy department member Kakushin Goto. The association reported and approved the FY2025 activities, finances, and audit. In the officer elections, Beppu Mayor Yasuhiro Nagano was appointed honorary chairman, Teroka Teiji honorary vice‑chairman, Hirano retained as chairman, and vice‑chairmanships were filled by Kumiko Sato (Japanese painting), Kiyoyo Wada (Western painting), Mokuan Masuzoe (calligraphy), and Masatoshi Abe (crafts). The business plan for the year—including the 69th Beppu City Art Exhibition, the Oita Mirai Credit Union ONSEN Tourism award donation ceremony, the Beppu City Five Beauty Association exhibition, and other monthly events—was proposed and approved, as was the budget.
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