March Newsletter is Here

What's New this Month?

SAQA-CT REGIONAL MEETING this Saturday! 

Guest speaker Kathy Bagioni will talk about her quilt series "Celebrating Women in the Arts" 

Check your email for Zoom ID and details

ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: Lynne Allen

Lynne shares examples of her work, a glimpse into her journey as an artist and her approach to art.

See the NEWSLETTER for more details

WELCOME NOTES: 👀 Look for the Local Color: A Connecticut Welcome logo for updates about the show.  

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VIRTUAL CONFERENCE 2021

April 15 - 25, 2021

For more details, visit: 

SAQA Conference - Oceans Apart, Connected by Art | SAQA - Studio Art Quilt Associates

SAQA SEMINAR 2021 explores the theory of color. Interviews, articles, lessons and creative challenges. Available only to SAQA members. 

Google ARTS & CULTURE Experiment

"The Sound of Color" explores artist Vassily Kandinski's synesthesia and play his pioneering masterpiece "Yellow-Red-Blue" with the help of machine learning. 

Visit: 

https://artsandculture.google.com/experiment/sgF5ivv105ukhAhat

VIRTUAL EXHIBITION at the ZAHN GALLERY

Exhibition by Connecticut Women Artists

Feb 22 - May 14, 2021

Visit the gallery from the comfort of your own home! 

Valentine H. Zahn Community Gallery // Middlesex Health

INCHES OF STITCHES exhibition at GALLERY 53

Planned for May 2021

Opening Reception on May 8, 2021 (Depending on COVID safety protocols)  

You may drop off artwork at the gallery on April 30 or during the SAQA-CT regional meeting on May 1 if you wish

More details to follow, visit Gallery 53

80 @ 80 Exhibition by Phyllis Small

In celebration of turning 80 years old this year, Phyllis will be exhibiting 80 artworks

Windsor Art Center

March 20 - May 1, 2021

Windsor Art Center – A Place for the Visual and Performing Arts

What's In the February Newsletter? Check it out!

As always, our CT Reps Kathy Nutley and Laura Lugo have produced a monthly newsletter full of information, updates and of course, color!

These are just summaries of what's included in the newsletter. For more details, go to our NEWSLETTER page and click on FEBRUARY 2021

WELCOME NEWS:  Local Color 5!

The SAQA-CT Exhibition Team is excited to announce plans for the fifth CT Regional Show, "LOCAL COLOR: A Connecticut Welcome"

Here are the details that have been confirmed:

• The show will be juried. Entries will be open to SAQA members who reside in CT or list CT as their secondary region.
• Artwork that has been accepted into a previous SAQA-CT exhibition will NOT be eligible.
• 3D work and framed work WILL be eligible, however the artist may be required to provide storage and/or transportation for pieces that cannot be rolled or transported easily.
• Members of the Exhibition Team include: Kate Themel, Margaret Phillips, Lynne Allen and Gina Frank. Christina Blais is on board to lead workshops on finishing quilts and hanging systems for interested artists. As we identify needs and define the workload, our team is sure to expand.
• We have one venue confirmed. The Guilford Art Center will host the exhibition in February-March of 2022. We expect more venues will be added.

Stay tuned for more information about our juror, entry requirements and general timeline of events. Look for updates here in the monthly newsletter and on our SAQA-CT Facebook page. Please spread the word!

If you have questions, suggestions or would like to offer your help with the show, feel free to contact the exhibition team via email: localcolor2022@gmail.com

Don't forget to send YOUR news and updates to Kathy Nutley and Laura Lugo, so they can spread the word in the next SAQA-CT Newsletter! 

 

Break Time is Over. Welcome Back!

Happy New Year, everyone!

Hope you had a wonderful, creative holiday season. Best wishes for health and happiness in the new year.

SAQA Connecticut is starting things off right, with an invitation to re-connect with friends. Creative challenges, virtual classes and Zoom meetings are some of the ways you can participate and keep in touch with other artists. Here are some examples:
(You can find more details on the SAQA-CT Newsletter )

• Please join us for our next regional meeting, this Saturday January 9, 2021. The meeting will feature guest speaker Diane Cadrain, who will share her expertise in creative felting.
   
• Can't make the regional meeting? SAQA-CT members meet via Zoom every Wednesday and Friday to talk and catch up. Join "This and That Chit Chat" on Wednesdays at 10AM or the "SAQACT Happy Hour" on Fridays at 5PM
  
  
• Connecticut Piecemakers Quilt Guild is offering virtual classes and workshops to members and non-members. Contact Laura Lugo for more info or to register for a class motuk123@gmail.com
  
  
• Lynne Allen is collecting 8x8 squares for the "Violet Protest" quilt challenge. Check out www.violetprotest.com for more details
  
  
• Several Calls for Entry are listed on the www.saqa.com website. Find out if one of them speaks to you as an artist, and enter your work
  
  
• The next SAQA Trunk Show will be accepting new pieces in March 2021. 

Regional Meeting this Saturday

Find out what’s happening in CT and meet Laurie Russman who will be sharing how you can use ProCreate and the Cricut machine to enhance your art quilts. View her work at https://neonkittyquilts.com/2020/08/13/cricut-maker-procreate-%e2%9c%a8/

SAQA CT Regional Reps, Laura Lugo and Kathy Nutley, are inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting: Topic: CT Regional Meeting November 2020 Time: Nov 7, 2020 10:00 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Check your SAQA-CT email for the Zoom link and password   A frequent teacher at IQF’s Open Studios and the beloved City Quilter in NYC, Laurie appeared in Series 2000 and 2100 of Quilting Arts TV on PBS. Laurie is a regular contributor to Quilting Artsand Art Quilting Studio magazines and is a featured artist in Quilted, Volume Q of the Uppercase Encyclopedia of Inspiration. Her art quilts have been juried into International Quilt Festival in Houston, AQS QuiltWeek Paducah and the National Juried Show at Quilt Canada. Laurie is a two-time Aurifil Artisan, devoted MistyFuse fan and frequent collaborator with Windham Fabrics. She blogs frequently about projects featuring these amazing threads, fabrics and effects made possible by the best fusible web! She is a former board member of the Quilt Alliance and is an enthusiastic member of SAQA. Laurie lives Connecticut with her husband, angelic German Shepherd Dog, and three mischievous felines. See you there!

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Don't Miss This Month's Spotlight Artist Diane Cadrain

 

Read about our Spotlight Artist and other news and events on the SAQA-CT November Newsletter!

Artist Spotlight: Christina Blais

She's a former SAQA-CT Rep, a prolific artist and the founder of SAQA-CT's yearly retreat. Learn more about Christina Blais in the OCTOBER 2020 Newsletter.

Living in a Virtual World

We are living in strange, isolating times but SAQA-CT is still here for you. Many of our events and exhibitions are digital and virtual, but there is still a lot happening in Connecticut.  You can keep in touch with our members and upcoming fiber art news via email, Facebook, and the SAQA-CT Newsletter.

If you haven't caught up in a while, our previous newsletters are stored on this blog. Have any news to share? Contact your regional reps, Kathy Nutley and Laura Lugo.  Please use those colorful fiber art masks and stay safe everyone

This month's ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: Kate Themel