SAQA Connecticut

We had a fantastic meeting on Saturday, September 9, 2017, at the Mattatuck Museum, 144 West Main Street, Waterbury, CT. We had approximately 27 members and one guest in attendance.
We opened the meeting with a “thank you” to Roz Spann for coordinating our lunch. Note to all: if you see we are meeting somewhere in your neck of the woods, please speak up and lend a hand! We also welcomed our newest member to the region, Meredith Brooks.
We had another intro/reminder for our upcoming regional show, Local Color 3: Inspired by Science. There are two options to enter (you can even choose both!): the main show (juried) and the trunk show (all work accepted and will be for sale at a price of your choosing - recommendation from Cathy Smith is around $100-$150 bc it’s an “easy” amount for people to spend). Drop off is on December 2nd at Sew Inspired (this will NOT be a full meeting, only artwork drop-off...and maybe some shopping). Additionally, *trunk show pieces* can be shipped to Mary Lachma…

The Helen Bumpus Gallery is showing a collection of Kate Themel's fiber artwork from now until October 30, 2017.  They are located inside the Duxbury Free Library: 77 Alden Street Duxbury, MA02331 www.helenbumpusgallery.com

Catherine Whall Smith's piece "Transfusion #2" was awarded the Joseph Gaultieri Prize in The 61st Regional All Media Show at the Mystic Museum of Art (MMOA) in Mystic, CT. It hangs August 4th through September 16th.

The Connecticut Women's Artist (CWA) 2017 87th Annual Open Juried Exhibition show is now hanging at Arts Center East in Vernon, CT. This show includes selected works by CWA members and national artists from MA, NY, NJ, VA, OH, NV, CA, and AZ. The reception will be from 2-4pm on September 10th. Pieces in the show include work by Mary Lachman and Catherine Whall Smith.