One Week Before the SAQA Benefit Auction Begins!

 

We're ready...we've set up the bidding form, ordered shipping boxes, tested everything.

One week from today, on September 20th at 2:00 pm Eastern, the artwork on Pages 1a and 1b will begin their Auction. Artwork on pages 2a and 2b will be auctioned starting on Sept. 27th and artwork on pages 3a and 3b will begin on October 4th.

The opening bid price is $750. You can read all about how the Auction works here: http://www.saqa.com/news.php?ID=1186 

I hope that you'll join in the fun - bidding on 288 great art quilts for your collection and supporting SAQA's exhibitions, publications, and outreach programs.

Martha Sielman

Executive Director

Studio Art Quilt Associates, Inc.

http://www.SAQA.com

(Images: Top Left - “Leftovers” by Rita Hannifin, Top Right - “A Free Spirit” by Loreen Leedy, Bottom Right - “Gray Study” by Norma Schlager, Bottom Left - “Improvisational Quilt” by Diane Cadrain)

“Beyond Comfort” Entry Deadline October 10, 2010 – Open to All SAQA Members

"Beyond Comfort" Exhibition of Fiber Art

Open to all SAQA members

Premiere Location: Festival of Quilts, Birmingham, England, August 2011. Additional venue locations to be determined.

Theme: This exhibit challenges each artist to venture into uncharted territories of creative expression by turning away from the comfort zones of their established body of work. It provides a "permission slip" to experiment fearlessly with radically new conceptual and narrative agendas; to employ techniques, technologies, or materials new to the artist. The artistic goal of the exhibition is to encourage reaching beyond comfort to make new and unexpected works of art.

Juror: Marci McDade

Curator: Eileen Doughty, ef.doughty@verizon.net

Entry is by digital images only, using SAQA’s online system.

September 10, 2010 Online entry opens

October 10, 2010 Online Entry Final Day - Deadline at 11:59 pm EST

More information at the SAQA members Entry Forms page

http://www.saqa.com/membership.php?ID=637

[NOTE to SAQA-CT members]:  A copy of the “Beyond Comfort” prospectus is in the CT Members Only folder on Google Docs.

Fiber Art by Karen Loprete at Frameworks (Stratford, CT) – Extended Another Month!

If you haven’t made the trip over to Frameworks to see the beautiful art quilts by Karen Loprete, you still have time!

Originally planned through September 6th, Fiber Art by Karen Loprete will be on exhibit at Frameworks of Stratford until October 6th, 2010.

Frameworks is located at:

3567 Main Street

Stratford, CT 06614

phone: 203 375-6262

To see more of Karen’s unique and colorful artwork, visit: http://www.karenloprete.com

UPDATE on Muriel Stockdale’s E. Pluribus Exhibition

Muriel Stockdale’s e pluribus flag collection will be exhibited at the Charles B. Wang Center at SUNY Stony Brook this fall from October 12 to December 5th.

CHARLES B. WANG ASIAN ART CENTER – Stony Brook, NY
Opens Tuesday October 12 with a reception at 4:00PM. 
Please save the date, also wear your cultural festive dress to celebrate diversity.

Muriel will deliver a talk about the flag project on October 27th 12:50PM to 2:10PM. Open to the public.

For more information see:  http://www.stonybrook.edu/sb/wang/events

Also please check out the new blog on my website where I discuss new flags specifically for this show.   http://www.epluribus.us/blog/

Thanks,

Muriel Stockdale

www.epluribus.us

Call For Entries: Co-opARTive Fiesta (Willimantic, CT)

 

ATTENTION ARTISTS IN CONNECTICUT:

The Co-opARTive Fiesta is a gala celebration of Community, Creativity and Cooperation. Featuring Eastern CT’s wealth of talented artists, all attendees will be invited to participate and get their creative and entrepreneurial juices flowing. With all of this joyful energy in one place at one time, who knows what will emerge?

The Co-opARTive Fiesta is a festive indoor and outdoor event showcasing works of visual and sculptural artists and artisans as well as musical and theatrical performances, and participatory activities. All work will be original, no imports or buy/sell.

The Festival will take place in historic downtown Willimantic, with various pieces housed in available halls, stores and outdoor locations.

All galleries will also be open for the weekends of October 9-10, 16-17.

Dates: October 9-10 and 16-17, 2010

Opening Reception: October 9, 11:00 AM –4:00 PM

Works in all artistic media will be considered. The Judge of Selection and Awards for the Juried Art Exhibition will be Thomas Bruhn.

Please read the information provided below carefully. If you have any questions call Peter Polomski at 860-423-3223 , or visit our website at www.WilliCoopFiesta.com, Exhibitor@WilliCoopFiesta.com

Eligibility: Open to artists 18 years or older. All work must be original.

Receiving: Please send the completed application form, with a check or cash, to WRI, 39 Davis Street, Willimantic, CT 06226. All entries must be received on October 2, 2010, 12-4 pm, at Nassiffs, 745 Main Street, Willimantic. The CooperARTive Fiesta reserves the right to exclude pieces that are either not in the spirit or quality of the exhibition’s intent.

Registration Fee: $20 entry fee, which is waived for members of Arts Organizations and Co-operatives. There is a 10% donation to WRI on all sales. All work must be for sale, unless marked NFS.

Display & Installation: All work must be ready to hang and stay for the duration of the show. We request that artists provide easels or podiums to display work. Each artist will be allowed space equivalent to an area the size of an easel. Labels must be attached to the back of each entry, and all work must be ready to hang.

Awards: Best in Show--$250; Two Awards of Excellence--$100; One Honorable Mention--$50.

[NOTE to SAQA-CT members]:  A copy of the “Co-opARTive Fiesta” prospectus and vendor application has been saved in the CT Members Only folder on Google Docs.

Pat Ferguson’s Zentangle Class October 2nd – Sign Up Today

zentangle class  Sat. October 2, 10-12:30

"zentangle ®"  is an easy to learn method of creating beautiful images from repetitive patterns”(quote from www.zentangle.com website)

Certified Zentangle Teacher, Pat Ferguson, will teach this relaxing and rewarding art form that can never fail in her Ashford, CT studio. Requiring no artistic skills, this basic beginner class, is suitable for any and all skill levels. Even if you think you can’t draw, let me prove you wrong!

I said the same thing until I drew my first zentangle and then I was hooked.

Class is open to anyone age 12 and older.

zentangle ® applies to many fields of interest. It is therapeutic, non technical, helps break creative block and takes on its own form with each person’s individual style.

Learn many basic patterns to get you started.

*No supplies needed- just come to class ready to begin a new adventure.

*Pat will supply all basic tools and materials needed to get you started.

*You will have plenty of table space & great lighting.

*Zentangle Kits & additional supplies will be available for purchase.

www.patfergusonquilts.com

email: pat@patfergusonquilts.com

phone: 860-429-6999

Call for Entries: Out of the Loop: West Hartford Art League Fiber Arts Show

Out of the Loop

Exhibition Dates: November 11 - December 5, 2010

Gallery at Blue Back Square, West Hartford Center

Blue Back Square
65 Memorial Road
West Hartford, CT 06107

The West Hartford Art League is pleased to announce a call for entries for its first broad-scale fiber arts show to showcase out-of-the-ordinary, contemporary fiber works that advance traditional techniques through radically innovative interpretations.

Deadline (must be RECEIVED by) Oct 21, 2010

Entries can include (but are not limited to): surface design, felting, quilting, knotting, weaving, knitting, fiber, sculpture, basketry, handcrafted paper and needlework. We encourage two and three-dimensional works including sculptural pieces. 

Entries are by digital image on CD, Entry Fee $15 for WHAL members, $20 for non-members

Download a prospectus from West Hartford Art League’s website at www.westhartfordart.org

The juror will be looking for exceptional craftsmanship as well as "out of the box" thinking, design and execution.

Out of the Loop will be juried by Ed Johnetta Fowler Miller

Ed Johnetta Fowler Miller is acknowledged to be one of the most creative and colorful improvisational quilt makers in the United States. Widely exhibited in the U.S. and internationally, her quilts can be found in many important museums, corporate and private collections including, The National Gallery of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C.; Nelson Mandela's National Museum in Cape town, South Africa; Wadsworth Athenaeum Museum of Art in Hartford, Conn.; and the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum.

[NOTE to SAQA-CT members]:  A copy of the “Out of the Loop” prospectus has been saved in the CT Members Only folder on Google Docs.