Local Color Opens at Slater Memorial Museum (Norwich, CT)

(Panoramic view of Converse Gallery)

Sunday December 8 was the official opening of the Slater Museum's double-sized fiber art exhibition.  Art quilts from the SAQA CT: Local Color collection were interspersed with quilts from Fiber Revolution: Diversity, curated by CT's own Barbara McKie. 

The results were beautiful and sometimes surprising.  Visitors who had seen the Local Color show in Danbury or Hartford were treated to a fresh new experience in Norwich.

The Slater Museum has large open spaces allowing people to back up and view the work from a distance. The high ceilings, skylights and white walls played up the color and texture of the fiber art.  Several people commented "These look like different quilts!".

Gallery coordinator Vivian Zoe's carefully considered placement of Fiber Revolution pieces with those from Local Color created a wonderful visual story.

 

SAQA artists from Connecticut, Massachusetts and New York came to the opening reception. 

 Rita Hannifin talks to Slater Museum exhibit coordinator Vivian Zoe.

 

Several glass cases displayed small handmade items created by SAQA CT artists.

 

  The little red dot next to Barb McKie's Woodland Visitors means "SOLD!"

Congratulations to all the artists from SAQA Connecticut and Fiber Revolution! And thank you to everyone who attended the opening reception.

If you missed the opening, don't worry.  There's still time to see this incredible collection of fiber artwork.  The double exhibition will be on display at the Slater Memorial Museum Converse Gallery until January 14, 2014.  Don't miss it!

Slater Memorial Museum, Norwich Free Academy
305 Broadway
Norwich, CT 06360
(860) 887-2505

Food for Thought: Art Quilts by Sisters in Cloth (Guilford, CT)

Sisters in Cloth and Friends Present:

“Inspired by the Library: Food For Thought”

Exhibition of Art Quilts at the Guilford Free Library

December 2 - 30, 2013

(Image: Protocamponata by Sisters Alum Evelyn Judson-Raleigh) 

Opening Reception Saturday, Dec 7 from 2 to 4 PM

Guilford Free Library
67 Park Street on the Green
Guilford CT 06437

Library hours
Mon. - Thurs. 9am-8pm
Fri. 9am-6pm
Sat. 9am-5pm
Sun. 1pm-4pm (Oct.-Mar.)

Sisters in Cloth is a group of fiber artists who live and work along Connecticut's shoreline.  Members include:

• Liz Shore, Guilford CT
• Linda Zimmerman, CT
• Diane Wright, Guilford, CT
• Robin Wolek, Guilford, CT
• Marie Shepherd, Madison, CT
• Ruth Anne Olson, New Haven, CT
• Carol Ludington, West Haven, CT
• Gail Kotowski, Guilford, CT
• Yvette Howard, Guilford, CT
• Vivika Hansen DeNegre, Guilford CT
• Debbie Bento, Westbrook, CT
• Janine Anderson-Bays, Guilford, CT
• Barbara Coleman Adams, Guilford, CT

Daphne Taylor Artist Talk at Reynolds Gallery (New Haven, CT)

REYNOLDS FINE ART Presents
Artist Talk by Daphne Taylor
Saturday, November 23rd, 1:30pm

Daphne Taylor was born into a Philadelphia Quaker family with historic roots reaching over two hundred years. As an undergraduate at Rhode Island School of Design, she studied ceramics and developed her love of craft traditions. While working on her MFA in painting at the University of Pennsylvania, she continued her life long discipline of drawing, which to this day, influences stitching patterns in her quilt work.

Reynolds Fine Art
96 Orange Street
New Haven, CT 06510
(203) 498-2200
www.reynoldsfineart.com

Shoreline Arts Trail OPEN STUDIOS Weekend! Nov 23-24

Mark your calendars for the 11th annual Shoreline Arts Trail Open Studios Weekend, November 23-24, 2013, 10 am - 4 pm.

Participating artists include SAQA-CT's own Vivika DeNegre and Diane Wright, who will have their open studios at the Guilford Arts Center.

Let the yellow Open Studios signs lead the way. Meet the artists. Discover the unique fine arts and crafts that the Connecticut shoreline has to offer!

Visit the Shoreline Arts Trail '13 website for more information:
http://www.shorelineartstrail.com/

Download brochure with map. (PDF)

Brochures with maps are also available in the following locations: Branford, Stony Creek, Guilford and Madison Libraries, Martha Link Walsh Gallery in Branford, Guilford Art Center, and Chroma Gallery in Guilford.

Liz Alpert Fay Juried into CraftForms 2013 (Wayne, PA)

SAQA CT artist Liz Alpert Fay will participate in this year's CraftForms at the Wayne Art Center.

The Preview Party on December 6th will include cocktails and hors d'ouvres, live music, raffle and silent auction (Tickets Required).

The CraftForms exhibition runs from Dec 6 until Jan 25, 2014 and includes artworks by 104 artists. International invitational Nature in Craft and the Cheltenham Printmakers Guild Show will be held at the same time. The Wayne Art Center will host several events during the exhibition, including workshops, artists talks and holiday shopping days.

Wayne Art Center
413 Maplewood Ave
Wayne, PA 19083
(610) 688-3553

Hours:
Monday-Friday 9:00 AM-5:00 PM
Saturday 10:00 AM-4:00 PM
Closed Sunday
Contact: info@wayneart.org

For more information about the show and related events, visit the CRAFTFORMS 2013 website:
http://www.craftforms.org/

Norma Schlager Wins 3rd Place at World of Beauty, 2013 Int'l Quilt Festival (Houston, TX)

International Quilt Festival, Houston TX
Oct 31 – Nov 3, 2013

Congratulations to SAQA artists Norma Schlager of Connecticut and Kathleen Loomis of Kentucky, who created the prize winning quilt "Brown Planet a Collaboration".

Loomis started "Brown Planet" in 2005, but she hit a creative wall and never quite resolved it.  In 2011, she sent the fabric pieces to Norma Schlager.  Norma picked up where Kathy left off, and brought the work to its beautiful finished form (see image, above).

Brown Planet a Collaboration won 3rd Place in the category ART: Abstract Large, sponsored by Hoffman California/ International Fabrics.  Schlager was there to accept the award in person.

View all the prize winning entries at the quilts.org website:
http://www.quilts.org/winners.html

CT Artists Participate in Bridgeport Arts Trail (Bridgeport, CT)

BPT Art Trail is a city-wide cultural event being held in Bridgeport, Connecticut from Nov 7 –10, 2013

OPEN STUDIOS Nov. 8 - 10

Visit SAQA artists Jane Davila, Deirdre Abbotts, Kendall Storm, Karen Loprete, Mary Lachman, Carol R Eaton and Mayann Weinberg at the The Nest Factory.
1720 Fairfield Avenue
Bridgeport, CT 06607

Then check out Christina Blais' open studio and sewing demonstration at "One Bobbin" on the 2nd floor of the American Fabrics Building.
1069 Connecticut Avenue, Building 4
Bridgeport, CT 06607

The artists of Bridgeport are collaborating to exhibit a variety of their art work throughout the weekend. They will be selling fiber art, mixed media, jewelry, glass beads, felted items and hand crafted fabric by the yard.

For a complete list of events and participating businesses, visit:
http://bridgeport-art-trail.org/art-trail-schedule/

Or Download the Guidebook here:
http://bridgeport-art-trail.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/BPT_Art_Trail_2013.pdf