Exhibition and Sale this Weekend at the Spectrum Gallery (Centerbrook, CT)

The exhibit "A Show of Hands - The Fiber Arts" now showing at the Spectrum Gallery at 61 Main Street in Centerbrook, Connecticut will be ending on Sunday, March 15th.

This show includes fiber art by SAQACT members Clara Nartey and Catherine Smith.

This weekend March 7th and 8th is their sale weekend when you will receive 10% off in the store and online at  http://www.spectrumartgallery.org  (members receive 20% off ).

Visit their “SPECTRUM/GALLERY ANYTIME”  where you can shop online year-round for unique fine art and high-quality crafts.  Remember your purchase provides funds for the Programs and Exhibits of the nonprofit Arts Center Killingworth and the Arts Center’s Spectrum Gallery and Store.

A Show of Hands – The Fiber Arts

January 23 – March 15, 2015

(image: Limelights by C.Nartey)

(image: Twins with Matching Hats by C.Smith)

Spectrum Gallery presents the work of tri-state artists who use plant, animal, or synthetic fibers to create fine art, decorative and functional home décor, distinctive jewelry and accessories.

See Artists currently exhibiting in the Gallery

See Artists currently exhibiting in the Store

Spectrum Gallery and Store, an expansion of the Arts Center Killingworth, opened in the spring of 2014 and presents approximately five annual exhibits showcasing painting, mixed media, sculpture and photography. The Store offers fine crafts in fabric, glass, ceramics, pottery, jewelry and more. Educational and interactive events such as classes and workshops, artist discussions and demos, and family day events are also offered at the Gallery. See their calendar of events here.

Carol Vinick Juried into Whistler House Museum: Pursuing Justice Through Art 2015 (Lowell, MA)

Congratulations to SAQA-CT artist Carol Vinick!
Carol's fiber artwork "Tikkun Olam" has been accepted into the Pursuing Justice Through Art exhibition at the Whistler House Museum (Lowell, MA).

(image: Tikkun Olam by C.Vinick)

Tikkun olam (תיקון עולם or תקון עולם‎) is a Hebrew phrase that means "repairing the world" or "healing the world".

Pursuing Justice Through Art: 2015
A Multi-Cultural Genocide Exhibition and Symposium

Exhibition: March 18-April 25, 2015
Opening Reception: Saturday, March 21 from 2–4 pm
Symposium: Sat., April 18 from 1-4 pm

LOWELL, MA - As April is International Genocide Month, the Whistler House Museum of Art is planning a Multi-Cultural Genocide exhibition and symposium entitled Pursuing Justice Through Art: 2015.  In conjunction with the symposium, which will take place from 1:00 to 4:00 pm on Saturday, April 18, there will be an art exhibition which will be presented in the Parker Gallery. 

The exhibition runs from March 18 to April 25, where works of art will be displayed by artists whose themes are rooted in genocide and holocaust memories and commemoration. The opening reception for the exhibition will take place on Saturday, March 21 from 2:00 to 4:00 pm.

For more information and a list of all participating artists, visit: http://whistlerhouse.org/index.php/exhibits/parker-gallery/80-pursuingjusticethroughart2015

Judy Ross Accepted into "SAQA: Food for Thought"

Congratulations to SAQA-CT artist Judy Ross! Judy's fiber artwork "Vege Peels Circling the Drain" has been juried into SAQA's traveling exhibition "Food for Thought".

Food for Thought will premiere at the National Quilt Museum in Paducah, Kentucky from April 10 - July 8, 2015.  In August it will travel to Festival of Quilts in Birmingham, UK.  Additional travel venues may be added.

A complete list of participating artists can be found on SAQA's website: http://www.saqa.com/memberArt.php?cat=8&news=364

New Dyeing Workshop by Carol R. Eaton at NBMAA Next Month

Interested in dyeing your own fabric?  Check out this new workshop by SAQA-CT artist Carol R Eaton at the New Britain Museum of American Art on March 29th:

Learn 3 fun ways to dye fabric!

The class will explore dyeing with ice, the low immersion process and confetti dyeing in a bag. Students will learn how the dye reacts differently to the 3 techniques. Students will gain an understanding of the dye process and tips on how to dye fabric successfully at home. The class will create 3 yards of one-of-a-kind fabric to take home!

Fabric and dyes included; students bring small containers, gloves, dust mask and a few other incidentals. Supply list available with registration.

Adult Studio Workshop
12:30-4:30 p.m.
Sunday March 29, 2015
Registration required
$70 members/$95 non members

New Britain Museum of American Art
56 Lexington Street
New Britain, CT 06052
p: 860.229.0257
f: 860.229.3445
e: nbmaa@nbmaa.org

Kate Themel's "Fox" Chosen for SAQA:Wild Fabrications

Congratulations to SAQA-CT artist Kate Themel!

Kate's Red Fox, Blue Fox was accepted into the Studio Art Quilt Associates juried exhibition "Wild Fabrications".

Wild Fabrications celebrates a world of animals both real and fantastical.  The exhibition will debut at the International Quilt Festival (IQF) in Houston, Texas in October and will then travel to IQF in Chicago, Illinois in March, 2016 and Quilt, Knit, Stitch in Portland, Oregon in August, 2016.

(image: Red Fox, Blue Fox by K.Themel)

Juror: Geoffrey Gorman
Curator: Jennifer Day

The full list of accepted artists can be found on SAQA's website:
http://www.saqa.com/memberArt.php?cat=8&ec=2&ex=53

Barbara McKie Earns Katherine Forest Crafts Foundation Award at CT Artists Exhibition, Slater Museum (Norwich, CT)

Congratulations to SAQA-CT artist Barb McKie, winner of the Katherine Forest Crafts Foundation Award for Excellence in Fine Crafts, for her quilt "Machu Pichu Visitor".

Barb McKie creates fiber art using the photographs she takes during her daily life and travel abroad, often depicting animals and nature scenes. Her work includes a combination of photo-printed fabric, machine applique, machine quilting and trapunto to create a textured, dimensional scene.  Barb described her creative process in an interview with Quilting Arts magazine:

"I manipulate the photos and sometimes I combine more than one. I print them out in multiple steps since my printer isn’t large enough to print the entire quilt at once, then appliqué together the different pieces of cloth using fusible web.
..One of my earlier quilts, 'Mommy and Me' was based on a picture I took in South Africa of a mother baboon and her baby. For this quilt, I did a lot more stitching to give the illusion of the hair and that kind of got me started on this thread sketching technique."

More of Barb McKie's work can be seen on her website: http://mckieart.com/

Katherine Forest Crafts Foundation is a non profit foundation dedicated to the support and enhancement of the crafts community in New London County. 

The CT Artists Exhibition is on display now until March 20 at the Slater Memorial Museum in Norwich, CT.

Slater Memorial Museum
108 Crescent Street
Norwich, CT 06360
http://www.slatermuseum.org/

New Workshops by Jane Davila at the NEST Arts Factory (Bridgeport, CT)

Jane Davila invites you to join her at the NEST Arts Factory this spring!

I'm delighted to announce new workshops at my studio at the NEST Arts Factory in Bridgeport for the Spring session. One special day, March 7, includes two workshops - one with me and one with Susan Taylor of Finished With Style, for a full day of surface design fun!

Susan Taylor shows you four different and unusual decorative finishes with a bit of "magic" in Magic Metals & More, and I'll help you harness the power of sunlight with SolarFast Dye Printing, using both masks and inkjet prints to create positives from printed negatives. Plus there are three other workshops, covering an assortment of topics.

Simple Screenprinting is an easy, no chemical way to print with a screen, creating designs with 1 to 3 or 4 colors, plus learn how to print with Thermofax screens. 
Four-Color Block Printing combines traditional printmaking with a bit of stitching and as a bonus, learn how to cut a mat, how to market and display prints, and more.
Introduction to Image Transfers adds a wide variety of direct and indirect transfer methods to your toolbox, using your own photos -  there's a ton of in-depth information in this hands-on class.  All of the details are on the attached flyer and on my blog. Hurry, space is limited and payment holds your spot!

http://janedavila.blogspot.com/p/studio-workshops.html

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask: info (at) janedavila (dot) com

Jane Davila