Online article on Cathy Smith

A wonderful online article from the Courant, highlighting Cathy Smith and her quilt, "Grab and Go", now showing at the New Britain Museum of American Art: http://www.courant.com/community/chaplin/hc-wm-chaplin-award-winning-quilter-0128-20160122-story.html

The Nor'Easter exhibition will be up through February 14, 2016.

Congratulations, Cathy, on both the show and the press!

Local Color show teaser article

A fantastic article about our upcoming Local Color: Connecticut Stories exhibition at the Guilford Art Center [Feb 5-21]. It even has interview excerpts with the inimitable Diane Wright: http://www.zip06.com/living/20160120/from-a-long-tradition-maximum-creativity

Invitation to SAQA Members: Special Exhibit at the CT Piecemaker's Quilt Show

SAQA Members, you are invited to exhibit your work in the CT Piecemakers (CTPQG) Spring Shower of Quilts 2016.

DEADLINE to submit the registration form is FEBRUARY 16, 2016.

Read on for important updates from Laureen Pekar and Barbara Dierolf:

Dear SAQA Members,

The CTPQG Quilt Show is just around the corner, and we look forward to receiving your entry in the SAQA invitational event. I am pleased to announce that the size requirement for art quilts has been eliminated.  Please get your registration form in asap to secure your space.

I plan to attend the April SAQA meeting and will gladly collect any registered invitational entries for the show. This will eliminate half the travel for participating SAQA members.

Also you can choose to pick up your quilts on Sunday evening, April 17, 2016 between 5-6pm at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Southbury, CT or at my home in Stratford, CT on Monday or Tuesday April 18 or 19, 2016. We can confirm the day and time after registration.

All art quilt entries are fully insured. I’m looking forward to working with you and displaying your beautiful art quilts at our show.
You can contact me at LNPekar@optonline.net if you need any information or a registration form.

Laureen Pekar

A Note from Barbara Dierolf, Chairman of the CTPQG Quilt Show:

The SAQA invitational event has been well publicized along with our quilt show publications. CTPQG is a large quilt guild; with over 200 members, both female and male from CT and other states. CTPQG has a benefactor fund, allowing us to hire professional teachers to speak at meetings and teach classes. Participating in our show gives you the opportunity to advertise your art work, which may lead to the prospect of a sale or being invited to teach.

Click here to see the exhibition poster

Yoyo quilt tops?

Mickey Lawler has mentioned that an elderly friend has several yoyo tops that she is reluctant to send to Goodwill. If you want them, please contact Mickey at skydyes@comcast.net

Slater Museum Open Call

CALL TO ARTISTS, as posted here
 
​Submissions to the Slater Memorial Museum's 72nd Annual Connecticut Artists Exhibition will be received Saturday and Sunday, January 23 and 24 from 1 pm to 4 pm. Entries will be received in the Atrium (adjacent to and to the north of the SMM, enter through glass doors and follow signs). Please click here to refer to the prospectus for full details.
  
Now in its 72nd year, the Annual Connecticut Artists Juried Exhibition features paintings, drawings, mixed media, sculpture, graphics and photography by resident artists of Connecticut. Please join us at the opening Reception Sunday, February 7th in the Converse Art Gallery from 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. The opening is free and open to the public, all are welcome.

New Show by Sisters in Cloth at the Guilford Free Library (Guilford, CT)

Connecticut fiber art group Sisters in Cloth present “Inspired By…”, a collection of art quilts inspired by the members’ favorite artists. You can see them on display now at the Guilford Free Library in Guilford, CT. 

Sisters in Cloth are also sharing their special exhibit “Sentinels”, in which members collaborated with Australian artist Dijanne Cevaal. Artists used Dijanne’s handmade ‘Sentinel’ fabric panels and used them to create unique art quilts. Panels were pieced, embroidered, embellished with beads and decorated within each artist’s style.

The fiber art exhibit will run the length of December 2015. 
Opening Reception: December 5, 2015 from 2:30 – 4:00 pm   

Guilford Free Library
67 Park Street
Guilford, CT 06437
http://guilfordfreelibrary.org/

 

Don’t Miss Open Studios at the NEST, Nov 13-15, 2015 (Bridgeport, CT)

 

Please join SAQA-CT artists Christina Blais, Jane Davila, Barbara Dieroff, Rita Hannifin and Gwen Hendrix at the NEST Arts Factory Open Studios, Fri – Sun November 13-15, 2015.

Meet the artists of the NEST, tour open studios, listen to musicians, enjoy a gallery show and see a variety of demonstrations.  Find more information at http://www.nestartsfactory.com/#!events/c3su