Slater Museum exhibition

Floral Departure by Barb McKie

Congratulations to Barb McKie on her acceptance into this year's Connecticut Artists Juried Exhibition at the Slater Museum in Norwich. [Diane Cadrain also has work in this show - and won FIRST PRIZE!] The exhibit will be up until March 18, 2016. Details can be found on the Slater's website: http://www.slatermuseum.org/cf_news/view.cfm?newsid=694.

Revamped workshop at Stony Point

Sandra Sider will be holding a weeklong "Creativity Workshop: Art Quilt Inspirations" at Stony Point, September 25-29, 2016. Limited to a maximum of twelve participants, the workshop will allow Sandra to spend considerable amounts of time each day working one-on-one with quilters, evaluating their work and suggesting possible directions for developing each quilt. She will also teach the basics of monotype printing, stamp printing, and photo transfer, as well as cyanotype on fabric if we have a sunny day. The final morning will consist of critiques, with participants sharing and discussing their works in progress.

For more details, see the Stony Point website:
http://stonypointcenter.org/get-involved/latest-news/222-quilt0116#.VrdetPFs1jo

IMPORTANT UPDATE: Local Color Opening Reception POSTPONED

Unexpected weather... It is New England, after all. 
The Opening Reception for "Local Color: Connecticut Stories" will be postponed due to excessive snow and possibly unsafe road conditions.

We invite you to join us for the Closing Reception on Friday, February 19th!

Local Color: Connecticut Stories!!!

Diane and Kate hang Cathy Smith's piece, "Storm Coming"

Join us this Friday, February 5th at the Guilford Art Center from 5-7pm for the opening reception of Local Color: Connecticut Stories. Food, wine, and entertainment have been graciously coordinated by Sisters in Cloth, and it should be a fantastic time! Catalogs of the exhibition will be for sale in the gift shop.

A special thank you to Kate Themel, Diane Wright, Barb Adams, David Wright, and Roger Adams for their hard work in hanging the many beautiful and varied pieces for this show.

Unique opportunity in New London County

Cindy Barry, the Market Manager for New London Field of Greens Market, is looking for a fiber artist [or maybe a few?] with interest in joining some farmers markets in New London County. Some ideas might be a special family day demonstration of fiber art or for an artist to have this venue to sell their work.

For more information, contact:
Cindy Barry, Market Manager, 860-625-4896
www.fog.newlondonfarmersmarket.com
www.facebook.com/NewLondonFieldofGreens

On exhibit at the Slater

The prize-winning Coastal Heath

Congratulations to Diane Cadrain, not only on the acceptance of two of her works, Coastal Health and Streetside Lace, into the Connecticut Artists exhibit at the Slater Memorial Museum, but for winning FIRST PRIZE in the entire show!!!! What a beautiful piece and an amazing honor.

Streetside Lace by Diane Cadrain

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!