“Think Outside the Blocks” – Exhibition of Fine Art Quilts by Fiber Revolution

This February, Naugatuck Valley Community College (NVCC) will host an exhibition of art quilts by Fiber Revolution.

Think Outside the Blocks

Feb 25 – April 23, 2010

NVCC Fine Arts Building

Theater Entrance, 3rd Floor

750 Chase Parkway

Waterbury, CT 06708

http://www.nvcc.commnet.edu

Gallery hours: Mon-Fri 9am-5pm, Sat 9am-3pm.

(Postcard image: Blushing Triangles by Gloria Hansen)

Opening Reception: Saturday, February 27 from 1:00 to 3:00 pm

Fiber Revolution is made up of professional textile artists from the Northeast region of SAQA, combining their knowledge and experience in marketing to exhibit and sell their artwork.

Think Outside the Blocks participating artists include: Natalya Aikens (NY), Benedicte Caneill (NY), Melissa Fowler (NY), Cindy Friedman (PA), Gloria Hansen (NJ), Kevan Lunney (NJ), Barbara Barrick McKie (CT), Kris Moss (NY), Norma Schlager (CT) and Kate Themel (CT).

About Fiber Revolution

Fiber Revolution is a group of 30 artists from NJ, PA, DE, NY, MA, and CT who meet primarily online to support each other by marketing, and securing venues to show and sell their fiber art. Each artist has a unique vision and style but they all have a love for fabric, texture and color in common. The fabric compositions are like paintings meant for the wall but they have more interest and relief due to the techniques used to change the surface, such as machine and hand stitching, including quilting and embroidery, paint, dye, beads, computer generated imagery, stamping and printing.

The Fiber Revolution members are: Virginia Abrams, Natalya Aikens, Benedicte Caneil, Lisa Chipetine, Rachel B. Cochran, Nike Cutsumpas, Susan Ferraro, Melissa Craven Fowler, Ed-Johnetta Fowler-Miller, Cindy Friedman, Antoinette Hall, Jutta Halpin, Gloria Hansen, Eileen Lauterborn, Katherina Litchman, Kevan Lunney, Barbara Barrick McKie, Kris Moss, Elizabeth Poole, Jeri Riggs, Linda Rogers, Carol Schepps, Norma Schlager, Deborah Schwartzman, Melanie Testa, Kate Themel, Gwyned Trefethen, and Carolyn Lee Vehslage.

REMINDER: “Cacophony of Fiber” Call for Entries, Deadline is January 30th

Cacophony of Fiber

Exhibition Dates: March 4 – April 31, 2010

Deadline for Entries: January 30, 2010

Rose Room Gallery in the Peabody Auditorium, Daytona Beach, FL

An international fiber invitational featuring artists using fiber in exciting and novel ways. Fiber art quilts will be joined by weavings, rug hooking, plus three-dimensional constructions and installations using fiber, wire, metal, clay and/or plastics.

Works will be reviewed and selected by the curator and her committee. 

Schedule:

• January 30 : All entries should be emailed to peabodyexhibit@gmail.com or mailed to Mary McBride, 413 Albany Avenue, DeLand, FL 32724
• February 15: Applicants will be notified. It is understood that the work selected may be sold or be unavailable before the exhibition and other works may be submitted for approval by Feb. 1.
• March 1: Accepted works can be hand delivered between 10 AM and 6 PM.
• February 26: Mailed works (postage is the artist’s responsibility) must arrive on or before date.
• Mail to Mary McBride, 413 Albany Avenue, DeLand, FL 32724

APPLICATION: Each artist should submit a package of material including the following:

• Entry Form: A copy of the entry form may also be found at www.marymcbridearts.homestead.com. Please rename LASTNAME ENTRY.DOC
• Images: Up to 6 images of work on a CD. JPEG images should be 300 DPI and at least 3” wide. Images should be labeled LASTNAME_TITLE_SIZE.
• Listing: A list of these images in the same order as on the CD, stating the title, size and price of each work. Label document LASTNAME LIST.DOC
• Fee: To cover costs, a $20 application fee is required. There will be no further fees for artists selected.

All items can be contained on the same CD or emailed to peabodyexhibit@gmail.com. Mail check separately.

Sales: Peabody does not handle sales. All interested parties will be referred to the curator who will handle the sales for the artists for a 10% fee or the artists can use their own sales program.

Gallery Hours: The Rose Room is open to the public on weekdays between 10:30 am and 4:00 pm and also prior to performances in the auditorium.  There is no charge to view the original works of regional, national, and international artists.

Cathy Smith, March 2010 Featured Artist at the Artists’ Cooperative (Westerly, RI)

The Artists’ Cooperative of Westerly Rhode Island showcases the work of a different artist each month.  Cathy Smith will be the featured artist for the month of March 2010.   The Artists’ Cooperative has moved to a new address, after spending almost 2 decades at their building on High Street. 

Celebrate the Opening of the Artists’ Cooperative’s new location on Wednesday February 3rd from 5:00pm to 8:00pm during the Westerly/Pawcatuck first Wednesday Art Stroll.

Artists’ Cooperative, 7 Canal Street, Westerly RI 02891

(401) 596-2221

www.westerlyarts.com 

Regular Gallery Hours: Tues. – Sat. 10:00am – 5:00pm

TIME SENSITIVE: “heART for Haiti” needs artwork, patrons and publicity

WHAT: heART for HAITI is an artist-conceived fundraiser to benefit Save the Children

Five Connecticut galleries are teaming up to sell artist-donated work that will benefit Save the Children’s Haiti relief and recovery efforts with the goal of raising $1 million dollars.
Artists are invited to participate by donating a work of their choice, and the public is encouraged to visit the galleries and purchase art during the Artwork Sale + Reception on January 29 + 30. Information on how to donate a work of art and event reception details can be found at

http://heartforhaitict.tumblr.com/

WHEN: Artwork Sale/ Reception: Friday, Jan 29, 6 - 9 pm & Saturday, Jan 30, 12 - 3 pm
WHERE: Galleria d’Arte Ridgefield, 3 Bailey Ave, Ridgefield
Rockwell Fairfield, 1630 Post Rd, Fairfield
Rockwell New Canaan, 9 Burtis Ave, New Canaan
Rockwell Westport, 15 Myrtle Ave, Sconset Square, Westport
Rockwell Wilton, 379 Danbury Rd, Wilton

CALL FOR ARTISTS:
heART for HAITI is seeking artist donations to one of our five locations throughout Connecticut. For information on how to donate artwork to heART for Haiti, please visit:
http://heartforhaitict.tumblr.com/#344696622

TIME SENSITIVE: ART MUST BE DROPPED OFF WED. 1/27 and THURS. 1/28

Participating artists (as of Jan. 25): Francie Ashforth • Vincent Baldassano • Elise Black • Andrea Bonfils • Maya Boreen • Phyllis Clamage • Ann Conrad • Carol Conze • Jo Ann Davidson • Steve Desloge • Cecily Garver • Jim Felice • Leslie Guiliani • Ron Heinken • Ted Horowitz • Billie Jean Sullivan • Heidi Lewis Coleman • Shelley Lowell • Janice Mauro • Dona Menton • Michelle Miller • Constance Old • Deb Owen • Yolanda Petrocelli • Gay Schempp • Denyse Schmidt • Lynn Stephens Massey • Emma Sutherland • Jane Sutherland • Margaret Waage • Peggy Weis • Raychel Wengenroth • Sharman Wheatley • Torrance York

CALL FOR PATRONS:
The public is invited to attend the Artwork Sale + Reception: Friday, January 29, 6 to 9 pm and Saturday, January 30, 12 to 3 pm. The donated works of art will be for sale and donations to Save the Children are encouraged. Come early for the best selection of art work.

CONTACT:
PRESS: Amy Kundrat | amy@ark-projects.com  | 203.820.1147
GENERAL INFO: heart4haitiCT@gmail.com

Don’t Miss the 3rd Annual Fiber at The Garde: "Standing Ovation"

Presented by New England Art Quilters.  See the exhibition now through February 28, 2010

            The Garde Arts Center

             325 State Street

            New London, CT  06320

The exhibition can be viewed during box office hours, Monday--Friday, 9-4, and before and after all theater performances.  For further information go to www.gardearts.org or call Linda Sexton-Patrick at 860 625 5951.

Barb McKie’s “Eye to Eye” Featured in upcoming Quilt Life Magazine

The upcoming April 2010 issue of The Quilt Life highlights Barbara Barrick McKie’s work and features her art quilt “Eye to Eye” in the Table of Contents (check out page 60!).

"The Quilt Life is Ricky and Alex's new magazine for quilters published by the American Quilter's Society.  The Quilt Life will focus on the life of a quilter and feature quilting as a way of life as well as showcasing beautiful quilts, patterns and techniques. This fresh, new quilting magazine will have something for everyone.” ~Machine Quilting Unlimited, Jan. 2010

This new magazine will be available on line as a subscription and in stores this Spring.  Congratulations Barb!

Art Quilts : Contemporary Expressions from the Collection of John M. Walsh III

Morris Museum | 6 Normandy Heights Road | Morristown, NJ 07960

January 13 – April 25, 2010

More than 35 art quilts from the collection of New Jersey resident John M. Walsh III are on view at the Morris Museum. Representing the creative genius of highly skilled and academically trained studio artists, Art Quilts: Contemporary Expressions from the Collection of John M. Walsh III explores the intriguing fusion of materials and techniques that are redefining the contemporary quilt movement. The artists whose work appears in this exhibition have pioneered innovative design and construction techniques, transforming textiles into objects of phenomenal expressive depth.

To find out more, visit The Morris Museum website: Art Quilts Contemporary Expressions