SAQA Auction Begins September 10, 2012

The online SAQA 2012 Benefit Auction will begin on Monday, September 10th at 2:00 PM Eastern Time and conclude on Sunday, September 30 at 2:00 PM Eastern.

Last year's Benefit Auction raised $52,925. The funds raised through the Auction are critical to supporting SAQA's exhibitions, catalogs and outreach programs.

How the Online Auction works:
The Auction is run in three sections (Section 1 - Pages 1a and 1b; Section 2 - Pages 2a and 2b; Section 3 - Pages 3a and 3b).

On the first day of each section's auction, the price for each piece in that section is $750.
The next day (at 2:00 Eastern), the price drops to $550.
The third day, it drops to $350, then $250, then $150, and finally $75.

The first section will begin September 10th at 2:00 PM Eastern.
The second section will begin September 17th at 2:00 PM Eastern.
The third section will begin September 24th at 2:00 PM Eastern.

(images, from top: artwork by Mary Pal, Jenny Williams, Susan Shie and Elaine Quehl)

Check out this year’s beautiful quilts and pick your favorite!

http://www.saqa.com/gallery-mini-detail.php?ID=2053

Quilts by Catherine Whall Smith in Storrs and Willimantic

Artist Catherine Whall Smith’s work is on display at UCONN and Windham Textile and History Museum.

Line Dances: Quilts by Catherine Whall Smith – A 20 year Retrospective 1991-2011 at the UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT, Storrs, Connecticut; Thomas J. Dodd Research Center, West Corridor and the Homer Babbidge Library Gallery on the Plaza.

SHOW DATES: July 2 – October 19, 2012
You are invited to the Opening Reception on Sunday, July 29 from 2 – 4 p.m. in the Homer Babbidge Library, Gallery on the Plaza.

For up to date information on current/future UConn exhibits go to http://lib.uconn.edu/about/exhibits/future  
The hours, directions, and suggestions for parking can also be found at that website. Feel free to contact me if you need any additional information. (860) 455-0270 or smith.catherine62@gmail.com

(C.Smith standing next to Where the Red Moon Rises)

A few select pieces of Catherine’s work will be exhibited at the nearby Windham Textile History Museum (WTHM) until October 19, 2012.

The WTHM located at 411 Main Street, Willimantic, CT is open Friday, Saturday, and Sunday 10am- 4pm – Guided Tours: Sunday 2:00 pm. Hours are subject to change – so check their website: http://www.millmuseum.org/ or call (860)456-2178

The pieces that you will be able to view there until October 19th, 2012 are; “Which Way to Lund”,”Black, White, and Red All Over”, “Gold Hay #4″, “The Kiss”, “Injured in the Woods”, and a new piece “The Tree”.

Congratulations, Catherine!

Opening for Diane Cadrain’s “Twigs and Tides” This Thurs at UCONN Health Center (Farmington, CT)

Diane Cadrain’s solo exhibition of fiber art, Twigs and Tides, is on display at the UCONN Health Center until August 1, 2012. 

There will be a Reception is this Thursday, July 12th from 4:30 – 6:00pm.

UCONN Health Center
263 Farmington Ave
Farmington, CT 06030
http://art.uchc.edu

The Health Center is open daily 8am – 9pm

Diane Wright, Solo Exhibition “Summer–Scapes” at Café George (New Haven, CT)

Summer-Scapes, a collection of art quilts by Diane Wright, is on display now at Art in the Hallway, the gallery space adjacent to Café George in New Haven.

  (Image: Color of Place – Coral Reef by D.Wright)

Summer-Scapes runs until AUGUST 2, 2012
You can visit the exhibition weekdays, 7am-6pm

Art in the Hallway
Café George
300 George Street
New Haven, CT
See more photos from the Summer-Scapes exhibition at http://dianewrightquilts.blogspot.com/2012/06/summer-scapes-in-new-haven.html

Congratulations, Diane!

CT Members at the 2012 Lowell Quilt Festival

Several SAQA-CT artists will be participating in this year’s Lowell Quilt Festival. 

The Lowell Quilt Festival is a citywide celebration of quilts in Lowell, MA.  Events include exhibitions at several local galleries, speakers, trunk shows and a top notch vendor mall.

Margaret Phillips’ quilt Etchings and Norma Schlager’s City Lights will be on display at the Whistler House Museum of Art. The Whistler House Museum of Art is exhibiting Art Quilts that interpret or are inspired by Whistler’s many works of art.

WHISTLER INSPIRED ART QUILTS
July 28 – Sept 1, 2012
Reception: Saturday, August 11, 3 - 5 pm
Whistler Talk: Friday, Aug 10 at 7 pm

Whistler House Museum of Art
243 Worthen Street
Lowell, MA 01852

Diane Wright and Diane Cadrain will have their “Musical” pieces at the Brush Gallery. Wright’s End of Summer was inspired by Vivaldi’s Four Seasons: Summer while Cadrain based her piece on the tone poem Thus Spake Zarathurstra by Richard Wagner, later used in the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey.

ART QUILTS LOWELL 2012: Music
August 11 - September 15, 2012
Artists' Reception: Sat, Aug 11, 2 - 4 pm

The Brush Art Gallery & Studios
256 Market St
Lowell, MA 01852
http://www.thebrush.org

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Martha Sielman will participate in a panel discussion “Quilting with a Crystal Ball: The Future of Our Craft” at the New England Quilt Museum.

QUILTING WITH A CRYSTAL BALL
Fri, August 10, 8:30am – 10:00am
New England Quilt Museum
18 Shattuck Street, Lowell, MA 01852
Buffet breakfast & panel discussion with Marianne Fons, Mary Fons, Martha Sielman, Laurie Matthews, Rachel May. Moderator: Pam Weeks 
Cost: $20
http://www.nequiltmuseum.org/calendar.html

Debbie Bein will display “Flare” in Material Voices: An Exhibition of Small Art Quilts at the Ayer Lofts Gallery.

MATERIAL VOICES
Ayer Lofts Art Gallery
172 Middle Street
Lowell, MA 01852
http://www.ayerlofts.com/

 

Congratulations to All the Participating Artists!

(Images, from top: Etching (detail) by M.Phillips, City Lights by N.Schlager, End of Summer by D.Wright, Thus Spake Zarathustra by D.Cadrain, Flare by D.Bein)

Solo Exhibition: Fiber Art by Lisa Corson at FVAC

SAQA-Connecticut artist Lisa Corson is enjoying a busy year!  Recently her work was exhibited in a group show at the Farmington Valley Arts Center in Avon, CT and the Parkside Café in Bristol, CT.

Now Lisa Corson will celebrate her first solo show, In From the Edges, at the Farmington Valley Arts Center. (Image: Junction by L.Corson)

The show will run from June 13 - July 28 at the Farmington Valley Arts Center's Esther Drezner Visitors' Gallery.

Meet the artist at a reception in the gallery on Saturday, June 23, from 6 to 8 p.m.
Visitors' Gallery hours are noon until 4 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday and by appointment.

In addition to the solo exhibition, Lisa recently collaborated with an author to produce the artwork for the cover of his new e-Book, “Opportunity Calls”. The book is available through Barnes & Noble and Amazon.com.  A link to the book at Amazon.com is here: http://www.amazon.com/Opportunity-Calls-Chinavares-Find-ebook/dp/B0085YMV28/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1339116604&sr=8-1

Want to see more? Lisa’s quilt, Distant Proximity (image, left) is one of 26 quilts selected for the special exhibit, Tactile Architecture, at the International Quilt Festival in Houston, October 27-November 4, 2012, then traveling through 2013. 

Diane Wright, Carol Ludington Published in Quilting Arts Magazine

Check out this month’s issue of Quilting Arts Magazine

Connecticut artist Carol Ludington describes her process for using ice cubes and dyes to create beautiful one of a kind fabrics.  Look for Carol’s article “Dye Your Own Ice Parfait”.

In the same issue, CT Co-Rep Diane Wright shares her thoughts on keeping a sketchbook in her article “Off the Page: Sketchbook Keeping for Artists”. Also, Diane has a unique way of saving mementos from her travels – handmade journal bowls.  Find out how to make your own.

But that’s not all!  This issue is full of great information and colorful photos.  Articles include Jane Davila’s tips for breaking through a creative block, Lyric Kinard’s path to finding your artistic voice, Reader Challenge “Staycation” postcards… and much more.

To find out how to get your copy of Quilting Arts, visit their website: http://www.quiltingdaily.com/blogs/quiltingarts/archive/2012/05/23/june-july-2012.aspx