Gallery Talk with Catherine Smith September 23, 2012

The Windham Textile & History Museum will host an artist reception and gallery talk by fiber artist Catherine Whall Smith on Sunday, September 23, 4 - 5:30pm

“Line Dances 2,” an exhibit of eight art quilts by Smith, is on display at the museum through October 19.  She also has concurrent exhibits at the University of Connecticut's Babbidge Library and Dodd Center.

(image: The Tree by C.W.Smith)

The exhibit at the textile museum features Smith's newest work, “The Tree,” completed this summer, as well as a triptych and four other pieces.  Besides her signature “line,” a design element that runs through many of her quilts, Smith is also known for hand-quilting all of her work.

The reception and gallery talk is $10 per person, which includes refreshments and a 2 p.m. guided tour of the museum.

The museum is located at 411 Main Street, Willimantic. 
Hours are Friday to Sunday, 10 a.m. To 4 p.m. 
For more information: 860-456-2178 or visit www.millmuseum.org

SAQA’s Auction is Back On Line!

The SAQA website was down for several hours yesterday.  The problem seems to have been related to the GoDaddy hack that was all over the news.  SAQA does not use GoDaddy, but other sites on the same server do and so there seems to have been some affect to the routers.  The problems have been fixed, and we should have smooth sailing for the rest of the Auction.

Bid early and often!!!

    

(images: Sunspots by S.Engler, Lilies II by G.Patterson-Kutras and Entheos by D.Adams)

Price is currently $750 and will drop to $550 at 2:00 PM Eastern.

Page 1a:

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

Page 1b:

www.saqa.com/gallery-mini-detail.php?ID=2086

 

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)