Local Color 3 Reminder (Our Next Regional Exhibition)

We’ve got just 3 more months to create something for our next edition of Local Color.

Local Color 3 is going to be a very exciting show.  We’ve already got 4 venues booked. So if you haven’t started creating, get to it now. You don’t want to miss out on showing your work at any of these fantastic locations.

Important Dates:

December 2, 2017                               Drop Off Artwork at Sew Inspired Quilt Shop
December 6, 2017                               Notification of acceptance
December 7, 2017                               *Photography Due for accepted artwork by 12:00 pm noon*
January 11, 2018                                 Exhibition Opens at Zahn Gallery, Westbrook, CT 
January 18, 2018                                 Opening Reception for Zahn Gallery
March 14, 2018                                    Exhibition Closes at Zahn Gallery

Go Get Creating !!!!

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Please Note, if you want professional photography, you’ll need to let us know when you drop off your work at Sew Inspired.

Also, you should consider creating work for the accompanying trunk show. Click on the SAQA-Trunk Show tab above for more information on the Local Color Trunk Show

For more info on the main Local Color: Inspired by Science Show, click on the appropriately-named tab at the top of this page to read the prospectus.

If you've got questions about Local Color, please contact LocalColorExhibit@gmail.com

Local Color 3 (LC3) Trunk Show Registration Form

Theme: Inspired by Science

The “Inspired by Science” Trunk Show is an opportunity for SAQA Connecticut members to show the world what they are doing. Member work will be showcased in a traveling trunk show that will be shown in venues throughout the region alongside the juried Local Color 3 artworks.

Members may submit ONE (1) artwork to Trunk Show

·      All Trunk Show artwork will be exhibited 

·      All Trunk Show artwork must be for sale (set your own price) – note that a percentage of sale will go to the venue where the artwork is sold as a commission

Specifics

·      Create an original 12” x 12” sized artwork (any fiber medium; any subject). 

·      Place a label or business card on the reverse with your name and contact info

·      Complete the registration form (download link below). 

·      Please include a copy of this form with your artwork and fee.

·      Ship your 12” x 12” artwork, completed registration form and a $5 check (made out to Mary Lachman) to 3 Glenwood Court, Bethany, CT 06524-3334

·      Your finished piece will be placed in a clear archival display envelope.

Download the registration form here.

Questions? 

Contact Mary by email: lachmanmf@aol.com or phone: 203-308-9008

Best in Show!

Christina Blais was awarded "Best in Show" for a piece she almost did not enter! Submitting her "Yoga Dog" to the Milford Arts Center PAWS exhibit, she was asked if she had any other animal works. She went home, and returned with "Green Fish" which was awarded a $150 prize for its artistry, great use of color, and fine detail, said juror Tina Summers.

Barb McKie's One Person Exhibitions in PA -Update!

Barb McKie has a 37-quilt "One Person Special Exhibit" at  the Pennsylvania National Quilt Extravaganza on  September 14-17 in Oaks. PA

http://www.quiltfest.com/upcoming-shows-and-events/pennsylvania-national-quilt-extravaganza/additional-information-2/special-exhibits-2/

JAM exhibition

The JAM (Journals and More) quilt group from Berlin, CT has a quilt exhibition at the Plainville CT library, 56 East Main Street, Plainville. It is on display from July 1-31 and is open during library hours. On view are 40 works, featuring 7 challenges, by 7 art quilters (Rose Unwin, Marlene Shea, Lesa Gemmel, Patti Slason, Rosemary Dziubinski, Angelina Kendra and Anna Tufankjian). Come and enjoy!

Local Color: A Double Exhibition!

LOCAL COLOR – An Exhibition of Fiber Art

By members of SAQA (Studio Art Quilt Associates)

Please join us for the OPENING RECEPTION

Sunday, June 11, 2017 from 1 – 3 PM

The Slater Memorial Museum, Norwich CT

Local Color is a dual exhibition presented by SAQA members from the Connecticut region and the Northern California/Nevada region. 

Connecticut, home to a growing number of talented fiber and multi-media artists, has centuries of stories to tell.  “Local Color: Connecticut Stories” is the second Connecticut-themed, juried exhibition organized by co-curators Diane Wright and Kate Themel and brought to life by Connecticut SAQA members. This visually exciting collection embodies the uniqueness of our state’s history and each artist’s personal narrative.

Participating artists from Connecticut include:
Debbie Bento, Christina Blais, Diane Cadrain, Kelly Caldwell, Alice Chittenden, Carol Eaton, Ann Marie Gontarz, Rita Hannafin, Yvette Howard, Angelina Kendra, Paula Klingerman, Aurelle Locke, Karen Loprete, Barbara McKie, Clara Nartey, Margaret Phillips, Judy Ross, Phyllis Small, Catherine Smith, Kate Themel, Anna Tufankjian and Diane Wright

“Local Color: Stories of Our Members” will showcase recent, innovative works, which celebrate the personal stories and narratives of Northern California/ Nevada SAQA members. The theme can be broadly interpreted from personal stories to regional history and from literary references to regional environment, and beyond. The Northern California/ Nevada exhibition team includes Jennifer Landau and Denise Oyama Miller.

Participating artists from Northern California / Nevada include:

Karen Balos, Nancy Bardach, Maria Billings, Sonja Campbell, Adriane Dedic, Aileyn Renli Ecob, Kathy Grady, Jean Renli Jurgenson, Roberta Lagomarsini, Denise Oyama Miller, Patricia Porter, Nancy Ryan, Ann Sanderson, Roxanne Schwartz, Eileen Searcy, Sue Siefkin, Sigrid Simonds, Gail Sims, Ileana Soto, Deborah Weir, Evelyn Wickham, Amy Witherow, Martha Wolfe and Ellen Wong

The Slater Memorial Museum

108 Crescent Street

Norwich, CT 06360

http://www.slatermuseum.org/exhibitions-2/

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