SAQA-CT fiber artist was featured in Sunday’s Hartford Courant newspaper in the “Artist’s Corner” section.
A full color photo of Cadrain’s Homage to Cabbage was in the paper and can also be seen on the Hartford Courant’s online version:
http://www.courant.com/community/cover-art/hc-hc-6mtreaderart0311.jpg-20120312,0,4886300.photo
To see a gallery of Diane's work, visit her blog at
http://stitching-it-all-together.blogspot.com
Congratulations, Diane!
SAQA-CT artist Mayann Weinberg has earned the William Arthur Grupe Award for her fiber artwork Red & White. The award was presented at opening of The Greenwich Art Society 95th Annual Juried Exhibition at the Bendheim Gallery.
The exhibition runs from March 1 – 31, 2012
(image: Red & White by M.Weinberg)
Mayann was thrilled to accept the award; her work was one of the few chosen for recognition from over 300 entries.
The juror selected for the 2012 Juried Exhibition was Marla Prather, Curator in the Department of Nineteenth Century, Modern and Contemporary Art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC.
Congratulations, Mayann!
Bendheim Gallery
Connecticut fiber artist Barbara Barrick McKie took home the prize for "Best Use of Color” from the Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival in Hampton, Virginia for her quilt The Squirrel’s Speech.
McKie has been participating in quilt festivals for many years, and has quite a collection of awards for her photo-printed works. You can see more of Barb’s quilts on her website: www.mckieart.com
Congratulations, Barb!
(Image: The Squirrel’s Speech by B.McKie)
View all the prize winning quilts on the Mancuso Show Management website:
http://www.quiltfest.com/activities_detail.asp?id=79
SAQA-CT fiber artist Diane Cadrain has earned a 2nd Place prize in the West Hartford Art League Members Juried Show with her felted quilt collage Two Ways of Looking at Seaside Goldenrod.
The show runs until THIS Sunday, March 4, 2012 so check it out while you can!
The Gallery is open for viewing Thursday – Sunday, 1 – 4 PM.
(Photo: Cadrain stands next to her exhibition piece)
On her blog, Diane describes the inspiration and creative process behind the award-winning piece. Read more about it here:
http://stitching-it-all-together.blogspot.com/2011/11/two-ways-of-looking-at-seaside.html
Excerpt from Cadrain’s blog:
Many thanks to juror Debra Goertz for choosing my work for acceptance into the show and for honoring it with an award. Also many thanks to West Hartford Continuing Education teacher Elena Gibson for her July 2011 class in wet felting.
Congratulations Diane!!
West Hartford Art League
37 Buena Vista Road
West Hartford, CT 06107
(860) 231-8019
www.westhartfordart.org
Catherine Whall Smith has earned the Katherine Forest Craft Foundation Prize for Excellence in Textile Art for her work “Gold Hay #5”.
This photo was taken during the show’s opening on February 26th. Catherine Smith stands with her daughter Tiffany, in front of Smith’s award-winning quilt.
The 68th Annual Connecticut Artists Exhibition will be on display until March 30, 2012.
It is an all media show, but fiber art is well represented. Catherine had this to say about the opening “It was so good to see lots of fiber hung on the gallery walls and to talk to so many SAQA members in attendance.”
Congratulations to Catherine, and all the exhibitors!
Slater Museum is part of the Norwich Free Academy
305 Broadway
Norwich, CT 06360
(860) 887-2505
http://www.norwichfreeacademy.com/page.cfm?p=761
Bein had this reaction on her blog http://deborahbein.com/artblog/:
This is an impeccably designed and executed general art venue gallery which holds open calls for work from artists in all mediums. The award is a ‘portfolio’ on their site valued at $200. This is exposure on the internet that can lead to bigger and better opportunities. I am honored and privileged to have my work recognized in this way. THANK YOU, Infinity Art Gallery!
(image: Oh Say Can You Cell by D.Bein)
Congratulations Debbie!
You can read a review of “Oh Say Can You Cell” by the Infinity Art Gallery’s Founder, Charly Swing and see all the award winners on the IAG website:
http://www.infinityartgallery.com/lay-of-the-land/
Fiber artists will exhibit their work along side paintings, sculpture and other fine art at the 68th Annual CT Artists Exhibition at the Norwich Free Academy, Slater Memorial Museum.
Among those juried into this multi media show are SAQA-CT members Barbara Barrick McKie, Roberta Morehouse, Phyllis Small, Catherine Whall Smith, Carol Vinick and Betty Warner.
Congratulations to all the participating artists!
(image: Eye to Eye by B.McKie)
The show will run from Feb 19 – Mar 30, 2012
Opening Reception Sunday, February 26 from 1-3PM
The reception itself is free and open to the public, with paid admission to the Museum.
Presentation of awards will be at 2:00 PM
Slater Memorial Museum
Norwich Free Academy
108 Crescent Street
Norwich, CT 06360
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