SAQA Members Show Up Strong for Judith Content Exhibit

SAQA members from around Texas converged on La Grange July 11th to hear a gallery talk by Judith Content. It was so great to see enthusiastic members from Houston, Dallas, Austin and many other parts of Texas! Great showing!

"Intuitive Symmetry: Works on Silk by Judith Content" at Texas Quilt Museum will remain on view through Sept. 27, 2015.

Meeting in La Grange Sat, July 11, Round Top July 14

Texas SAQA Members

This Saturday, July 11, fellow SAQA member Judith Content will give a talk in conjunction with her new solo exhibition at the Texas Quilt Museum in La Grange.

Free admission to the Texas Quilt Museum begins at 2:00 p.m. - event begins at 3:00 p.m. Everyone is invited, including family and friends.

Immediately after the gallery talk, Judith will offer a “dry” dye demonstration with a wide selection of arashi-shibori dyed silks and she will unveil her latest dyed creations right in front of everyone.

Hope to see you there!

More info: http://www.texasquiltmuseum.org/

Next Tuesday, July 14, all Texas members are invited to Round Top to hear Copper Shade Tree co-owner Gerald Tobola give a talk about showing your work in galleries and how to market your work.

Show your support for a gallery that has supported our fellow artists for many years.  For more information and to register, please go to http://saqa-texas.blogspot.com/p/blog-page.html

12 Voices From One Exhibit

Twelve Voices from One

2010 Art Cloth Mastery Program Exhibition

Students of Jane Dunnewold’s Art Cloth Mastery Program will exhibit at San Antonio’s Radius Gallery from March 29 through May 31, 2012.  Open to the public, a reception will be on Thursday, March 29, from 5:30pm – 7:30pm.  

Based in San Antonio, Jane Dunnewold is a world renowned, award winning mixed media artist. An author of books and DVD’s related to the subject of art cloth, Dunnewold exhibits and conducts workshops domestically and internationally. 

The twelve exhibiting students from around the world studied the elements of design, dyeing textiles, surface manipulation and mixed media applications as they honed their individual styles. Five week long studio sessions are supplemented with rigorous interim assignments during the two-and-a-half-year endeavor. The exhibition is the culmination of the participants’ efforts.

Designed and implemented by instructor/artist Jane Dunnewold, the Art Cloth Mastery Program is unique in its ability to provide advanced education in contemporary surface design practices. The program is enrolled each year from a roster of applicants who must provide evidence of previous experience and serious intent, and is limited to twelve students per term. 

Each participating artist will present a short lecture on the development of her work. Presentations will showcase a range of inspiration and technique. Sessions will be scheduled on Tuesday, March 27, and Wednesday, March 28, at a time to be announced. Free and open to the public. 

The Radius is located at 106 Auditorium Circle in downtown San Antonio.  The gallery is open from 8:30am – 4:30pm Monday – Friday.

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For more information contact: Diane Sandlin

512-394-9110  dsandlin101@gmail.com

www.artclothstudios.com 

SAQA-Houston - FAQs

Thank you for the questions about the exhibit.  A couple of things to clarify.

1.  The exhibit behind the booth last year was so popular, we were invited by Quilts Inc. to do it again this year and that the quilts could be for sale.
2. This exhibit is not juried and is not an official SAQA sponsored exhibit.
3. The received by date of October 17 is for the quilt(s), entry form and check. 
4.  I would appreciate an email at houstonsaqa@gmail.com before that time if you plan to participate.

Mary Ann

Call for Entry SAQA-TX @ Houston 2011

The Call for Entry for the TX-Mini Quilt Exhibit/Sale at International Quilt Festival-Houston is now available for download from the SAQA Texas Regional Page.  I've included two file formats there for your convenience:

WORD document compatible with earlier versions of WORD. You can type in your information and submit by email.

PDF document, which you can print and complete. You may scan and submit by email.

We look forward to another exciting display at the SAQA booth.  In order to have an idea how many quilts will be coming, I would appreciate your sending me an email by October 1 with the number you intend to submit.

If you have any questions or cannot download from Regional Page, please contact me.

Mary Ann Littlejohn
Co-Rep Texas
Studio Art Quilt Associates
houstonsaqa@gmail.com

Naomi Adams–Quilt National ‘11

Congratulations to SAQA Texas quilter, Naomi Adams, who was juried into Quilt National ‘11 with her quilt “Greek”.  She was also given the award for Most Innovative Use of the Medium.

Quilt National 2011:  The Best of Contemporary Quilts has been released by Lark Books.  You will be pleased to see that the photo reproduction of the artwork in this catalog is considerably better than the last one.  In a number of cases, a detail photo has been included.

Juror Appreciation

SAQA member Sue Reno has shared on her blog about the recent Images 2011 show in Pennsylvania. The most striking and delicious thing to me (aside from the beautiful fiber pieces, of course!) was the juror statement she shared.

Ron Rumford, gallery director wrote:

"Upon reviewing all submissions for Images 2011, a particularly strong group of textile works set the bar high. Their structures--piece quilts built from shapes of cloth and constructed by stitching are from a grand tradition of functional and utilitarian work that now straddles high art with highly sophisticated design, pattern and color and the folk art tradition of quilt making. The approach of these 6 artists varies significantly and this strengthened the impact within the overall pool of submissions. It soon became clear that these works would become the fulcrum on which the exhibition wanted to be balanced.

From the show's website:

Images, a juried mid-Atlantic regional exhibition for fine art and fine craft is now in its twenty-third year. It has evolved into a well-respected show for both emerging and established artists.

Congratulations to Sue and all the other artists, and how wonderful to see a juror who really 'gets' the fiber and textile arts!

Minis on Tour: Photos

A few photos of the SAQA-TX Mini Quilts on display at the CC Young Center in Dallas are up in Flickr-

2010 Minis on Tour

The Texas SAQA 2010 Mini Quilts are currently on exhibit at the CC Young Center in Dallas (snapshots to come soon) in conjunction with a Dallas Area Fiber Artists show. All were met with rave reviews last night!

The Sketchbook Project

AUSTIN MUSEUM OF ART
Sketchbook Project
Community Room

This message comes to us by way of the Surface Design Association (SDA), as several members have sketchbooks in the exhibit. Austin will be the only stop in TX.

Come browse the 26,000 sketchbooks from 100 countries in the touring library. It’s like a concert tour, but with a collection of submitted sketchbooks. Get inspired to keep your pencils sharp!

Thousands of sketchbooks will be exhibited at galleries and museums as they make their way on an 8-stop tour across the country.

After the tour, all sketchbooks will enter into the permanent collection of The Brooklyn Art Library, where they will be barcoded and available for the public to view.

Learn more about The Sketchbook Project!

Date: Saturday, March 12, 2011
Time: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Member News

Barb Forrister:  My Contemplation has been invited to The Trail That Lay Before Them exhibit at the National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center (NHOTIC). They would also like to use this piece for general publicity, such as news releases, the NHOTIC official website, and posters.

 

Treasured Waters will be in Beneath The Surface special exhibit at the International Quilt Festival in Cincinnati, Ohio along with Welcome To My Garden in the Text On Textiles exhibit.

Copper Shade Tree Gallery will be celebrating its 5th Annual Art In Fiber Show on February 4 through March 12, 2011. Artists represented include Martha Tsihlas, Barb Forrister, Laura Ann Beehler, Andrea Brokenshire, Jo Sweet, Fannie Narte, Gay Ousley, Jack Brockette, Kate Owens, Leslie Tucker Jenison, Martha K. Grant, Cindy Henneke, Debbie Geistweidt, Suzan Engler, Barbara Nilsson, Lana Book, Margery Hedges, Annie Smith, Letitia Rogers, Suzanne Selb White, Connie Marie Fahrion and Janet Moran.

6th Biennial Quilt Show - Fredericksburg TX

News from SAQA Member Jackie Heupel:

The Vereins Quilt Guild of Fredericksburg is holding their 6th Biennial Quilt Show on September 3-5th, 2010. The theme of the show is "Stitches from the Heart".

For more information, click here.

Austin Fiber Artists – 3rd Annual Show and Sale

Congratulations - Gay Young Ousley

Gay Young Ousley's, of Abilene Texas, quilt LOGGERHEAD has been selected to hang in the Florida Museum of Natural History as part of Quilting Florida Natural II.

This show runs from February 6 through April 25, 2010.

Congratulations, Gay!