Great SAQA Meeting in Auburn New York in December 11

This December meeting of SAQA members in Auburn, New York brought members and guests from Toronto, Buffalo, Rochester, Ithaca, Glens Falls and beyond! After a light lunch and an all too brief meeting, we discussed how to answer "What Do You Do?" followed by a great show and tell.

 Led by Jeanne Simpson and Pat Pauly, co-reps for SAQA for upstate NY, the meeting had about 25 people gathered upstairs at the Schweinfurth Art Center. We all look so serious, but it was not always so.

Our show and tell was also a trunk show for enthusiastic visitors to the art center. We managed to entertain! Carol Soderlund, at left, holds Mary Diamond's piece (center) with Pat Pauly at right. There was time after the show to visit the Quilts=Art=Quilts exhibit downstairs.

Bev Kondolf at left, and Director Donna Lamb hold pieces for Ruth White while Ruth gives us delightful lesson on microbiology. At least, that is what this reporter remembers. You can see the fun we were having.

Nancy Hicks, wearing a great long African robe, offered this work along with a story of how she acquired the fabric and the making of the piece.

Aafke Steenhuis explained to the delight of the crowd the series that she has made on cornfields. Linda Bachman is below with her piece.  We all felt that it was fun to gather again and made plans to meet in the warmer weather. Perhaps we can do this again during the Quilts=Art=Quilts show next year.

SAQA New York Luncheon and Trunk Show - December 11, 2011

Join in on Sunday, December 11th at the Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center, 205 Genesee Street, Auburn, NY for a round table discussion luncheon at 1pm followed by the SAQA New York trunk show. Cost for the luncheon is $5 but if you decide to participate in the trunk show, the cost is returned to you. Please contact Jeanne Simpson at jsimpso3@gmail.com if you would like to be added to the list.

We will meet upstairs at the Schweinfurth for both. After the show, treat yourself to "Quilts=Art=Quilts" ($6 charge for non-members of the Schweinfurth Art Center); an exhibit not to be missed!

Signature Art Quilts of Long Island Exhibit

Join SAQANY members Gilda Hecht, Helene Kusnitz, Eileen Lauterborn and Mimi Wohlberg along with other members of Signature Art Quilters for their exhibit January 6-February 26, 2012 at the Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library, 1125 Broadway, Hewlett, New York.

Signature Art Quilters is a group of fiber artists who come from a wide range of artistic backgrounds. They meet monthly to share projects and critique and learn from one another. Their goal is to provide a stimulating and supportive environment that nurtures artistic vision and enhances the technical ability of each of their members.

10 SAQA NY Artists at Schweinfurth!

SAQA New York has a large presence at the Quilts=Art=Quilts Exhibit at Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center in Auburn, New York. A hearty congratulations goes out to:

   Ludmila Aristova  - Brooklyn
   Deborah Bein - Poughkeepsie
   Benedicte Caneill - Larchmont
   Marcia DeCamp - Palmyra
   Sally Dutko - Ithaca
   Marcia Eygabroat - Canandaigua
   Nancy Hicks - East Rochester
   Priscilla Kibbee - Wolcott
   Pat Pauly - Pittsford
   K. Velis Turan - Earlton

And, a big Shout Out to Pat Pauly who walked away with first place for her work, "Mummy Bags/Canopic Jars."

News from Heather Stoltz

Temporary Shelter: An Installation Piece about Homeless New Yorkers

November 5-12, 2011 - Stephen Wise Free Synagogue (30 West 68th Street)

Monday, November 7: 7:00pm Concert and Presentation open to the public with a donation to the SWFS shelter

Friday, November 11: Heather will be available after the 6:00pm service to answer questions about the piece

November 13-20, 2011 - Sixth Street Community Synagogue (325 East 6th Street)

Sunday, November 13: A presentation will follow the 3:00pm concert

December 1-8, 2011 - Church of the Holy Trinity (316 East 88th Street)

Sunday, December 4: Heather will give a presentation following the 10:30am and 6:00pm services

December 10-18, 2011 - Church of St. Frances Xavier (46 West 16th Street)

Sunday, December 11: Heather will be available to answer questions 10-11:30am and 12:30-1pm

December 19-26, 2011 - Congregation Shaare Zedek (212 West 93rd Street)

Program details TBA

MEMBER NEWS

Gallery 61
presents

Geometric Strands: Silk, Glass, Paper

October 6 – 27, 2011

Beth Carney
Jeanne Heifetz
Marilyn Henrion
Claudia Moody-Jones
Linda Rettich


Opening Reception: Thursday, October 13th, 5 – 7 p.m.

Proceeds from sales benefit NYIT and participating artists.

New York Institute of Technology, Manhattan campus Curator: Jennifer Mitchell
New Technology Building, 16 W. 61st St., 11th floor, New York For more information call
Viewing hours: Monday - Saturday, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. 212.261.1562
PLEASE CALL THE GALLERY BEFORE GOING TO MAKE CERTAIN SOME ONE IS THERE.

News from Helene Kusnitz

Helene Kusnitz, West Hempstead, NY has a quilt “Hear the Color See the Sound”, traveling as part of the Signature Art Quilters special exhibit called “7”, with the Mancuso Brothers Quilt Show through November 2011. The inspiration for this quilt was from reading about people with a form of Synesthesia, those who can see a color when they hear a sound. 

Jane Dunnewold at Schweinfurth

The evening of July 21, 2011 saw an informal meeting of many SAQA members at the Schweinfurth Memorial Art Gallery when Jane Dunnewold gave a tour of her work on view there in Auburn, New York. Jeanne Simpson and Pat Pauly, co-reps for the upstate region of New York, greeted all who attended and introduced many to the benefits of membership. With a great number of attendees from Quilting By the Lake, a Schweinfurth sponsored program where Jane Dunnewold was one of the week's faculty, as well as the additional audience of SAQA members, it was quite an event.

News from Judy Warner

I am pleased to have had one of my art quilts, "Winter Greens," juried into the 2011 International Juried & Judged Quilt Festival, September 30-October 2, 2011 by the La Conner Quilt & Textile Museum in La Conner, Washington. "Winter Greens" is an abstract inspired by photos I took last January of the Paris open markets. 


Judy Warner

Winter Greens

Pat Pauly - Solo Exhibit

Pat Pauly will have a solo exhibition at the Nazareth College Arts Center Gallery in Rochester, New York, June 30, 2011 – August 14, 2011. There will be an opening reception Friday, July 1, 2011 from 6 – 8 p.m.

Entitled “Sum of the Parts: Art Quilts of Pat Pauly,” the show will feature Pauly’s latest work in surface design and textile technique. An award-winning and nationally-known fiber artist, Pat Pauly uses personal imagery and freeform surface design in her modern take on a traditional art form.  The exhibition will be free and open to the public during gallery hours Thursday-Sunday from 1-8 pm. Call for additional hours (585 389 5073) during Dance Week July 8 – 16.

Arts Center Gallery

Nazareth College,

4245 East Avenue

Rochester, New York

June 30, 2011 – August 14, 2011

Hours:  Thursday – Sunday 1 – 8 p.m.

Mummy Bags / Canopic Jars, 2010

Sally Dutko in 2-person exhibit

Summer Treasures - Prints and Fiber Art
Sally Dutko & Rebecca Godin


Lamoreaux Landing Winery

June 1—August 1, 2011

You're invited to visit a 2-person exhibit featuring a large selection of fiber art by Sally Dutko and the photographic, mixed-media prints of Rebecca Godin. Both artists have exhibited extensively in the Northeast. Sally has many of her art quilts, collages, and several pieces from the "Characters" series on display.

A "Meet the Artists" event is Saturday, July 2, 1:00-5:00.

Lamoreaux is filled with artwork and is a beautiful building and winery with a spectacular view of Seneca Lake. It's located on the east shore of Seneca Lake.

Lamoreaux Landing Wine Cellars

9224 Rt. 414, Lodi, NY 14860

www.lamoreauxwine.com

News from Deborah Bein

Deborah Bein, Poughkeepsie, NY, is pleased to have a work in Happiness: Quilted Expressions, a fiber and art quilt exhibit curated by Linda Fowler and Tracy Rieger of the QSDS (Quilt Surface Design Symposium), at the Ohio Arts Council's RIFFE GALLERY in Columbus, Ohio, through July 14, 2011. When We Were One is a piece from Bein's ongoing GENOME PROJECT series.

When We Were One

News from Marcia DeCamp

Marcia DeCamp has three pieces in the juried all-media show, Images 2011, which is part of the Central PA Festival of the Arts at Penn State University, open until July 17.

Marcia is pleased to announce that one of the pieces, Storm Clouds at Sunrise, won an Award of Merit.   

Follow this link to see the images of the work in this show.

http://www.arts-festival.com/images.php

Storm Clouds at Sunrise

Jet Trails #10 has been selected for inclusion in Sandra Sider's "The Studio Quilt, no. 6: State of the Art," which will be available in the fall. 

Jet Trails #10

News from Nancy Hicks

Nancy Hicks has a piece, "In Search of Soul," in the Sacred Threads Exhibit. The exhibit runs from June 22-July 4, 2011 at the Church of the Epiphany which is outside Washington, DC  in Herendon, Virginia.

In Search of Soul

News from Valerie Zeman

Valerie Zeman is one of the featured artists represented at the Remsenburg Association Academy of Art - 2011 Summer Art Series. Ms. Zeman invites the community to her Opening Reception on Friday, June 24, from 6:00 to 8:00 pm. 

The show runs from June 24th - July 10th, Friday, Saturday, Sunday of each weekend, from 12:00 to 5:00 p.m. during which times Ms. Zeman will be happy to welcome visitors and discuss her work.

The Remsenburg Academy is located at 126 South Country Road, Remsenburg, NY. Known as one of the oldest private academies on Long Island, the Remsenburg Academy building dates to the time of the Civil War and serves as a truly lovely venue for art exhibits, such as the Summer Art Series.

Call for Consideration - Art Quilt Portfolio: People and Portraits

Call for Consideration
Art Quilt Portfolio: People and Portraits
Second volume in the series to be published Spring 2013

Art Quilt Portfolio: People and Portraits
An Inspiring Collection of Art Quilts
By Martha Sielman

Lark Crafts is pleased to announce that Martha Sielman will be authoring the second volume in a new series of art quilt books. This book will focus on works that feature people and portraits—individuals or groups—that explore the human condition.

Each volume in the Art Quilt Portfolio series will include a Feature section, focusing on 15 to 20 artists in depth; this section will include an interview with each artist, several images of works by the featured artist, and a glimpse into each artist's working methods. The books will also include a Gallery of works by 70 to 80 selected artists. Both Feature and Gallery artists will be chosen from this Call for Consideration. Artists who are selected for inclusion in Art Quilt Portfolio: People and Portraits will receive full acknowledgement, a complimentary copy of the book, and the option to purchase additional copies from Lark at a discount.

ELIGIBILITY
This opportunity is open to all quilt artists. This is a Lark Crafts publication, not a Studio Art Quilt Associates publication. Complete entry instructions and forms are available athttp://www.larkcrafts.com/submit/.

· Lark Crafts accepts only digital images for submissions, submitted on a CD.

· Artists may submit up to 3 entries.

· Artists must also complete and submit an Entry Form and a Photo License Agreement.

· There is no fee for submission.



CALENDAR
June 15, 2011 Call for Consideration OPENS
August 15, 2011 Call for Consideration DEADLINE
Early Fall 2011 Notification of acceptance via email


GUIDELINES FOR SUBMISSION
Please use the entry forms for consideration as either as Feature or Gallery artist. Please read the digital photography requirements carefully and adhere to them strictly.

"A Celebration of Women in Textiles" extended

Susan Schrott's "A Celebration of Women in Textiles" exhibit scheduled from June 2-23rd has been extended until July 3, 2011 (closed June 24-26).

For more info visit www.susanschrottartist.com

To see a review of this exhibition:

http://peekskill.patch.com/articles/a-celebration-of-women-in-textiles-comes-to-peekskills-flat-iron-gallery

Flat Iron Gallery is open Thurs.-Sun. 12-6 and by appt. www.flatiron.qpg.com

Gallery Director: Wendie Garber

Flat Iron Gallery, Inc.
105 So. Division St.
Peekskill, New York 10566

914-734-18941

News from Sharon Bottle Souva

I am proud to announce that I have a piece in the Art Quilt Experience at the Stone Quarry Hill Art Park in Cazenovia, NY. The name of the piece is Imbricate Seasons. The show runs from June 12 - July 31. Also I won a 3rd place award at the Allentown Society Arts Festival last weekend for my quilt titled Above The Falls. Sharon Bottle Souva Imbricate Seasons Above the Falls

Susan Schrott juried into Sacred Threads...

Susan Schrott's Fiddler on the Couch has been juried into Sacred Threads.

Fiddler on the Couch is also included in Sandra Sider's new publication: State of the Art as well as The Blue Door Gallery's Fiber Plus.

Recent Meeting of Southern NY SAQA

I am thrilled to be joined by fellow NY SAQA Co-Representatives Pat Pauly and Jeanne Simpson. Their energy and commitment to SAQA is contagious.  Recently, here in Southern Westchester we had an exciting meeting once again. This time, in my efforts to think out side the box, I invited Shobha Vanchiswar who is educated as a scientist and now is an  artist, poet, author and award winning garden designer to speak with us her gardening from an artist's perspective. It was remarkable to hear her talk about her artistically developed and designed gardens and how her the language she used paralleled so much of our work at fiber artists. We discussed design, perspective, texture, emotional response to the work, foraging through the creative process, letting go of mistakes, and pursuing our artwork as authentically as possible. Thank you so many of the SAQA members who joined us and for bringing bountiful food for our first 1/2 hour of meeting, greeting and connecting with each other.

Be do remember, all SAQA members are invited to ALL NY SAQA MEETINGS where ever they are taking place. Join us all.

Upstate New York Meeting - June 11, 2011

Twenty-nine members traveled from Buffalo, Syracuse and Ithaca as well as Rochester for a meeting of the New York State SAQA. We gathered at The Gate House Cafe in Rochester for a "getting to know you" meeting. The enthusiasm was palpable. Jeanne Simpson and Pat Pauly, new co-reps for SAQA New York, were hosts. Jeanne began the meeting with a brief overview of SAQA and outlined some of the areas that she and Pat hope to facilitate as reps. The meeting continued with a limited introduction by each of the participants, some who brought work to share. Following a lovely lunch, the group toured Booksmart Studio and the “Parallax / Views of Contemporary Quilt Artists” exhibit a short walk away. Viewing the Fiberarts International Exhibit at the Memorial Art Gallery concluded the event. 

Luncheon at The Gate House

Touring Parallax / Views of Contemporary Quilt Artists

Priscilla Kibbee, Bev Kondolf, Carol Soderlund

SAQA NY - Upstate Meeting Group Shot

Fiberart International

 Memorial Art Gallery

Rochester, New York

Fiberart International 2010

Through July 3, 2011 in the Grand Gallery


Every three years, fiber artists from around the world submit their best recent work to Fiberart International, a juried exhibition organized by the Fiberarts Guild of Pittsburgh. In 2011, MAG will be one of only three tour stops for the prestigious show, which brings together work rooted in ancient techniques and materials, non-traditional textiles made possible by technological advances, and art made from such unexpected materials as cable ties and X-ray film.

SAQA New York member  Lori Lupe Pelish has a wonderful four panel piece in this prestigious venue.

I viewed this show yesterday 5/1 and saw Lori's artwork.  It is EXTRAORDINARY!  I strongly urge anyone in the vicinity to attend this show!

Marcia Eygabroat
SAQA Western N.Y Co-Rep
igobroke@frontiernet.net
www.quiltedartworks.com

Meeting June 11, 2011

Greetings SAQA Members,

This June presents us with a terrific opportunity to view art quilts along with a variety of other fiber art at two galleries within walking distance in Rochester, New York. I thought it would be the perfect time to schedule a regional meeting. There is a great restaurant, The Gate House Café, around the corner from the galleries which has a private room we can use to meet in and have lunch (about $15). My plans are to meet at 11 am on Saturday, June 11th, start with a quick one item show and tell, eat lunch, and then proceed to both galleries.

Parallax, View of Contemporary Quilt Artists, is an exhibition of 19 art quilters who have interpreted their ideas of a parallax view (images and ideas from multiple perspectives). Pat Pauly curated the show which includes work from Pamela Allen, Shelley Brenner Baird, Linda Bachman, Jette Clover, Marcia DeCamp, Terry Jarrard-Dimond, Sandra Townsend Donabed, Sylvia Einstein, Priscilla Kibbee, Beverly Kondolf, Paula Kovarik, Kathleen Loomis, Jeannette DeNicolis Meyer, Dominie Nash, Pat Pauly, Judith Plotner, Jeanne Simpson and Nelda Warkentin. Six of those exhibiting our regional SAQA members. The exhibit is located in the Kunstler Gallery at the Booksmart Studio and runs from May 30th to June 25th with an opening scheduled on June 3rd at 6pm. See the article below:
http://www.valleyfiberlife.com/imported-data/curating-fiber-greats.html

Fiberarts International will be across the street at the Memorial Art Gallery from May 1 to July 3rd. It includes work from Jeanne Raffer Beck, another regional member. The Memorial Art Gallery is one of three places that this prestigious show will be held. For more information, see below.
http://fiberartinternational.org/

For those who wish to make a full day of it, the Rochester Jazz Festival is also taking place at the same time. Plan to enjoy the festival with free music in the streets.
http://www.rochesterjazz.com/

As I need to reserve the room quickly, could I see a “show of hands” of YES, I’d love to attend, by Saturday, April 30th.

Thank you.

Marcia Eygabroat
SAQA Western New York Co-Rep
www.quiltedartworks.com
igobroke@frontiernet.net

Auction 2011-new donation procedure

SAQA's Benefit Auction is our largest fundraiser. In 2010 we received 288 donations for the SAQA Benefit Auction. It was a fantastic auction and we raised $52,450. This was SAQA's biggest income source after membership dues.

With your help, we're hoping to do even better in 2011. We hope that each of you will create and donate a wonderful piece of art for the 2011 Benefit Auction, but in order to make the process go as smoothly as possible, we need to ask you to follow the guidelines below.

To facilitate entry of your information, please use the new online submission form, available through a link under SUPPORT SAQA at saqa.com.

REMEMBER:
1.    Donations must be only 10 - 12 inches (25 - 30 cm) in either direction. 12 inches will be the maximum accepted so that we can use standard Priority shipping boxes to save time and money.
2.    Only ONE work per artist will be accepted.
3.    Works on stretchers will be accepted but they may not be any larger than 12 inches and should be no deeper than 1 inch (2.5 cm).
4.    ALL artwork donated must be ready to hang. If artwork not otherwise mounted, a sleeve or other method of hanging must be attached. Artwork on stretchers should have hooks and wire attached.
5.    All donations must have label with title (or "untitled") and artist's name clearly written.
6.    There will be a space on the online submission to put a 25 word description of your work that should include materials/techniques to help bidders understand what the image on the website represents.
7.    Images will not be posted until the work is received.
8.    Please do not use peanuts, confetti, shredded paper, or padded envelopes filled with linty fuzz - all these things make a mess when opening the package and the confetti and fuzzy stuff sticks to the quilts. Tissue paper and bubble wrap are encouraged.
9.    Please mail your donation with a tracking number or pre-stamped/ addressed postcard to let you know it arrived. Auction coordinator will not email donor when work arrives.
10.    International donations should be sent early enough to arrive by the deadline after clearing Customs. Be advised that it can take up to 3 weeks for boxes to clear customs.

PLEASE ship to:

Pat Gould
12620 Towner Avenue NE
Albuquerque, NM 87112
USA

For questions about the auction and the procedures: email: patriciacgould@gmail.com.


Early Bird Deadline: March 15th This is a receive-by date. 
This will make your piece eligible for inclusion in Auction advertising,  Auction postcards, and display at IQF-Cincinnati, April 8 - 11, 2011.

Final Deadline: July 2nd.  This is a receive-by date.