Information for Calendar

Subject:	Information for Calendar
Date:	Fri, 29 Dec 2006 14:29:40 -0500 (EST)
From:	Jill Le Croissette <quiltartist@lycos.com>

Art quilter Miriam Nathan-Roberts will have a solo retrospective exhibit at the new Visions Art Quilt Gallery, sponsored by Quilt San Diego/Quilt Visions. This inaugural exhibit will take place April 15-June 3, 2007, with the grand opening reception 5-7 p.m., April 14, 2007.
Address: 2825 Dewey Road, Suite 100, San Diego CA 92106.
Gallery hours: 10-4 Tuesday-Saturday, 1-4 Sunday.
Information: visions@quiltvisions.org, phone 858-484-5202. www.quiltvisions.org

Submitted by Jill Le Croissette, 760-434-7491.
thank you.
www.artquilts.us

PAQA - South ARTQUILTS:markings Call for Entry

Morning Fellow Quilt Artists,

 

Here’s a friendly reminder to mark our calendars.  The deadline for ARTQUILTSmarkings is February 23, 2007.  There’s still plenty of time to make your mark on what promises to be another stunning exhibit from PAQA-South.

 

Below is more information about the exhibit.  Please email markings@artquiltersouth.org for the prospectus, entry form and any questions you may have.  Feel free to forward this message on to other fiber artists, and include it in any call for entry information lists you may distribute or maintain.

 

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On your MARK…Ready…Set…GO!  Make your mark!

 

We all have landmarks, hallmarks, benchmarks, and remarks.  We’ve seen markups, easy marks, and have been marked.  Mark Antony, Mark Twain and Marc Chagall have all left their mark.  At this moment, you could be marking time, territory, or receiving full marks.  Here is your chance to leave your mark on the artquilt world. 

 

ARTQUILTSmarkings: 

Call for entries

The Professional Art Quilt Alliance-South (PAQA-South), with the Page-Walker Arts & History Center in Cary, North Carolina, announces its fifth annual juried exhibition, April 27 through May 30, 2007.

 

AWARDS

Cash awards for excellence in design include: Best in Show, Jurors’ Choice, Members’ Choice, and Honorable Mention.  All awards are non-category specific.

 

SPECIFICATIONS

Innovative and original works only. No kits or quilts made in a workshop with the aid of an instructor.  Quilt must be multi-layered and joined by stitching.  Dimension in any direction must not exceed 84 inches.  (We welcome both small and large works.)  Only quilts created after December 31, 2003, that have not been previously exhibited at the Page-Walker are eligible.  Preliminary acceptance will be granted based on the acceptance of slides and digital images. Final acceptance will be granted upon the receipt and examination of quilt.  We reserve the right to omit from the exhibition accepted quilts that do not contain the same qualities as the submitted images. The exhibition coordinators’ decision is final.

 

Entry Fee:  $20 for PAQA-South members, $25 for non-members for up to three works submitted.

 

Deadline for entry receipt:  Friday, February 23, 2007

 

Please see email markings@artquiltersouth.org for prospectus, entry form, and to answer any questions you may have.

 

 

Quilt Entries Invited for Sawtooth Contest

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 15, 2006

CONTACT: Jessica Byassee

Programs/Communications Manager

270-442-8856, ext. 35; E-mail: jbyassee@quiltmuseum.org

Quilt Entries Invited for Sawtooth Contest

PADUCAH, KY- The Museum of the American Quilter's Society invites quilt entries for the 2008 New Quilts from an Old Favorite: Sawtooth Contest. Each year this international contest sponsored by Fairfield Processing Corp., Janome America, Inc. and Clover challenges quiltmakers to create an innovative quilt based on a specific traditional pattern.

Entry form, fee and slides or digital images for the 2008 contest are due at the Museum by November 1, 2007; entry fee is $40/$10 Friends of MAQS. From the slide or digital image entries submitted, jurors will select 18 quilts for the exhibit and for award consideration. Quilts are selected on excellence in design and technique in addition to the quilt's contribution to an exhibit showing the wide range of designs the Sawtooth pattern can inspire. Selected finalists will be asked to send their quilts to MAQS by December 2, 2007, for judging. Cash awards are given to first through fifth places in the amounts of $3,000, $1,500, $750, $500 and $300, respectively. All other finalists are awarded $100 each. All 18 quilts will be on exhibit at MAQS in Spring 2008.

In conjunction with the American Quilter's Society, a catalog will be published, featuring each finalist and award-winning quilt in full color, with a photo of the maker and information about the quilt's development in addition to patterns and tips. Following the exhibit at MAQS, the quilts will travel through December 31, 2008. Museums interested in exhibit loan information can request a prospectus by calling the MAQS Curator at 270-442-8856, ext. 30, or by writing MAQS, PO Box 1540, Paducah, KY 42002-1540. Quilters wishing to enter the 2008 contest can request an entry form by sending an SASE to the same address or visit the museum's website at www.quiltmuseum.org. Upcoming themes are Burgoyne Surrounded in 2009 and Sunflower in 2010.

The Museum of the American Quilter's Society is a non-profit institution located in downtown Paducah, KY. The Museum is open year-round Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. CST. The Museum is also open on Sundays 1-5 p.m. April - October. MAQS is accessible. For more information on this and other programming, please call 270-442-8856 or visit quiltmuseum.org.

The Kentucky Arts Council, a state agency in the Commerce Cabinet, provides operational support funding

for The Museum of the American Quilter's Society with state tax dollars and federal funding from the National Endowment for the Arts, which believes that a great nation deserves great art.

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Jessica Byassee
Programs/Communications Manager
Museum of the American Quilter's Society
215 Jefferson St
Paducah, KY 42001
270-442-8856, ext. 35
Fax: 270-442-5448
E-mail: jbyassee@quiltmuseum.org

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CALL FOR ENTRIES ART QUILTS LOWELL 2007: A National Show

ART QUILTS LOWELL 2007: A National Juried Exhibition

August 2 – October 21, 2007

ART QUILTS LOWELL 2007 is a national juried exhibition, organized by the Brush Art Gallery, to identify and encourage quilt artists. The 2007 exhibition has been expanded, from previous years, to include art quilts from artists throughout the United States. The exhibition will provide an overview of some of the finest quilts being produced in this country; it is a feature of the 2007 Lowell Quilt Festival to be held August 9 -12, 2007.

ELIGIBILITY: Artists who are residents of any state in the United States

METHOD OF SELECTION: Slides will be juried by nationally recognized, award winning quilt artist/educators Nancy Halpern and Rayna Gillman.

ENTRY PROCEDURE: Artists may submit up to three entries. A $35 non-refundable fee made out to the Brush Art Gallery is required with entries.

* Only original art quilts completed within the past 4 years are eligible. All quilts must be no larger in height or width than 4 feet and must be ready for hanging with a 3-6 inch sleeve (large enough to comfortably accommodate a wood dowel or wood/plastic slat). All quilts must be accompanied by dowels or slats. Dowels need hardware and slats should have hardware or holes for hanging. Quilts that don't meet these requirements will not be accepted for hanging. Quilts should be clearly labeled on reverse with artist's name and title of quilt.
* Please submit two museum quality 35 mm slides (no glass mounts—cardboard or plastic only). The total number of entries is three, which means there can be six images, which includes a detail image for each quilt.
* Label each slide with your name, the title of work and an arrow or dot in the upper right hand corner indicating the top of the slide. Number the slides using 1 and 1a, 2 and 2a, 3 and 3a (the a slide is the detail image).
* On a separate sheet of 8 ½ x 11 in. paper (typed), put your name, address, phone number, and e-mail address. List the slides by title (indicating full view or detail of quilt), year completed, materials used, and quilt dimensions (height x width). Also include a short description of the inspiration for the quilt (no more than a paragraph).
* Self-addressed stamped postcard to receive Jury Decision information.
* Mail application form, entry fee, slides, slide list, e-mail address or postcard for Jury Decision (on postcard print your full name and address and stamp) application form, and SASE for return of slides to:

ART QUILTS LOWELL 2007

Brush Art Gallery

256 Market Street

Lowell, Massachusetts 01852

2007 Calendar:

Entry Deadline May 30 (postmark)

Notification of Jury Decision June 20

Delivery of work Due at the Brush Gallery by July 26

Exhibition opens to public August 2

Exhibition closes October 21

Work to be removed from the

Brush Gallery Oct 23 – 25

Artists are responsible for delivery (and insurance) of work in transit to and from the Brush Gallery. Work that is shipped must also be accompanied by appropriate return shipping costs in the form of a prepaid FEDEX, UPS, or US mail return label (no checks), and a heavy duty shipping tube or box.

INSURANCE AND SALES: All quilts will be for sale, unless otherwise specified. The Brush takes a 40% commission on quilts sold. The Brush insures all quilts on loan while they are at the Gallery.

PHOTOGRAPHY: The Brush Gallery reserves the right to photograph quilts, and use photos of exhibited quilts for the purposes of documentation, education, and publicity. Slides will be returned to all artists except those chosen for the exhibition.

LOAN AGREEMENT: The Brush Gallery will forward a loan agreement form to all artists whose work has been accepted for the exhibition.

DIRECTIONS: Route 3 N or S, or from I-495 N or S, take Lowell Connector to Thorndike Street (Exit 5B). Go to the fifth traffic light, just past the American Textile History Museum on left, turn right into the Lowell National Historical Park Visitor Parking lot.

APPLICATION FORM:

NAME___________________________________________________________

ADDRESS________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________

PHONE (day)____________________________(night)_____________________

E-MAIL___________________________________________________________

Check List: ___Application Form ___Slides ___Slide List___Self-Addressed Stamped

PostCard for Jury Decision___entry fee ($35 check made out to Brush Gallery)___SASE

Call for artists

LOOKING FOR FEMINIST ART. Contact Sandra Sider
(<sandrasider@mac.com>) if you are a fiber artist whose work has
concerned or currently concerns violence (physical or psychological)
against women, and you would be interested in having your work
discussed and possibly published in a feminist art journal. We are
looking for personal responses to the subject, not universal themes.
Please submit a brief statement about your work and one digital image
before the end of April, 2007.

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Call for Cool Quilt Shops in Texas???

Spike Gillespie has asked if any of you have any tips on cool
quilt shops in Texas for an article she is writing Email
replies to spike@spikeg.com ... You can post onlist, too,
as we all love to hear about special shops! -Judy

I'm Spike Gillespie. You might remember me-- last summer
you graciously allowed me to post information about
the quilting documentary I'm working on. I am currently
writing the tiniest of articles for a little Texas
magazine about cool quilt shops in Texas. We're not
looking for the biggest or even necessarily the "best"--
we're looking for places that are unique, cozy, independent.
Places we want to point our readers to. And we're hoping to
have the recommendations spread out geographically across
the state. Would you be willing to post this call for cool
shops? I'm on a tight deadline and, as noted, the piece is
so tiny there won't be room to list all the responses or
too many details.

But if it's okay with you, I'd just love input from your
list members. Thanks for considering this. Spike