SAQA MN — next meeting

The next meeting of SAQA MN will take place at 10:00 am on Saturday, January 15, 2011 at the Textile Center, 3000 University Avenue SE, Minneapolis, program to be announced.

Jean M. Judd, Kentucky National 2011: A National Exhibition of Contemporary Art exhibition

Textile artist Jean M. Judd of Cushing, Wisconsin has been juried into the Kentucky National 2011: A National Exhibition of Contemporary Art exhibition to be held at the Clara M. Eagle Gallery at Murray State University in Murray, Kentucky. Her artwork, Eagles Wings, is one of the artworks selected for the exhibit. The juror for the exhibition was Matthew Strauss, founder and director of White Flag Projects, St Louis, Missouri. This exhibition is a benchmark of innovation and quality produced within traditional craft forms such as ceramics, fibers, basketry, metals, wood, glass, jewelry, papermaking, and book arts.

The fifth juried biennial exhibition opens on February 18, 2011 with an opening reception with juror Matthew Strauss from 6 to 8pm. The exhibition closes on March 13, 2011. The address of the facility is Clara M. Eagle Gallery, Murray State University, 604 Doyle Fine Arts Building, Murray, Kentucky 42071. Phone 270-809-6734. Visit the web site, http://www.murraystate.edu/artgallery for more information about the art gallery, exhibitions, etc.

Jean M. Judd, Mesa Contemporary Arts exhibition

SAQA's Active Member Jean M. Judd of Cushing, WI has been juried into the Mesa Contemporary Arts’ 32^nd Annual Contemporary Crafts exhibition in Mesa, Arizona at the Mesa Arts Center: January 21 – March 6, 2011. Featuring Contaminated Water #1. The juror for this year's exhibition is Perry Price, Assistant Curator of Exhibitions and Collections at the Fuller Crafty Museum, Brockton, Massachusetts. Mr. Price selected 47 artworks by 37 artists out of a submission pool of 287 artworks. Visit the Mesa Arts Center web site for more information about the center and exhibitions: http://www.mesaartscenter.com/index.php/artexhibits/about

Art QUilts at Tamarack Nature Center

Below are images taken at the Tamarack Nature Center in WBL, MN. Thanks to Susan Stein and Pat Black for hanging the exhibit. 


Join us for the Opening November 5th from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM.


The following members have quilts in the exhibit: Pat Black, Nancy Eha, Janet Hartje, Kristen Hoelscher-Schacker, Tina Hughes, Jean Judd, Rosemary Kessler, Nancy Mambi, Barbara Martinson, Cyndi Kaye Meier, Ann Paulson, Kathie Simon Frank, Susan Stein, Karen Wallach, and Peggy Wright.

Line by Line — New York Times

Rosemary Kessler has sent the link to the series Line by Line in the New York Times — http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/category/line-by-line/. The first actual lesson was this week's article.

Jean Judd's exhibit in Texas

Jean Judd has sent a link, http://www.bcfas.org/index.php?p=81, for a virtual tour of the National Society of Artists juried exhibition at the Center for the Arts and Sciences in Clute, Texas. Her textile artwork, Rusted Grapes (see below), is in the first slide on the right-hand side. She indicates that she is the only textile artwork in the exhibition. The exhibition is on now, and the opening reception was September 25, 2010.

Next Meeting 9/21/2010 at Tamarack Nature Center in White Bear

Hi.  Welcome to our new members!  Our next meeting is this Tuesday, September 21^st, at the Tamarack Nature Center in White Bear.  We will meet at 5:30 for potluck and 6:30 for the meeting.  The address is 5287 Otter Lake Road, off of hwy. 96, very close to 35E.  Google Tamarack Nature Center, MN, for a map.

Things to remember:

Bring a nature-themed quilt for our exhibit at Tamarack starting mid-October.  It should include a hanging stick with holes on each end.  Be sure your name and the name of the quilt are on the back.  If you prefer to wait and give your piece to Nancy Mambi or John Stein at the Textile Center, please have it to them by Oct. 8^th.  The exhibit will run through November.

Bring white paper or a sketchbook and a soft lead pencil or #6 ebony pencil.  Karen Wallach will lead us in a short sketching session, using the displays at the nature center as our subjects.

Bring show and tell.  Word is spreading how great the show and tell is at our meetings so you don’t want to be left out.

Bring food to share.

Cyndi Kaye has proposed a challenge to us all.  She is trying to get the blog to be a regular stop for people so she is asking you to leave a comment on her query on the blog.  Those who do so by Tuesday morning will be entered in a drawing for a set of six iridescent paint stiks.  That is a huge prize!   The address is www.saqamn.blogspot.com.  

In November the meetings will go to Saturday mornings for the winter.  The next meeting is November 20^th at the Textile Center.

See you this Tuesday!!  Susan Stein