"Best Foot Forward" UPDATE

By our May 12 meeting, we will need to know how many SAQA MN squares (your 12x12's) are going to Rochester for the "Best Foot Forward" show. Please send an email (to both Jennifers) confirming your participation in our MQ show by May 12; please include all the pertinent info about your work. More instructions will be communicated in the coming weeks. Thank You!

Carpool to MQ?

MQ 2012 Show and Conference June 13-16 in Rochester MN. Follow the link for info. If anyone is driving down and would be willing to carpool, please post your comment or email Jennifer S.!

March 3rd Meeting Agenda

Greetings Artists!

Our next meeting takes place this Saturday, March 3 at 10:00am; meeting agenda below. Once again we will meet at The Lyric community room, 765 Hampden Ave, St. Paul MN 55114.

*We hope to see you at the "Focal Point" reception this Friday night, March 2nd from 6pm to 8pm, at the Textile Center!

AGENDA:

- Welcome/Introductions

- Report on the "Focal Point" exhibit. (Field trip after the meeting? For those who have not yet seen the show.)

- PRESENTATION: Stephanie Forsyth, "Studio Rehab"

- One foot square artwork show n tell; review plans for "Best Foot Forward" (MQ show info etc)

- For the May 12 meeting: Polling the group, what do you want to learn about photographing your work, photography-related software etc? On May 12, Jeff Conrad, Imagine Photography of Moorehead MN joins us for a demo on photographing your work, and a full day of artwork photography at a special rate per piece. SIGN UP at the meeting to have your work photographed! Fees, shipping etc will be discussed. We will have a sign up sheet at the March 3 meeting.

Once again we apologize for this month's meeting date/time conflict with the MQ meeting, which arose based on the availability of our free meeting space at The Lyric. We will strive in the future to avoid this conflict with respect for those of us who belong to more than one quilting group.

Jennifer Schultz, 612-702-5734

Focal Point!

"Focal Point" Exhibit Opens Friday, March 2!

In conjunction with new work in the Mondale Gallery, at the Textile Center. Watch for updates on the TCM website for details, or call them at 612-436-0464.

Artists featured include:

Pat Black, Jennifer Conrad, Kristin Hoelscher-Schacker, Tina Hughes, Jean Judd, Rosemary Kessler, Nancy Mambi, Cyndi Kaye Meier, Doris Petrie, Jennifer Schultz, Susan Stein, Karin Weiss, Peggy Wright, and Wendie Zekowski.

Also featured in the SAQA Art Quilt News.

Pictured here: Kristin, Jennifer C. and Jean pondering

layout of the exhibit.

Thanks to Sheryl Schwyhart, TCM Gallery Manager, for working with SAQA MN to very quickly produce a nice show!

Upcoming Meeting

First of all a special thank you to those of you who participated in the Textile Center show: "Focal Point". We managed to turn around a show in two weeks! Bravo!!! Also thank you to the members who help to hang the show, it was greatly appreciated and it looks great! The Community Gallery and Library offered limited wall space but I think the representation and the flow of the exhibit turned out exceptionally! The opening reception for the Mondale Gallery is on March 2 in the evening for any of you who like to attend. We will have great exposure both from the Textile Center and the SAQA website.

There has been concern around the change of our next meeting to March 3rd, rather than March 10th. Jen and I had to choose a different date because The Lyric space we use was already booked for the 10th; this space is free to us, and it was difficult to secure another space with limited funds, so we had to make a decision. I have planned ahead for May 12th and have secured the space so this won't happen again. I recognize that this conflicts with MN Quilters meeting. I apologize for that! The 17th was an option but we weren't sure if that would be any better date. Please let Jen and I know if you are able to attend on the 3rd. Guest speaker Stephanie Forsyth will give a short presentation on Studio Upgrades. An agenda will be forthcoming.

Please bring your "Best Foot Forward" piece for show and tell even if it is a work in progress. Our hope is that based on the deadlines per SAQA guidelines we may each need two pieces completed, so we have something for the special exhibit for the MN Quilt show in Rochester.

We will have a guest speaker at the May 12th meeting to discuss photographing your artwork, and you may also have your work photographed by the speaker at that meeting! I will have a sign-up sheet and pricing to share at the next meeting. If you are unable to attend we could make arrangements to drop off your quilts to be photographed. I will email the sign-up sheet and info, have it posted on the blog.

Thank you for your assistance and understanding!

Happy creating!

~ Jennifer Conrad

Jean M. Judd - Midland Arts Association's 2012 Spring Juried Art exhibition

The Midland Arts Association has announced that textile artist Jean M. Judd of Cushing, Wisconsin is one of the artists selected for inclusion in the Midland Arts Association's 2012 Spring Juried Art exhibition to be held at the Museum of the Southwest in Midland, Texas. Artwork selected for inclusion in the exhibit includes: Contaminated Water #3: Sludge.

Exhibit juror Robert Jessop, Professor in the College of Visual Arts and Design at the University of North Texas, has selected 73 artworks from a submission pool of 213 pieces. Mediums included in the jury pool were oil, acrylic, watercolor, mixed media, fabric, drawing, print making, photography, pastel, and 3-dimensional artwork. The exhibit opens on March 29, 2012 and is open through April, 2012. An artists' reception and awards presentation is scheduled for March 29, 2012 from 7 to 9pm. The address for the exhibition is:

Museum of the Southwest
1705 West Missouri
Midland, Texas 79701

Visit the Midland Arts Association for the list of accepted artists, www.midlandartsassociation.org, and the museum’s web site, www.museumsw.org, for more information about the exhibition or call Jenni Opalinski at the museum: 432-683-2882.

Crafts National 2012 juried craft exhibition—Jean M. Judd

The Mulvane Art Museum has announced textile artist Jean M. Judd of Cushing, Wisconsin as one of the artists selected for inclusion in the Crafts National 2012 juried craft exhibition. Artwork selected for inclusion in the exhibit includes: Serenity Tree.

Exhibit juror Gail M. Brown, Independent Curator, has selected 100 artworks from a submission pool of 1089. Mediums included in the jury pool were ceramics, glass, metal, fiber, beadwork, basketry, wood, handmade paper, and mixed media. The exhibit opens on May 5, 2012 and is open through August 19, 2012. The address for the exhibition is:

Mulvane Art Museum
1700 SW College Avenue
Topeka, KS 66621

Visit the Mulvane Art Museum’s web site, http://www.washburn.edu/mulvane to obtain more information about the museum and exhibitions and to order a catalog of the exhibition. Contact person at the Mulvane Art Museum is Cindi Morrison.