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SAQA Monthly Update - January 2016
Dear Jennifer, Happy New Year! This is a long message, but so many exciting things are happening in SAQA that I hope you’ll read through it all. Board and Staff Changes Four new members will be joining the Board at the conference in Philadelphia. We are delighted to welcome Deborah Boschert, Jayne Gaskins, Jeanne Marklin, and Chris Nielsen! In addition, Marvin Fletcher is taking over the position of Treasurer. Also at the conference, Kris Sazaki and Judith Trager will be stepping down after six years of service. Lisa Ellis will become the new President of the Board. I am especially pleased to announce that we will now have an Assistant Executive Director – Jennifer Solon will be expanding her duties beyond managing our website and our bookkeeping to now also help manage the organization. I will miss Cheryl Ferrin as Marketing Director – we’ve been working together for 12 years! However, I am looking forward to working more closely with Cynthia Wenslow and Diane Howell as they work to manage the digital and print aspects of SAQA’s marketing. Desi Vaughn will be increasing her hours as our regions continue to grow and become more active. And Bill and Allison Reker will be managing the logistics for the 2016 Benefit Auction. More Museum Venues! We’ve been negotiating with two more museums which are interested in displaying SAQA exhibitions. The Grace Hudson Museum in Ukiah, California, will be hosting “Wild Fabrications,” and a museum in Missouri is interested in hosting both “Wild Fabrications” and “Food for Thought.” Wonderful news about SAQA’s 2015 Appeal I am thrilled to be able to tell you that thanks to the generosity of our Board and our members, we raised more than $43,000 to support SAQA’s exhibitions and programs in 2016. Thank you so much to everyone who donated! None of SAQA’s success would be possible without your support. (Note:December Donors are listed near the bottom of this email). In the appeal letter, I asked you to think about where you want to be in three years. I wanted to share a few of the wonderful responses that I received: Frieda Anderson from Elgin, Illinois: “I would love to be standing in front of my quilt in a museum.” Ilse Anysas-Salkauskas from Cochrane, Alberta, Canada: “As a senior professional artist, I will hopefully be healthy enough to continue to create and show my art work as far and as wide as I have been since graduating from the Alberta College of Art and Design.” Carol Hancuh from Eagan, Minnesota: “I want to finish organizing my sewing room. I want to make at least 5 more pieces with portraits and social justice themes. I’d like a show of my work.” Gloria Klutzke from Lafayette, Indiana: “Entering a quilt in a major exhibition? That would be great! Standing in front of your quilt in a gallery? I would love that. Teaching a class? Not sure about that. Sharing you art quilts with museum visitors? Absolutely! Or simply moving your inner creativity to the next level? Always looking for inspiration!!” Yemima Lavan from Modin, Israel: “Three years from now I want to enter my quilts in museum and gallery exhibitions. I hope it will come true.”
I’d love to hear from you about your dreams for your art quilt career!
Upcoming Deadlines 2016 Conference Registration - January 31 Spotlight Auction - February 6 Juried Artist Membership Applications - March 1 SAQA Journal Gallery (Adventure) - April 1 A full list of SAQA Calls for Entry can be found on our website
Each month, SAQA is pleased to highlight some of our members as Featured Artists. Click each image below to find out more information about these artists including samples of their artwork.
Interested in being a Featured Artist? Contact us at website@saqa.com. Other News
Mentorship Webinar
Don't miss this! The next Mentorship Webinar is an International Artists Panel and will include three SAQA members sharing their art quilts and discussing how their creative lives are influenced by the places they live. Brenda Gael Smith creates contemporary textile art and lives in New South Wales, Australia. Jenny Bowker has lived in several countries but currently resides in Australia. Charlotte Scott lives on a boat in New Zealand where she quilts and designs patterns. This webinar is an outstanding opportunity to learn about some of SAQA’s international members and be inspired by these talented art quilters.
Thursday, January 14, 2016 at 7 pm EST Attendance in the live webinar is limited, but SAQA members have access to all recorded webinars on the SAQA website (www.saqa.com/webinars) after the event. Login to mySAQA is required. 2016 SAQA Conference
Registration Ends January 31st! Less than a month left to sign up for the 2016 “Inspire – Connect – Engage” SAQA Conference. We are bringing together hundreds of members for a great schedule of thought provoking and inspiring events.
Get YOUR work in the Spotlight! We are now accepting artwork from ALL SAQA members for the 2016 Spotlight Auction. These 6" x 8" pieces will be sold through a silent auction at the Conference Banquet. All proceeds benefit SAQA's exhibition programs.
PechaKucha Sneak Peak:
PechaKucha is a fast-paced informative presentation where each speaker creates a presentation of 20 slides and then speaks about each slide for 20 seconds. If you have something to share, we’d love to hear your PechaKucha presentation.
Membership Drive
Refer a Friend - and you get benefits too!
Thank you to the following members who recently referred someone to SAQA! Margaret Abramshe, Karen Bates, Kiranada Sterling Benjamin, Regina Benson, Kim Buchmann, Sonja Campbell, Deb Cashatt, Marion Coleman, Jennifer Day, Jay Dodds, Brenda Jane Dodson, Nancy Eisenmenger, Bethany Garner, Monique Gilbert-Oversteyns, Lynne Goulette, Ann Grundler, Betty Hahn, Jim Hay, Leah Higgins, Christine Holden, Judy Ireland, Ann Jacob, Lisa Jenni, Barbara Kibbe, Karol Kusmaul, Barbara Lange, Uta Lenk, Sandra Lindfors, Judith E. Martin, Penny Mateer, Karolyn McChesney, Alicia Merrett, Denise Oyama Miller, Mary Alice Neubeck, Susan Polansky, Sheree Rasmussen, Shelly Recicar, Valerie Rodelli, Michele Sanandajian, Christine Seager, Joni Seidenstein, Cyndi Souder, Jana Sterbova, Mary Strinka, Rhoda Taylor, Desiree Vaughn, Lisa Walton, Sylvia Weir, and Hope Wilmarth New Online Gallery - Sunlight and Shadow
Kathleen McCabe - Funeral in the Rain Sarah Entsminger is our guest curator for this month's online gallery - Sunlight and Shadow. She comments: "Skillful use of sunlight and shadow defines the shapes or forms needed to create a pleasing composition. Direction, intensity, value and color of light or shadow all play a role in illustrating the story. Sunlight and shadow also call to memories or emotions in our mind’s eye that are reflected in our understanding of the image being viewed. The pieces of work in this gallery all use sunlight and shadow to shape our appreciation and understanding. These images make me want to linger a little longer with each piece and imagine the story being illustrated. I hope you enjoy spending time in the sunlight and shadow as you view each image in this gallery." Selected Artists:
The following Calls for Entry are open to all SAQA Members. View all Calls for Entry »
Congratulations to the SAQA artists selected by juror Micaela Fitzsimmons for My Corner of the World. This exhibition was developed in collaboration with the Stratford Perth Museum, Stratford, Ontario, Canada, and with the Canadian Regions of SAQA. My Corner of the World will debut along with the parallel regional Canadian exhibition at the Museum in May 2016.
Coming to a Venue Near You Here are just some of the upcoming SAQA exhibitions on display around the world. To view a complete list, visit our Event listing, which can be filtered by region.
Text Messages - Morris Museum Stories of Migration - The Textile Museum People and Portraits - AQS QuiltWeek SAQA Regional - Art as Quilt (MA/RI) SAQA Regional - Piecing Together a Changing Planet (FL)
Central United States Wild Fabrications - Texas Quilt Museum Balancing Act - International Quilt Festival Wild Fabrications - International Quilt Festival SAQA Regional - Deeply Rooted (Midwest states) SAQA Regional - Architexture (Nebraska) SAQA Regional - Deeply Rooted (Midwest states) Mountain United States People and Portraits - AQS QuiltWeek Pacific United States Earth Stories - San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles
Canada SAQA Regional - Structures (Atlantic Canada)
Europe Redirecting the Ordinary - International Patchwork Festival Two by Twenty - Quilt Expo Beaujolais Oceania Food for Thought - Stitches & Craft Show Food for Thought - Stitches & Craft Show Do you know a venue that might be interested in hosting a SAQA Exhibition near you? Contact Bill Reker at shipping@saqa.com
Current Exhibitions
Other Current Exhibitions Celebrating Silver
Regional Rep News: Welcome to our new members who joined in December:
Thank you to everyone who made donations to SAQA in December:
Make Connections! New to SAQA? Or maybe you just want to connect with other members? You can contact your regional representative for opportunities near you or participate in the following: Yahoo Discussion Group is only for SAQA members, and is private to the outside world. We offer lively discussions on many art related topics. Please include your full name with your request, so we can verify that you are a member. The Visioning Project revolves around visualizing goals and dreams - and making them happen. The Visioning Project members are wonderful in helping each other with support, networking, and resource information. If you are interested in joining, please contact Suzan Engler. The SAQArtique group is open to all SAQA members. The critiques are all in the spirit of a shared interest in quilting as an art form and improvement of each person's talents. If you are interested in joining, please contact Vicki Conley. SAQA Blog Facebook - Studio Art Quilt Associates
The High Desert Museum of Bend, Oregon is collecting donated blankets with personal stories behind them to be used in a new exhibition opening next spring. Portland-based artist Marie Watt will shape some 300 blankets into a sculpture called Blanket Stories, a tower that carries the poignant stories of the blankets’ owners.
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