Welcome to Art Quilt News for July 15, 2016 
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Weekly Spotlight

Each month, a selected SAQA member is invited to curate an online gallery from Juried Artist images. Force of Nature was put together by Guest Curator Franki Kohler.

Who can pass by a peony bud about to burst open in the spring without notice? Or a majestic ginkgo in the park? Or a koi pond at the local museum? The many forms of nature that shift throughout the seasons bring us new reasons to stop, wonder, relax and refresh.

Tracey Lawko - "Old Maples"

Confluence: Water's Beauty, Use and Misuse

New England Quilt Museum
Lowell, Massachusetts
through October 16, 2016

Deborah Weir - "Gyre 11"

This exhibition was conceived by California artists Inga Gorsvans-Buell and Deborah Weir, in response to two issues of great importance to them both: water and art. Viewers will see a wide array of colorful and sophisticated quilts on the topic of water.  The artists examine oceans and rivers, creatures who inhabit the seas, life in coastal regions, man-made piers and bridges, and the pollutants we discard.  

New England Quilt Museum
18 Shattuck St.
Lowell, MA  01852
978-452-4207

Forty Fridas

Jingletown Art Studios
Oakland, California
through August 26, 2016

Nancy Bardach - "Aztec Altar"

This exhibition celebrates the life and work of artist Frida Kahlo. Revered in her native Mexico and by artists and art lovers worldwide, Kahlo’s influence continues to inspire over sixty years after her death. Her life experiences with love, health issues, and national/cultural identity are showcased significantly in her art.

Jingletown Art Studios
3001 Chapman St.
Oakland, CA  94601
 

Art of the State: Pennsylvania 2016

The State Museum of Pennsylvania
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
through September 11, 2016

Patricia Kennedy-Zafred - "Descent Into Darkness: The Boys of the Mines"

This annual juried exhibition showcases the talent, creativity, and diversity of Pennsylvania's established and emerging artists.

The State Museum of Pennsylvania
300 North St.
Harrisburg, PA  17120
717-787-4980

Lois Smith and Friends

Glenview Mansion Art Gallery
Rockville, Maryland
through July 29, 2016

Floris Flam - "Doorway"

This exhibition features art quilts made by friends and colleagues of internationally renowned quilting instructor Lois Smith.

Glenview Mansion Art Gallery
Rockville Civic Center Park
603 Edmonston Drive
Rockville, MD  20851
240-314-8660 

Maps and Measures

Huntington Museum of Art
Huntington, West Virginia
through September 11, 2016

Brooke Atherton - "Twenty Feet Deep" (detail)

This solo exhibition features works by fiber artist Brooke Atherton.

Huntington Museum of Art
2033 McCoy Rd.
Huntington, WV 25701
304-529-2701

Art Quilts from SAQA Exhibitions

Millie Cumming - "Summer Idyll"

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Upcoming Exhibitions

Balancing Act
Available for Travel

Celebrating Silver
Original Sewing and Quilt Expo Circuit:
Festival of Quilts, Birmingham, United Kingdom  •  August 11 - 14, 2016
8th Asia Quilt Festival, Shanghai, China  •  September 21 - 23, 2016

Concrete & Grassland
(A joint collaboration of SAQA and Grants Pass Museum of Art)
Grants Pass Museum of Art, Grants Pass, Oregon  •  June 1 - July 29, 2016

Earth Stories
Huntington Museum of Art, Huntington, West Virginia  •  June 25 - October 2, 2016

Food for Thought
Gerald R. Ford Museum, Grand Rapids, Michigan  •  July 1 - August 31, 2016

My Corner of the World
Stratford Perth Museum, Stratford, Ontario, Canada  •  May 21 - September 5, 2016

People and Portraits
AQS Quilt Week circuit:
Grand Rapids, Michigan  •  August 10 - 13, 2016
Chattanooga, Tennessee  •  September 14 - 17, 2016
Des Moines, Iowa  •  October 5 - 8, 2016

Radical Elements 
Ruth Funk Center for Textile Arts, Melbourne, Florida •  May 28, 2016 -  August 27, 2016
The International Museum of Art and Science, McAllen, Texas •  September 24, 2016 - January 8, 2017

Redirecting the Ordinary
Original Sewing & Quilt Expo, Fredericksburg. Virginia  •  September 29 - October 1, 2016
Original Sewing & Quilt Expo, Schaumburg, Illinois  •  October 13 - 15, 2016
Original Sewing & Quilt Expo, Minneapolis, Minnesota  •  November 10 - 12, 2016

Seasonal Palette 
Gerald R. Ford Museum, Grand Rapids, Michigan  •  July 1 - August 31, 2016

Stories of Migration
The George Washington University Museum and The Textile Museum, Washington D.C.  •  April 16 - September 4, 2016

Tranquility
International Quilt Festival, Houston, Texas • November 3 - 6, 2016 

Turmoil
International Quilt Festival, Houston, Texas • November 3 - 6, 2016 

Two by Twenty

Road to California, Ontario, California • January 19 - 22, 2017

Wild Fabrications
George A. Spiva Center for the Arts, Joplin, Missouri  •  July 16 - September 4, 2016
The Museum of York County, Rock Hill, SC  •  October 8, 2016 - February 25, 2017
Grace Hudson Museum, Ukiah, CA • March 25, 2017 - June 25, 2017

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