Last of the year!!!

EXHIBITS:

 Ram Horns and Scorpion Tails: Textiles from Uzbekistan. This exhibition is the first major textile exhibition to be mounted in the new Nickle Galleries (formerly, The Nickle Arts Museum) on the campus of the University of Calgary, in Alberta, Canada, curated by Michele Hardy. A wonderful visual stimulus for appreciation and design! All photos courtesy of photographer Dave Brown.

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WORKSHOPS:
(Of a sort, as this is a little more than a workshop :) )

Would you like to go (back) to school? The University of Fraser Valley (BC) has a course you may be interested in.

FD 371 Surface Design 11 – CRN 10631

Instructor: Eleanor Hannan

Time: Friday 10:00 am – 2:20 pm

Start: Friday, January 10^th

End: Friday, April 11^th

Tuition Fee: $433.35

Room: D113

Course Description

This course will advance your expertise in the area of surface design, by exploring a variety of processes and treatments. You will be encouraged to be experimental in your approach with colour, texture, and imagery to alter and embellish fabrics for apparel. Emphasis is on the interrelationship of surface design with other art practices, encouraging production of individual works with cultural relevance. Through a synthesis of traditional techniques, contemporary variations, and cultural influences, you will develop a diverse and self-expressive body of work.

If interested contact Corinne Richardson for details and registration advice or corinne.richardson@ufv.ca

  

(If anyone is interested in seeing the course outline, you can also email me at arlee dot ar at gmail dot com as i have the PDF but can't upload to blogger.)
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MISCELLANEOUS:


WOMEN: SDA Members Dr. Kim Hahn (Kent State) & Dr. Ann Collier (N. Arizona U.) invite you to participate in a survey. They want to know about the meaning of handcrafts & textiles in your lives.

If you missed participating last month, you are invited to take the survey below. To those who already filled out the survey - Thank You!

They are looking for women (over 18) to participate in a short on-line survey that explores the role of textiles (e.g., sewing, knitting, weaving, felting, lace-making) & handcrafts - especially as it relates to fashion, the psychological meaning, the role of technology, as well as sustainable practices. It is confidential and takes about 30 minutes.

 To begin, go to kent.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_39lpqnNy65NAhJr

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 Where is Canadian art going, and where does it stand in the world as of today? "Artists seem to be a lot more aware of what has come before them and what is being made around them and internationally. Easy access to imagery via the Internet has enabled a mid-century painting, for instance, to stand side by side with a contemporary work for comparison.  ....looking for artists who are cultivating their own voice; artists with idiosyncratic practices ....." Wil Abale

Artists seem to be a lot more aware of what has come before them and what is being made around them and internationally. Easy access to imagery via the Internet has enabled a mid-century painting, for instance, to stand side by side with a contemporary work for comparison. - See more at: http://www.canadianart.ca/features/2013/10/26/whither-the-next-generation-of-canadian-art/#sthash.lVFrC5Ro.dpuf

Artists seem to be a lot more aware of what has come before them and what is being made around them and internationally. Easy access to imagery via the Internet has enabled a mid-century painting, for instance, to stand side by side with a contemporary work for comparison. - See more at: http://www.canadianart.ca/features/2013/10/26/whither-the-next-generation-of-canadian-art/#sthash.lVFrC5Ro.dpuf

Since we are so close to Christmas now and all the busy-ness and business that entails for many of us, the next meeting will be in January, and as a Social. Date and venue to be announced.