Lisa Grey's visit to Calgary, 2013 & Reminder to subscribe to the blog.

SDA friends, 
Please be advised that Arlee has been busy recently and has uploaded several news items to the blog. You might like to scroll down and check the blog if you haven't received any automatic feeds of the updates. 

Actually, subscribing to the blog is a great way to be sure not to miss any updates, as you will get automatic feeds through your email account whenever something new is uploaded. Just fill in the details in the "Follow by email" menu on the right of the screen. 

 All the best, 
karin - your SDA Rep for Alberta

Lisa Grey is the SDA Representative for New Hampshire and has a lovely-to-look-at website here with descriptions of her teaching philosophies if you don't already know them.

We are very fortunate that she is coming over to Alberta in April, 2013. 

Shown below are, literally, the bare essentials... there are far more images and much more information about the 3-day workshop online at  www.i-sew.blogspot.com
With only 15 places available, be sure to contact Karin if you are interested in attending.

News and sites of interest, mid December

Firstly, don't forget our first Alberta meeting in January, read the previous post,  refresh your memory and put it in your diary!
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Kwantlen Polytechnic gets funds for new high tech fashion department:

 Lululemon Athletica founder Chip Wilson announced Friday he will help fund a new $36-million school of design focusing on high-tech clothing at Kwantlen Polytechnic University. Wilson said he and his wife Shannon will donate $8 million, to be combined with $4 million from the Vancouver-based company he founded in 1998, to launch the Chip and Shannon Wilson School of Design at Kwantlen’s Richmond campus.

From the Vancouver Sun. Read more here .


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The Center for Pattern Design

Our mission here is to recognize the skill of pattern designing, to educate and provide research for professional development and to explore contemporary applications. We hope this leads the fashion industry to place greater value on the work of highly skilled pattern designers and thereby offer the public more interesting and better fitting clothing. Most of all, we want new generations to follow their curiosity, create new forms and learn from the best in history. Finally, we hope that the art and fine skills of pattern designing continue to impart confidence, creativity and yield personal success for those professionals who recognize the importance of beautiful fit and design.

 Link.

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Sustainability is rightly so the new buzz word for surface designers of all ilk, whether natural dyers, fashion designers, makers of jewellry or textile art. A new book available now from Thames and Hudson publishing, with chapters on every aspect of contemporary fashion , "The Sustainable Fashion Handbook" addresses design and innovation,corporate transparency; the eco-footprint of the industry; and the role of technology in greening fashion, as well as other pertinent subjects and lists resources for many of fashion's multi-faceted tangents. 

The definitive source book on all aspects of sustainable fashion – not only the environmental issues presented by fast-moving fashion, but also the social impact of the industry. Packed with authoritative facts and inspiring images and ideas, this is an indispensable reference for 
professionals, students and anyone with an interest in fashion, sustainability and innovation.

 Link

If you'd like to support SDA when purchasing through Amazon, go here first, click through and search the book title. A portion of each sale then goes to SDA coffers. If you buy as many books as i do, every little bit can help our organization!

SDA:Alberta Meeting - Paper Landscape

Note, due to licensing issues, this will be a non-alcohol event, sorry for the confusion. Coffee, tea, juices and various nibblies will be offered.

Block this evening on your shiny new calendar for 2013.

Tuesday January 15th, 2013 at 7pm

SDA: Alberta is having its first meeting in Calgary

 A Cheese and Wine evening, 

in the delightful setting of DaDe Art and Design Lab.

Feature presentation

"Paper Landscape"

                                             by Eveline Kolijn and Romy Straathof

Harvest

Romy and Eveline will tell us about their project Paper Landscape, how their struggles with otherwise medicinal plants sometimes found them suffering for their art... yet the results are spectacular... 
You will marvel at the varieties of paper surfaces that they produced and the efforts they went to to ensure true commitment to environmental considerations. 

Branches Prairie Crocus

It is a colourful story that will be told in an endearing manner and many of the results of their labours will be on display for you to examine and enjoy.

This is an SDA event but all are welcome.

Non-SDA members will be asked to make a small donation.

Please let us know your  intension to attend at  ioftheneedle@me.com
to help us cater for the event (food and seating)

All photos courtesy of Romy Straathof and Eveline Kolijn

The Textile Surface Design Guild (Lethbridge)

Support your local chapters of SDA! And please let us know if you have problems viewing this document--Karin and i have a bit of a learning curve happening :)

Call to Artists: Fantastic Fibers 2013

 Call to Artists: Fantastic Fibers 2013
Application deadline: January 25, 2013
Yeiser Art Center, 200 Broadway, Paducah, KY 42001

Now an American Quilters Society sanctioned event, FANTASTIC FIBERS is an international competitive exhibition that seeks to showcase a wide range of outstanding works related to the fiber medium. In five years Fantastic Fibers has grown to a truly international competition/exhibition.

Fantastic Fibers 2013 is open to all artists 18 years and over working in the field of fiber art. Contemporary and innovative works created with fiber as the primary medium are welcome. All work submitted must be original, completed in the last three years and not previously exhibited in a Fantastic Fibers exhibition. There are no size restrictions.

Entries are submitted electronically through the website. A free account must be created to submit work.  Non-refundable entry fee of $12 per entry for up to five entries is required.  Learn more here

A minimum of $1,750 in cash awards will be given by the jurors.

Contact Joshua E. White or John Paul Henry via email: yeiser@theyeiser.org or telephone: 270-442-2453 with questions.

PDF's now available for Talking Heads

Call for entry links on Surface Design BC

Talking Heads: Call for Entry

From Jennifer Love, SDA BC:

We have sorted out all the details of the upcoming exhibition with Cityscape Gallery. The gallery will be handling all the submissions and will do the jurying as well. They will also cover associated expenses - promotion, reception, etc.

 Talking Heads, a Contemporary Take on Headdresses: Call for Entry:

    The North Van Community Arts Council, in partnership with The Surface Design Association, BC, will present Talking Heads, a Contemporary Take on Headdresses, at the Cityscape Community Art Gallery, North Vancouver, from July 26 to Sept 7, 2013. The exhibition opening will be July 25th from 7-9pm.

    This juried exhibition will showcase works inspired by historical and/or cultural headdresses. Headresses, whether practical or ceremonial, have traditionally made a statement about the wearer and their cultural community. Our contemporary take on these historical artifacts will similarly make a statement about ourselves and our own cultural environments, while exploring an exciting diversity of techniques and media, as well as innovative approaches to the theme.

    The exhibition is open to fibre artists who are members of the Surface Design Association. Membership information can be found on the SDA website.


Documents for Call for Submissions, Submission Information, and Entry Form will be available on the SDA BC blog and the VGFA web site. (If you'd like to see them now and download, please contact either Jennifer Love at jenniferannelove at hotmail dot com or myself arlee dot ar at gmail dot com)
You will notice too, that this show is now only open to members of SDA - this was a requirement of the directors of Cityscape Gallery. For most of you this will not be an issue - for the rest, I feel certain you know that this is an organization well worth supporting, even if you join only for one year.

I have attached a couple of images again to inspire you. Remember, we are interested in your contemporary headdress which uses a cultural artifact as inspiration - it doesn't have to be wearable, and it can be a two-dimensional interpretation. So the field is pretty wide open.

Lastly, I will attach an image of some of Nick Cave's work - this, after all, was the original prompt for this show.

Encaustic workshop--and swatches for SDA library

A TWO-DAY INTENSIVE WORKSHOP WITH MARIA JOSENHANS

When: Thursday and Friday, January 3 & 4, 2013   10am – 3pm

Where: The Classroom at Opus Art Supplies, 120 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver

Maximum participants: 6

Cost: $325. Materials included for the duration of the workshop:

-pre-mixed colours of beeswax and medium
-brushes
-heat guns                                                                           
-several types of irons
-hotplates                                                                            
-thermometers
-three substrates/panels per participant                         
-carving/scraping tools
-collage materials

Deposit: $75. (Refundable only if cancellation notice is given by Dec 26, 2012)

Description: This course is an introduction to the fundamental skills required for encaustic painting. This workshop is open to all levels, however a basic knowledge of colour theory is helpful. The aim of this workshop is to teach technique!

Day 1 will be comprised of demonstration (including important safety guidelines) followed by a hands-on, step-by-step tutorial. Through the replication of a finished sample painting each participant will learn and practice a variety of techniques and skills involved in the application and fusing of wax in order to achieve different effects.

Day 2 will be an open studio. Participants are free to experiment with different techniques in order to better understand how they might apply encaustics to their own work. As the class size is limited to only six participants I will be available to help each individual refine a process of application and fusing in order to achieve their desired result.

To register and secure a space in the Encaustic Workshop, please email:

maria.josenhans@gmail.com


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SDA, if you don't regularly read the Official blog, has a call out for more swatches for the travelling library. PDF is available as guideline from this post.

2013 SDA Conference information now available

All of the information for the 2013 SDA conference is now available online. For the full catalogue detailing workshops, lectures, demos etc., click here: Brochure available as PDF or to be read online

 

Artwork (clockwise from top): Diedre Adams, Saaraliisa Ylitalo, Jennifer Libby Fay.


Work for the member show is a 12" square format mounted on a stretched canvas. With this such an accessible size, many of us should have the time and heart to submit! Here are the submission guidelines:  SDA member show guidelines

Submission guidelines for the juried fashion show :    Fashion show PDF

(The 2 above links will open files in PDF form to be saved.)

You do have to be an SDA member to attend the conference or submit work to any of the exhibitions but attending the diverse other exhibitions is well worth the price of your dues.

Very pleased to announce....

I (arlee barr)have a 5 page article in the newest issue of Art Quilting Studio Winter 2013, available on the newstands Dec 1st, or by order from their site. This issue is one of the best i have seen of this magazine and the best i think in a long time from any textile arts publication. I may be a *bit* prejudiced, but even if i weren’t in it i would feel so inspired and "hawt to trot" that my copy would be limp from use :) I highly recommend the other artists and articles as well--much surface design in many forms by several talented names.

~~~~~~~~~~~~ Again, let me remind you that Karin and i are willing and want to publicize you and your work--let us know about your shows, web adventures, publications and news as soon as possible, especially if time sensitive. This blog is for all of us to showcase and share.

Contextural Trunk show invitation - Mark your diaries!

Please find below an invitation to the Christmas show and sale by Contextural.

Please feel free to forward it to anyone and everyone that you think might be interested in attending this event.

Many lovely things to see, try and buy!

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Contextural is a community of textile artists fostering a cooperative creative environment in support of the production of new artistic works. 

Several members of Contextural are also active members of SDA... good luck with the sale, ladies.

If you would like to make use of this blog to publicise your seasonal events please forward information and a brief description to Karin in a timely manner, so that folks hear about your event in good time.  We aim to assist spreading the word.

Congratulations Rachelle!

"Windswept Pines" was bought through The Alberta Foundations for the Arts Acquisitions. It was a long process but I am honoured and excited about being part of such a great collection. I would not have happened without your support and help.

I would also like to share my website and new address at :www.rachelleleblanc.com

Call for entry

Call for Entry We are pleased to announce a call for entries for a travelling exhibition entitled "Celebrating African Grandmothers, Heroes of the continent." The link for the call to artists is http://www.royalcitygogos.org/art-show.html This is the third in a series of art exhibits to tour western Canada. You may recall the textile show "Turning the Tide...one ripple at a time" that toured hosted in 2010. This exhibit continues that tradition however, it is not limited to but will include textile art. Partial proceeds to the Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign of the Stephen Lewis Foundation. There is also a lovely shop on this site, proceeds from which go to supporting the "Grandmother Power" cause and foundation.

BIG international competition and call for entries

Always good to have lots of lead time!  From Sandra Reford.

Dear Textile Artists and Quilters,

Many of you know that I have been working with the Veronese for about 7 years now in both the teaching side and the exhibiting side. Verona hosts a textile festival every two years and this coming April they will again exhibit international works and a JURIED SHOW ....which is why I am communicating with you now.

Please view the guidelines at the following address:

http://www.veronatessile.it/en_EN/concorso/concorso.html

Tell your friends and encourage them to participate. It is an international event.

I wanted to participate this year (did last time and my work was selected) but I accepted an invitation to be on the jury along with several other international artists and quilters. I think we are 5 jurors.

Consider participating! It could be an amazing opportunity to have your work exhibited in Italy at a prestigious and well attended event. There are GREAT prizes as well!

Good luck!

Sandra

Mid-October news...

SDA member Linda Hawke has sent me details of an exciting project she is and Cat Schick are involved in - See Here
An invitation to this event (one in which you can read the details, as opposed to the image I have placed above) can be found here.  I do hope you can support this event.


Good luck Linda.

Mid October

Sorry about the late "mid" posting, but the month of October started off rather like the little rhyme: "Shake and shake the ketchup bottle, first none'll come, then a lot'll"!

EXHIBITIONS:

PASSAGES

October 6 - December 24, 2012
Exhibition Reception: Saturday, October 6 from 2 - 4 pm
Alberta Craft Council Feature Gallery - 10186 - 106 Street, Edmonton AB

Passages is an exhibition that combines the projects of four artists exploring the concept of time and place using different techniques; knitting, quilting, embroidery, and ceramics. Margie Davidson (Edmonton, AB) recorded her year a stitch at a time in her project: Measuring a Year by the Minute. She knit sixty stitches per row, 24 rows per day and at the end of the year the project was an astounding 120 feet in length. Marcy Horswill's (Cumberland, BC) fibre work, Through the Other Side of the Fence, explores the adaptive relationship between wild roses and a metal fence, showing how the human-built conforms to the natural environment over time. The Isolation Project by Alana Wilson (Edson, AB) and Bridget Fairbank (Nelson, BC), records two lives spent in the isolation of the Canadian wilderness as fire tower observers. Bridget Fairbank's uses 126 small ceramic plates to represent each day that she spent alone in a fire tower during her seasonal job. By altering each dish, Bridget's personal take of daily isolation by way of routine is imposed upon each plate. Alana Wilson created small embroideries exploring ideas and pressures she feels as an isolated female in her early thirties.





WORKSHOPS:

Design Exploration Workshop – Katie Pasquini Masopust - www.katiepm.com

 2 days Feb 6-7^th. 2013

Time:  9:30 – 4:00

Workshop Fee:  $255.00

Deposit $55.00  –  non refundable due on registration.

Balance $200.00 due January 15^th 2013.

Supplies Fee:  $20.00 payable to Katie PM at time of class

Bring your own lunch & snacks. Tea & coffee will be provided by Studio G Art.

Fridge and microwave are available for student use.

Studio G Art has corporate rate at the Best Western Cowichan Valley Inn 5 minutes from the studio. (250) 748-2722   info@cowichanvalleyinn.com Make all cheques payable to: Studio G Art 7298 Somenos Road Duncan, BC V9L 5Z9

 Gloria S. Daly, STUDIO G ART www.studiogart.com; http://www.studiogart.wordpress.com

MISCELLANEOUS:

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(Not sure if this is still available, but sounds a great deal!) Studio Space, Okotoks Contact Sheila  403-369-8232

Need a quiet space during the day away from the hubbub of city life to work on your art?  Tired of having to put everything away each night?  Studio space available in the Okotoks area with a great view of the mountains and wide open space, allowing for inspiration for the great masterpiece.
- non-smoking facility
- $350.00/month
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 From Linda Hawke: My colleague Cat Schick and I are excited to begin the first stage of our Calgary 2012 artist residency, at the Women’s Centre of Calgary on Monday.

We’ll be exploring themes of sleep and dreams in a collaborative process that uses quilts as a starting point.Women are invited to drop in on one of our open studio sessions or call the Women’s Centre to sign up for our workshops. October 15, 22, 29, November 5, 19, 26 Open studio, 1-5 pm: watch, share ideaWorkshops, 6-8 pm: learn, make, collaborate

The Women’s Centre (a women only facility) 646 -1st Ave NE, Calgary  www.womenscentrecalgary.org Info: 403.264.1155
The Women’s Centre is a women only facility however everyone will have a chance to participate in the next stage of the project when we will be quilting our creations in public spaces. Stay tuned for more information in early 2013.
This project is organized and presented by This is My City Art Society, The Women’s Centre, and Calgary 2012.
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Lesley Stafiniak <lesleys@ualberta.ca>
Date: Tue, Oct 9, 2012 at 9:25 AM
Subject: Invitation to join textile/surface design research

 I am forwarding forward an invitation to participate in a Master's research project through the Human Ecology department at the University of Alberta. I will be making trips to Calgary to observe designers work with inspirational sources that are selected by me. Please let me know if you are interested. You may work alone or in groups if that is what you are used to.

Thank you for your consideration.

Warm regards,
Lesley Stafiniajk
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NEWS: 

(Some of you may know Tara through ACAD or Contextural)
Calgary Designer Introduces New Lingerie Line: Local designer Tara Niscak (Neesh-chalk) introduces her new lingerie line to the public. Salonska Lingerie will be in stores this winter and is already available online at www.salonska.com The line promises to be a great addition to the already diverse collection of designers who call this city home. This is one of the very few lingerie lines that is designed and produced in Canada.

Salonska Lingerie offers classic bias cut styles in silk, hand screen-printed with patterns from the designer’s drawings.All the pieces are made with impeccable details including bias cut styling, French-seams, bound edges and constructed with silk thread.

“I was trained in surface design (screen-printing and dyeing) at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design in Halifax. Since moving to Calgary I have been studying pattern drafting and fashion construction, so it made sense to have my two skills compliment each other with this line."

Salonska's first collection is called the "Signature Collection". Eight pieces in the collection are designed to show off a woman’s curves. So if you love to show off your shoulders, the racer-back chemise with a pair of silk lounge pants would be perfect for you. If on the other hand, you have great legs but would rather cover up your arms – try the night shirt with a pair of French-shorts.

The pattern featured on the Signature Collection garments is made from ...yes you guessed it… signatures. Each piece comes in two colour ways; navy with a gold print or ivory with a navy print. “When I was designing the collection I was in the middle of changing my name after getting married last summer. I remember practicing my new signature, my new mark over and over again on scraps of paper. One day, I looked down at and saw this amazing pattern in the writing. It’s a fitting way to start off my new line,  with a new mark - a new signature.”

Salonska Lingerie's newest collection - Spring 2013 will be shown for the first time at Runway Monthly this month - Saturday, October 20th @ Exchange Social Club, downtown. Tickets are $15 (all seated tickets are sold out) and the doors open at 8pm. For more information and tickets to the runway event visit www.runwaymonthly.ca

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2012 Craft Awards Reception, Calgary
November 3, 7 - 10 pm
DaDe Art & Design Lab - 1321 - 9 Avenue SE, Calgary

Join the Alberta Craft Council as we honour individuals and groups who make significant contributions to Alberta's fine craft culture on Saturday, November 3. Recipients will also be featured in a Discovery Gallery exhibition, February 2013, in Edmonton.

2012 Alberta Craft Nominees

The Linda Stanier and Family Memorial Award for Excellence in Ceramics
- Jim Etzkorn, clay (Medicine Hat, AB)

Award of Honour
- Sarabeth Carnat, metal/jewellery (Calgary, AB)
- Jamie Gray, glass (Calgary, AB)

Award of Excellence
- John Blair, metal (Calgary. AB)
- Dana Roman, fibre (Canmore, AB)

Award of Achievement
- Bee Kingdom, glass (Calgary, AB)
- Jamie Gray, glass (Calgary, AB)
- Rachelle LeBlanc, fibre (St. Albert, AB)

Click here for more information on all of the nominees.
Join the Facebook event here.
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arlee barr has an article in the upcoming Art Quilting Studio magazine, Winter 2013 issue, available Dec1/12.

INTERESTING SITES:  

An intriguing post from Pamela Allen, one of Canada's premiere textile artists--why do some of us feel we have to preface ourselves as "Quilt" artists or "Textile/Fibre" artists ?
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Remember we want to hear from you if you have news of exhibitions, workshops, miscellaneous interest items or questions. Are you being published somewhere? Were you interviewed? Found something especially special in the province that you'd like to share?

before October starts--time sensitive information

 Thought this might be of interest to those in or near Edmonton!

NEW Research Participation for Textile Designers and Fibre Artists, Edmonton
Deadline to participate: October 15

Are you interested in textile design or consider yourself a fibre artist?

Participants are needed for a research project at the University of Alberta that investigates the use of inspirational sources by seasoned designers and the design process while creating a textile pattern. The primary aim of this project is to shed some light on the design process in order to better understand the use of inspirational sources and the importance of them during that process.

This research involves two parts: interviews and observation of you while you design. The duration of observation will be negotiated in advance, but will involve one or more instances of you creating a textile pattern. Both the interview and observation will be completed with as little disruption to your work as possible. The research investigators all have backgrounds in design education and practice, therefore are fully aware of time constraints. Precision and accuracy in data collection is important to us therefore video/audio equipment will be used along with occasional photo documentation and note taking.

The projected time you would be asked to commit to is approximately ½ hour for an interview and 4 to 5 hours for the design process. The study will be carried out in a design studio at the University of Alberta or in a location that suits your needs. Participants can work alone or in groups.

If you are interested in participating in this exciting project or would like more information, please contact me by October 15, 2012: lesleys@ualberta.ca

Lesley Stafiniak (MA candidate)
Clothing & Textiles
Department of Human Ecology
University of Alberta

Mid September Doings

Exhibitions:  

 Letisha McFall Studio & Dauphine Bakery Bistro 10129B - 104 Street, Edmonton, AB. present DOILIES & DAINTIES at DAUPHINE (Edmonton) "Celebrating the artistry of everyday life."

Quilted objects featuring doilies and "Dainty Tea" - a selection of new pastries, goodies and tea. Letisha has been collecting and documenting traditional doilies and re-creating them into quilted objects including cushions, foot stools, and quilts. Linda Kearney of Dauphine Bakery and Bistro, Edmonton's distinctive purveyor of fine pastries and breads, is pleased to host this event.  RSVP dauphine.events@gmail.com



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EARTH GROWS IN VANDUSEN THIS SUMMER

 July 16 to September 30, 2012 Opening reception: August 2

(Vancouver, BC) – This summer the earth will move at VanDusen Botanical Garden as we welcome five acclaimed international and local earth artists: Nils-Udo, Urs-P. Twellmann, Chris Booth, Nicole Dextras and Michael Dennis. Assembled by John Grande - one of the world’s foremost Earth Art curators – they will be creating sculptural works within the broad canvas of VanDusen’s 55 acres. Unlike other forms of sculpture and painting, which seek to create works of permanence, Earth Art uses organic materials taken from the landscape to create sculptures that inevitably decay over time. By its very nature, Earth Art is meant to be ephemeral, drawing the viewer’s attention to the beauty of the sculptural art, and the landscape in which it sits, through all its stages of existence.

The artists arrive in mid-July to start work on a wide range of pieces, with the official opening of the show in early August. The works will then remain in situ scattered throughout the Garden. Peak viewing periods will include not just when the works are completed, but the period of extemporaneous, artist-in-action construction.  More info.



 Calls for Entry:

Canadian:
 
Call to Alberta Artists: Visual Arts Alberta 2013/14 Exhibition Programming
Deadline:September 27 by 4pm

Visual Arts Alberta accepts submissions from Alberta artists or artists with close ties to the Alberta community. Artist groups and individuals are encouraged to apply as well as curators with specific exhibition proposals. Currently, we are accepting submissions for late 2013-2014 programming.

Please send your submission to:
Gallery Submissions
Visual Arts Alberta
3rd Floor, 10215-112 St.
Edmonton, AB  T5K 1M7

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Akokiniskway Gallery, Rosebud AB

If you are a talented artist, looking for a new venue to show your work, Rosebud may be the choice for you. Akokiniskway Gallery is currently under new management and engaged in a call for artists and portfolio submissions - we are interested in seeing your work. Akokinskway Gallery, is a fine art gallery in Rosebud, home to the well-known professional Rosebud Dinner and Theatre. This is an ideal location for all artists to show their work and get the experience of showing their work to a provincial audience.

Akokiniskway Gallery is currently accepting submissions, and is sending out a call to artists from around the province, and at all stages in their art careers, to submit their portfolios for consideration.

Artists interested in exhibiting at the Akokiniskway Gallery should send us a package including:
- CV
- Artist statement
- No more than 10 images (digital images on a CD only)
- A related image list
- The proposal of the work you hope to show
Also include a envelope with postage for the safe return of your images.  Proposal packages can be dropped off at the Rosebud Mercantile, in Rosebud, Alberta. or mailed to:

Akokiniskway Gallery c/o Valerie Speer
Box 654   
Rosebud, Alberta  T0J 2T0

Information about the Akokiniskway Gallery can be found on rosebudtheatre.com under visitor info.  This information is currently being updated so questions and comments should be directed to the new curator Valerie Speer at vals@rosebudmerc.com
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The 2013 Wearable Art Awards invites artists and designers to submit application packages for original garments to be included in the event's performances and exhibition. $5,000 CDN in prize money will be awarded.

Deadline: November 15, 2012 for on-line application. (on-line form is now available)

Presented by the Port Moody Arts Centre Society, the Wearable Art Awards encourage artists of all mediums to submit evocative, imaginative and thought provoking creations for the human body.  Please see our web site for call for entry details and for more information about the event. http://www.wearableartawards.com 

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Canadian Quilter's Association: National Juried Show information, information about entire show



US and International:

Firmly Rooted, juried exhibition, Chicago
Deadline: October 1

 Firmly Rooted is a juried exhibition addressing our ongoing, symbiotic relationship with plants. This is an open call for works in any medium including painting, drawing, collage, photography, printmaking, sculpture, mixed media, video, fiber, and any type of non-traditional art. Artists are encouraged but not limited to submit work that address some aspect of our connection with the plant world. -topics such as consumption, environmental reclamation, invasive species, extinction, healing and medicine, stories and myth. Artist are also encouraged to submit work that adheres to their personal aesthetic and formal styles of botanical representation.

Click here for more information on this call



Workshops:

 Jason Pollen will be teaching a 2 day course on Salt Spring Island  in October.

Course description: Jason will present a keynote lecture on his work on Monday October 29th at 7:00. Open to the public, the fee for this event is $15.00 per person. This lecture is free for students registered in the retreat.

October 30 and 31, 2012.  In this 2 day workshop, Jason will introduce students to a lively and innovative approach to mark-making and collage using drawing and painting techniques, as well as fusing, hand and machine stitching.  You will experiment, making your own fabrics and papers and combine them into engaging, communicative compositions.Full details can be found our our website.

I hope some members of the association can join us on SSI

Karen Tottman
StitchesFibreArt
127 Rainbow Road
Salt Spring Island BC
www.StitchesFibreARtSupplies.ca
creativity@StitchesFibreArtSupplies.ca
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Ulrike Benner Nuno Felt Workshop  

FELTMAKING WORKSHOPS ON SALT SPRING ISLAND 2012: Creating Art from Within
NUNO FELTED SHAWLS AND FABRICS
Indulge and pamper yourself with 2 days of play and pleasure in color and feltmaking.
Make a nuno felted shawl or felted yardage for a top or small vest.
Or you could design one, two, or more styles of your new favorite neckpieces.
You will learn many tips and tricks and may study and experiment with a variety of wools and silk fabrics.
Two days of fun and creativity just for you!
October 27/28, 2012  10am - 5pm
$290 plus $50 material fee
$250 before September 16, 2012
Registration before October 7 appreciated.


Interesting and Informative Sites: Send them in please! Canadian artists/sites especially, but we will share others as well, whether (fibre/textile) arts related, instructional, resources or critical thinking.

Jenny McMaster, embroidery, mixed media and encaustic, exhibition (finished, sorry!)



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TidBits: A review of "Patterns of Places" (McBain Cuyler, Hawkes, Weber exhibit)

 Continuum/World of Threads: Graduating exhibition of 3 SDA members: Ingrid Lincoln, Judy Martin, Lesley Turner. The work was first exhibited in Middlesex University, London, UK, as a requirement for the BA(Hons) Embroidered Textiles degree. Oakville will be its second airing then it goes on the Germany in 2013, the first time the show will have an international venue.
(And do check out all of the other exhibits this growing prestigious Festival is showing!)


"Waterworks", an exhibit by FAN members, currently at the North Battleford Chapel Gallery, Saskatchewan, will be showing at Enterprise Square, University of Alberta , Feb 4-27 2013. SDA members in the show: arlee barr and Margie Davidson.




A bit of fun with blackwork embroidery and stop animation for a music video. Warning though, the music may not be to your taste so turn your volume down first!

SDA Alberta Members exhibit in Calgary

[Illustrated art by Linda Hawke,  evite design:Bobbie Olson ]

Congratulations to SDA members and other local and not so local surface designers, 12 in all, who have come together to exhibit work developed after being inspired by Jason Pollen.:-

Cheryl Atkinson, Arlee Barr, Anne Fetterly, Linda Hawke, Susan Kristoferson, 

Siri McCormick, Karin Millson, Bobbie Olson, Michelle Sirois-Silver,

Judy Weiss, Barbara Worden and Saaraliisa Ylitalo

Do come along to the opening which has been timed to coincide with the  First Thursday event at Art Central downtown Calgary, where there will be much to see.  Register for the Art Central newsletter to hear about other events on that night.

The exhibition is open all week 2 - 6 October, on the lower level Art Central  (see details above).  If you can't make it for the opening, we would love to welcome you there anytime that week.

Thanks to everyone for your enthusiasm in making this project happen.  Special mention goes to Art Central for donating the exhibition space and the many who have donated time and their professional skills necessary to hold an exhibition at all.

September Newsletter via automatic feed

There have been some web hiccoughs, but I hope that by posting this blog entry you will be encouraged to read the previous blog entry which is our September Newsletter.
All the best,
karin

Please go here to view the full blog
www.surfacedesignalberta.blogspot.com

September 2012

Ahh, the crunch of fibre underfoot as summer winds down! On the immediate horizon there are other fibre related goodies for you to enjoy as well.






Exhibitions:
Alberta:
"Patterns of Places" brings together Pam Weber’s paintings, the textile work of Linda McBain Cuyler, and  Linda Hawke's mixed media pieces to explore the rich fabric of the prairie landscape.

The show runs September 6 – 29, 2012 with an opening reception on Thursday Sept 6, 6-9 pm at the Art Gallery of St Albert.

 Stride Gallery Calgary: shows by Bill Morton, natural dye batiks, "Tinctorium" Sept 7-Oct 19 and Suzen Green, "The Mummer's Party" sculptural knitted installations, Sept 7-Oct 5

 Art Gallery of Calgary  separate shows by Diana Un-Jin Cho  and Jennifer Akkermans, running concurrently from Sept 7-December 23
(And while you're there, why not submit a proposal for an exhibit yourself?   )
 
9th Annual Eastside studio crawl Sept 22 (free studios tour)   2 fibre related studios open--Heritage Weavers and Spinners and Openwork Fibre Studio  more info  Burns Visual Arts, Inglewood, Calgary

"Worked Up" October 2-6 Art Central Calgary, Alberta. Exhibition of work by 7 artists inspired and extrapolated from the Jason Pollen workshops that took place in June. More on this as we finalize information!

BC:

BC Ferry Building Gallery  "Progressions" continuing until Sept 9

 “Love Decay Repair” by fibre artist, Michelle Sirois-Silver opens at Maple Ridge Art Gallery on Saturday September 8, 2012

This might be quite interesting, but is rather spendy, though for a good cause:

Calls for Entry
Canadian:

337 Sketch Hamilton Ontario is looking for textile artist to exhibit in a textile show. The work must consist of fiber as the main medium. There is no restriction as to the technique. Work must not exceed one metre in width and height. Maximum of 2 entries per artist. To request an entry form please email 337sketch@gmail.com Entry deadline Oct 19th. Exhibition Dates: Nov 9 -25th, 2012 (I have a done a bit of research here for you--there is a $25 entry fee, which gets you into the show which is unjuried.)


"Minerals"
Call for entry open to all Canadian quilters and textile artists. The exhibit is presented by Ad Maiora Canada, president Sandra Reford, www.sandrareford.com
Aim: To show the beauty of minerals through textile expression while bringing together two disciplines, art and science.Canada is one of the world’s largest mining nations, producing more than 60 different minerals and metals. It accounts for 19% of the countries total exports. Many of our communities have their roots in mining.The products of mining provide much of the infrastructure that we rely on daily—highways, electrical and communications networks, and housing, to name a few.The mining industry is an integral part of the fabric of Canada.





US:
PAQA-South is pleased to announces it's tenth annual juried exhibition of innovative quilts:  ARTQUILTswater
Show Dates: January 4 - March 24, 2013
Page Walker Arts & History Center, Cary, NC
Raindrops shower; deep wells springs forth.  Gentle waves, trickling streams and thunderous rapids; steamy vapors, stoic glaciers and drops of dew.  Intricate river systems connect us, while vast oceans separate us.  We water down our speech, drown out an opponent, and wash away sin.  Within and without, water, essential water, is around us. We invite you to share your interpretation of water in quiltart form.


 Workshops: 

Want to teach a technique? Teaching Opportunity: Evanescence Gallery and Art Studio invites expressions of interest from experienced artists/instructors. Conveniently located in the heart of High River, Alberta, Evanescence offers opportunities for individuals and groups to explore their artistic pursuits. Please send your course or workshop proposal for day, evening or weekend art retreats with relevant credentials to arlene@evanescencegallery.com 

Interesting and informative sites:

Indigo research from the Canadian Conservation Institute, (passed on kindly by  Jean Kares via Jenifer Love SDA-BC)

The Creative Process, by Canadian fashion designer Annie Thompson   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mjpgkZOGNk  and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKE1zDcZncQ

Intriguing thoughts about the future of cutting edge textiles/fibre work  

Galleries West magazine is available to read online for free--keep up to date with happenings and inspiration  

SDA Information:   A reminder--you may have gotten this in your email and please take the time to answer. You'll have to click through your inbox as there is no distinct link.

"SDA is considering implementing an on-going Mentoring Program for SDA members. Mentors would be SDA members who are leaders in their field, demonstrating a passion and expertise about their own work, who want to help guide, inspire and encourage another member.Your response to our brief survey will determine if this program is of enough interest to members for us to pursue.Take the survey now!  Though the survey will be open through September 11, it is short and won't take much of your time - less than five minutes!.
Thanks so much,
SDA Mentoring Program Project Team" 

Commercial shows: The Creative Stitches shows are back this year in Edmonton (Sept 14 and 15 at Millenium Place in Sherwood Park)and in Calgary (Oct 19 and 20 at the BMO Centre/Stampede Grounds)--tickets can be bought online--always a good place to stock up on supplies, books and inspiration.

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A note to our members, if you have a show, whether group or solo, that you would like noted here on the blog, please send us the information as soon as you have it. If it is time sensitive, we don't always find it in time online and we do want to promote you and your work! You are your own best PR person. We will try to include it in a regular monthly posting, but if necessary, a separate entry can be made IF we get the info in time.

 We also ask you to share info about great sites, other textile/fibre/art shows you hear about that may be of interest, innovative artists or techniques, workshops available and news about the fibre world. We can't promise to use everything, and we may edit, but please do send it along. You can email me at arlee dot ar at gmail dot com.

As the new(est) SDA Alberta Ambassador, i hope to be able to post at least twice a month, depending on time sensitive information and "leads" sent to this" intrepid girl reporter".

Mid August

Sorry to all who have been frustrated by lack of action on the blog over the past couple of months ... up till now I have been a one-man band in this operation, and my extended summer leave provided an interruption to normal services!  

However, I am very pleased to announce to you that SDA member Arlee Barr has kindly offered to help me by taking over the newsletter and many other blog matters with immediate effect, although, of course,  I will be lurking behind the scenes.  She becomes our first SDA: Ambassador. We all do these things voluntarily and yet so much can be easily taken for granted.... for example,  I will be very presumptuous in expecting her to take care of things I.T.-wise and I know  she is extremely capable. Probably the first thing she will do is add a search facility to this otherwise chaotic blog.  Go to her own blog and you will not only see how to do it properly but enjoy a feast for your eyes... if you haven't done so already.

This newsletter for August-Sept, is so heavily dominated by mid-Alberta matters that I feel rather despondent over it.  Please, if you live outside of the Calgary area and have information to share pass it on to Arlee or me.  Here is Arlee's address- and thanks for helping us to make this blog work for the entire province.
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For those of you reading this who aren't members of SDA, you might like to go here and take a look at their latest journal and be tempted to subscribe.
And for readers who are SDA members - A reminder that you can register onto the Surface Design Association (Members Only Group) on Facebook via  the SDA website (top right hand corner) and recieve notifications of events and openings, also calls for entry.

And remember, I said I wasn't going to mention The Alberta Craft Council website!!!

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Out and about in town:-
If you have always wanted to take a look inside cSPACE the new arts incubator project in Calgary, then there are dates to block in your diary.  Sept. 28-30 check here for details of 'Doors Open' at King Edward.

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Workshops

Just mentioning the Stash Lounge in Inglewood, 'cos I haven't before.  It might be of interest to some
-maybe not all- of you.


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We do get encaustic workshops on offer around Alberta from time to time but if you can get to Vancouver and want to do one, this info. via Jennifer (SDA rep for BC) might be relevant:-


Being unable to get into the Maiwa hosted encaustic workshop with Daniella Woolf, Jennifer Cooper decided to see if someone else might be available to teach a workshop. 
And, luck was with me …. 

However, because I am organizing this and carrying all the costs myself, I must have 14 fully paid students by Aug 30th. Also, once you’re registered, I cannot guarantee any refund, unless I have someone else, wait listed and ready to pay,immediately. Life happensso if something prevents you from attending, I will try my very best to reimburse you your fee. Saying that, I’m very hopeful we will get the 14 participants needed, all will pay on time, all will go well and everyone will have a great time. If not, course gets cancelled, Aug 31st, your registration fee is reimbursed, I get my $500 downpayment returned – life continues merrily along. Email me to tentatively register, I’ll contact you to arrangepayment, likely mailing me a cheque. Once your cheque is cashed – you’re officially in. Sorry I have to be so gros re payment, but I really don’t want to be left hanging with any potential problems. Especially expensive ones. The $320 cost is based on 14 people paying, me included. I am not making any money to organize this – I am just a keener who loves to learn.  

Jennifer Cooper   coopernordic@shaw.ca

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Exhibitions

Rachelle LeBlanc's 'Finding Home - Contemporary Fibre Hooking' is showing now till August 15th
Time 1:00 - 3:30pm 
At the Multicultural Centre Public Art Gallery 
5411-51 Street, Stony Plain, AB T7Z 1X7
This exhibition has been showing since July 15th so my apologies for not posting details earlier.  It will travel, more details to follow.

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Incase you can't read the details at this scale:-

Title: 'Material Resonance: Celebrating five years of Contextural residencies'

Date: August 25th - September 1st, Reception August 28 from 5-8pm

Location: Room 371 and the Marion Nicoll Gallery (Alberta College of Art + Design, 1407-14 Ave NW, Calgary, AB T2N 4R3)

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Waterworks: Fibre Art Network

Several SDA:Alberta members have works in the following show:-

Details from the above:-
Chapel Gallery
891 - 99 St. North Battleford, SK
Aug 1 to Sep 30, 2012.
Gallery hours Sun-Frid noon to 5 pm.. Closed Saturdays.
Artist Meet and Greet Friday September 28 2-4 pm at the Gallery

These images were sent in by Judy Weiss who collaborated with Sharon Willas Rubuliac to produce. 'Refreshing - Leaving it Cleaner than you Found It' 

This exhibition will be travelling later to Faculty of Extension Gallery in downtown Edmonton for the month of Feb, 2013 and possibly further west later.  I am sure you will read more about it here in September.

Here is SDA member Judy Weiss preparing part of the piece.

And more details here.

SDA member Arlee Barr also has work in the show; Sea Change (detail shown below)

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Artist - Jane Cameron

Probably by now most of you have heard or visited the Leighton Art Centre's current but posthumous exhibition of the work of fibre artist Jane Cameron, but if not here are the details - it is on till September 3rd.

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Dade Design Lab has new works by Darcy Lungren up till September 16.  If you don't know the Dade gallery it is on 9th Ave, Inglewood and is 'worth a detour' as they say in the Michelin books.  Darcy's works are a pleasure to see and tempting to touch.

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The Silk Weaving Studio in Vancouver is hosting two exciting inspiring shows (in September)  from Japan in collaboration with Maiwa Textile Symposium - check out their events page for details.
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Space to work

A call went out for Anchor Tenants at cSpace King Edward.  If you would like to follow this up go to this address. 

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On the web
Hats - are adorning some of London's famous statues 

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A link that is relevant for all the Brit. talk lately and especially for the Queen's Jubilee year - here

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Nell Burns Circle of Time'Free motion embroidery on water soluble fabric. 11" x 23" 

Check out the interview (which you can read) with Nell Burns at this address and the latest one with Nathan Johns here and Nancy Yule here.

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So, lots to get your teeth into if you are web-based or can get on Shanks's Pony and get out there.  See you around.

karin (you know how to reach me with your comments)