"Insert Clever Title here" for November :)

Christmas is coming and there's a plethora of Artisan sales coming!



Hand Made Here! Boutique Art Sale November 23 and November 24, 2013

The sale showcases many kinds of artwork from 25 Calgary and area artists including fibre and textile arts, painting, blown and fused glass, printmaking, paper arts, jewellery, metal sculpture, ceramics and woodcraft. Saturday, November 23, 2013 from 10 am to 5 pm Sunday, November 24, 2013 from 10 am to 4 pm Triwood Community Hall: 2244 Chicoutimi Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta. Admission and parking is free, and all ages are welcome.





Contextural FibreArts Cooperative
Date: Saturday, November 30th from 10-6pm
Location: Heritage Weavers Guild Studio at the Artpoint Gallery & Studios at 1139 Adelaide Street SE (in Ramsey/Inglewood) as the location.
Showcasing printed, woven and naturally dyed fibreworks by Contextural members.

For more information on Contextural Fibre Arts Co-operative, please visit www.contextural.ca Contextural is a community of textile artists fostering a cooperative creative environment in support of the production of new artistic works.

 CALLS FOR SUBMISSIONS/ENTRIES

CALL FOR NEW SWATCH ENTRIES: GIVE IT YOUR BEST SWATCH! Contribute your work to the history of textile art & design.

 Now soliciting new swatches for "Best Of" Swatch Collection #4- loaded with examples of innovative process, masterful application plus any downright gorgeous or distinctive fabric you've created.
DEADLINE: DECEMBER 1
Download Submission Guidelines + Form at www.surfacedesign.org/get-involved/sda-swatch-collection

 Read more about this online educational resource & extraordinary SDA Member benefit via recent SDA press release
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Atlantis Fine Framing

Atlantis Fine Framing Studio Ltd Established 1994

Call for submissions! Atlantis's 2nd Annual Christmas Art Show & Sale! Artists are encouraged to bring in 2-4 small works with labels & prices, we will start hanging Nov 30. All mediums welcome (painting, paper, sculpture, encaustic, textiles, etc). Opening reception is Dec 13, 5-9 pm. Live music, lots of fun!!!!!!!


MISCELLANEOUS NEWS

A note about the above Award Ceremony: several fibre artists have won in previous years.



MISCELLANEOUS NEWS SDA

SDA CONFERENCE UPDATE
from SDA President Jane Dunnewold
 In October, SDA Board voted to postpone 2015 SDA Int'l conference slated for Tulsa, Oklahoma. While the Tulsa hosts were enthusiastic & incredibly welcoming, the board recognized a growing need to evaluate SDA's conference model. To that end, we are examining timing, costs & conference management. Our goal is to reinvent SDA conferences as an international event that will attract a broader audience - while also generating income that supports SDA's organization & mission.

 We anticipate doing just that for 2017.



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WHAT'S THE MEANING OF MAKING?

 SDA Members Dr. Kim Hahn (Kent State) & Dr. Ann Collier (N. Arizona U.) invite you to participate in a survey about the meaning of handcrafts & textiles in your life.They're looking for women over 18 to participate in a short online survey to explore the role of textiles (like sewing, knitting, weaving, felting, lace-making) & handcrafts - with special interest in how making is related to environmental behavior, personality, well-being & possibly perception of body image in relationship to social media use as well as fashion behavior and leisure activities.

 IT IS 100% CONFIDENTIAL  IT TAKES ABOUT 30 MINUTES.

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

Research findings will be shared in a story on SDA NewsBlog.


EXHIBITS:

Don't we all wish we could go see this????

 The Bellevue Arts Museum is showing the fabulous work of Belgian artist Isabelle de Borchgrave.  Her central project revolves around recreating exquisite, life-size historical costumes and fabrics entirely out of paper. See more on the website. 
The exhibition starts November 21 and continues until Feb. 21.

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MEMBER NEWS:

Eveline Kolijn has been appointed to the City of Calgary Public Art Board! More information on this as it comes over the telegraph!

The second part of TextileArtist.org's interview with arlee barr is online now.

 Workshop on the Web (Maggie Grey's wonderful site for explorative textile techniques and fine art) will also feature an article/tutorial by arlee in December.

"You could have *your* news here too if you send it to Karin or i :) " arlee says


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And please do attend our next meeting, this Wed the 20th, at Atlantis Fine Framing for some intellectual stimulation with an audio reading by Grayson Perry, and news of all things SDA.