"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.

shipping window for member 12x12 show clarification

As some of you may have noticed, on the pdf guidelines for the member show, it states that Work must be shipped to arrive no earlier than May 13, 2013 and not later than May 17, 2013 in order to be included in the exhibition.

I have contacted the show organizer, asking how such a narrow window could guarantee that anyone sending internationally--and that includes Canada--- could possibly ensure even with tracking and special post, that the package get there not before and not after, risking rejection and a rather pricey tour with no guaranteed end game.

I am glad to report that our entries can be mailed the week before the "beginning date" and as long as they get there before the end date of May 17th, they WILL be accepted and stored until the show is mounted.

IF you have already entered online, you will hopefully have received a missive stating this:

Although the shipping instructions specify that work must arrive at the gallery between May 13 and May 17, we have made special arrangements for you because you are shipping internationally. We know that it’s difficult to predict how long the work might be in transit. The gallery has agreed to accept and store your work if it arrives early.

Allison has also said;

And by the way, given the nature of this show, I’m not prepared to reject a piece that arrives a couple of days late, especially if there’s bad weather.

I just wanted this clarified for those who have read the pdf guidelines and cringed at the thought that their work may not get there on time. Now that we have these facts, please do use the CaFe entry system to log in your pieces, with all the info required, and get set to mail!

 

Clarification of 12x12 Members Show at Interface Conference

  There have been some questions about the SDA Conference members' show
requirements for a mounted piece, 12" square. The deadline for entry is
APRIL 1, http://www.surfacedesign.org/subpage/sda-members-shows Thanks here
to Debbie Wambaugh, Northern California Rep, for her written clarification:

The work must be mounted on a 12" x 12" x 1.5" stretcher frame with or
without the canvas. You may stretch your work over the frame with or
without the canvas as long as you maintain the 12 x 12 dimension or you
may mount your work on the canvas. If your work is smaller than 12 x 12,
you must use a canvas.
The canvas can be altered by painting, collage, stitching or other
surface design. The work may be 3-D and extend off of the canvas as long
as it's not sharp or dangerous. The 12 x 12 dimension must be maintained
but the depth, including the 1.5" frame should be kept to a total of
3.5". Also include eyehooks and a wire on the back attached for hanging.

If you still have questions please direct them to Allison Brown-Cestero
membershow at surfacedesign dot org 

Alberta Contingent going to Conference

I am hearing about some of our members who have signed up to go to the SDA Conference in San Antonio. Congratulations to all on deciding to have a wonderful time!

If you would like to be in touch with each other I have been given permission to give out this... and you might like to drop Terri a line so that you can get group messages going, and I am sure she will put you all in touch.  
terri dot illingworth at gmail dot com

Thanks Terri.

Call for Entries - SDA Fashion Design Runway Show

This just in and for immediate release to all SDA Members

Surface Design Association Invites Fashion Design Submissions for

San Antonio Runway Show

             Surface Design Association (SDA) invites apparel and fashion designers to submit their outrageous, innovative, one-of-a-kind wearables to in•ter•face: Fabricate, the juried Members Fashion Show to be staged during the upcoming biennial 2013 International Surface Design Association Conference in San Antonio, Texas, from June 6-9, 2013. 

From the sublime to the hilariously droll, SDA’s biennial fashion show always entertains. Stunning hand printed fabrics, unexpected textile manipulations and opulent surface embellishments – on both classic and surprising silhouettes – adorn the runway in motion. This year’s show, Fabricate, will unfurl in the Sky Room atop the University of the Incarnate Word campus on June 8, 2013. This student-produced event will be conceived and executed by UIW Fashion Management majors as part of a summer course on fashion show production led by Dr. Melinda Adams.

            Carolyn Benesh, Co-editor of Ornament Magazine – the internationally renowned resource on personal adornment – has agreed to be among the show judges. Benesh has spent the past 30 years exploring and documenting how what we wear can be a beautiful and meaningful expression of creative energy.

SDA Fabricate’s Special Guest Artist Judy Bales creates sculpture for the body by transforming society’s detritus and discards into floating ephemeral fantasies.  Benesh, Bales, Adams and Leesa Hubbell, SDA’s Editor of Digital Publications (and NYC fashion industry veteran), will serve as jurors for the show.  Awards will be determined from examination of actual garments. Judges will present awards based on visual interest, craftsmanship and innovation: First Place $700, Second Place $400, Third Place $300, and SDA Award of Excellence.   SDA will publish a digital LookBook of all garments selected for the show after the conference.

Deadline for submissions for Fabricate is March 1, 2013.  Submission guidelines are available athttp://www.surfacedesign.org/subpage/sda-members-shows.  Digital submission is conducted through CaFÉ (www.callforentry.org). Any artist over 18 years old who wants to exhibit can join SDA and submit up to three entries.  Membership registration is available at http://www.surfacedesign.org/join.  

The 2013 Conference Schedule includes Pre-Conference Workshops June 1–5, Conference Sessions June 6–9, and Post-Conference Workshops June 10–14, 2013.  Featured speakers, artist talks, student presentations, a professional panel, demonstrations, and workshops will also be conducted during the conference at Southwest School of Art, University of the Incarnate Word, and Crowne Plaza Hotel San Antonio Riverwalk. Special events include many city-wide exhibitions, Fundraising Cocktail Party, Vendor Fair, Trunk Show, Silent Auction, Fiber Study Tour, and many networking and professional development opportunities.  For more information and registration, go to www.surfacedesign.org/2013conference.

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            The Surface Design Association, a non-profit organization since 1977, is dedicated to raising the level of excellence in surface design -- the coloring, patterning, and structuring of fiber and fabric -- by inspiring creativity and encouraging innovation through publications, exhibitions, conferences, and educational opportunities. SDA has over 4000 members working as artists, designers, educators, curators, gallery owners, students, and textile enthusiasts from around the world.  New members are invited to join at www.surfacedesign.org.

Registration opens on 13th January

Get your hands on a brochure for this event at the SDA Meeting on 15th January  in Calgary
Or check it out online at the link given below...

Please Mark Your Calendar:

Announcing 2013 International Surface Design Association Conference

Presented by Surface Design Association (SDA) and Southwest School of Art

“in·ter·face”

Thursday, June 6- Sunday 9, 2012

Pre conference workshops, June 1-5, 2013

Post-conference workshops, June 10-14, 2013

San Antonio, Texas, USA

The 17th Surface Design Association Conference will be held in June, 2013.  The theme, in·ter·face is defined as:  A surface forming a common boundary of two bodies, spaces, or phases; the place at which two independent systems meet and act on or communicate with each other; the means by which interaction or communication is achieved at an interface.            (Merriam-Webster)

Featured Speakers include Janet Echelman, Michael James, Warren Seelig, Otto Von Busch, Elissa Auther, and Nathalie Miebach.  Artist Talks include Isa Rodrigues, Owyn Ruck, Michaele Haynes, Mo Kelman, Susan Brandeis, Lynne Bruning and Anne Selby, as well as student presentations on Creative Inquiry, Recycling/Upcycling, The Art of Zero Waste, and Design Craft Felt.  A professional panel and demonstrationswill also be presented.  Workshops will be conducted at Southwest School of Art, University of the Incarnate Word, and Crowne Plaza Hotel San Antonia Riverwalk.  Special events include many city-wide exhibitions, a Juried Fashion Show, Fundraising Cocktail Party, Vendor Fair, Trunk Show, Silent Auction, Fiber Study Tour, and many networking and professional development opportunities. 

Registration opens online January 13, 2013.  For complete information, including schedule, exhibitions and bios, the brochure is available to download from the SDA website:

www.surfacedesign.org/2013conference

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            The Surface Design Association, a non-profit organization since 1977, is dedicated to raising the level of excellence in surface design -- the coloring, patterning, and structuring of fiber and fabric -- by inspiring creativity and encouraging innovation through publications, exhibitions, conferences, and educational opportunities.  The nearly 4000 members include artists, designers, educators, curators, gallery owners, students, and textile enthusiasts from around the world.  New members are invited to join at www.surfacedesign.org.

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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.