DEADLINES & DATES TO REMEMBER

July 15, 2008 – Deadline for Canada for “Synthesis”
July 16, 2008 -- Anne Copeland Conference Call -- The Value of a Quilt: The Appraisal and what it really means
July 24-27, 2008 – IQF-Long Beach SAQA Lecture Series and booth
August 1, 2008 – Deadline for images for “Political Statements Gallery” in the Winter Journal
August 2-4, 2008 – Philadelphia Buyer’s Market SAQA table
August 14-17, 2008 – Festival of Quilts SAQA table
August 15, 2008 – Deadline for receipt of One-Foot Square artwork donations
August 20, 2008 -- Kate Themel Conference Call -- Life Changes: Moving from the Corporate World into the Art World
September 15, 2008 – Deadline for “Points of View”
September 17, 2008 – Bruce Hoffman Conference Call – Artist Etiquette: The Proper Etiquette between Artist and Gallery
October 15, 2008 - Sandra Sider Conference Call -- Art of the Critique
October 17, 2008 – Deadline for “Transformations 09: Reflections”
October 29-November 2, 2008 – IQF-Houston SAQA Lecture Series and booth
November 7-9, 2008 – SOFA Chicago SAQA Table
November 10, 2008 – SAQA Auction 2008 BEGINS!
November 19, 2008 - Jean Judd Conference Call -- Evolution of a Quilt Studio and Artist
January 21, 2009 - Wendelyn Wood Anderson Conference Call -- Digital Textile Printing for the Fiber Artist
May 21-24, 2009 – SAQA Conference “Art & Excellence” in Athens, Ohio


SAQA Board Voted to Oppose Orphan Works Legislation
The SAQA Board has been following the Orphan Works proposed legislation closely. On June 19, 2008 the Board voted unanimously to put the SAQA organization on record opposing the Orphan Works legislation as it is now proposed.

The Board took the necessary time to research the issue and to get legal advice on what SAQA can and cannot do without adversely affecting our 501c3 status as a nonprofit organization.

There has been considerable email traffic about the Orphan Works legislation among Board members and many, if not all, Board members have taken individual action, contacting their members of Congress one or more times. Due to the scheduling of Board Meetings, this was the first opportunity since discussion and legal checks for the Board to vote and put the organization on record opposing the issue.

Additionally, the Board urges all SAQA members to research the issue for themselves (Gloria Hansen and others have posted important information and links for taking action in the Yahoo group message thread—search on “Orphan Works” from the SAQA Yahoo group home page) and take action individually by contacting Congress and following up if you get a form response that you don’t agree with. This is a very serious issue with serious consequences for artists.


EXHIBITION COMMITTEE ANNOUNCEMENTS
1. International members do not have to ship hanging rods to SAQA exhibitions. The increases in cost for international shipping have made sending rods with artwork prohibitively expensive. SAQA will arrange to have rods provided for work juried into SAQA exhibitions.

2. Members are urged to keep careful records of the exhibition dates for which their artwork may be accepted. Being accepted and then not having the work available either due to sales or to double-booking is unprofessional and causes problems for exhibition organizers. The Exhibition Committee has recommended that withdrawal of work that has been accepted into a juried SAQA exhibition after the jurying has occurred will result in a 2-year disqualification to enter any other SAQA calls for entry.


VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Festival of Quilts in Birmingham, England (August 14-17)
Lynne Seaman will again be coordinating the SAQA booth at the Festival of Quilts. I will be able to visit on August 14th and am looking forward to meeting SAQA members and to seeing the “Transformations 08: Icons & Imagery” exhibition in person – the catalog looks fantastic! Please contact Lynne Seaman at seamanl1@hotmail.com with the days and times when you can help at SAQA’s table.


SAQA U NEWS
Everyone can now post announcements of awards and achievements as well as workshops that you’re teaching on SAQA U. Log in through the SAQA U tab and then go to: http://www.saqau.wikispaces.net/home+member+news for posting your news and to: http://www.saqau.wikispaces.net/home+member+workshop+announcements to add your workshop to the workshop calendar.

Click on “Edit this Page” at the top and then type in your information and click “Save”. Click on the “Star” to turn it yellow if you’d like to be notified when other items are added.

NEW CALL-IN NUMBER FOR MENTORSHIP CALLS: 1-712-432-0150
Passcode: 986204# (Please dial in 5 minutes prior to the call.)
All calls start at 8:00 PM EST/5:00 PM PST
July 16th -- Anne Copeland -- The Value of a Quilt: The Appraisal and what it really means
August 20th -- Kate Themel -- Life Changes: Moving from the Corporate World into the Art World
September 17th – Bruce Hoffman -- Artist Etiquette: The Proper Etiquette between Artist and Gallery
October 15th - Sandra Sider -- Art of the Critique
November 19th - Jean Judd -- Evolution of a Quilt Studio and Artist
January 21st - Wendelyn Wood Anderson -- Digital Textile Printing for the Beginning Fiber Artist


SAQA AUCTION 2008
I’ve received 63 pieces so far, and they’re gorgeous! Check out the images already up on the web site: http://www.saqa.com/newsebulletins/Squares08_1.aspx
The auction will go live November 10th, just in time for holiday gift-giving. Please support SAQA by making a One-Foot Square for SAQA Auction 2008. The deadline is August 15, 2008. Create a label with your name and the title, include your web site so that we can link to it, and send the finished pieces to: Martha Sielman, 52 Charles Lane, Storrs, CT 06268.
If you can also send a good quality jpg (no larger than 800 x 800 pixels) with a pure white background, or cropped to the edges of the quilt, to Eileen Doughty (ef.doughty@verizon.net), that will help get your piece up on the web site faster.


DONATIONS
Donations currently total $17,523! We only need a few more generous donors to reach SAQA’s 2008 goal for individual donations of $18,000 – help us meet the final 3% of our goal! We cannot put on exhibits, print catalogs or do outreach without this support. Membership fees cover only 40% of the operating costs, and this additional support is critical in allowing SAQA to fund our exhibitions, publications and programs.
Donor form: https://www.saqa.com/donations.aspx
List of donors: https://www.saqa.com/aboutus/sponsorships.aspx


SAQA EXHIBIT NEWS:
**NOTE: SAQA exhibits are open to ALL members, unless there is a geographical restriction.

Call for Entries - POINTS OF VIEW – Deadline September 15, 2008
Premiere location: International Quilt Festival, Long Beach CA
Dates: July 24-26 2009
General Exhibit Description: This exhibition will showcase the work of member artists whose work has not been shown in a national or international SAQA exhibition in the last 3 years. This also includes new SAQA members. We will present emerging artist members whose work is both excellent and unique yet hasn't managed to catch the jurors' eyes until now. Artists whose work has not been into a juried all-SAQA exhibition since January 2005 are invited to enter. Those exhibitions were: Best of SAQA, Exposed, On the Wall, Transformations ‘06, ‘07, ’08, Creative Force ‘06, ‘07 and A Sense of Time.
Juror: Bruce Hoffman, Director of the Snyderman-Works Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Curator: Carol Larson cwlarson2@comcast.net
September 15, 2008: Deadline for receipt by entries administrator in CA
Prospectus is on the Members Home page of the web site: http://www.saqa.com/members/EntryForms.aspx


Call for Entries - TRANSFORMATIONS 09: REFLECTIONS – Deadline October 17, 2008
Premiere location: Festival of Quilts in Birmingham, England. SAQA will travel Reflections to several locations.
Call for entries is on the web site: http://www.saqa.com/members/EntryForms.aspx
Juror: Laura Cater-Woods
Curator: Cyndi Souder – contact Cyndi with any questions (Cyndi@moonlightingquilts.com)
Postmark deadline: October 17, 2008
Travel venues as of July:

1. Festival of Quilts
Birmingham, England
August 14-17, 2009
www.twistedthread.com

2. Grants Pass Museum of Art
Grants Pass, OR
June-July 2010
www.gpmuseum.com

“CREATIVE FORCE 2007” and “A SENSE OF PLACE: artists working in series” will next be seen at IQF-Long Beach at the end of this month. The double catalog, designed by Deidre Adams and sponsored by Janome, is available in the SAQA Store.
Travel Venues

3. International Quilt Festival
Long Beach, CA
July 25-27, 2008
http://www.quilts.com

4. CKMedia Gallery – Quilters Newsletter (portions of Creative Force only)
Golden, CO
August – November 2008
http://qnm.com/pgallery/

“Transformations 08: Icons & Imagery”
Juror Rudolf Smend of Galerie Smend in Germany has chosen the artists for Transformations 08. It will premiere at the Festival of Quilts in Birmingham, England. Deidre Adams is designing the catalog which was funded through a generous donation from Susan Cargill. I hope to meet some of the SAQA members at the Festival of Quilts on August 14th.
Venues:

1. Festival of Quilts
Birmingham, England
August 14-17, 2008
www.twistedthread.com

2. South African National Quilt Festival
Gauteng, South Africa (just outside of Johannesburg)
September 14-16, 2008
http://www.quiltsouthafrica.co.za/festival.asp

3. Coos Art Museum
Coos Bay, OR
December 21, 2008-February 21, 2008
www.coosart.org

“SAQA: Twelve Voices”
Chosen by Penny McMorris from portfolio submissions. The twelve selected artists will each display 4-5 pieces of their art, premiering at the Dennos Museum Center in Traverse City, Michigan in September 2008. Deidre Adams is designing a catalog which is being funded by the Dennos Museum Center and a grant from the Friends of Fiber Art International. SAQA is looking for additional travel venues for this extraordinary exhibit.


A SENSE OF TIME
Premiere location: International Quilt Festival and Market, Houston, TX
This exhibit will be displayed in a hard-wall, gallery-type exhibit space. SAQA will travel “A Sense of Time”, after its premiere, to International Quilt Festivals in both Chicago and Long Beach.
Juror: Namita Gupta Wiggers, Curator at the Museum of Contemporary Craft in Portland, Oregon
Contact Arlene Blackburn with any questions (arleneblackburn@comcast.net)

SAQA is pleased to announce that artwork from the following artists has been juried into the exhibition, “A Sense of Time”:

Jean M. Cowie -- (1) Corner Post (2) Leaves of Time
Lisa Chipetine -- Spinal Tap: A Diagnostic State
Sue Dennis -- Anthills – A Study in Gold
Andrea Limmer -- Cycles
Christine Predd -- Moments
Betty Busby -- Raptor
Deborah Weir -- Dead Pomegranate Tree
Sallie McQuaid -- Heartbreak Hotel
Leslie Hall -- Conversation at Dusk
Leni Wiener -- Patience
Mirjam Pet-Jacobs -- When Time Crawls
Deborah Bein -- Fleeting Moment
Patricia Gould -- (1) Ancient Owachomo (2) Twilight of the Gods
Teri McHale -- Flood
Laurie Hill Gibb -- (1) Fog at Redwoods (2) Inner Circumnavigation
Betty Ford -- Orchard 8
Marilyn Gillis -- Remnants From The Farm
Jessica Abraham -- Facades V

Travel Venues:

1. IQF-Houston
Houston, TX
October 29 – November 2, 2008
www.quilts.com

2. IQF-Chicago
Chicago, IL
April 17-19, 2009
www.quilts.com

3. IQF-Long Beach
Long Beach, CA
July 24-26, 2009
www.quilts.com

MASTERS: ART QUILTS – the exhibition
Invitational exhibition of one work by each of the artists featured in the Masters: Art Quilts book. All artists are SAQA members. This exhibit will be displayed at the three International Quilt Festivals with “SAQA: A Sense of Time”, premiering at IQF-Houston this fall. The presentation of both exhibits is possible thanks to generous sponsorship from eQuilter.com, JT Trading (505 Basting Sprays) and the American Quilter’s Society.
Travel Venues:

1. IQF-Houston
Houston, TX
October 29 – November 2, 2008
www.quilts.com

2. IQF-Chicago
Chicago, IL
April 17-19, 2009
www.quilts.com

3. IQF-Long Beach
Long Beach, CA
July 24-26, 2009
www.quilts.com

4. Museum of the American Quilter’s Society
Paducah, KY
August 13-November 10, 2009
www.quiltmuseum.org

5. New England Quilt Museum
Lowell, MA
November 2009-February 2010
www.nequiltmuseum.org

REGIONAL EXHIBITS
Australia and New Zealand:
"SAQA: Oceania Art Textiles" will be exhibited October 22-28, 2008 at the Queensland Quilt Show during the Quilt & Craft Fair in the Brisbane Convention Centre (Queensland Quilters Inc GPO Box 2841 Brisbane 4001 QLD) AND at Gallery 159 (159 Payne Road The Gap, Brisbane, Queensland, 07 3300 6491) from February 7-22, 2009. Please contact Sue Dennis (bsdennis@bigpond.com) for more information.

Canada:
“Synthesis” will be exhibited at the Metro Toronto Convention Center (South Building) in Toronto, Ontario from October 17-19, 2008. Deadline is July 15th. Jurors are:
• Dr. Michele Hardy, Curator of Decorative Arts, Nickle Arts Museum,University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta
• Susan Foshay, Director of the Novia Scotia Centre for Craft and Design, Halifax, Novia Scotia
• David H. Kaye, Owner, David Kaye Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
Prospectus is available on the Members Home page of the SAQA web site. Questions? Contact Karen Goetzinger (quiltopia@sympatico.ca).

Europe and Israel:
"Wide Horizons" will be exhibited at Carrefour Européen du Patchwork, Ste-Marie-aux-Mines, France September 18-21, 2008. Elisabeth Nacenta de la Croix (ecn@bluewin.ch) is the organizer for this exhibit. Claudine Joho, Eszter Bornemisza & Armi Heikkinen were the jurors.

Illinois and Wisconsin region:
“SAQA: Prime, Primary, Primordial” was open to members in Illinois and Wisconsin only. Accepted artwork must arrive at Stephanie Nordlin’s residence by July 28, 2008. Juror was Jill Rumoshosky Werner. Venues: Pennsylvania National Quilt Extravaganza in Harrisburg, PA Sept 4-7, 2008 and World Quilt-New England in Manchester, NH Sept. 18-21, 2008. Curators are Stephanie Nordlin (snfashiony@yahoo.com) and Clairan Ferrono (fabric8tions@hotmail.com). Contact them with any questions.

Virginia and surrounding regions:
'Amazing Art Quilts', a juried exhibit for SAQA members from three regions around Virginia (VA/NC/SC & TN/KY & MD/PA/DC/WV), will be hosted by The Staunton Augusta Art Center in Staunton, VA (Aug.29 - Oct.5, 2008) and then be exhibited at the Hampton, VA Fiber Festival in February 2009.
Amazing Art Quilts will be held in conjunction with a quilt celebration, Quilts: Past, Present & Future. The celebration explores the connection between historical, traditional and contemporary quilting, to be held in the Staunton, Waynesboro and Harrisonburg, VA area throughout the month of September 2008. Over 20 events and exhibits will bring local and long distance visitors to the Shenandoah Valley in fall 2008. We have support from the city tourism departments, providing great exposure for your art. Learn more about QPPF in the SAQA U page and at www.staunton.va.us/visitor.

QPPF The Conference is the third opportunity for SAQA members. A three-day conference, Sept. 4 -7, 2008, that includes hands-on workshops, lectures and exhibit openings will be held in conjunction with the Quilts: Past, Present & Future. The opening reception for Amazing Art Quilts will be held that weekend along with a gallery walk. There will be a SAQA regional meeting that weekend too.
DEADLINES & DATES
Aug. 4, 2008 - Hotel reservation deadline for special QPPF rate at the Stonewall Jackson Hotel in Staunton, VA
September 1 - 30, 2008 - Quilts: Past, Present & Future - a month long quilt celebration the Shenandoah Valley
Sept. 5 & 6, 2008 - Quilts: Past, Present & Future ( QPPF) - The Conference - Staunton , VA
Sept. 5, 2008 - Opening Reception for SAQA: Amazing Art Quilts exhibit at the Staunton Augusta Art Center in Staunton, VA
Sept. 5, 2008 - Opening Reception of SAQA member one woman show Out of the Loope: Judy Loope at the Beverly Street Studio School, Staunton , VA
September 5, 2008 - Opening Reception for SAQA member Martha Bruin Degen in Pins & Needles at the Michael Tusing Gallery,Staunton,VA

Please contact Martha Bruin Degen (mdegen04@ntelos.net) or Jill Jensen (jilljensen_artist@hotmail.com) with questions.


Regional Exhibits Mentor
Arlene Blackburn is the Regional Exhibits Mentor. Arlene has volunteered to be a mentor to any member who is working on producing a SAQA regional exhibit. Arlene can help you with planning, insurance questions, forms and put you in contact with other advisors if needed. Contact Arlene at arleneblackburn@comcast.net.


NEW SERVICES FOR MEMBERS
1. Second region option: You can now select a second state or country to "belong" to as part of your member profile. For instance, if you are stationed in a different country for a time, you can select to be a part of the country you are from. Or if you live in Indiana close to Chicago, you can select Illinois and be a part of that region. Or if you live in DC and want to know what's happening in Virginia & the Carolinas, you can select Virginia and be notified of any events happening there.

Go to the Members tab and select Members Home: http://www.saqa.com/login.aspx?redir=members/home.aspx
Log in with your username and password. Under Manage Your Account, select "Change your username, password, etc." Choose the second state and/or second country you would like to belong to, type in the validation code at the bottom of the page and then click Update Profile. You will now be listed in both regions and receive news from both.


2. FEDEX Discount program: Barb McKie has been working hard to arrange shipping discounts for SAQA members. FedEx has a program for small businesses which we are being invited to join to receive discounts on shipping. From Barb: "To get FedEx discounts, the simplest route turned out to be to join an existing discount group: Make Mine a Million.org, otherwise also called Count Me In.org (CMI). This organization, which is primarily for entrepreneurial women to help them hone their business skills, get discounts for their activities, etc. does not discriminate by gender, so the men in our midst are free to sign up as well to take advantage of the opportunities involved.

There are two ways to sign up: Go to www.makemineamillion.org and sign in under Join Us Today. Then choose the FedEx discount offer and sign up there. OR Call 1-800-475-6708 and tell the FedEx representative that you wish to sign up for the CMI/Make-Mine-A-Million discount program. You may be asked for a "Promotion Code". If this happens, tell the operator that you don't have one and were told one was not needed, but that you are signing up for the CMI/Make-Mine-A-Million program.


NEW VIRTUAL EXHIBIT ON SAQA WEB SITE
This month’s guest curator is Marie Z. Johansen. “In Search of Peace” is the title of the virtual exhibition that she curated: http://www.saqa.com/galleries/mini_gallery.aspx?galid=39
Marie writes, “The word ‘Peace’ has figured prominently in my thoughts recently. Peace that has a more global aspect, as well as personal peace. Too often our daily lives bring us into chaos so, at times, I prefer to look at imagery that brings me to a place of contemplation, provides me with a sense of peacefulness, or brings me to a still point in time. It is not necessarily the color that is used, or the forms either for that matter - there really is no single word that I could use to describe this collection of images that do, indeed, bring me to a calming place.”

List of selected artists:
VIRGINIA ABRAMS
NATALYA AIKENS
LINDA BEACH
POLLY DRESSLER BECH
MELANI BREWER
GINNY ECKLEY
NORIKO ENDO
KARIN FRANZEN
PATRICIA GOULD
MARTINE HOUSE
KAREN KAMENETZKY
ANN LOVELESS
ALISON MUIR
SYLVIA NAYLOR
WEN REDMOND
HEIDI STEGEHUIS-IHLE
MELITTA VANDERBROOKE


SAQA STORE NEWS
NEW BOOK:
Create Your Own Hand-Printed Cloth: Stamp, Screen & Stencil with Everyday Objects by Rayna Gillman, C&T Publishing, 2008, ISBN 978-1-57120-439-4, $27.95, 96 pages, Supplies and sources, Index.

Rayna creates wonderful visual textures on the fabrics that she uses in her art, and in this book she shows step-by-step how to use a variety of easy techniques to make your own hand-printed cloth. She covers stamping and stenciling with found objects (my favorite is the pattern she creates using a potato masher), random screenprinting, gelatin (as in jello) plate printing, discharge, soy wax batik and rubbings. What sets this book apart from others is her attention to illustrating how each step changes the look of the fabric she’s creating. The directions are clear, and the examples are inspiring. Rayna also gives advice about such critical topics as “Knowing when enough is enough – stop and wait overnight before adding more” and “How to go back in when the fabric is just plain ugly – try cutting it up and using the pieces.” This book will definitely entice to you into your studio to play with your own collection of everyday objects.


Bestsellers List from the SAQA Store:
https://www.saqa.com/aboutus/SAQA_StoreThumbnails.aspx

”Masters: Art Quilts” by Martha Sielman (102 copies) – Sales have raised $1,399 for SAQA so far!







“Picture Your World in Appliqué” by Margaret Cusack (57 copies)







”Quilting Transformed” by Jacqueline Atkins (22 copies)








“The Potter and the Muse” by Lotte Streisinger (23 copies)








“Leslie Gabriëlse: a Portrait” by Peter Bulthuis and Leslie Gabriëlse (21 copies)








”Thread Painting” by Leni Levenson Wiener (11 copies)








“Katie Pasquini Masopust Teaches You Simple Steps to Dynamic Art Quilts” DVD (12 copies)







”Rags to Riches” by Laurie Swim (9 copies)






”Joan Lintault” by Joan Lintault (6 copies)







“Fabric Art Workshop” by Susan Stein (6 copies)









SAQA PUBLICATIONS NOW AVAILABLE in the SAQA Store
https://www.saqa.com/aboutus/SAQA_StoreThumbnails.aspx:
-- Portfolio 14 - SOLD OUT
--“Creative Force 07”/”A Sense of Place” double catalog - $20 (This catalog shows both exhibits, with each one opening from the opposite cover)
--“Transformations 07: Reverberations” catalog is available for $15.

Eileen Doughty is the web site coordinator for our web site. Please contact her at artist@doughtydesigns.com if you have any questions or suggestions about using the site.


JOURNALS
The Summer Journal is on the web site: http://www.saqa.com/members/JournalLinks.aspx
Some members have received their copies, but mine has yet to arrive in Storrs, CT. Please be patient for a few weeks longer.

Upcoming Journal Gallery Page Themes and Deadlines:

Political statements -- 08/01/08
3-D Design – 10/01/08
Surface Design – 02/01/09
Appliqué – 05/01/09
Thread Painting – 08/01/09
Pieced Work – 10/01/09
Photo Imagery – 02/01/10

We can accept digital photos only. Images will be chosen on the basis of artistic merit as well as photo quality. To improve your chances of being selected, send only your best photos and use the same considerations you would for entering a juried show, which means sharp focus, even lighting, no extraneous hands or feet or garage doors showing in the photo, etc.

Send a digital image with a resolution of no less than 1800 pixels on the longest side, in jpeg format. Label the file with your last name followed by partial title (example: smith_dreamingtrees.jpg). In the body of the e-mail, Include caption information consisting of your name, size in inches, year created, your web site URL (if applicable), and a very brief statement describing something interesting about the work, perhaps your inspiration or your process. Send your images to saqa@deidreadams.com. (Note: This address will be used ONLY for the image gallery.)


PORTFOLIO 13 POWERPOINT PRESENTATION
If you would like to show the slide show presentation or SAQA Portfolio 13 PowerPoint to a group of friends, a quilting guild, a class you’re teaching, a civic group, or anyone else who might be interested, contact Clairan Ferrono (fabric8tions@hotmail.com).


BROCHURES/JOURNALS AVAILABLE FOR TEACHERS:
If you’re teaching, please let me know and I’d be happy to send you brochures to hand out to your students. I can also send back issues of the Journal, catalogs, etc. Just send an email with what you need and include your mailing address (msielman@sbcglobal.net).


OTHER INFORMATION:
From Sandra Sider:
"The Evolution of Contemporary Quilt Art (1960-1980)," a session organized by SAQA Board member Sandra Sider for the 2008 annual conference of the College Art Association in Dallas, is now available on two audio CD disks (CA08-043) from the College Art Association, http://www.collegeart.org. Patricia Malarcher spoke about surface design in contemporary quilts of the 1960s and 1970s, Michael James lectured about the history of the studio quilt movement, and Sandra presented a paper on politics and contemporary quilt art. A brief discussion followed the presentations.


From the 7th International Shibori Symposium with Natural Dye/Color Group:
The Symposium will take place from 10/30- 11/10/08 in Provence, Lyon and Paris, France. Attractions include: Textile in Nature, Cultural Diversity and Cultural Eco-system, Historical French Textile, Ethnographical Textile, fashion from innovative young designers, and performance art. Events will take place at the University of Lyon and Musee du quai Branly, which is a National Museum that is considered one of the most glamorous exhibition spaces in France. There are many opportunities for students, one of which is a competition: http://iss08fr.googlepages.com or www.shibori.org.


From the European Quilt Triennial:
The renowned „European Quilt Triennial“ recorded more than 18.000 visitors during its last tour through Germany, Switzerland and England in 2006/2007. We are now making preparations for the 4th European Quilt Triennial in which also this time quilters from all European countries are eligible to participate. For the first time it is planned to award a Doris Winter commemoration prize for innovation of the material, technique and concept to the amount of 5.000,- €.

Registration forms of the 4th European Quilt Triennial are available from:
Textilsammlung Max Berk • Kurpfälzisches Museum
P.O. Box 10 55 20
D-69045 Heidelberg
Phone +49 6221 800317, Fax +49 6221 584699050
e-mail: kmh-textilsammlung-max-berk@heidelberg.de
website: www.heidelberg.de/museum
Closing date for applications is March 1, 2009.
The exhibition can be seen from October 18, 2009 to January 24, 2010

From Schweinfurth Art Center:
The prospectus for the 28th annual juried quilt show, Quilts=Art=Quilts, is now available online at www.myartcenter.org and entries are due August 22, 2008. Quilts=Art=Quilts showcases quilts as an art form. Cost: $20 for up to 2 quilts for Art Center members and $25 for non-members. Jurors: Cynthia Corbin, Bruce Hoffman, Denyse Schmidt. The Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center is located at 205 Genesee St. Auburn, NY 13021 315-255-1553 www.myartcenter.org


From the American Quilt Study Group:
It is getting closer and closer to seminar time and registrations are flying into the office. We have made a couple of updates to the seminar page: (http://americanquiltstudygroup.org/Seminar2008.asp)


Call for entries for the 2009 NICHE Awards – Art Quilts are a separate category for the first time:
To be eligible to enter the 2009 NICHE Awards, artists must be residing in the U.S. or Canada, over the age of 21, and actively involved in the design and production of craftwork supplied to craft galleries and retailers. Submitted entries fall into any one of the following categories: Ceramics, Fiber, Glass, Metal, Wood, Jewelry, Home Furnishings, Beads, Fashion Accessories, Judaica, Mixed Media, Polymer Clay, and Recycled. All of our jurors will score all entries in all categories. The main categories listed above are broken into several sub-categories within the competition.  http://www.americancraft.com/NICHE_Awards/introduction_page.html


From The Alliance for American Quilts:
Celebrate and honor your personal history as a quiltmaker while celebrating our history and purpose. Enter the “My Quilts/Our History” 15th Anniversary Contest. This competition celebrates The Alliance for American Quilts’ fifteen-year mission to document, preserve and share our great quilt heritage. Contest quilts should be based on some aspect of your personal history as a quiltmaker. Be creative in interpreting this theme and use whatever materials you like. One of the only requirements is the size, which reflects the occasion: quilts are to measure 15 inches by 15 inches. Visit http://www.centerforthequilt.org/myquilts.php for downloadable contest rules and entry form.

Alliance members will choose the contest winners and award top prizes as follows: First Prize: A Pfaff ClassicStyle 2027 sewing machine; Second Prize: gift basket of wonderful quilting products including a year’s worth of batting (24 Mountain Mist batts of varying sizes and styles valued at $500); and Third Prize: a package of Electric Quilt products including EQ6 software (valued at $250). Finished quilts must be submitted to the AAQ by July 15, 2008. Contest winners will be announced October 1, and then all the quilts will be auctioned off to benefit the Alliance. The regular entry fee is $25, Alliance members pay $10. Questions? Contact Amy Milne, executive director, at amy.milne@quiltalliance.org or call 828-251-7073.


International Quilt Study Center & Museum
CALL FOR PAPERS - CALL FOR PAPERS - CALL FOR PAPERS
The Global Quilt: Cultural Contexts
4th Biennial Symposium April 2-4, 2009
Sponsored by the International Quilt Study Center and the Department of Textiles, Clothing, and Design, College of Education and Human Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Submission Deadline: August 15, 2008
Link to Complete Call for Papers:
http://www.quiltstudy.org/includes/downloads/call_for_papers.pdf


From the Silk Painters International (SPIN): Festival in Santa Fe (8/3-10):
Judith Content is one of the featured speakers. Information about the Festival: http://www.silkinsantafe.com/ “Along with the chance to take workshops from incredible teachers, there will be opportunities to hear wonderful speakers on art, history of silk, fashion, silk and dye chemistry, framing, lighting, preserving, and selling fine silk art. We will have talks from gallery owners, from museum textile curators, from successful artists, from suppliers and from teachers of silk painting. In addition, there will be the Members’ Art Exhibit, the Members’ Fashion Show, and a banquet, all against a backdrop of the beautiful high altitude New Mexican desert. Thursday, August 7 though Sunday August 10 will be the Conference part of the Festival. Each day of the conference will have its own theme. Thursday’s theme will be “Silk Art”. Talks and panels will focus on what elevates silk painting to the level of fine art. The day concludes with a reception for the Members’ Art Exhibition. Friday’s (8-8-8) theme is “The Silk Medium”. This will address issues like lighting, framing, protecting, and selling silk art. Saturday’s theme will be “Silk in Motion”. This day will concentrate on silk textiles and silk fashion. The evening concludes with the Members’ Fashion Show, and the Festival Banquet. Some of our speakers will include Judith Content, Rosanna Czarnecki, Tim Harding, Mary Schoeser, Yoshiko Wada, Lenny Yorke, Caroline Young and Deborah Younglao.”


From Surface Design Association:
This year in August, SDA will host its first ever on-line auction! You'll have an opportunity to donate an item, bid on items, and help SDA all at the same time! We're still working out the particulars, so stay tuned for the how-tos. If you're just so excited, you want to donate something right away or volunteer to help, please contact Terri Lipman at telipman@yahoo.com


SAQA DISCUSSION GROUP
As a member of Studio Art Quilt Association, you are also invited to join an email discussion group hosted on Yahoo.com. This group is only for SAQA members, and is private to the outside world. You can join by requesting membership at: groups.yahoo.com/group/SAQA/join. Please include your full name with your request.  Once your request is made, the moderators will approve you ASAP.


MARKETING ANECDOTES FROM FELLOW MEMBERS
From Sandy Snowden - Make Yourself Known
Martha is often encouraging us to find ways of making our work known. I have been asked to join the teaching staff at the Reading Community College, here in Berkshire, UK. They had been hearing about my work through my friend who teaches there, and approached me.

Now, they also asked if I would come with some of my work to a sort of open weekend they were holding as part of an Arts Festival with open artist studios in North Reading, where one of the learning centers is located. I was also asked to demo some work on the machine. I have been right out straight finishing my Bernina garment (it went out by courier on Thurs. afternoon), and didn't feel I had much of a brain left to do this. However, I knew it was important, even if it was just to encourage learners to sign up for my course in the Autumn.

Well, I was to be there for the session this afternoon. Along with having people being interested in the course, I had some other very good opportunities. The local paper came to take photos, and liked the way my red coat stood out (http://www.sandysnowden.com/wearableart/tudorglows.htm), so photographed me with it with other student work in the background. Then a man who runs a website about what is on in the Reading area came round. He went round with the video while my friend explained the work on the walls, etc. then he came and did a short video of me doing free motion embroidery!! So, all in all it was a good day.

I also had a good chat with the chap who is in charge of marketing. He has the idea of a little shop in which student work can be sold. This will be ideal, as the class I will be teaching involves learning various decorative techniques, which can then be applied to a variety of projects...wall
hangings, cushions, scarves, boxes, etc. If any of them really get a bug for this, it would be a good way for them to gain confidence about their work. So, he is going to see if this is something that the college is happy to do, and I have been invited to be part of the group getting it organized.

Oh, and I have been asked by the library again to have another display of work in the front entrance. They always ask how I am getting on with projects, and know when I am very busy, as I order audio books to listen to when I really need to buckle down and get things done. Lately I have been through more of those than I can count!



--Martha Sielman (msielman@sbcglobal.net)
Executive Director
Studio Art Quilt Associates, Inc.