May 21-24, 2009 – SAQA Conference “Art & Excellence” in Athens, Ohio


SAQA AUCTION 2008
SAQA has received 251 pieces of gorgeous donated art! Check out the images on the web site: http://www.saqa.com/newsebulletins/Squares08_1.aspx

MARK YOUR CALENDARS for the bidding to start at 2:00 Eastern/11:00 Pacific on Monday, November 10th.  We’ll again be dividing the pieces into three groups for the auction – final groupings will be determined once all the auction pieces have been received. The auction for Group I will begin November 10th. Group II will begin November 18th. And Group III will begin November 28th.

It’s important that everyone start putting the word out on any web lists that you belong to, at your guilds, to your friends and family, etc. Last time we raised $28,000 on word-of-mouth advertising alone. This time we're again depending on members to spread the word.  In addition, Deidre Adams has designed the ads for the auction. They will be running in Quilting Arts, Fiberarts, American Craft, AmericanStyle, Selvedge. 5,000 postcards are being printed to hand out at various quilt shows, IQF-Houston and to send to SAQA’s VIP list.


OPT-OUT List & Office Computer Woes
SAQA has been asked if our members would enjoy receiving free copies of various fiber and art magazines. The most recent requests come from Interweave Press and AmericanStyle. The requesting organizations would have a one-time-only use of your name and address. They would not be able to use your address in any other way. This is a fairly painless way to raise some income for SAQA, so that SAQA will not have to raise membership dues to cover the increasing costs of doing business. If you do NOT wish SAQA to share your address with these other organizations, please email me (msielman@sbcglobal.net) and I will remove you from the list.

The office computer had to be replaced.  While they transfer over the office files, there will be a brief delay in responding to email, etc.  Please be patient.

Also, SAQA will be slowly transitioning over to using Constant Contact to send out the e.Bulletin.  We hope that this will enable all members to receive the e.Bulletin in a timely fashion.  You may receive two copies of the e.Bulletin for a while.  We should have the new system up and running shortly.

DONATIONS
Individual donations currently total $22,904! The generosity of SAQA’s members and supporters provides funding for exhibits, print catalogs and outreach. Membership fees cover only 40% of the operating costs, so 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


SAVE THE DATES – Art & Excellence Conference May 21-24, 2009 in Athens, Ohio
Don Bacigalupi, President, Director and CEO of the Toledo Museum of Art, has just agreed to be one of our keynote speakers at the conference.  He was recently introduced to contemporary art quilts as one of the three jurors for Quilt Visions '08 and plans to speak on the place of art quilts in the contemporary art scene today.  Other plans for the 2009 Art and Excellence Conference in conjunction with Quilt National ’09 in Athens, OH are firming up. Our second featured speaker after Saturday’s luncheon will be Alyson Stanfield, the ArtBizCoach and author of I’d Rather be in the Studio!

Our conference kick-off event will be an Artist ‘speed-dating’ mixer as a fun way to get to know the other attendees on Thursday evening.

Mini-workshop presentations on Friday will include: Sandra Sider (critiques), Gregory Case (digital photography basics), Carol Taylor (Pricing, Sales & Commissions), Pat Gould (digital entry preparation), Gwyned Trefethen (Time Management), Deb Cashatt and Kris Sazaki (digital designing with layers), and Lisa Chipetine and Michele Hardman (moderating a Marketing Outside the Box brainstorming session).

Several panel discussions, mentorship round tables, a trunk show and a Saturday evening barbeque have been added to the mix. And the Quilt National ’09 Opening, the Quilt National Banquet, the auction of Art Gallery in a Box IV, and the FOFA Sunday brunch are returning favorites.

Following up on the success of pre-conference workshops offered this year in Wayne, PA, we are offering six wonderful pre-conference 3-day workshops Monday through Wednesday (May 18 -20), 2009.

1. Silk/Textile Painting by Smadar Knobler
2. Shibori by Christine Zoller
3. Raw Edged Pieced Quilts by Dena Crain
4. Color Mastery by Maria Peagler
5. PhotoShop for Artists by Deidre Adams
6. Complex Designs by Leslie Gabriëlse

Class size will be limited to 15 students, so be on the look out for the sign-up form.

Detailed descriptions, registration information and registration forms will be available starting in late September.


VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR IQF-Houston
SAQA will again have a table in front of our exhibits (“Masters: Art Quilts” & “A Sense of Time”) at the International Quilt Festival in Houston (October 29-November 2). We will need volunteers to staff the table. Come and meet other SAQA members, rest your weary feet, and introduce our organization to the 55,000 visitors who come to Festival. If you can volunteer, please contact Vou Best (VBestDAJA@aol.com) with your preferred two-hour time slot.

We’re also looking for volunteers to present SAQA Lectures in the Festival Theater on the show floor. The Lectures should be educational about some aspect of art quilting. Typical audiences are around 100 visitors. PowerPoint presentations work well; slides don’t show up under the lighting conditions. And be sure to bring some actual work to share with the audience. SAQA will print up flyers advertising your Lecture and including an image of your work, but SAQA cannot cover any travel costs. If you’re interested, please send a description of your proposed lecture topic to msielman@sbcglobal.net.


THANKS TO THE VOLUNTEERS AT THE FESTIVAL OF QUILTS
A big thank you to the SAQA volunteers who staffed the SAQA table at the Festival of Quilts:
Lynne Seaman (volunteer coordinator), Grietje van der Veen, Irene MacWilliam, Maggie Farmer, Sandra Meech, Annedore Neumann, Margo van Strien, Sandra Wyman, Annelies Ghyselen, Flox den Hartog, and Jessica Abrahams.

I’ve added their names to the Gold Star Volunteers list. I cannot say often enough how critical SAQA’s volunteers are to its success.


NEW PAM JURY PROCESS
The Board has decided to modify the selection process for new Professional Artist Membership applications. Beginning January 1, 2009 a three-person committee will review new PAM applications on a quarterly basis. The review committee will consist of three PAM’s who are not board members. We are looking for volunteers (please email me if you’re interested msielman@sbcglobal.net). Each review committee group will serve for one year. The board is considering how to convene the group.  Decisions will be based on the criteria listed on the web site under Guidelines for Becoming a PAM: http://www.saqa.com/members/PAM_Guidelines.aspx


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
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
SIGN UP ON THE MENTORSHIP PAGE OF SAQAU.

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

NEW EXHIBIT OPPORTUNITY -

A Sense of Humor
Premiere location: International Quilt Festival Houston, TX
Date: October 15-18, 2009

Deadline - January 30, 2009 (postmark deadline)
Exhibit Description
Theme: Laughter makes the world go 'round. This exhibition celebrates the laughable, amusing, comical, whimsical, incongruous, and absurd aspects of humor.
Juror: Pam RuBert
Curator: Patricia Gould (patriciagould@msn.com)

Prospectus available on Members Home page of the web site: http://www.saqa.com/members/EntryForms.aspx

NEW ADDRESS FOR - POINTS OF VIEW – Deadline September 15, 2008
Send entries to:
Loris Bogue
17216 Saticoy Street, Suite 338
Van Nuys, CA 91406

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 Loris Bogue,17216 Saticoy Street, Suite 338
Van Nuys, CA 91406

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:

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” is at its final venue. A selection of works from the exhibit will be at the CKMedia Gallery through the end of November.
Travel Venue

4. CKMedia Gallery – Quilters Newsletter (portions of Creative Force only)
Golden, CO
August 4 – November 28, 2008
http://qnm.com/pgallery/

“Transformations 08: Icons & Imagery”
I was able to view this exhibit in person at the Festival of Quilts in Birmingham, England during August.  It is a wonderful exhibit.  Juror Rudolf Smend of Galerie Smend in Germany chose the artists for Icons & Imagery. Deidre Adams designed the catalog, which was funded through a generous donation from Susan Cargill. The catalog is available through the SAQA Store.
Travel Venues:

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”
12 Voices will premiere on September 6th. at the Dennos Museum Center in Traverse City, Michigan.  Chosen by Penny McMorris from portfolio submissions. The twelve selected artists will each display 4-5 pieces of their art. Deidre Adams designed a catalog which is being funded in part by the Dennos Museum Center and a grant from the Friends of Fiber Art International. The catalog is available for pre-order through the SAQA Store. SAQA is looking for additional travel venues for this extraordinary exhibit.

Turchin Center for the Visual Arts
Boone, NC
www.turchincenter.org

“A Sense of Time”
Premiere location: International Quilt Festival and Market, Houston, TX
This exhibit will be displayed in a hard-wall, gallery-like 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)

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, which is published by Lark Books. 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. "Masters: Art Quilts" will also travel to the Museum of the American Quilter's Society in Paducah, KY and to the New England Quilt Museum in Lowell, MA.
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 19, 2009-February 14, 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. 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
Questions? Contact Karen Goetzinger (quiltopia@sympatico.ca).


Europe and Israel:
"Wide Horizons" was juried from submissions of members in Europe and Israel. It 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. 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).


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 (thru 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.

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. We will have a SAQA regional meeting that weekend too. Watch the SAQA website and QPPF webpage at www.statunton.va.us for details about the conference.
DEADLINES & DATES
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 VIRTUAL EXHIBIT ON SAQA WEB SITE
This month’s guest curator is Lenore Crawford.  "Amazing Representation" can be seen at: http://www.saqa.com/galleries/mini_gallery.aspx?galid=41  Lenore says, "Amazing fiber art can be created in the representational style from the artist's vision of something they have seen or imagined. Even though the result is a representation it is the artist's interpretation. We all look at the same things and see them differently."

Selected Artists and Works:

Dusk, 36" x 36"
LUDMILA ARISTOVA

My Parents, 26.5" x 20.5"
MARILYN BELFORD

Blue Chord, 31 x 31
MARTHA BROWN

Monterey At Dusk, 51" x 60"
MELINDA BULA

New York, New York, 20" X 96"
MARGARET CUSACK

Silent Sentinels, 76"x 66"
NORIKO ENDO

Secluded Splendor, 29.5" x 39"
MARCIA H. EYGABROAT

Motorcyclist Portrait Project: Kari & Jim, 64" x 72"
CHERYL DINEEN FERRIN

Barley Eaters, 48 x 35
KARIN FRANZEN

Four Strong Winds, 48" x 60"
PATRICIA GOULD

Tuscan Hideaway, 66 X 48
SUE HOLDAWAY-HEYS

Pt. Pinos, 43" x 34"
VICKI L. JOHNSON

Sicily - Silk Painting, 55" X 45"
SMADAR KNOBLER

Dolmen on Inishmore, 51" H x 58" W
DENISE LABADIE

Dun Aengus Stone Fort, 71"H x 63"W
DENISE LABADIE

Trillium, 24 X 18
ANN LOVELESS

Under the Sunflowers, 56 x 42
BARBARA BARRICK MCKIE

In the Boreal Forest, 20x16
SYLVIA NAYLOR

Morning Market (detail)
SUSAN POLANSKY

Stanislaus River, 30"X45"
MERLE AXELRAD SERLIN

Tree Part 4, 48"X33"
MERLE AXELRAD SERLIN

At the End of the Day, 48" x 54"
LAURIE SWIM

Headed Home, 35.25 x 24.5
LENI LEVENSON WIENER

SAQA STORE NEWS

Bestsellers List from the SAQA Store:
https://www.saqa.com/aboutus/SAQA_StoreThumbnails.aspx
”Masters: Art Quilts” by Martha Sielman (259 copies) – raising $3,554 for SAQA
“Picture Your World in Appliqué” by Margaret Cusack (57 copies)
“The Potter and the Muse” by Lotte Streisinger (23 copies)
”Quilting Transformed” by Jacqueline Atkins (23 copies)
“Leslie Gabriëlse: a Portrait” by Peter Bulthuis and Leslie Gabriëlse (22 copies)
“Katie Pasquini Masopust Teaches You Simple Steps to Dynamic Art Quilts” DVD (12 copies)
”Thread Painting” by Leni Levenson Wiener (11 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:

--“Transformations 08: Icons & Imagery” catalog is available for $15 
--“12 Voices” catalog is available for $20 

--“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
If you are teaching and would like copies to give to your students, let me know (msielman@sbcglobal.net).

Upcoming Journal Gallery Page Themes and Deadlines:

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.)


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 here: 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.


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 Lark Books:
Lark Books seeks excellent images to publish in a juried collection of quilts for 500 Quilts, the latest in our acclaimed 500 Series to be published in Spring 2010.

Both art quilts and traditional quilts are welcome in fabric and other media. Diverse designs, materials, and techniques are desired, from traditional to cutting edge. We accept high-quality transparencies, slides, and digital images. There is no entry fee. Important note: Lark Books will only publish photos of entries containing text and images that are free of copyright, or for which the artist (or approved institution) holds copyright.

Artists will receive full acknowledgment within the book, one complimentary copy, and discounts on the purchase of additional books. Artists retain copyright of their work. Entries must be postmarked by October 24, 2008. Guidelines and entry forms are now available on Lark¹s website: http://www.larkbooks.com/submissions/artist-submissions


From the Windham Textile History Museum (CT):
In spring/summer 2009, the textile museum will exhibit "Celebration Quilts," featuring both traditional and art quilts that commemorate weddings, anniversaries, etc. (It will be the museum's 20th anniversary year and they're planning lots of great events.) The museum is looking for commemorative quilts of any type to include in a special exhibit. Anyone interested should email Michele Palmer (mpalmer@fabricmuseum.org) with a photo and brief description by Nov. 1, 2008.

From Quilt National:
There has been some confusion about the image size requirements and how to successfully format them -
1) Please read the entry form carefully.
2) VERY IMPORTANT NOTE! You CANNOT make a high resolution image from a lower resolution image. You must save your original image and use it to make both the low resolution image (96 dpi) for the jury image and use the original image again for the high resolution image (300 dpi)which may be used for printed materials.
3) Your original image must be AT LEAST 300 DPI to begin the process.
4) Please refer to the Quilt National website FAQ regarding a step by step procedure for converting images to the appropriate resolution.

Contact Kathleen Dawson with questions:
Kathleen Dawson, Quilt National Director
Telephone: (740)592-4981
email: qn@dairybarn.org


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



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: http://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.

KEEP LETTING EVERYONE KNOW HOW WONDERFUL ART QUILTS ARE!

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