Exhibitions
Marilyn Henrion
Soft City: Red Door, 40”x50,” Mixed media textile ©Marilyn Henrion 2010
A selection of works from Marilyn’s new series, Soft City, will be on exhibit at Betty Dare Art Gallery in Chicago from April 17 – May 14, 2010.
You are invited to attend a reception at the gallery on May 2nd from 8 to 11 PM in conjunction with Art Chicago.
Betty Dare Art Gallery, 1319 W. Chicago Ave., Chicago IL, 60642
Pat Hickman
Right: Hickman, Currents, Mixed Materials, 41”x48”. Photo: George Potanovic
“Cascading Time”: Spring Exhibition at The Pomona Cultural Center
Diane Churchill - Pat Hickman
Dates: April 11 – May 22
Gallery Talk: Sunday, May 16, 3-4 pm
Gallery Hours: Friday - Sunday, 2-6 pm
Address: 584 Route 306, Pomona, NY 10970'
Directions: PIP, Exit 13; right onto Rte 202, 2 mi. to left onto Rte 306. The Center is on the left 1 mi. Phone: 845.362.8062
Arle Sklar-Weinstein
Total Immersion : Fiber-photomontage by Arle Sklar-Weinstein
Dates: April 28 – May 29, 2010
Opening Reception: Sunday, May 2, 2:00 – 4:00 PM
Address: 11 Unquowa Road, Fairfield, CT. 06824
K. Velis Turan
Wearable Art – Out & About
Vanguard Showhouse - Schenectady, NY
K. Velis Turan’s Artwear, which includes surface-designed, one-of-a-kind, Kimono style jackets and silk and rayon scarves, will be featured in the Master Suite of the 2010 Vanguard Showhouse.
Address: 245 Menlo Park Road, Schenectady, NY 12309
Dates: April 27 through May 16, 2010 (closed Mondays)
The Vanguard Showhouse is a benefit for the Albany Symphony Orchestra.
This year’s house is called “Simply Beautiful - a Modern Classic.”
KVT Artwear at Lea’s - Chatham, NY and Art Spring – Silver Spring, MD.
Throughout the spring and summer KVT Artwear one-of-a-kind Kimonos will be on sale at Lea’s, a charming clothing boutique in picturesque Chatham, New York. Address: 33 Hudson Avenue, Chatham, NY 12037, phone 518-392-4666.
A selection of KVT Artwear surface-designed scarves and cook’s aprons are now available at ArtSpring, 8519 Georgia Ave.,Silver Spring, Maryland. ArtSpring presents handcrafted works by talented artists and craftspeople from the community and beyond. Phone: 301-495-3425.
Myra Schwartz
Myrna will be doing her only spring show this weekend, April 24+25, at the Unitarian Church in Deerfield. Don't forget there is no sales tax and 15% of your purchases are tax deductible! Myrna will feature new Victorian themed work in patina brass and mixed metals, new gemstone & pearl designs, plus a continuation of her numbered Pipe Series, which has now passed the #100 mark!
If you can't make it to the show and would like to see Myrna’s work, please call call 847-251-6220 for an appointment at her home showroom beginning the week of April 26, leaving plenty of time for Mother's Day and graduation gifts.
Betty Vera Wins Fiberart International Director’s Award
Betty Vera, Gesture, 27 x 41 inches, Jacquard damask, cotton and rayon. Photo: D. James Dee. Winner of the Director’s Award, Fiberart International 2010.
Fiberart International 2010
Location: Pittsburgh Center for the Arts and the Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA
Dates: April 16 – August 22
Betty’s artist statement about the work:
Linear elements are the materials with which I render woven imagery, and in many works they are part of the subject matter. In the Jacquard weaving entitled Gesture, forms are depicted through their shadows—in this case, the contours of a human hand and a sinuous coil of oxygen tubing. Constructed of fine cotton warp threads and luminous rayon wefts, these soft shadows enable us to see what is otherwise not always visible; the image is a poignant reminder of the fragility of life.
Upcoming Workshops and Classes
Hudson River Valley Art Works
Carol Soderlund: June 27 - July 3, 2010 (5-day workshop) Dyeing to Discharge. Carol leads you on a discover of the possibilities of discharge - the removal of color from dyed cloth. Using both commercial fabrics and cloth dyed specifically for discharge, you will selectively remove and replace color, gaining an in-depth look at both thiox and bleach discharge processes. Safe studio practices are emphasized.
Larkin Van Horn: July 8 - 11, 2010 (3-day workshop) Beaded Medallion Quilts. This workshop explores the possibilities of beadwork as a design element on art quilts. You learn design, structural techniques, and the ins and outs of fused applique and beadwork as it relates to art quilts.
Rayna Gillman: July 17 - 20, 2010 (3-day workshop) Working spontaneously with thickened MX dyes, explore deconstructed screen printing as well as simple screen printing with stencils, textured resists, and other mark-making tools. This exciting and unpredictable way to print lets you create as you go, transferring your own marks from screen to cloth.
For more information contact: Hudson River Valley Art Workshops at 800-665-0044
Runway 3.0 Presented by Buffalo State College
Runway 3.0 will be held on Saturday, May 1st, 2010, with a presentation of Buffalo State College’s Fashion program senior designers, fiber design students, alumni, and local designers. There will be two shows: 4pm & 9pm. All proceeds go to the Fashion Technology Scholarship Fund.
The current Runway event is made possible due to support from a wide scale campus/community collaboration. The Runway production is a class of fashion students that are guided by Erin Habes. The senior collections are created in a class guided by David Brinson.
The growth of the Runway event is a result of support from the Fashion Technology program and faculty, The Fashion Advisory Board [especially Genesee Community College], the Technology Department the School of Professions, the Burchfield Penney Art Center, College Relations, Instructional Resources, Events Management and numerous other campus support services. It is becoming a showcase for Design student exhibits [Students of Jozef Bajus and Carol Townsend] as well as incorporating a special section into the Runway show for original fashion designs created by students of Jozef Bajus.
This year, in addition to the $1000.00 Nancy Belfer award for the senior collection, there will be a $500.00 award sponsored by Elaine Polvinen for the Art-to-Wear design student category of the show.
Also new this year, Hospitality Department students will be catering the VIP pre-party and the post Runway dessert reception. The event is supported by the participation of alumni and WNY designers and members of the business community.
Go to the blog link above to learn more about purchasing tickets and view some youtube videos featuring some works from the senior student collections.
