SDA Member News -- April 25, 2010

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

Left: Churchill, Endless Streaming, Acrylic on Canvas, 54”x28”. Photo: Joe Giunta
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

at Artplace Gallery

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.

SDA Member News -- April 12, 2010

Announcing a new opportunity for SDA members: SDA is renting booth space at Convergence (July 18-25, in Albuquerque)  and the Houston Quilt Festival (Nov 4-7). For a $100 fee,  members can have a three-hour window to do demos of techniques, process, books, DVDs or simply show their own work. Mentorship for participating in one of these opportunities is available. It's a great collaborative effort for both SDA members and the organization as a whole.

Read more about participating in this at the following link: http://dev.surfacedesign.org/members-booth-benefit.php

Class Opportunities

Improve your skills or learn new ones at upcoming classes in New York and nearby NJ.

Classes Organized by Sara Barnett in Canandaigua, NY

Michele Wipplinger: August 18-24

Class 1: August 18-20, Barsalan – Making mudcloth with tannins, mud dyes, ochres and extracts

Class 2: August 22-24, Dyeing as if the Earth Mattered – Dyeing 16 skeins in one pot and adding to the pot to get 16 different colors. Each student goes home with 6-8 groups of 16 small skeins in harmonious color ways suitable for knitting, weaving and crochet projects.

 

JOHN MARSHALL: OCTOBER 25-31

Class 1: Katazome and Shibori, October 26-28.

Class 2: Working with Natural Pigments, October 29-31

Class 3: Japanese Garment Design, November 1-2

Location: Ontario County Arts Counil, 65 South Main Street, Canandaigua, NY

For more information, please contact:

Sara Burnett, 585-554-3540 or sjburnett@frontiernet.net

Summer Workshops at Peters Valley Craft Center

Only 60 miles NW of NYC in Layton, NJ

by Kate Anderson

Peters Valley Craft Center is offering over 30 different 2-5 day fiber workshops this summer with talented and inspiring guest artist/instructors. Peters Valley (PV) is nestled in the picturesque hills of the Delaware Water Gap National Recreational Area, only 60 miles northwest of NYC and is easily accessible to SDA NY members. The peaceful natural setting nurtures personal vision and creativity. Workshops run May – September. Lodging and meals are available. PV features 2 Fiber studios: one dedicated to surface design and one dedicated to weaving and structure. Fiber workshop topics and instructors for 2010 include:

Hillery Sproatt: Embroidery & Collage C. Pazia Mannella: Reusable Tote Bags

Colleen M. Stepanic: Structured Fibers Pat Hickman: Tensile Translucence

Tatiana Ginsberg: Japanese Papermaking Bird Ross: Fabric Manipulation Techniques

Joan Dreyer: Hand Quilting Carol LeBaron: Wool Resist Exploration

Hollie Heller: Photo Transfer & Collage Lorrie Fredette: Composing with Textile & Wax

Wendy Huhn: Transferred Imagery

Kerr Grabowski: Working in a Series

Lorraine Roy: Fabric Collage with Nets Lorraine Glessner: Explorations in Mark Making

Ana Lisa Hedstrom: Shibori Briony Jean Foy: Needlefelting Adventures

Richard Aldorasi: Turkish Ebru Marbling Carol Owen: Personal Shrines

by  Kerr Grabowski

Mary Ann Kirchhoff: Creative Spinning Kari Scott: Sculptural Knitting

Erin M Riley: Tapestry from Photographs Rachel Chambers: Material Studies in Vessels

Kate Anderson: Love Me, Love Me Knot Pamela A MacGregor: Felted Vessels,

James Koehler: Color Gradation for Tapestry Renie Breskin Adams: Crochet Made Personal

Meg Little: Contemporary Rug Hooking Nicole Licht: Contemporary Soft Sculpture

Lindsay Ketterer Gates: 3D Wire Technique Molly Cosgrove: Special Effects in Hooked Rugs

Nancy M Bess: Pillow Baskets Rita Schwab: Something to Dye for

Jan Huling: Oddball Assemblages B. Setsu Pickett: Handwoven Velvet Techniques

KE Pannepacker: Weaving Cairns Brenna K Murphy: Using Hair in Your Art

by James Koehler

For dates and details and to register, please visit www.petersvalley.org. Register and pay in full by April 30^th and save $20 per workshop.

Special Edition

Exciting news from Raylene Marasco, who was the SDA rep for five years:

Hello All:
Just wanted to let you know that Dyenamix was featured on Project Runway this week.

The name of the episode was "Hey, that's my fabric!" . The contestants had 30 minutes to design their own fabric to be used in their looks.

This was a Project Runway first. We worked with the designers to choose colors from our colorbook based on the designs created on the new HP touch screen computers. They then went off to Mood to purchase coordinating fabrics and trims and began their garment construction.

At midnight, that same day, Dyenamix delivered their custom printed fabrics just as the contestants were leaving for the night. As they arrived the next day, their fabrics were printed and sitting on their desks, as if delivered by fairies. The response of the contestants was amazing!

 

They were very excited to see their designs realized on to fabric in such a short amount of time, and with such vivid color. I think it was a really fun challenge.

 
I have included some photos from the show but if you'd like to view the entire episode, please go to mylifetime.com or http://www.mylifetime.com/shows/project-runway/video.

Raylene Marasco
President,Dyenamix Inc
Raylene@DYENAMIX.com
151 Grand St 2nd floor
NYC, NY 10013
212-941-6642
www.DYENAMIX.com
www.DYENAMIXHOME.com

SDA Member News -- March 28,2010

Exhibitions

Linda Van Alstyne

Linda Van Alstyne is one of the participating artists in RiverFront Studio's Spring Opener in Schuylerville NY, March 13 – April 23, which features the work of five women, including three sculptures, one in clay, one in fiber and one in metal.

  

 

Here are two of Linda’s collections in the show. Photos courtesy of Clifford Mealy

Pat Hickman Exhibit at Eric David Laxman Gallery

Nancy Koenigsberg’s Work in Poland’s 13th Triennal

Nancy’s piece, “Morning Night” will be shown at the 13th Triennal in Poland.  

Morning Night, 78” x 88” x 15”, coated copper wire and glass beads

Pat Pauly Organizes “The Almighty Dollar” Exhibition in Rochester

“George”, by Pat Pauly, part of “The Almighty Dollar” exhibition.

The Almighty Dollar: Art Quilts Inspired by the Dollar Bill

Dates: March 24 - April 30, 2010
Location: Lower Link Gallery of The Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County,115 South Avenue, Rochester,NY

Opening Reception April 15, 5-8 p.m.

Two lectures will be given in conjunction with the exhibit:
April 12, 2010 at 7:00 p.m.“A Dollar for Inspiration: Art Quilts and the Creative Process”, by Pat Pauly
Kate Gleason Auditorium, Central Library

April 19, 2010 at 7:00 p.m.“The History of US Paper Money (By George!)”
Gerard Muhl and John Zabel
Kate Gleason Auditorium, Central Library

Seventeen artists took up the challenge to create a new work for “The Almighty Dollar: Art Quilts Inspired by the Dollar Bill” now being exhibited at the Central Library’s Lower Link Gallery in downtown Rochester.

Pat Pauly, a contemporary quilt artist, organized the exhibition and invited regional artists to create an art quilt whose theme was generated from the US dollar bill.

“The Almighty Dollar” exhibit is reaching a segment of the population that would seldom encounter new art quilts. It is open during regular library hours.

Pat was awarded funding for the project, in part, by the Arts & Cultural Council for Greater Rochester with a Fiber Arts Program grant made in collaboration with the Genesee Valley Quilt Club.

 

Spring Classes at Hudson River Valley Art Workshops

Carol Taylor: April 11 - 17, 2010 (5-day workshop) Improvisational Piecing
In this workshop, Carol teaches 20 different improvisational piecing techniques and free ways of creating designs. Learn to play with color, value, and design without anxiety. All constructions methods are fast and easy! For more information contact: Hudson River Valley Art Workshops at 800-665-0044. www.FiberArtWorkshops.com

Kathyanne White: April 18 - 24, 2010 (5-day workshop) Mixed Media Journals
Create digital mixed media fiber journals in this innovative workshop with Kathyanne White. Discover digital printing on surfaces such as lutradur, tyvec, pimatex cotton, organdy, painted muslin, and watercolor paper. Expand your thinking on how to use photos and images in your mixed media art.
Create writable pages, a funky cover, and combine images with textures and found objects.

Natalie Sewell: April 29 - May 2, 2010 (3-day workshop) Designing Landscapes in Fabric and Paint
This workshop requires no measuring,
templates, or patterns. Learn how to create a unique landscape that reflects your own artistic definition of a favorite scene. Starting with a favorite photo, Natalie shows you how to use fabric and scissors as your canvas and paintbrush. The emphasize is on design techniques, but includes tips for choosing borders and finishing your landscape quilt.  No sewing machine required.

For more information contact: Hudson River Valley Art Workshops at 800-665-0044. www.FiberArtWorkshops.com

Hudson River Valley Art Workshops
PO Box 659
Greenville, NY 12083
(518) 966-5219
www.artworkshops.com
www.fiberartworkshops.com

Barbara Arlen Teaching Classes at FIT School of Continuing Education

Barbara Arlen Classes for March, April, May, June 2010

Private Color Sessions for Fiber contact: b.arlen@mac.com 212-628-1289

FIT School of Continuing Education

SXC 260 Color Painting Studio $225    1.2 CEU Paint with color as a professional by learning how to mix,  paint and create your own color chips and color schemes through this hands-on study for the use of mixing colors for fashion, accessories, home, branding, cosmetics, personal image, graphics and painting. Strengthen your ability to visualize the appearance of basic hues and their variant tints and shades, exploring the potential intensity and or muted effects of color combinations, lighter and darker. Use Josef Albers’ juxtaposition and harmonies of color and get tips on color mixing, matching and selection for different products. Studio supplies included in course fee. Some additional supplies recommended at first session. Bring a smock or cover-up to all sessions. 4 sessions: (55B) April 28, May 5, 12, 6:00pm-9:00pm

Hot Topics!

SXF 820 Color Forecasting for Product Creation and Promotion $150 Knowing what colors are being touted as new and exciting is only helpful if you really understand how to use color effectively for your market or to communicate to your audience. This program concentrates on how fashion and design color forecasts are used to successfully evolve future commercial lines and products far beyond fashion goods. Among the subjects stressed are: color cycles, color symbolism and cues, color and geography, national color preferences, color codes and color as a cultural experience. The trickle down of color popularity from apparel to consumer goods and services is examined in relation to overall consumer eye adjustment and timing. Included is a trip to the Color Association of the U.S., the oldest fashion and design forecasting organization in the country. 3 sessions: (55A) April 19, 26, May 3 10535 55A M 6:00pm-9:00pm 

SXF 840  Career Opportunities for Working With Color $75 If you are an artist, designer, Color Specialist Certificate student or have a creative eye and are looking for fresh career direction find out how color knowledge and talent is extremely marketable in fashion and related businesses. Meet a panel of successful professionals from a variety of fields such as advertising, cosmetics, fashion home markets, textiles or art education who share how color expertise is the bedrock of their success. Gain insight into how you can use your own color strengths to distinguish your employment opportunities and enhance your promotability in fashion and beyond. 1 session: (55A) April 15 55A 6:00-9:00 pm

Color Discovery Interactive Workshop at FIT’s Hot Topics!

$225

Discover the color principles used by the Bauhaus Masters including Albers, Klee and Itten in this hands-on color workshop designed to provide color lovers with creative discovery. Experience a series of exercises using screen-printed colored paper and collage techniques to learn the dynamics and interaction of colors and nurture a whole new perspective. Program includes an introduction to Bauhaus methods and projects in chroma, value and color relativity, as well as optical mixtures, the emotional aspects of color and a museum visit for inspiration. Whether you are new to artistic expression or in need of a boost to your color sense for professional and artistic development let this unique program elevate your taste and design creativity. Open to 15 participants.

New Gallery – Avivartes -- Opening

This notice arrived too late for our previous blog post, so the opening for this new gallery was last week, but we wish them every success in this new endeavor.

Artist Owners Deborah "Cobra" Kruger and Stephano Qualiotti and his wife, Rosalia Tinajera (owners of Manhattan Ice Cream Shop) cordially invite you to join them to celebrate the Grand Opening of Avivartes.
When: Saturday March 20th  6pm - 11pm
Where: On the Carettera  West of Colon across from the Post Office
Same side as Manhattan Ice Cream Shop
Expect: Delicious refreshments, Scintillating conversations with the artists and their friends & Lots of exciting new art!
For More Information: avivartes@gmail.com or call our local cell phone: 331-410-1707

SDA member News March 14, 2010

 

Exhibition News

Jessie Fair

 

“Growth 1” by Jessie Fair

Jessie Fair’s piece, “Growth 1” has been accepted into “Fiber: TwentyTen”, an exhibition of contemporary fiber art co-sponsored by the Foundry Art Centre and Missouri Fiber Artists (MoFA). The show will take place at the Foundry Art Centre (St. Charles, MO) from April 2 – May 14, 2010 with a Public Opening Reception April 16, 6-9pm.

 

Suzanne Punch

Suzanne Punch will participate in “Hand and Heart” the first of a series of explorations on the artistic process at a program presented by Artsweekend.

Date and Time: Friday, March 26, 8 PM

Location: Orchard House Cafe, 1064 1st Avenue at East 58th Street in Manhattan.

Suggested Donation: $15 ($10 students and seniors)

What is the source of creativity? What is the work in art or craft? Perhaps one of the materials worked on is also the person engaged in the process.

Three artists who teach at the Artsweekend each July will discuss their aims and efforts to produce high quality work in a variety of mediums. Sylvia March will explore the mysteries of pottery making, Suzanne Punch will demonstrate painting on silk and Barbara Spiegel will describe how she teaches creating a character in acting classes. There will be opportunities for hands-on experience and participation.

Elaine Longtemps

“CORKGUN” has been selected for inclusion in Fiber: TwentyTen,  an exhibition celebrating contemporary fiber art, co-sponsored by Missouri Fiber Artists (MoFA) and The Foundry Art Centre in Saint Charles, Missouri.  The exhibition opens April 2, 2010 and closes May 14, 2010.  The opening reception will be held on April 16, 6-9 PM.  The address is 520 North Main Center in St. Charles, telephone:636-255-0270. 

CORKGUN, which was also exhibited last year at the ARC Gallery in Chicago, has also been selected for the Exposures Section of Surface Design Magazine, 2010 Winter Issue

Textile Society of America Study Tour Day Trip Announcement

Trip to Paterson, New Jersey's Silk City
Date: Saturday, April 17, 2010

On Saturday, April 17th, join Textile Society of America members on a day tour of Paterson, the leading producer of silk fabric in the United States from the 19th century until well into the 20th century. Learn about the nation's first planned industrial city.

Visit the Great Falls of the Passaic River and the raceways that transferred power to the mills. See the Paterson Museum’s extensive collection of textile manufacturing equipment. Observe the jacquard process from initial design to finished fabric.
 

Examine narrow ribbon and broad loom textile samples. Tour the opulent home of textile mill owner Catholina Lambert. Hear the story of the 1913 Paterson Silk strike at the modest Botto House.

You can choose to join the tour bus in midtown Manhattan or meet the group in Paterson, NJ.  The trip costs $125 per person for TSA members and $150 for non-members. The priced includes lunch, snacks, admissions, tips and a $30 donation to TSA.

For more information or to register for this trip, visit http://www.textilesociety.org/events_tours.htm . TSA is also offering a scholarship for one TSA member to participate in this tour of Paterson. To apply for the scholarship, go to:
http://www.textilesociety.org/awards_scholarship_workshop.htm 

From:
Textile Society of America
PO Box 193
Middletown, DE 19709
302-378-9636 (office)
302-378-9637 (fax)
tsa@textilesociety.org
www.textilesociety.org

SDA NY Member News February 28, 2010

Exhibition News

K. Velis Turan

Freehold, NY – The Broderick Fine Art Gallery is please to announce the opening of “Urban Landscapes” a show of  mixed-media fiber art by K. Velis Turan.  It features works motivated by the architecture and life of the contemporary urban environment, especially in New York City.

George Washington Bridge, by K. Velis Turan

Velis Turan is moved by shadow, light and color as well as the patterns of nature and man as she “surface designs” her own fabrics. The art in this show is inspired by roads, buildings and bridges. Her techniques include screen printing, dying, painting, stamping, photo transfer, embroidery and beading. The surface of the work may explore all of these options, experimenting and engaging new techniques. She uses a sewing machine to “free-motion” stitch into the surface. Velis Turan says “For me, my pieces are not done until I have added the ‘thread strokes’. No other medium offers the interesting textures and depth as the art- designed, quilted surface.”

About the show – March 12th - April 17th, 2010
Gallery Hours: Fridays 5-10 pm • Saturdays 5-10 pm
Opening: Saturday, March 13th 5-7 pm

Broderick Fine Art Gallery –  located “Upstairs at Ruby’s Hotel” at 3689 County Route 67 in Freehold, NY. Visitors there may also dine at Ruby’s where Chef Ana Sporer will treat their taste buds to creatively and freshly prepared culinary delights using the finest in-season organic produce from local purveyors. Sporer was formerly a chef at the Pierre in Manhattan and chef instructor at New York Restaurant School and the Institute of Culinary Education. For directions or more information on Ruby’s call 518-634-2559   •   www.rubyshotel.com

For more information on the art contact:
k. velis turan • (518) 731-8615 •  kvelisturan@hotmail.com • www.graphicfiber.com
Beaver Lane Studios • 176 Beaver Lane  •  Earlton, NY 12058-4116

 

“Torsion” by Elaine Longtemps

Elaine Longtemps

Her piece “Torsion” has been included in the national exhibition GALEX 44 in Galesburg, Illinois.
The show takes place at the Galesburg Civic Art Center, 114 East Main Street, from March 13 to April 10.
The opening is on March 13, from 6-8 PM.

SDA NY Member News February 14, 2010

  Happy Valentine’s Day! There’s a lot going on in New York State right now.

NYS SDA MEMBER QUESTIONNAIRE

You hopefully received a brief questionnaire earlier this week about your ideas for programs and activities that might be of interest to you to be held in New York State.

Tomorrow’s the due date for your responses. PUH-LEESE fill it out.

If you forgot to do it, here is the link again:

https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dFlmUGZNSGlnSmM2S3VvaFBoT0ExU3c6MA

SU FIBER ALUMNI INVITATIONAL EXHIBIT

Jappie King Black’s fiber installation now on display at “Elongating the Thread”

SDA members Barbara Jean Weingart, a silk painter and Jappie King Black, who creates fiber installations, have been selected along with six other textile artists for “Elongating the Thread”, an exhibition of works at Syracuse University XL Gallery, 307-313 S. Clinton St., Syracuse, NY,  February 3 – 27, 2010. 

The opening reception is February 18th (Thursday) from 5 to 9. At 5:00 PM several exhibiting artists, including Barbara, will participate in a panel discussion about their work.

ART FROM THE HEART FOR HAITI

Four of Judith Plotner’s fiber collages will be included in “ART FROM THE HEART FOR HAITI”

Dates: February 19 – March 28

Opening Reception Saturday, February 20, 5:00-8:00

Location: Mimosa Gallery
70C Beekman Street
Saratoga Springs, NY

Each year Mimosa Gallery organizes a group show to benefit a different charity. The past fundraisers have been for the American Cancer Society and Alzheimer's Association of Northeastern New York. 

The 2010 fundraiser will benefit the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund.  A percentage of the exhibition's proceeds will be donated to this organization.

The Clinton-Bush Haiti Fund is working towards providing immediate relief and long-term support to Haiti's earthquake survivors. This fund was chosen because 100% of the proceeds go to the re-building of Haiti.

BLOG LINKS GROWING

Please check out the growing list of blog links on our sidebar, both from New York State SDA members and other states/provinces sharing news from fellow SDA members from both the U.S and Canada.

New additions are SDA Colorado and Connecticut.

EVENTS OF INTEREST TO NY SDA ARTWEAR COMMUNITY

Rodarte Show at NDM

http://cooperhewitt.org/EXHIBITIONS/quicktake/rodarte.asp

Fashion Camp at Parsons

http://www.fashioncamp.org