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The Surface Design Group, Vancouver, British Columbia
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November - December - January - BC report for SDA
The next meeting of the BC Surface Design group will take place on Tues, January 20th, 2009 - contact Jennifer Love in January for info on the venue and focus of the meeting.
Susan Purney-Mark and Gloria Daly are looking into the feasibility of starting a Island(s) chapter of SDA/BC (this could include members from Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands (Saturna, Saltspring, Gabriola, etc). An inaugural meeting will be held at Gloria’s home, 7298 Somenos Road, Duncan, BC V9L 5Z9, 250.748.8731, on January 20th from 10-2pm. Bring lunches and they’ll provide drinks and nibbles. Please contact Susan Purney-Mark for more info: patchworkstudio@shaw.ca Jennifer Love will be teaching HANDPAINTED PAPER: FOR COLLAGE, GIFT WRAP OR ORNAMENTS at FibreWorks Gallery and Studio in Pender Harbour on Saturday, Dec 6, 2008, Noon - 4:00 pm. Workshop Fee - $60 + $3 GST, (includes all supplies & equipment) This workshop will introduce you to various methods to create pattern, colour and texture on paper, using supplies and equipment that you’ll find in the most surprising places. This is also a fun, quick way to experiment with techniques that can be directly translated to fabric printing. Your handpainted paper can be used for wrapping paper, covering boxes for gifts or storage, making Christmas ornaments and cards… start getting ready for the holiday season! Call +1 604.883-2380 or e-mail to register. Visit www.gunboatbaylodge.com/fibreworks.html for more information Susan Purney-Mark and Gloria Daly are looking into the feasibility of starting a Island(s) chapter of SDA/BC (this could include members from Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands (Saturna, Saltspring, Gabriola, etc). An inaugural meeting will be held at Gloria’s home, 7298 Somenos Road, Duncan, BC V9L 5Z9, 250.748.8731, on January 20th from 10-2pm. Bring lunches and they’ll provide drinks and nibbles. Please contact Susan Purney-Mark for more info: patchworkstudio@shaw.ca Jane Kenyon is a finalist for the Niche Awards in 2 categories: Decorative Fiber and Fiber/Surface Design. See www.americancraft.com/NICHE_Awards/introduction_page.html. Winners are chosen during the Philadelphia Buyers Market in Feb. 09. She has also been listed as a finalist in the New Mexico "Art in Public Places" program. The latter means her work may be touring public buildings in New Mexico. Jane's work will be shown at SOFA Chicago in Nov. with the Jane Sauer Gallery. Also, her work, "Thread Painting, Landscape Study/Water," will be exhibited in "Art of the Stitch" in the UK, Germany, Hungary and Spain in 2008-9. See www.embroiderersguild.com/whatson/artofthestitch2008/index.php. Jane Kenyon's work, "Thread Painting, Landscape Study/Water," will be exhibited in "Art of the Stitch" in the UK, Germany, Hungary and Spain in 2008-9. www.embroiderersguild.com/whatson/artofthestitch2008/index.php Lesley Richmond will be exhibiting at SOFA Chicago, November 6-9, 2008 with the Jane Sauer gallery. Victoria fibre artists Judi MacLeod and Alison Kobylnyk, two members of a group of seven people called "FibreAti" will be part of a show titled "A Hundred Thousand Threads". The show runs Nov 6- Nov 12 2008, at the Community Arts Council of Greater Victoria, G-6 1001 Douglas St Victoria, open daily 10-5. Lesley Richmond, Yvonne Wakabayashi, Joanna Staniszkis and Ruth Scheuing are being featured in a new publication by Telos Publishing called "Art Textiles of the World: Canada," for release in April 2009. For the full list of artists, go to www.telos.net. An exhibition to accompany the book will be opening April 8th 2009 at the Centre des Textiles Contemporains de Montreal, continuing until 15th May 2009. Cher Cartwright's art quilts are featured in a new book called "Masters: Art Quilts: Major Works" by Leading Artists by Lark Publishing - ISBN 1-60059-107-8, $26.95. Each artist has an 8-page spread. Michelle Sirois-Silver of Big Dog Hooked Rug Designs, will teach a workshop on introductory rug-hooking on Saturday, December 6, 2008. 9.30am - 4.00pm. Visit bigdogrugs.com; email: bigdogrugs@yahoo.ca; Phone: 604-253-4372 Kaija Rautiainen's tapestries will be featured in CABC's exhibition booth at "One of a Kind Vancouver" craft show, Nov 20-23 at BC Place Stadium. Victoria fibre artists Judi MacLeod and Alison Kobylnyk, two members of a group of seven people called "FibreAti", will be part of a show titled "A Hundred Thousand Threads". The show runs Nov 6-12, 2008, at the Community Arts Council of Greater Victoria, G-6 1001 Douglas St Victoria, open daily 10-5. Gloria S. Daly was elected to the board of the Community Arts Council of Greater Victoria (CACGV) at their AGM on Oct. 25, 2008. Gloria is a Surface Designer/Teacher working from her studio in the Cowichan Valley. She will be teaching "Indigo Wears Shisha" at The Stitching Corner - Cochrane, AB Feb. 28-Mar.01,2009. She will share stories and fabrics from her 2007 trip to India. In March she will join her colleagues/members of 'Articulation' (a group of ten Canadian women who exhibit across Canada) for four weeks residency at the Banff Centre in preparation for their new show "Women Rock" to be premiered at the biennial convention of the Canadian Quilters' Association in Calgary, 2010. www.studiogart.com Els van Baarle (from the Netherlands) will exhibit her work at FibreWorks Gallery in Pender Harbour during Oct and November 2008. (www.gunboatbaylodge.com/fibreworks.html#). She will also teach batik for beginners and advanced students at FibreWorks on Nov. 5-8, 2008. "Transformation through wax - layers of waxes and dyes reveal a treasure of details". www.elsvanbaarle.com Linda Wallace has had a detail from one of her tapestries, "Promethean Dreams," chosen for the cover of a new book: "Minds of Our Own: Inventing Feminist Scholarship and Women's Studies in Canada and Quebec, 1966-76". Fibre Essence Gallery Nov 5 - Dec 13, 2008: "Gift of Art", Annual Christmas Sale. FibreEssence Gallery, 3210 Dunbar Street @ 16the Avenue, Vancouver, BC V6S 2B7. Tel. 604-738-1282. Hours: Wed-Sat, 11-5:30 Due to lack of funding Vancouver's only fibre gallery will be forced to close after the Gift of Art show in December. Other events around British Columbia: FibreWorks Gallery in Pender Harbour presents "Alchemy & Artistry: A Scent and Art Experience", Nov 15, 2008 - Jan 10, 2009; Eight artists explore concepts of Spiritual PhytoEssencing TM through the visual art medium inspired by their experiences with pure essential oils. Concept hosted by Anita Kalnay, Registered Aromatherapist, Di.SPE, Natural Perfumer and Visual Artist from Alert Bay, BC. Opening Reception - Sunday, Nov 16, 2 - 5 pm. Phone: 604-883-2380; FibreWorks Gallery; 12887 - 12889 Sunshine Coast Hwy, Madeira Park, BC "World in Textile Art," 5th International Biennial of Textile Art, Palais de Glace - Buenos Aires, Argentina - April 1st to 25th, 2009 in Buenos Aires, organized by the World Textile Art Organization (WTA). See www.wta-online.org. Pauline Dutkowski, a BC resident, is an honourary member of the organization. She has also been appointed the Representative for Canada for the Museum of the Americas in Doral, Miami, Florida. It is a non-profit organization that gives amazing international opportunities for professional artists in all media at minimal cost. More info at: www.museumamericas.org/english/about.htm Exhibition Call for Entry: Info from Ros Aylmer: The Vancouver Guild of Fabric Arts and the Greater Vancouver Weavers & Spinners Guild are partnering with a group from Korea who work with traditional Korean papers to make garments, weavings, traditional and non-traditional objects for an August 2009 Vancouver Hanji exhibition. The Korean government will be sending over some artisans for demos, as well as a number of garments and other work for the exhibition. They are also partnering with the CABC, which will host a fundraising Gala on the opening night of the exhibition. Members of the SD group have to also be members of one or other of the 2 Guilds if they would like to participate. Samples of some of the papers and yarns that may be ordered from Korea can be viewed - although it is not necessary to use the hanji product - works must incorporate paper of some kind! Orders may be placed until Nov 14. For more info contact Ros at rosaqed@shaw.ca. The Port Moody Arts Centre is pleased to announce the 2009 Wearable Art Awards and the release of the 2009 Call for Entry. This year they will be featuring performances on Saturday, May 9th and Sunday May 10th, 2009 at the City Hall Galleria. The exhibition will take place at the Port Moody Arts Centre from May 14th through June 28th. Some entries may be selected to be part of an extended display throughout the City of Port Moody. The Call for Entry can be found on their new website. FAQs, resources, and related forms can be found on their artists' page. Contact: info@wearableartawards.com. |