Next Regional Meeting
Please mark your calendars for Monday March 13th at 4:00 p.m. MT and join us at our quarterly regional meeting for a presentation from Dana Lacy Chapman on “When Arts Meet Fashion”. We will have a short administrative update followed by the presentation. Please join us
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Dana holds a Ph.D. in Clothing and Textiles with a focus on Historic costume and art History. She taught at The University of Akron for 10 years, then entered fabric and sewing machine retail work in sales and customer service. Her quilts and wearables have received national award and recognition in juried and judged competitions. She has judged the apparel category in multiple competitions.
Now retired, Dana pursues textile arts in several media: art quilts, wearables, and weaving, which provide many opportunities to experiment and break rules to which she held her students so firmly. She enjoys brining facets of historic costume to her designs.
Future Regional Meetings
If you are interested in sharing a skill or presenting for future meetings we would love to hear from you. Please contact Tree at ely60stpaul@gmail.com to get more details.
WILD! Regional EXHIBITION
WILD! is on exhibit at the Curtis Center for the Arts 2349 East Orchard Rd, Greenwood Village, CO until February 25, 2023. The reception was on January 14, 2023 and was well attended by quilt artists and the public. See some photos below.
Along with the exhibit at the Curtis Center our region is hosting some workshops. The first workshop, Lines and Circles and Curves – OH MY by Diana Fox was great and the attendees had a great time.
The next Free Motion Quilting – OH MY will be held on Saturday and Sunday February 11 and 12 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. each day at the Curtis Center in Greenwood Village, Colorado. Here is the link to the Curtis Center art class web site. https://www.greenwoodvillage.com/2182/Adult-Youth—Art-Classes. Sign up for these classes now, space is limited.
Here are instructions for signing up for classes:
Go to Curtis Center
(https://www.greenwoodvillage.com/1247/Curtis-Center-for-the-Arts)
Click on Adult & Youth Art Classes
https://www.greenwoodvillage.com/2182/Adult-Youth—Art-Classes
On this page click on Click Here To Register – you have to create an account before you register. Please keep in mind that children register for these classes so there may be some questions that are not relevant to you. But answer them anyway (allergies, for instance)
After you create an account, on the page above, the classes have live links. Go to Adult Art Weekend Workshops at the bottom of the page and then chose Quilt Workshops. Here is where you can register for Diana’s and Claudia’s workshops. Keep in mind that the classes are not listed by Teacher only by Class Name.
You may need to log in again.
If you do not see the classes, and you are logged, in go to catalog – upper left corner or if you need to log in go to account. From account, choose Cultural Events. Go to the class you want and scroll to the bottom where there will be an Add To Cart button. Add to cart and follow instructions to pay.
There are no direct link to the classes. The classes (all of them) are here: https://secure.rec1.com/CO/greenwood-village-co/catalog
The WILD! catalog is available on Amazon at
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B2WLQG4C?ref_=pe_3052080_397514860
If you can wait, you can pick up a copy at the Curtis Center and our other venues as they come up. Thank you Lavonne Dunetts for creating this amazing catalog!
On August 30, 2022, the Brigham City Museum of Art and Cultural hosted a round table discussion with several of our WILD! artists. Cynthia Jarest, Dolores Miller, Deb Schultz, and Claudia Sheehan joined the curator – Alana Blumenthal and Mary Ann Urban from the Museum for a discussion about the exhibit and their art. Here is the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGlh5khmkWU&list=PLJWvHKS7GW2eTlGt_FnY03F8fqg2qwPpu&index=9
Virtual Classes
Mark your calendars for Sat Mar 11, 2023 at 10 AM MT for a short Zoom training event with Bobbi Baugh.
Course Description:THE “WHAT” and “WHY” of YOUR ARTWORK – FOCUSING ON CONTENT DESCRIPTION
Bobbi begins with the gut-level questions that plague artmakers: Why does other artwork have “something” I don’t have? How can mine be better? Believing that the answer is focusing on the WHAT and WHY of your work, she will lead attendees to look at their artwork and decision-making in a more meaningful way. Go beyond technique. Dig deeper. Presentation will involve looking at and analyzing artwork, both Bobbi’s work and the work of other artists. Of course, when textile artists get together there is always an interest in technique and how-to. Bobbi will answer any questions about her own methods and procedures.
Via Zoom: Approx 1 – 1.5 hours + questions Cost: $25
Open to: CO-UT-WY Members
Here is a link to the SAQA store page for you to sign up. https://saqa.app.neoncrm.com/event.jsp?event=2430&
Exciting news! We have a contract with Valerie Goodwin to teach “Mapping Personal Places” on Feb 17th and Feb 24th of 2024. The class will be from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. MT (6 hours). The class is limited to 25 students and Regional members (CO-UT-WY) will receive first priority on registering for the class. We will set up registration on the SAQA Store in Fall 2023 and will give ample notice regarding when registration will open. Any training spots not reserved by one month before the class will be opened up to SAQA members in general. Stay tuned for more details.
SAQA 2023 Conference – Pathways to Possibilities
SAQA’s annual conference is an opportunity for our members to gather together, to network and socialize, to attend informative talks and presentations geared to help one grow as an artist, and to visit local art venues and landmarks. With assistance from local members, our Special Events Committee plans a full schedule of fun activities, informative presenters, local activities, exhibitions, and more!
The 2023 SAQA Conference will be held in Toronto, Canada from April 27 to 30. Registration is NOW OPEN!
The Spotlight Auction will be an online event taking place during the 2023 SAQA Conference. This is an opportunity for all SAQA members to have their work showcased to a world-wide audience. All proceeds will help support SAQA programs.
You do NOT have to attend the conference to participate – bidding will be open to everyone via the Handbid platform. Pieces will be available for in-person display at the Saturday conference banquet.
We are looking for pieces 6” x 8” (portrait or landscape orientation), which we will display in mats with a 4.5″ x 6.5” opening and place in clear cellophane sleeves (see sample). The edges of the piece (.75″ all around) will be hidden from view in the final presentation. Raw, straight-stitched, or zigzag edges are best.
This size of artwork can be quick to make, showcasing your voice and raising funds for the organization which helps us all. Plus, it’s your opportunity to collect work made by fellow SAQA members. What a win-win!
Need help sizing your piece? Print this guide
- Only one piece per artist will be accepted.
- 3D submissions are allowed but the overall size should not exceed 6″ x 8″ x 6″
- Include your name on the back of the artwork – this will be hidden by the mat but is helpful for identification purposes.
- You do not have to include a hanging mechanism as they will be matted.
- Remember that the mat will cover .75″ around the perimeter of your piece – design accordingly!
More information is at this link: https://www.saqa.com/spotlight
Spotlight Auction Marathon
Join the Spotlight Auction Marathon! If you are thinking about donating a Spotlight Auction piece, but need some motivation, SAQA is sponsoring a Zoom marathon event from 10 AM to 6 PM ET on February 11 and February 18. You will be able to join in online during any, or all that time to work on your piece in the company of other SAQA members. It will be a good time to ask for feedback, get encouragement and inspiration and share
ideas and camaraderie with fellow SAQA members from other regions. Here is the information:
Exhibits and Shows
Please let us know of exhibits and shows in our region so we can share with everyone.
SAQA New Mexico is just now finalizing a regional exhibition, which will be called Personality Plus. We would like to invite our neighbors in Arizona and Colorado to join in this exhibition! This should show up on the SAQA Global website in a couple of weeks.
Here is Betty Busby’s description of the call for entry for SAQA New Mexico’s next Exhibition:
“People and animals are distinguished by their individual personalities.We’ve all known shy children and extroverted adults. Additionally, our dogs often look at us in a quizzical fashion, horses radiate kindness from their huge eyes, and cats sometimes turn up their noses at us.Wild animals range from playful otters to calculating raccoons and fierce, wild wolves.Portray your most intriguing personality trait in an abstract or figurative way.
The exhibit will be juried by Barbara Yates Beasley, one of the foremost animal portraitists of our time. Her website, Windows into the Soul of Animals, tells it all: https://barbarayatesbeasley.com/
Barbara will select 30-35 pieces for the show. The premiere venue for the show will be the Carlsbad Museum, New Mexico, February 2024. Additional venues will be announced at a later date, unsold work is planned be returned to the artists by the end of 2025. Size range for work to be submitted is 18”-42” width, and 18”- 60” length. All submitted pieces need to fit the SAQA description of a layered, stitched work and be able to be rolled for shipment- no framed pieces for this show. Each quilt must have a 4” hanging sleeve- instructions here:
https://www.saqa.com/sites/default/files/resources/Hanging Sleeve—2018.pdf
Quilts may be for sale, those that are not for sale must have a stated insurance value. The exhibit will be covered by SAQA insurance from the time it arrives at the initial venue to the return to the artists- however, an appraisal is required by the insurance company to validate any claims. Artists are responsible for shipping and insurance to the initial venue, and shipping costs for return. The entire exhibit will be sent between venues at SAQA’s cost.
All New Mexico regional members, resident and non-resident, are invited to apply, in addition, we welcome the Colorado/Wyoming/Utah region and Arizona. The entry fee will be $25, non-refundable. These fees are credited to our region and are used to offset exhibition costs.
Calendar:
Call for Entry issued: February 23Entry dates: September 1-October 30, 2023 at 5PM MST.
Acceptance Notification : November 21, 2023
Delivery to Museum: January 24
Exhibition dates: February 2024, details TBD
Return to artists: end of 2025”
Main Gallery:
Quilts that Celebrate Nature from RMQM’s Permanent Collection
Join us for Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum’s exhibition that celebrates nature. We have compiled a group of historic and contemporary quilts from our permanent collection all relating to the exhibit’s theme Nature, Flora, Fauna, Earth. Antique quilts were selected from the Sharee and Murray Newman collection, art quilts were chosen from the RMQM Rooted in Tradition collection. Others that fit the theme were chosen from the permanent collection, at large. These include the Freedom Quilt from Japan commemorating and honoring the victims and families affected by the tragedy of 9/11. Its message and beautiful floral artistry are breathtaking. We are pleased to include Rebirth, a contemporary art quilt by Scott Murkin of Asheboro, North Carolina. This quilt reminds us of the devastation of the Hayman Fire in 2002.
Northeast Gallery:
Art Quilters with Altitude | Elevated Threads
Art Quilters with Altitude (SAQA Colorado Springs Local Connections Group) present a group exhibit entitled Elevated Threads as a way to ponder how their art helped them redirect their focus and elevated their sense of joy during the pandemic. They left the “blues” behind as they played with color in their studios. They embraced the “blue glow” and the available technology in order to still see each other, and took every opportunity to gaze at the rich, blue sky to remind them that some things still stay the same. It is the hope of the artists that their artwork will cause you, the viewer, to stop and reflect on how blue affected you in 2020 and how you embraced it. The art quilts chosen for this exhibit show off the unique and diverse talents of each artist.
The Front Range Contemporary Quilters virtual exhibit Portfolio 2023 is now available at this link: https://www.artquilters.org/galleries-and-exhibits/member-portfolio-gallery/
Please come to the First Fridays and our monthly openings at the First United Methodist Church in Boulder, on the Third Thursdays of the month. The church is located at 1421 Spruce Street in Boulder, Colorado. Also, check out the new art website that has been created for our program. the address is: www.sanctuaryartgallery.comThere is also an instagram (@sanctuaryartgallery) and a twitter account (sanctuaryartgal). Facebook still being developed. so if you could follow those it would be great! Enjoy the website, there is much to explore on it. It is wonderful we are promoting great art.
Women’s Voices, Women’s Votes, Women’s Rights
From September 10, 2022 – April 30, 2023, the Clinton Presidential Center commemorates the anniversary of the 19th Amendment and the anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women in Women’s Voices, Women’s Votes, Women’s Rights — a vibrant, multimedia exhibit exploring the risks women and their male allies took to win the vote, expand democracy, and elevate human rights. Sixteen fiber artists were invited to create works for this exhibit. The Clinton Presidential Center is in Little Rock, Arkansas. It is worth a trip to see this exhibit.
Calls for Entry
SAQA Calls for entry are available here: https://www.saqa.com/events/saqa-calls-entry
Member News
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Diana Fox’s piece Tree Rings (57″ h X 48″ w) is touring with the Sustainability exhibition. Her Cat Test Pattern (41”h x 30″w) was juried into the Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival for the mid-century modern exhibit.
Kimberly Lacy’s quilt, Ammonite Cairns was in a special exhibit put together by The Quilt Show, showcasing quilts that use unique or unusual techniques or attributes. Kimberly’s featured technique was Chizimi shrinking thread which she used to tilt her ammonites prior to appliqué onto a background. This exhibit was opened at The Road to California Quilters Conference and Showcase.
Two additional quilts created by Kimberly will be traveling soon to the MidAtlantic Quilt Festival. They are WINDOW TO MY SATAN SOUL and KODACHROME WAVES OF GRAIN.
Congratulations to Amanda Preston Araujo for having her piece Tragopogon Dubius accepted into the SAQA Microscape exhibit and they are using this piece on the their banner.
Gay Young‘s piece Spiderpider Grandmothers Guide the Sun was accepted into the Member Show at the Confluence Gallery in Grand Junction. Congratulations Gay!
Our Colorado Springs Local Connections group is having an exhibit, Blue, at the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum from January 16th through April 16th, 2023. Congratulations to all!
Barbara Beasley was also featured on the Quilting Arts TV Series 2900. Congratulations to Barbara!
Congratulations to all who were accepted into the FRCQ Portofolio exhibit. Here is the link to the online exhibit. https://www.artquilters.org/galleries-and-exhibits/member-portfolio-gallery/
Any members who have work exhibited, please let us know so we can share your news! Send Photos!!!!!!
Please direct Instagram messages and images to https://www.instagram.com/saqacoutwy/ or Claudia Sheehan at klaeukchen@juno.com so that she knows who you are and she can, with your permission, re-post photos of your work and announcements to the regional account.
New SAQA Members
Marian Murdock of Mapleton UT
Welcome to our newest regional volunteers! We are excited to announce that we now have a Newsletter Editor and a Facebook Administrator to help us better communicate with our members. Tina Rae joined us in early January as our Facebook Administrator and Jean Tutolo has served on our WILD! Exhibition Committee and just recently started her work as Newsletter Editor. Tina and Jean are accomplished artists and members of FRCQ as well as SAQA.
Would you like to volunteer some of your time and talents? If so we’d love to hear from you. Please contact Theresa or Tree at ely60stpaul@gmail.com
Feel free to contact Susan or Tree if you’d like more details regarding our region. If you are interested in joining a Local Connections Group – see the information in the Local Connections section.
Local Connections
Local connections are a group of SAQA members that meet and discuss fiber art topics in their geographic area. Please contact Susan Serreze or Tree Ely if you have an idea for a Local Connections group in your area.
Local Connections: Colorado Springs, CO
Katrina Wright is coordinating the scheduling of meetings. This is a vibrant group of talented artists who are exploring their art together. This group is meeting monthly virtually generally on the 1st Thursday of the month at 10AM, with an occasional in-person meeting.
If you are interested in becoming a member of this group, contact Linda Laird or Katrina Wright.
The Colorado Springs Local Connections group will exhibit their show at the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum. Stay tuned for more updates.
Local Connections: Northern Colorado
Contact Susan Serreze at serreze@comcast.net to find out about the next Northern Colorado Local Connections meeting or if you have ideas for meetings and play dates! Contact Susan Serreze at serreze@comcast.net to join our group.
Local Connections: Wyoming
This talented group of Wyoming artists meets virtually on the 2nd Thursday monthly to share their ideas and work.
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Juried Artists Program
A Juried Artist Member is an artist who has successfully presented a portfolio including a selected body of work and documentation showing a professional approach to art. Colorado, Utah and Wyoming are well-represented in this membership category.
Margaret Abramshe
Regina Benson
Michele Hardy
Diana Fox
Bev Haring
Jean Herman
Sandra Hoefner
Annette Kennedy
Denise Labadie
Kim Lacy
Kay Liggett
Lea McComas
Melody Money
Dorothy Raymond
Joan Sowada
Judith Trager
Valerie White
Charlotte Ziebarth
Click on any of their names, and be taken to their Juried Artist page on the SAQA website—where you can see more images of their art.
For more information, see:
Want to become a Juried Artist? (SAQA Journal article by Dorothy Raymond).
Do you want to become a Juried Artist? (Powerpoint presentation by Dorothy Raymond, includes body of work samples). Thank you Dorothy for your work and commitment to this program!
Want to become a Juried Artist? Click here to learn how to apply, and see the resources available to help you achieve this goal.
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Many exhibition opportunities with the SAQA Calls for Entry. Traveling? Check out the SAQA Calendar of Events for current and upcoming exhibitions.
Colorado/Utah/Wyoming Reps
Susan Serreze: serreze@comcast.net
Tree Ely: ely60stpaul@gmail.com
Studio Art Quilt Associates of CO/UT/WY 