CONGRATULATIONS NORA!

If you haven't seen the August/September 2014 issue of Quilting Arts here is a preview.  Nora Beebe's piece was one of those selected to be included in "A walk in the PARK" Reader's Challenge.

Way to go Nora!!

SPIN COMES TO SANTA FE

The Silk Painter's main art show, SEASONS OF SILK, will be opening at the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) on Wednesday evening, July 30th, from 6 to 8 pm.  The IAIA is located at 83 Avan Nu Po Rd, Santa Fe, NM 87508.  The Chapter Quilt Show, 16 Chapters from around the world, will be opening at the IAIA Hogan the next night,  July 31st, from 6 to 8 pm. The following is the NM Chapter's entry into this show.

POETS AND ARTISTS COLLABORATE ON “ELEMENTS” ART QUILT EXHIBIT

Santa Fe, New Mexico—“Elements,” an exhibit of contemporary mixed-media fiber art, will be at the La Tienda Exhibit Space in the Eldorado area of Santa Fe, New Mexico. The show will feature two-dimensional and three-dimensional work on themes such as the elements of design, the elements of color, the elements of the Southwest, the elements of the Earth, and the element of surprise. The fiber artists pay homage to traditional forms of expression while taking the artwork to new levels through the use of unusual materials and techniques. All of the exhibiting artists belong to the Northern New Mexico Quilt Guild (NNMQG), a nonprofit organization with more than 150 members.

A gala artists’ opening reception will be held on Friday, June 20, 2014, from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Invited Santa Fe-area poets will read from their work between 6:00 and 7:00 p.m. The poets were asked to create an ekphrastic poem about one of the art quilts. Ekphrastic poetry comments on another form of art and explores the intersection of language and visual art.

The exhibit will close with a reception on Friday, July 18, 2014, from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., with additional poets presenting their ekphrastic poems from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m.

The La Tienda Exhibit Space is open from Fridays from 12:00 noon to 7:00 p.m., Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., and Sundays from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Admission is free. Some of the fiber art pieces are for sale, and the artists have created smaller, ancillary works that will be available at Utopia, The General Store for the Modern Age, near the Exhibit Space.

The La Tienda Exhibit Space is at 7 Caliente Road, Santa Fe, NM 87508 (just off U.S. 285, south of I-25). For more information, phone (505) 428-0024, or visit http://www.theexhibitspace.com/.

For more information on the Northern New Mexico Quilt Guild, visit http://www.nnmqg.org/.