A WALK IN THE WILD!

Join us for A Walk in the Wild- an interactive  SAQA exhibit to premiere in November 2012 at  Albuquerque's Open Space Visitor Center Gallery.

We want YOU to participate- full prospectus coming soon!

Desert Fox by Betty Busby

MEETING ON NOVEMBER 19TH

Thanks Holly for hosting our meeting on Saturday the 19th.  We enjoyed hearing about the Silver City Fiber Arts Festival and some members' trip to the Houston IQF.  There were announcements, sharing and good eats!

Mary shared her two Numbers pieces.

Gail's beautiful abstract piece she started in Katie Pasquini Masopust's
 class at Santa Fe Quilts.

COPYRIGHT FREE PHOTOS

If you are not a photographer but would like to use some great photographs for your fiber art, here is an inspiring website to visit.  You may join the group and not worry about copyright laws when using the contributed photos.  Visit the following link for more information:  http://paintmyphoto.ning.com/

WHAT'S THE IDEA?

Very Simple, there are lots of great Photographers out there in internet land, and there are lots of Artists of all abilities who would like to paint from photographs. The problem is that Copyright law prevents this.

Paint My Photo (PMP) Is for the sharing of reference photos for creating derivative Artwork without copyright worries. Painting Photos has never been so much fun!

***  PLEASE READ THE LINES BELOW; VERY IMPORTANT!!! ***

****PLEASE ONLY PAINT DERIVATIVE WORKS FROM PHOTOGRAPHS-NOT FROM REPRODUCTIONS OF MEMBERS ARTWORK

Members may only share photographs 1) that they have taken themselves or 2) for which they have full copyright ownership.

Please only post paintings from photos sourced from this site, in the main Gallery. You may post your own Artwork in Groups and your Blog for discussion/critique.

See the Terms of Service which you agree to by using this site

THIS SATURDAY: BOOK ARTS GROUP FLEA MARKET

The Santa Fe Book Arts Group and the Palace Press present the

Annual Book Arts Flea Market
at the Palace of the Governors’ New Mexico History Museum
Meem Room
110 Washington Avenue, Santa Fe, New Mexico

Saturday, November 12, 10:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. (no early birds, please)

FEATURING

Art Supplies, Handmade Artist Books, Cards, Handmade Papers, Marbled Papers, Ephemera, Gifts, and MORE!

http://www.santafebag.org/

2nd ART QUILT SANTA FE IN APRIL 2012

SAVE THE DATE:  SAQA members Ann Anastasio and Gale Oppenheim-Pietrzak have announced the second annual Art Quilt Santa Fe with New Mexico's own Betty Busby teaching.  It will be held at the Hotel Santa Fe from April 22 through April 26, 2012.  For more information:  http://www.artquiltsantafe.com/

OTHER EXHIBITION OPPORTUNITIES

DEADLINE:  ONGOING.  The Santa Fe Railyard Arts Pilot Project.  For more information: 
http://www.railyardpark.org/programs/railyard-art-project/

DEADLINE:  ONGOING.  Illuminations is a rotating art exhibit housed in the Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, designed to enhance the environment of care.  (Pat Gould has been in this exhibit.)  For more information:  http://www.massgeneral.org/cancer/illuminations/

DEADLINE:  FEBRUARY29, 2012.  Taiwan International Quilt Exhibition 2012 Entry Prospectus is now available on the SAQA website:  http://www.saqa.com/calendar-detail.php?ID=2850

TIQE 2010 will focus on global issues and highlight the creation of quilting is not only the interpretation of techniques but also the contemporary artistic merit of environmental care and the spirit of humanities.  The theme is "Moving Water and River."  Water and river are full of life and nutrient:  novelty, freshness, and sustainability symbolize a source of vitality, expecting to convey an energetic, broad, and microcosmic angle of view, as well as each kind of life and existence that water and river embrace.  The first venue will be the National Tainan Living Art Center, Tainan City, Taiwan, from August 11 through September 7, 2012.  The second venue will be the Taichung County Culture Center, Feng Yuan District, Taiwan, from September 22 through October 29, 2012.  Patricia Gould is the featured/invited artist.
For more information:  http://www.taqs.org.tw/

DEADLINE:  APRIL 12, 2012.  International TECHstyle Art Biennial (ITAB) is a juried exhibition of work by artists merging fiber media with new information and communication technologies in their artistic processes, as amedium of artistic expression, and/or in the content of their work.
For more information:  http://www.sjquiltmuseum.org/ITAB2012.html

(Do you know of other events and opportunities?  Share them with us!)

More entry opportunities:  http://www.saqa.com/calendar.php?ID=9

YOUR WORK MIGHT BE PUBLISHED IN THE SAQA JOURNAL

Upcoming SAQA Journal Gallery Page Themes and Deadlines:

Travel - due date December 1, 2011

Cities and Villages - due date February 1, 2012

The Human Form - due date May 1, 2012

See the SAQA eBulletin for details:  http//www.saqa.com/news.php?ID=1056 (Note:  for SAQA members only.)

TEXAS QUILT MUSEUM NEEDS SMALL ART QUILTS

Karey Bresenhan of Quilts, Inc. has been an incredible friend to SAQA.  Karey has a request:

"As a former SAQA Board member, I love art quilts and love to promote them whenever possible, especially at my International Quilt Festivals (Houston, Long Beach, Cincinnati).  I've come up with another way to introduce people to the beauty of art quilts, and I hope you will be able to help me on this.

For more than a year, I have focused almost entirely on creating the new Texas Quilt Museum in La Grange, Texas (about 100 miles from Houston).  It is going to be fabulous--two 1893 handmade brick buildings containing three high ceilinged galleries with a terrific quilt mural on the exterior and a Grandmother's Flower Garden on adjacent property.  La Grange is a small Central Texas town that is almost equi-distant from Houston, Austin and San Antonio, so it is in a perfect crossroads position.  We are opening officially on Sunday, November 13, but we have private tours and events scheduled at the Museum pre-opening, beginning October 20.  The Museum is a 501(c)3 non-profit institution that will focus on exhibitions, rather than collecting, due to limited space."

"We have a small Museum Store and as a former quilt shop owner, it is falling to me to stock this store.. with the most limited budget imaginable!  So I thought I would turn to SAQA artists for help.  I read all the time how quilt artists don't know what to do with all their quilts... perhaps you would consider donating one or more to the Texas Quilt Museum that we could sell in our Museum Store?"

"I'm looking for small art quilts that we can sell for between $100 and $200.  I realize that is very low for many of you, and I certainly acknowledge that they would be worth much more than that.  But that's about the outside limit of the market here.  Because we are a museum, quality is important. as you might imagine.  But although I am a dreamer, I'm not unrealistic... I know we are not likely to get top award winners donated to sell. (Then again, wouldn't that be wonderful!)  But I also know how talented and how prolific many of you are.  Today I'm hoping you also have a strong philanthropic streak and will want to help us get this new quilt museum off to an outstanding start.  By donating a small quilt or two, you will be helping us present fine quilts and spread the love and understanding of art quilts."

"If you are interested, please contact me personally at kareyb@quilts.com.  I do hope to hear from you!  You'd be doing such a good deed!"

FESTIVAL OF THE CRANES NOVEMBER 15 THROUGH 20

SAQA member Judith Roderick will be one of the artists at the Festival of the Cranes, November 15 through 20, at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge.  Lots to see and do at the NWR and for more info go to:  http://www.friendsofthebosque.org/crane/ArtTentNew.html