Member Activities September 2016

Hi SDA-WA!  Here is our member activities for September 2016

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The Unfortunate Life of Miss Irene B – Merit Winner. By Jeannie McMacken.  Poem: After Death

 

Four members of SDA-WA North Peninsula Chapter—Jeannie McMacken, Cathie Wier, Pat Herkal and Cheri Kopp—  were juried into the October show at Northwind Arts Center in Port Townsend.

 

 

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Current Carry Me. By Jeannie McMacken. Poem: Moon, Horses, and Groundfog

 

The show, Poem Inspired, challenged artists to interpret works inspired by the ten featured poems written by local poets. McMacken also received a Merit Award for her fiber piece. These pieces will be on display through October.

 

 

 

 

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Just A Minnow. By Catherine Wier. Poem: Just A Minnow

 

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Monet’s Garden. By Pat Herkal. Poem: What Monet Means To Me Now.

 

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Life (After Death). By Cheri Kopp. Poem: After Death

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Fiber-Fusion-Logo-Web-400x484Just a reminder that the deadline for the call for art for the regional component of the Fiber Fusion traveling exhibition for Eastside SDA members is October 1st

SDA members living in Renton, Fall City, North Bend, Redmond, Newcastle, Bellevue, Issaquah, Kirkland, Woodinville, Carnation, Medina, Mercer Island, Sammamish, Snoqualmie or Bothell are eligible to enter.  Pieces can be no larger than 12” on any one side. 

Dates and more information can be found at the SDA WA blogpost https://surfacedesignwa.com/2016/08/19/sda-wa-eastside-members-call-for-art/.

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Opening Reception for Surface Speculations

SURFACE SPECULATIONS – 3RD Annual SDA [Surface Design Association] group exhibition is on display October 1st -29th in the North Gallery at Vision 5 in Redmond, WAThis exhibition showcases work from selected members of the local Eastside SDA group. The works of art in this exhibition are beautiful examples of surface design.

FEATURED ARTISTS:
Crystal Edwards
GJ Gillespie
Gale Whitney
Louise Roby
Maura Donegan
Rebecca Wachtman
Virginia Franz Turner

CURATOR:
Crystal Edwards

OPENING RECEPTION:
Saturday October 1st
6:30pm until 8:30pm
Wine and light Hors d’oeuvre will be served

ADDRESS:
Vision 5 North Gallery
8525 163RD CT NE
REDMOND, WA 98052

(For some GPS and Map guiding systems, it is better to search for Vision 5 instead of the address. Vision 5 is off of 164TH AVE NE and NE 85TH ST)

There will also be an artist talk on Sunday, October 16th from 2pm to 5pm at Vision 5 Gallery.

 

Fiber Fusion Received 245 Entries From 88 Artists!

WOW!   We are blown out of the water! We received 245 entries from 88 artists!

That represents about 40% of our membership! We are pleased that the homegrown entry system developed by Claire Jones worked with very few problems. Thanks to all who entered. It is confirmation that we are doing the right thing. I am thrilled and excited to see your art.

Next steps:

April 5th Jurors meet to make decisions about who is accepted and awarded a prize.
April 16th email notifications of acceptance
May 15th-27th (exact dates to be determined) Art due at Allied Arts
June 1-23rd Dates of the show
Saturday, June 4th Possible Workshop (yet to be announced)
June 5th reception, juror talk with Layne Goldsmith

Here’s An Addtional Opportunity for SDA-WA Members!

We Have A Teaching Opportunity – Call for Proposals

We are excited to provide you with an opportunity to teach and our visitors with opportunities to gain new skills and insights while attending the shows.

Classes will run in conjunction with each of the shows, and we are now looking for instructors to teach a variety of surface design and fiber related classes and workshops at Allied Arts Center and White Bluffs Quilt Museum in Richland WA. Dates are 1-23 June, 2016.
Please Click Here for more information.

If you are interested in teaching at our other venues for Fiber Fusion, a call for proposal will be released in a few months.

    VALA- Redmond  Nov 2016- Jan 2017
    Northwind – Port Townsend Feb 2017
    Schack – Everett March-April 2017
Please send proposals to: event.surfacedesignwa@gmail.com
Due Date (for Allied Arts): April 8, 2016