Regional Member News

Good Monday Morning!
Wow, we have gotten such a terrific response from our members about the "Getting to Know You" blog segment and next week will be the first of what I hope will be many more to come!  We have a brave volunteer who is willing to be first but you'll have to wait until next week to find out who it is!
Meanwhile, I have a couple of announcements to share with you.

First, Cheryl Gerhart from Chruchill VA, sent this in:      

  SQUARE

An exhibition of works by 82 members of the Textile Study Group of New York
January 16 through March 8, 2015
Narthes Gallery of St. Peter's Church, 619 Lexington Avenue (at 54th Street) in the Citisorp Complex

A full color 92 page catalog is available at amazon.com



Also, this is recently in for those of you who might be interested:

I  wanted to share with you an upcoming regional textile exhibition opportunity, deadline 3/13/15.  

Stitch: A Regional Contemporary Art Textile Exhibition

June 8 – August 26, 2015

Claypool-Young Art Gallery

Morehead State University

Morehead, KY

Stitch: A Regional Contemporary Art Textile Exhibition is an exhibition featuring works of all textile and fiber media created by artists living in Kentucky, Ohio, Missouri, Indiana, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Mississippi, Georgia and Illinois.   Work for consideration must be created, in sum or part, of textile/fiber techniques including but not limited to, two and three dimensional artwork consisting of stitching, knitting, weaving, crochet, quilting, felting, surface design on fabric, stitched paper, and art to wear.  All works must have been completed since 2012 and not previously shown in the Claypool-Young Art Gallery.

 

Calendar

March 13, 2015                                    Final postmark deadline to receive entries

Mid-Late April, 2015                                           Exhibition jurying

Early May, 2015                                                    Email notification sent to artists

May 22, 2015                                                        Deadline for delivery of artwork          

June 8 – August 26, 2015                                         Exhibition dates

August 26, 2015                                                    Closing reception, 5 – 7 p.m.

Artist/Juror’s Talk by Susan Shie, 7 – 8 p.m.

August 26 (after reception) – September 2, 2015     Pick-up or shipping of artwork

Juror                                            

Susan Shie is a painter who works on unstretched, stitched cloth. Born in 1950, she has been an artist all her life, living mostly in Ohio. Her degrees in painting are a BA from The College of Wooster, 1981, and an MFA from The School of Art, Kent State University, 1986. Widely published, exhibited, and collected, she continues her recognizable style of pictorial imagery with a flowing, hand written text of everything from personal diary to world events’ commentary on her large, time-capsule-like narrative soft paintings. Her main interests remain women and family, along with peace, social justice, healing, and the environment. Her website is www.turtlemoon.com 

 

Entry Fee and Procedure

$15 for up to three artworks. Checks should be made out to: Claypool-Young Art Gallery, Morehead State University.

Jennifer A. Reis

Gallery Director & Coordinator/Instructor,

Arts Entrepreneurship Minor

Exhibiting/Teaching Artist & Curator

Morehead State University

108 Claypool-Young Art Bldg.

Morehead KY 40351

606.783.5446

So, until next week.............stay warm, snuggle up and keep creating!