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June, 2016
The Jury Is In
Apr. 16, 2016 - Jul. 03, 2016
Seven artists from seven states bring their latest work to Visions Art Museum: Contemporary Quilts + Textiles for The Jury Is In, April 16 through July 3, 2016. The Jury Is In features award-winning artists who have juried the prestigious Quilt Visions biennial in past years. Quilt Visions is an international, juried exhibition of contemporary art quilts. Beginning in 1987, Quilt Visions has exhibited the most accomplished quilt artists in the world.
Meet the artists at the opening reception April 16th from 5:00-7:00 p.m. Admission to the reception is $7, free admission for Visions Art Museum members. Light refreshments and wine will be served.
Each of these seven artists will be showing four or five works: Liz Axford, Sue Benner, Judith Content, Patty Hawkins, Patricia Malarcher, Jan Myers-Newberry, and Kent Williams. They have been the subject of numerous solo shows, invitational exhibitions and juried competitions garnering accolades from around the globe.
- Location: Visions Art Museum: Contemporary Quilts + Textiles is located at 2825 Dewey Road
- Admission: Admission is $7. Members of Visions Art Museum enjoy free admission.
- Contact: Beth Smith, Executive Director, 619-546-4872
- Email: beth@visionsartmuseum.org
- Web Site Link: www.visionsartmuseum.org
Recurring Dream, Gay Lasher
Apr. 16, 2016 - Jul. 03, 2016
These creatures come at night, at different times, in different visages — visitors from the unconscious. They speak their own language which you must decipher. They will continue to come until you understand their message. Pay attention. They are your guides.
Artist Gay Lasher has generated six different versions of a young man walking into a house from one color digital photograph. The images were created by digitally manipulating the photograph then printing the results on paper-backed cotton panels. Lasher painted additional elements and machine-stitched the finished quilts.
Meet Colorado artist Gay Lasher at the opening reception for Recurring Dream, April 16th from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Visions Art Museum in the arts district of Liberty station. Admission is $7. Members of Visions Art Museum enjoy free admission. Wine and light refreshments will be served.
- Location: Visions Art Museum: Contemporary Quilts + Textiles is located at 2825 Dewey Road
- Admission: Admission is $7. Members of Visions Art Museum enjoy free admission.
- Contact: Beth Smith, Executive Director, 619-546-4872
- Email: beth@visionsartmuseum.org
- Web Site Link: www.visionsartmuseum.org
Stitch Stories, Cas Holmes
Apr. 16, 2016 - Jul. 03, 2016
Cas Holmes draws on her relationship with nature and the links with family history to tell stories with textiles. She incorporates found materials and bits of fallen flora she finds while walking through her adopted County, Kent.
Meet Cas Holmes at the opening reception for Stitch Stories, April 16th from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Visions Art Museum, San Diego, California. Admission is $7. Members of Visions Art Museum enjoy free admission. Light refreshments will be served.
Cas Holmes draws with needle and thread using her stitches as her drawing tool, sewing together the layers of ephemera gathered from life and nature. Her textiles reflect an environmental theme noting the changes in the landscape that occur with human's impact on the land.
Pieces of worn clothing and household fabrics help tell the stories of peoples' lives, members of her family and people she has known who find their way into her work. Her delicate collages form a window into the lives of the people who wore the clothing and used the household textiles.
Cas Holmes teaches workshops around the world and has authored books about her work and her techniques. "I make pieces for public and private spaces," states Holmes. "The challenge of creating works for different spaces is open to all kinds of possibilities, and I have made installations and public art pieces for hospitals, community spaces, museums and the workplace."
- Location: Visions Art Museum: Contemporary Quilts + Textiles is located at 2825 Dewey Road
- Admission: Admission is $7. Members of Visions Art Museum enjoy free admission.
- Contact: Beth Smith, Executive Director, 619-546-4872
- Email: beth@visionsartmuseum.org
- Web Site Link: www.visionsartmuseum.org
Quilts: Enduring Treasures
May. 06, 2016 - Jul. 07, 2016
Come to Eureka Springs, AR for Mother's Day and May Festival of the Arts and enjoy the Art of Quilting. Eureka ! Quilters will present a Quilt Show with more than 150 quilts; also special exhibits and demonstrations with our featured "Treasures" - locally well-known teachers & quilters. Shop with our vendors, boutique, buy chances at an opportunity quilt (winning number drawn on Saturday) and other goodies. May 6 & 7 at Inn of the Ozarks, Eureka Springs, AR. 9:00am to 4:00pm both days.
- Sponsor: Eureka! Quilters Guild
- Location: Best Western Inn of the Ozarks, Eureka Springs, AR
- Admission: $5.00
- Contact: Bonnie Frederick
- Email: eurekaquilts2016@outlook.com
Scenic Norwegian Quilting Holiday
Jun. 01, 2016 - Jun. 07, 2016
Join expert Karin Hellaby for a unique quilting trip to Norway which will combine your favourite hobby with the opportunity to see some of the most stunning scenery that Norway has to offer.
Take 3 days to explore the capital, Oslo, experience the famous Flam Railway and see & feel examples of iconic Hardanger embroidery and enjoy a workshop at the Hardanger Folk Museum.
- Sponsor: Arena Travel
- Location: Norway
- Admission: From $2,787 per person, including 6 nights hotel accommodation on BB. Single sup
- Contact: +44 (0) 1473 660 800
- Email: enquries@arenatravel.com
- Web Site Link: www.arenatravel.com/scenic-norwegian-quilting-holiday
Quilts By the Bay 2016
Jun. 11, 2016 - Jun. 12, 2016
200 member made quilts, wall hangings, purses & wearables. Hoffman Challenge quilts. Visit more than 20 vendors. Silent auction. Country Store with items for quilting, sewing, knitting, crocheting & more. Boutique with handmade pieces. Raffle quilt & raffle baskets. Professional quilt appraisals available. Children’s activities & voting. Free demonstrations both days.
Saturday June 11, 2016 from 10-5
Sunday, June 12, 2016 from 11-4
- Sponsor: Annapolis Quilt Guild
- Location: Annapolis Senior High School, 2700 Riva Road, Annapolis, MD 21401
- Admission: Admission includes both days: General $10, Senior $9, Under 12 free.
- Contact: AnnapolisQuiltGuildShow@gmail.com
- Email: AnnapolisQuiltGuildShow@gmail.com
- Web Site Link: annapolisquiltguild.org/quilt-show/
36 Annual Smoky Mountain Quilters Quilt Show and Competition
Jun. 17, 2016 - Jun. 18, 2016
The 36th Annual SMQ Quilt Show and Competition will include over 30 vendors and nearly 200 quilts on display. We will have a small quilt sale benefiting the guild's charitable work with Ronald McDonald House. Also, 2009 Quilters Hall of Fame inductee Merikay Waldvogel will present an antique quilt bed turning, Friday, talking about the history of each quilt and answering questions. The show will be held in the Knoxville Expo Center, which has recently been renovated and has free parking and is accessible for the disabled. It is located near the intersection of I-75 and I-640, and there are a variety of restaurants nearby within walking distance.
- Sponsor: Sew n Vac, Hobbs Bonded Fibers
- Location: Expo Center, 5441 Clinton Hwy, Knoxville, TN 37912
- Admission: $7 per person
- Contact: Chairman Dennis Taylor (865) 310-3625
- Email: dltintn@comcast.net
- Web Site Link: www.smokymtnquilters.com/2016-quilt-show
Sydney Quilt Show
Jun. 22, 2016 - Jun. 26, 2016
Come to Australia's largest quilt show with an amazing range of designs and techniques. How to classes, guest speakers and much more. Specialty shop selling everything a quilter could need are also on site.
22 June, 2016 - 26 June, 2016
- Location: Glebe Island Sydney Australia
- Admission: less than $A20 per person
- Contact: www.quiltersguildnsw.com
- Email: exhibition@quiltersguildnsw
- Web Site Link: www.quiltersguildnsw.com
Vermont Quilt Festival
Jun. 24, 2016 - Jun. 26, 2016
New England's largest and oldest quilt event celebrates its 40TH
anniversary with eye-popping color and design in the hundreds of new and antique quilts on display. The exhibits include contest quilts, antique quilts, the Ruth McDowell retrospective,the SewBatik Challenge and more. Enjoy shopping the colorful array of wares offered by 90 vendors from across the nation! Learn more in fabulous classes and lectures with noted instructors,quilt appraisals,and Judge's Panel.Free gallery talks and Textile Detectives add to the excitement. And not to be missed is the always festive Champagne and Chocolate Preview that opens the Show on Thursday Evening.
- Sponsor: Vermont Quilt Festival,Inc.
- Location: Champlain Valley Exposition Essex Junction,VT
- Admission: $12, children under 14 free
- Contact: 802 872-0034
- Email: info@vqf.org
- Web Site Link: www.vqf.org