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Call for Entries: 2018 Quilt & Fiber Arts Festival

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The Pacific Northwest Quilt & Fiber Arts Museum has issued a Call for Entries for the 2018 Quilt & Fiber Arts Festival.  This juried and judged (optional) exhibit is open to all national and international quilters and fiber artists.  The Call for Entries is open now and closes on July 28, 2018.  Festival Exhibit dates are October 12-14, 2018.

There are several changes to the Festival this year, including a new location, the Edward D. Hansen Conference Center in Everett, WA.  This larger, more accessible facility with greater amenities will allow us to offer all classes and exhibits in one venue.  Many nearby lodging and restaurant options makes this a great location to enjoy the three-day event.

Entry guidelines and categories have been updated to represent the changes observed in the quilting and fiber arts community.  The new categories are simple and easy to follow, with a much broader range of Fiber Art categories.  The Festival is also using a new online submission process, ArtCall.org.  This system manages the process better and offers entrants clear instructions on how to submit entries.

Finally, although all entries will be juried into the exhibit, the ability to ‘opt out’ of judging will hopefully encourage many more artists to participate!  Enter your traditional quilts, your pictorial or modern quilts, dolls, hand-knit or hand woven items, wearable art, needlework, and more!  Be a part of this truly unique Festival in the Pacific Northwest.  Visit www.qfamuseum.org for details and to enter.

HGA Small Expressions Winners Announced

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2018 Small Expressions Exhibit Artists Announced
The Handweavers Guild of America, Inc. (HGA) announces its 2018 annual juried exhibit of small works:Small Expressions. Featuring 34 contemporary small-scale art works by 27 artists from 14 states and 3 countries, Small Expressions will be on display July 1–15, 2018 at the Wilbur D. May Museum in Reno, Nevada. The show’s juror was Virginia Vogle, a professor of Art at the University of Nevada, Reno. She specializes in fiber, visual foundations and fashion history and style.
Exhibiting artists are:
Sally Anaya, Lopez Island, Washington • Linda Barlow, Santa Fe, New Mexico • Susan Basch, Kingston, New York • Meredith Bennett, Free Union, Virginia • Nancy Briemle, Pleasanton, California • Abraham Buddish, Allen Park, Michigan • Penny Collins, West Hollywood, California • Andrea Cook, Anthem Arizona • Deanna Deeds, Long Beach, California • Jayne Gaskins, Reston, Virginia, • Laura Hacker, Sudbury, Massachusetts • Julie Lambert, Montreal, Quebec, Canada • Pamela MacGregor, McClure, Ohio • Rachael Mayer, Pocatello, Idaho • Joan Pao, New York, New York • Aviva Peres, Haifa, Israel • Penny Peters, Berkley, California • Jessica Pinsky, Cleveland, Ohio • Joh Ricci, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania • Michael Rohde, Westlake Village, California • Jenny Schu, Lansing, Michigan • Melanie Siegel, Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada • Mary Ruth Smith, Waco, Texas • Rebecca Smith, San Diego, California • Rebecca Stevens, Upper Black Eddy, Pennsylvania • Marjorie Tomchuk, New Canaan, Connecticut • Peggy Wiedemann, Huntington Beach, California • Deborah Zeitler, Iowa City, Iowa.
These skilled artists employ a variety of traditional and non-traditional media creating an outstanding presentation. Vogle noted, “The artistry is amazing and humbling.”
Small Expressions 2018 opens July 1 at the Wilbur D. May Museum in Reno, Nevadaas part of the Handweavers Guild of America’s biennial conference, Convergence®taking place July 6-12, 2018 at the Peppermill Resort. Exhibition hours: Wednesday – Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sunday Noon to 4:00 p.m., Closed Monday and Tuesday. Admission to Small Expressions is free.
About the Wilbur D. May Museum
The Wilbur D. May Museum houses the personal and private collection of Wilbur D. May that he had collected through a lifetime of travel and adventure. Since his death in 1982, this unique ethnographic collection has been on display for the public to enjoy. The Wilbur D. May Museum is located at 1595 N. Sierra Street in Reno, Nevada. For parking and directions visit their website, https://www.washoecounty.us/parks/maycenterhome/museum/index.php, or call (775) 785-5961.
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2 SPACES AVAILABLE: Master Weaver Program, Level 1

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Olds College is now offering the Level 1 course of the Master Weaver Program as an Off Campus course, in Tenino, Washington (about 15 miles south off Olympia). Olds College, based near Calgary, Alberta, is one of the few colleges in North America offering textile classes: master weaving classes and master spinning classes among them.

The course is 5 days of face to face workshops and 125-175 hours of independent study on homework assignments. Completion of this year long study allows one to progress to Levels 2, and subsequently, Levels 3 and 4.

Dates are 4/30/2018 – 5/4/2018.
Tuition for Level 1 Off campus is $850 Canadian, approximately $690 US.
For more details, see https://www.oldscollege.ca/programs/continuing-education/fibre-arts/master-weaver-certificate/index.html

REGISTER at https://oldscollegece.augusoft.net/
CONTACT Carrie Seachord of the Olympia Weavers Guild for more information.

Shuttle Spindle Dyepot Sprint 2018 preview

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Coming Soon…

Spring issue of Shuttle Spindle & Dyepot
HGA’s 2018 Professional Member Directory and Fiber Art Resource Guide
The inaugural Professional Member Directory and Fiber Resource Guide features the profiles of 138 Professional HGA members who specialize in the fiber arts. A valuable resource for all fiber artists and guilds.
Travel and Workshop Section
Spring is coming and Summer is not far behind. Now is the time to plan your upcoming fiber activities. This section contains valuable information on workshops, tours, classes and more.
Karen Burns­­––Those Fabulous MGM Costumes
By Gussie Fauntleroy
After Karen Burns performed in the extravagant stage production of MGM Hello Hollywood Hello, she obtained a majority of the fabulous costumes. These extraordinary costume will be part of Convergence® Reno 2018. Learn more about this incredible collection and their history.
Demystifying Color Mixing
by Tien Chiu
One of the biggest challenges in designing handwoven cloth is choosing the colors and weave structures that will produce an attractive fabric. Tien walks us through the process to better understand how to make color choices to get excellent results.

Shuttle Spindle & Dyepot magazine is published and delivered to HGA members four times a year. Not a member? Become a member today and receive your first issue. Join now.