Blog: Living Colour! Celebrating Life Across the Spectrum

Invitation to Living Colour in Adelaide

11 November 2014 Filed Under: Exhibitions

As a curator, I endeavour (as far as practicable!) to give the participating artists an opportunity to share the exhibition with their local community. Two of the Living Colour! artists live in South Australia so I am delighted that the exhibition will be on display at the Craft and Quilt Fair in Adelaide this week Thursday to Sunday, 13- 16 November, 10am-4.30pm. Thank you to Expertise Events and the Quilters’ Guild of South Australia for making this possible.

Join Suzanne Gummow for an artist floor talk at 1.30pm on Saturday and Sunday. Suzanne will also have copies of the Living Colour Catalogue available for sale.

Living Colour! in Brisbane

11 October 2014 Filed Under: Exhibitions

This is how the exhibition space looked when I first arrived at the Craft & Quilt FairBrisbane. My job was to transform it into Living Colour!

A quiet moment before the viewers arrived on opening day:

The Sentinelles exhibition, masterminded by Dijanne Cevaal is keeping Living Colour! company and will have you itching to stitch and embellish.

I am on hand to answer any questions and I love to catch up with textile enthusiasts so do stop by to say hello!

For extra insights, I invite you to join me for a curator floor talk each day at 1.30pm:

Invitation to Living Colour in Brisbane

3 October 2014 Filed Under: Exhibition

Living Colour! is next on display at the Brisbane Craft & Quilt Fair 8-12 October 2014 at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre (9am-5pm) with a curator floor talk each day at 1.30pm.

This image features works by artists from the greater Brisbane area (left to right): Brenda Wood, Sue Dennis , Sue Duffy , Di Flint and Christine Dowell:

2014 SAQA Benefit Auction

1 September 2014 Filed Under: Artists

The annual benefit auction is the signature fundraising event for Studio Art Quilt Associates. Your purchases help increase the recognition for art quilts and the artists who make them while supporting SAQA’s exhibitions, publications, and education outreach. The 2014 SAQA Benefit Auction commences on 14 September and includes the following works by the curator and Living Colour artists (click to enlarge).

Artists: Deborah Boschert and Betty Busby

Artists: Sue Dennis and Mathea Daunheimer

Artists: Dianne Firth and Susan Mathews

Artists: Charlotte Scott and Brenda Gael Smith

Studio Art Quilt Associates offers many exciting exhibition opportunities for its members. If you’ve been thinking about joining SAQA, add the discount code “BGS” to the application form and you will receive a 10% discount on the membership fee.

Dianne Firth at National Library: 31 August

27 August 2014 Filed Under: Artists

Living Colour artist Dianne Firth is speaking at the National Library of Australia on 31 August at 2pm. Here are the full details:

Layers by Design: Landscape and Quilts Dr Dianne Firth has two threads to the needle of her career. She is a landscape architect, teacher, writer and a quilter of renown. Her love of landscape has often inspired her choice of subject and the way she makes her quilts. Sunday 31 August, 2 pm Conference Room, $15 (includes afternoon tea)

Booking details are here or for more information go here

In association with the Australian Women’s Archives Project

Australia Quilts Exhibition: 18-21 September Alsace, France

26 August 2014 Filed Under: Artists

Carrefour Européen du Patchwork/ European Patchwork Meeting celebrates its 20th anniversary in Alsace, France from 18-21 September 2014. Australia is guest country of honour from outside Europe.

Australia Quilts is an invitational exhibition curated by Brenda Gael Smith to showcase the diversity of Australian quiltmaking and textile art – both traditional and contemporary. The exhibit includes works by the following Living Colour! artists:

Brenda is accompanying the exhibition and will conduct curator floor talks. If you can’t make it to Alsace, you can view the online gallery at Australia Quilts: Exceptional Quilts from the Great Southern Land.

Opening Night at The Bunker Cartoon Gallery

9 August 2014 Filed Under: Exhibition

More than 60 people turned out for the opening of Living Colour! At the Bunker Cartoon Gallery at Coffs Harbour. Thank you to Gallery coordinator Lisa Magri and local artists Sandy Corry and Caroline Sharkey for welcoming everyone. The exhibition runs until 13 September. Gallery hours are 10am-4pm, Monday – Saturday.

Lisa Magri and Sandy Corry Officiating

Installation at The Bunker Gallery

7 August 2014 Filed Under: Exhibition

Thank you to Living Colour artist Sandy Corry and gallery coordinator Lisa Magri for attending to installation of the exhibit at The Bunker Cartoon Gallery at Coffs Harbour. The official opening is tomorrow, Friday 8 August at 6pm. All welcome!

Living Colour Spotlight on New Zealand #2

6 August 2014 Filed Under: Artists, Exhibition

Living Colour! will be a special exhibit at Quilt Symposium Manawatu 16-21 January 2015) . But wait, there’s more!

Curator, Brenda Gael Smith is giving a lunchtime presentation (Saturday, 17 January 12.15-1pm) Adventures & Inspiration from the Twelve by Twelve International Art Quilt Challenge and there will be an opportunity to view some of Brenda’s quilts “in the cloth” And Living Colour artist Betty Busby (USA) is giving a lunchtime lecture An Artistic Journey (Sunday 18 January ).

But wait, there’s more! Brenda, Betty are both teaching at Symposium along with another Living Colour artist Caroline Sharkey . Here’s the workshshop line up:

Full Circle Stacks#1 Brenda:

Betty:

Caroline:

Landscape Silhouettes
Wetlands (2 days)
Seascapes (2 days)

Now you have time to decide what classes and lectures you would like to take before returning your choices by 15 August 2014 to ensure you get allocations based on your registration number. After this date the classes will be allocated on the date received basis, depending on vacancies. See the Quilt Symposium Manawatu website for more information.

Living Colour at Bunker Cartoon Gallery

5 August 2014 Filed Under: Exhibition, News

You are invited to the first gallery outing of Living Colour! at:

Bunker Cartoon Gallery
John Champion Way, Coffs Harbour, NSW
8 August – 13 September 2014
Gallery Hours: 10am-4pm Monday-Saturday

There is an official opening at 6pm on Friday, 8 August 2014 with local artist Sandy Corry in attendance. All welcome! Please share this invitation with friends and textile enthusiasts on the Far North Coast.

Other upcoming attractions at the gallery include :

Surf & Turf – a series of amusing sporting cartoons; and
Through These Lines, 13-17 August, an original Australian play based on the letters and diaries of Australian army nurses serving in WWI.