A Matter of Time: It’s not too late!

It’s not too late! Entries for  my next touring exhibition, a matter of time,  close on 15 January 2016. Seeking stitched textiles of100x40cm (HxW) exploring the title theme. International entries welcome. No entry fee. (Admin fee is payable if your work is selected.) On tour in 2016 and 2017 with support from Brother International Australia. See www.amatteroftimetextiles.com for the online entry form and other information.

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Final Exhibition: Des Moines 10 September-3 October

Living Colour! concludes its international tour at AQS Quilt Week Des Moines, Iowa: 30 September-3 October 2015.  Thank you to the American Quilters’ Society for showcasing this exhibition.

I would love to include YOUR artwork in a matter of time, my next travelling exhibition that will be on tour in 2016/2017.  To submit an entry, please review the Conditions of Entry and complete the Online Entry Form. The closing date for entries is 15 January 2016 (11.59pm Australian Eastern Daylight Savings Time). International entries are welcome!
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Living Colour! at Chattanooga and 2015 SAQA Benefit Auction

This week Living Colour! is on exhibition at AQS Quilt Week Chattanooga, Tennessee from 16-19 September 2015.  I have a roving “reporter” stopping by later in the show but if you are going on Wednesday or Thursday, I would love to see a photo or two.

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2015 SAQA Benefit Auction

The 2015 SAQA Benefit Auction also opens this week.  This 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. ALL Benefit Auction quilts, including artwork donated by Living Colour! artists and the curator,  will be available for $1,000 each on 18 September as part of a Diamond Day promotion. This early bidding window will remain in effect until September 21 at 1:30pm EDT.

Over 40 artists participating in the 2015 SAQA Benefit Auction have provided videos that show their creative process. Take a look and be inspired!

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*Studio Art Quilt Associates offers many exhibition, network and mentoring opportunities for its members. If you’ve been thinking about joining SAQA, add the discount code “WKS ” to the application form (and add my name Brenda Gael Smith in the referral field) and you will receive a 10% discount on the membership fee.

Living Colour at Grand Rapids

Thank you to Monica Johnstone for sending me these photos of the exhibition in a square configuration at AQS Quilt Week Grand Rapids, Michigan: 12-15 August 2015:

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I would love to include YOUR artwork in my next travelling exhibition – a matter of time – on tour in 2016/2017.  Entries close 15 January 2016.

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On tour in the USA!

As a curator, one of my key tasks is to look after the artworks entrusted to my care.  It is always an act of faith, and a little nerve wracking, to put artworks into the postal system but the Express Post International service offered by Australia Post has again proved to be efficient, economical and reliable.  From Copacabana to Paducah in seven days:
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Last Chance to See Living Colour in Australia!

In response to popular demand, in the small window between engagements, I will be sharing the exhibit with the Pearl Beach Craft Group as follows:

Living Colour 10-11.30am Tuesday 7 July 2015
Pearl Beach Memorial Hall, 9 Diamond Road, Pearl Beach NSW
Morning Tea – By Donation
ALL WELCOME – BRING A FRIEND!

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Living Colour at the Nautilus Arts Centre

The exhibition at in the Nautilus Arts Centre Rotary Gallery at Port Lincoln, South Australia ends on Thursday, 25 June 2015.  The gallery kindly sent this set of photos.  It’s fun to see how the artwork looks on the blue background.  The colour really pops!
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This is the final venue in the Australian leg of the exhibition tour.  Living Colour! tours next to the United States and will be on display at:

 

 

 

Living Colour Artists at Sydney Quilt Show 2015

The Sydney Quilt Show opens today and continues until Sunday, 21 June 2015. Prizes were awarded to Living Colour artists:

Congratulations also to Neroli Henderson on her two awards for her artwork Coco:  Judges Choice:Cathy Jack Coupland and Third Prize:Pictorial Quilt (Open)

View all the prize winning quilts in the Sydney Quilt Show 2015 Prize Winners Gallery.

Living Colour at Port Lincoln 8-25 June 2015

Living Colour! tours next to the Nautilus Arts Centre in Port Lincoln, South Australia from 8-25 June 2015.  This will be the last outing in Australia before the exhibit travels to the United States.  Please share with any of your friends that might be able to visit the exhibition.  

call for entries – a matter of time

Time is a fascinating concept and it’s the theme for my next curatorial project.  Explore the fourth dimension in cloth and submit your work for a travelling exhibition on tour in 2016/2017.  Entries close 15 January 2016.  See a matter of time for more information.

A Matter of Time Call for Entries