Volunteers Need for MA/RI Exhibition Committee Conference Call

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

SAQA MA/RI REGIONAL EXHIBITION COMMITTEE

ZOOM CONFERENCE CALL

Elaine Hickey, the incoming chair of the SAQA MA/RI Regional Exhibition Committee, is asking for volunteers to attend a Zoom Conference call.  Volunteers will be committing to this first brainstorming session only.  The purpose of the call is to generate ideas and come up with a plan for the next MA/RI regional exhibition.  Your input at this conference call is vital to the direction and planning of this next regional event.  Volunteers who have previously identified themselves as interested are asked to respond to Elaine, and participate.  Additional volunteers are strongly urged to come forward to make the results of this conference a true reflection of the interests of the membership.

Please email Elaine Hickey at ehickey1202@gmail.com to express your willingness to participate in this Zoom Conference call, along with your general availability (evenings only, during the day, weekends, dates unavailable, etc.) for the call to be scheduled at the optimum time.  Once she has a list of interested parties, she will notify volunteers by email the scheduled time of the call, along with directions for dialing in.

We strongly urge you to help us plan this next regional exhibition by inputting your ideas and desires during this conference call, so that we can continue our success at demonstrating the artistic talent and creativity of the SAQA MA/RI Region.

Stepping Inside the Outside Debuts at Highfield Hall

"Stepping Inside the Outside" Debuts

Highfield Hall in Falmouth, MA

September 8, 2018 to October 31, 2018

"Sequoias" by Carol Anne Grotrian

A great deal of work by our wonderful Exhibition Committee is coming to fruition this month!  Our current regional show, Stepping Inside the Outside, opens this month on Saturday, September 8, 2018 at Highfield Hall, 58 Highfield Dr., Falmouth, MA, and runs until October 31, 2018.

Our congratulations to all of the artists exhibiting! There were 84 entries by 38 artists who applied to the show. Of the 38, 30 artists were chosen. Of the 84, 35 works were chosen by two jurors, Mary Horrocks of Colorado, and Joshua Willis of New Mexico.  In total 37 pieces will hang at Highfield, including one of the juror, Mary Horrocks, and one of the curator, Nancy Turbitt. The other juror's piece by Joshua Willis will hang when the show travels to Bristol Art Museum.  

Highfield Hall is a restored Victorian estate, complete with beautiful outdoor gardens which visitors are encouraged to explore. 

The reception is being held from 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm on Sunday, September 9, 2018, following our regional meeting at the Falmouth Art Center, 137 Giffords St., Falmouth, MA, 10:30 am to 12:30 pm.  Admission to Highfield Hall is free this day only, as it is open house for Highland Hall!  Please bring a sack lunch, Show and Tell, and your enthusiasm for our meeting and this special event! 

"Big Wolf - Little Wolf" by Elaine Hickey

In addition to our show, another fiber exhibit curated by "Fiber Arts Now" magazine editor in chief, Marcia Young, entitled “Tapestry in New England and Beyond,” will also be on view.  We suggest you make it a day trip filled with fiber viewing! 

A second venue has also been added to our show, as Stepping Inside the Outside was invited to the Bristol Art Museum in Bristol, RI from February 1 – March 10, 2019.  A former carriage house, the light and airy gallery spaces in this museum promise to provide a unique setting for the quilts in the exhibit.  Both of the jurors for Stepping Inside the Outside, Mary Horrocks and Joshua Willis, will have works on display at this venue as part of the exhibit.

The catalog for the Stepping Inside the Outside exhibit is already available from Amazon.com for $15.. Or you can buy a catalog for $15 at the meeting at the Falmouth Art Center, or the reception at Highfield Hall & Gardens in Falmouth, MA on September 9. 

We can't thank our Exhibition Committee enough!  A special thank you goes to Nancy Turbitt, our chair, who has kept this process on course over the last year.  She has been assisted by Sue Colozzi, Allison Wilbur, Jeanne Holtzman, and Dixie Walker. This team has worked hard to make this an exhibition to be proud of and to enjoy.

"Last Light" by Gwyned Trefethen

Please join us for our September regional meeting at Falmouth Art Center, and then the Artists Reception on Sunday, September 9, 2018.  It promises to be a very special event!

"Branches 6" by Lee Sproull