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If an FRCQ meeting is cancelled due to inclement weather, a notice will be posted on the website at www.artquilters.org

Program Review by Mary McCauley

Workshop Registration Page 6 Workshop Schedule Page 7 Artist Profile Page 8 Opportunities & Resources Page 9

Stan Meyer: Art is Belief made Visible

Stan Meyer chose the phrase “art is belief made visible” to describe a theme in his inspiration and work. But it was only half the story. Those of us who braved the severe cold to hear him and see his stunning work done with -- TARPAPER! -- could easily say the inspiration we got from him was “art is DISbelief made visible!” We are now all believers that tarpaper can indeed be beautiful and moving art. Stan’s career in fine art began with his mother’s influence. She kept her twin 4 year olds (one of them Stan) and their 6-year-old brother out of sibling fights by helping them create pirates and dinosaurs from modeling clay. Stan learned to love the tactile, imagi-native and intelligent challenges his mother gave them. He also spent many Sundays in church studying, if not the sermon, the art found in the ceilings, stained glass and even challis engravings. Later at Southern Illinois, Stan studied glass blowing, metal work and fiber art. Then he discovered what he calls “the bad boy” of art materials – tarpaper. Since then it has been the basis of his work. He admires its sturdiness and ability to last a VERY long time. We were treated to an entertaining DVD of Stan’s studio and his creative process. (His niece Chelsea made the DVD, showing that talent runs in his family.) Stan begins a work with a thumbnail sketch. Then he draws a full-size sketch on butcher paper and begins planning color themes often featuring metallics. Next he draws the main components of the composition onto great lengths of tarpa-per. Stan uses a paint formula from Leonardo DaVinci, he mixes powdered pigment with buttermilk as the binder. OK, tarpaper and buttermilk, what’s next? How about 60’s rock and roll? Stan “dances” to the music in the next part of his process. Working bent over the tarpaper on the floor, he spreads the paint with his hands. Layer after layer of paint, sandwiched between layers of tarpaper, are weighted with cement blocks and left to dry up to 4 days. It’s quite a work out for him. That’s just the work to create the materi-als he will then use to make his art! Once the tarpaper has been painted and several coats of lacquer applied, Stan hand-cuts cuts strips (and sometimes his own hands) and begins to weave the strips into intricate patterns, again working on the floor. He carefully selects the colors and widths to create his patterns. The woven pieces are mounted on armatures of masonite and wood framing. His art pieces are big, usually 5 or 6 feet high or wide with many much larger. Stan showed several slides of his work installed in a range of public settings. Their 3-dimensional and metallic qualities were often dramatically lit. Had we seen these images before we had witnessed his process, we would have been hard pressed to believe it all started with tarpaper. But believe it we did! In fact, after a lively question and answer session, the only thing I still viewed with disbelief was Stan’s answer to one question. When asked if his back didn’t hurt after all that leaning over and sitting on cement blocks on the floor, he said, no, not at all, it kept him fit… Hmmm. I guess I’ll just have to believe him since I’m not likely to try it myself. Trying tarpaper, however…got buttermilk?

President’s Letter Page 2 Newcomer’s and Membership Page 3 FRCQ 20th Anniversary Page 4 Book Review Page 5

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Bits and Pieces is the monthly news-letter of the Front Range Contempo-rary Quilters. Submission of art quilt related articles from members is wel-comed. These should be no more than 350-400 words or ½ page, written in New Times Roman in size 10 text spacing 1.5. The editor and the Board reserve the right to edit for length, content and space. Deadline for sub-missions to the newsletter is the 17th of the month prior to the publication. Email or send articles and items for submission to the publication to: kathy@inspiredfiber.com Kathy Keating 13237 Teller Lake Way, Broomfield, CO 80020 (303-465-0262). Bits and Pieces is a benefit of mem-bership in Front Range Contempo-rary Quilters and is not available by subscription. Membership in FRCQ is $30 per year, due and payable January 1 of each year. Dues may be sent to membership chair. Terise Harrington, 2014 E. Stratford Ct., Highlands Ranch, CO 80126 Change of Address: Please notify membership chair, Ter-ise Harrington, for any change of address . (303-791-2124) terise@teriseharrington.com Advertising Policy: Classes offered by members are printed for free in the section called “Member Classes”; business cards of members or businesses with services of interest to our members are printed for $5 per issue; ¼ page, $20.00 per issue; ½ page, $40.00 per issue; full page, $80.00 per issue. All advertis-ing should be submitted along with payment to the newsletter editor by the deadline. 2007-2009 Board Members President: Greg Katz 720-851-6736 ~ greg@gregkatz.com Secretary: Mary Marchand Treasurer: Deidre Adams Members: Terise Harrington Exhibits: Melody Randol Programs: Marcia Christopher Workshops: Faye Anderson Newsletter: Kathy Keating Other Contacts Web site: Kathy Keating Newcomers: Carol Ann Waugh Martha Dyckes Yahoo List: Jeanne Lounsbury

President’s Letter by Greg Katz

“The great thing and the hard thing is to stick to things when you have outlived the first interest, and not yet got the second which comes with a sort of mastery.”

-Janet Erskine Stuart What if you could look through someone else's eyes and see what they see? What if your art comprised of attempting to answer that question? What would you be willing to give up creating a body of work that took years and yielded nine photographs? What you would get is a collection of photographs that could become internationally famous like those of Tomoko Yoneda. Yoneda is a photographer who was born in Japan but currently lives in Lon-don. The body of work I'm speaking about is a collection of photographs where she photographed a document of importance through the spectacles of another famous person. An example is a photograph of looking through Freud's spectacles at a document written by his student and later biggest rival Carl Jung. Imagine looking through the spectacles of the famous author James Joyce, viewing a letter written to his publisher. These are intimate moments in the lives of these famous people. The body of work took a long time to complete because these objects, the spectacles and the documents, are often found in museums and archives requiring loads of paper work and lots of bureaucracy. It's definitely a unique artistic move and Yoneda was willing to put the time, effort and energy into making this collec-tion a reality. She not only had to have an artistic vision, but had to have the capacity to share this vision with officials internationally as she made her case to all the gallery directors and museum curators holding these important ob-jects. Having a huge vision and creating what many would consider a small body of work may seem like a daunting experience. This is one of those times in an artist’s life when the mission is just as important as the finished product. Her process is as much a part of the photograph as the black and white image we see in the gallery or museum exhibition. Tomoko Yoneda continues to create concepts that move her art forward. She has learned the art of diplomacy because her work can’t be completed with the assistance of many people in important places. Her ability to create a cohesive body of work that tells a story is incredible. Her stories keep the viewer in awe because the intimate nature of her subjects. What are you made of? How do you create intimacy between you and the viewer? What lengths are you willing to go to in order to capture a vision and accomplish a mission that might define you for eternity? I look forward to see-ing your response.

Greg Katz, FRCQ President

www.gregkatz.com (frcq@gregkatz.com)

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February 18, 2008 Carol Watkins www.carolwatkins.com Seeing Nature, Creating Art

April 21, 2008 Greg Katz www.lifeisapilgrimage.com Becoming An Artist From The Inside Out

June 16, 2008 Lloyd Rich www.publishingattorney.com What's Mine, What's Yours, and How to Tell the Difference

Newcomer’s Schedule

2008 Membership

Renew your membership by February 15th in order to have your contact information included in the FRCQ membership directory. Contact Terise Harrington at:

• Phone: 303-791-2124 • Email: terise@teriseharrington.com

The Membership Form is available on the FRCQ website at www.artquilters.org on the Membership page.

Member News

Joan Sowada's “Simply Sensational Dog” was ac-cepted into the 9th Quilt Hihon Exhibition in Japan. This exhibition will be in 2 locations in Japan and also travel to Paducah, Kentucky and Lincoln, Ne-braska. Lindsay Stillinger has been accepted into East Boulder County Artists and her Louisville studio will be part of Open Studios on May 3rd and 4th. Regina Benson’s new discharge work is being shown in Shredding Precepts: Explorations in Fiber. Four established fiber artists, Jason Pollen, Regina Benson, Emily Dvorin & Penelope Sharp, present new work which deconstructs established attitudes about the look, feel and composition of this art form to reflect new visions of fiber in America today. Lakewood Cultural Center, South Gallery, March 3 – May 23, 2008. Artist Reception, March 6, 5-7pm. Joan Sowada has a piece accepted into the Mesa Contemporary Arts' 29th Annual Contemporary Crafts exhibition, Mesa, Arizona, Jan. 25 - March 9. Denise Labadie's quilt, "St. Kevin's Monastery ll", was accepted into an art show, "Speaking with My Ancestors" at the Woman Made Gallery in Chicago. January 18 - March 27. Three of Joan Sowada's quilts were accepted into the Arts in Harmony '08 National Juried Art Show, Elk River, Minnesota, Feb. 4 - March 28.

284 Active Members

Member Classes

Barb Gardner offers Logs on a Roll which starts with a regular log cabin block then a imple extra step gives it a unique spin. Great American Quilt Fac-tory , Denver, February 8, 10AM- 4PM . Barb Gardner offers an Electric Quilt class which will give you the confidence to explore the EQ ap-plication. EQ6 version will be covered. The Presser Foot, Longmont, Feb 16 1-4PM.

It was so refreshing to see Lynda Faires share her incredi-ble wearable art at our last meeting. Her show-n-tell dovetailed perfectly with our board meeting discussion in which we asked, “What are our members now doing, and how can we best exhibit their work?” Twenty years ago, our founding mothers came together in order to “promote cooperation and interchange of ideas among those engaged or interested in contemporary quilt-ing and fiber arts.” The birth of FRCQ offered quilters throughout the region an alternative quilt guild—one in which members could find soul mates and spread their creative wings. Art quilting was still an emerging art form, and exhibits were relatively rare. The public was getting its first exposure to this exciting new visual art. When I joined FRCQ a decade ago, part of the appeal was the opportunity to exhibit my work. Shows featuring fi-ber were becoming more prevalent and diverse. During the past ten years, fiber art has exploded in both scope and exposure. Twenty years ago an art quilt exhibit was novel, fresh and edgy, a display of wall quilts today is now familiar to the viewing public. FRCQ was once a trend-setting organization with mem-bers doing cutting edge work. Today, although our or-ganization is no longer unique, our members continue to create cutting edge work. The question is, “Who are we now? Are we still predominantly quilters?” What are FRCQ artists making? Quilts, certainly, but also wearable art, pedestal art, textile and mixed media art. What unifies us is no longer making a quilt, but rather working in fiber. Our shared passion is not so much constructing a quilt as it is creating art. Just as the art quilt world has grown beyond anything envisioned, our expression in fiber has dramatically evolved and ex-panded. As Exhibits Chair, it is my job to find venues to display the work of our members. More and more I find wall-hung quilt art is not enough to get into top-notch sites. More important, quilt art alone does not adequately repre-sent the breadth of work done by our members. Yet the name of our organization speaks volumes and suggests quilt art is all we have to offer. So twenty years after conception, who are we now? Is FRCQ first and foremost a quilt guild? Not from my per-spective. We are artists who work in fiber—fiber in all its varied forms.

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FRCQ at 20…Who Are We Now? By Melody Randall

It’s our 20th Anniversary! As artists, our work evolves.

All FRCQ members are encouraged to submit your new FRCQ logo ideas to the FRCQ Logo Contest. The logo can be any size; however remember that it should be applicable to various uses and applications like the website, marketing collateral, newsletters, etc. The logo image file should not exceed 1MB. 300 dpi resolution is preferred, but not required. The logo must be submitted in one of the following file for-mats: .png, .gif, and .jpg. Your submission must be totally and entirely original. No copyrighted material can be used; it must be your original design. By submitting an entry, you are granting Front Range Contemporary Quilters (FRCQ) full owner-ship and copyrights of the image(s). FRCQ reserves the right to alter the logo’s color and size to fit vari-ous applications. Your submission must be emailed by March 31, 2008 to Kathy Keating at kathy@inspiredfiber.com to be considered.

Voting will be held at the May meeting.

FRCQ Logo Contest

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(continued) Like Lynda, it is time to share with one an-other all we do as Front Range Fiber Artists. Bring your wearables, your 3-D fiber art, and your textiles so we have a broader view of what we do. Let’s consider updat-ing the name of our organization so it better represents the collective work we have to offer. And let’s provide ex-hibits that are once again progressive, unfamiliar and edgy. The middle of the road is not nearly as interesting as the edge—the cutting edge. FRCQ President Greg Katz wants to hear your thoughts on the subject. I hope you’ll take the time to email Greg and share your ideas.

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“Finding Your Own Visual Language” Jane Dunnewold, Claire Benn, and Leslie Morgan

2007, Committed to Cloth and Art Cloth Studios, UK I really like this book. Over the past 10 years or so, I have read a lot of books and articles on quilting, wear-able art, and surface design. While I have found several good publications, this slim book is great. Jane Dun-newold, no stranger to FRCQ, has joined forces with Benn and Morgan, two British fiber artists and teachers, who love cloth, as their partnership, Committed to Cloth, suggests. All three authors clearly demonstrate their passion for color, texture, and fiber, which draws me to their work. Visual Language starts with a comprehensive list of supplies your workshop should contain. Next, there are 16 workshops to step through, which are instantly stimulating and include stamp and mark making, drawing natural objects, line studies, sketching, mono-printing, abstracting objects. The second half of the book dis-cusses design principles and the ways to maximize their effect. Seven more exercises urge you to write about the topic or theme of your quilt or project, analytical exercises I do not find particularly valuable but you might. Wrapping up are suggestions on how to solve design problems, to take time out, back off, change the scale of your project; all simple ideas that make sense. Throughout the book you will find tips to stimulate your design process. There is quite a following for this book and its exercises – an online Yahoo group has participants from all over the world. I think the appeal of this book is its terrific ideas and clarity. This colorful and beautifully illustrated book should find a place in your studio. Order it from Jane Dunne-wold at www.complexcloth.com or from Committed to Cloth, www.committedtocloth.com, or from some retailers.

Book Review by Carolyn Anderson

The Internet has become one of the primary methods to research up-and-coming and established artists. If you are showing your work publicly you can be assured that people are searching for your name on search engines like Google in hopes of finding more examples of your work and to learn more about you as an artist. Gallery owners will definitely be searching for you online.

Search engines rank your website based on their perception of your website’s credibility.

Increase your website’s credibility: • Link your website to other fiber art websites. • Have other fiber art websites link to your website. These reciprocal links are one important factor used to determine where your website appears in the search re-sults. Appearing in the first page of search results ensures people will find your website.

Online Marketing Tip by Kathy Keating FRCQ Website Member Links

FRCQ members can link to their website from the FRCQ website (www.artquilters.org). FRCQ simply requires that you place a link on your website back to the FRCQ website. Contact Kathy Keating at kathy@inspiredfiber.com to post a link to your website on the FRCQ website.

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Anne McKenzie Nickolson Workshop — March 18-20, 2008

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Anne McKenzie  Nickolson  earned  her  BFA  in  Textile  Design from  Northern  Illinois  University  and MFA  in  Textile  Design from Indiana University.  She  has  been  a  practicing,  exhibiting  fiber  artist  since  1977. Her early work involved pieced, appliquéd, embroidered works often  involving dyeing and airbrushing. A natural evolution of ideas led to layered, pieced and appliquéd pieces that became quilts in 1997. Art quilts have been the main focus of her work since that time.  Anne has exhibited in 32 states, 12 countries and 5 continents and  in the past 5 Quilt Nationals. She has received numerous grants, fellowships and commissions and has taught at Indiana University,  Southwest Craft Center, Arrowmont, Penland  and many other institutions.  You can read more about Anne and see her work on her web site: annemckenzienickolson.com.  A New Look at Appliqué and Reverse Appliqué  You will dispel  your previous notions  about  traditional  appli‐qué  in this workshop that will expand the potential for design and composition in appliqué.  As with most artwork,  the edges of colors‐‐‐the places where colors meet‐‐‐are very  important. A sharp edge, a fuzzy edge, an  indefinite  edge‐‐‐these  are  small  differences  have  a  huge impact on how we interpret the subject and how the complete piece communicates to us. We will explore the possibilities for different kinds of edges using hand, machine and fused appli‐qué.  Design work will focus on positive/negative space,  interaction and flow of the figure and ground. Each participant will create a single design that they will execute  in fabric  in a number of different ways. 

Anne McKenzie Nickolson A New Look at Appliqué and Reverse Appliqué 

Tuesday March 18 ‐Thursday March 20 9:00 am ‐ 4:00 pm 

TACtile Textile Arts Center Tamarac Square  

7777 E. Hampden Ave. Denver  

Please review current Workshop Registration Policies in your FRCQ Membership Directory.  

 

Please PRINT and include all information requested:  

Name_____________________________________________  Address___________________________________________  City_____________________ State_______ Zip__________  Phone ___________________  E‐mail____________________________________________  

Workshop 3‐Day Tuition $175.00 Tuition checks must accompany your registration. 

 __I have enclosed my tuition check for $175.00 payable to FRCQ __I am a current FRCQ Member __I am not a current FRCQ Member and I enclosed my check       for $30.00 payable to FRCQ for membership dues.  

Mail registration by standard U.S. mail to : Faye Anderson, FRCQ 

2550 Winding River Dr. Unit F‐2 Broomfield, CO 80023 

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FRCQ Yahoo Group One of the many benefits of being an FRCQ mem-ber is online access to the FRCQ Yahoo Group. This was set up as a way to communicate informa-tion to a large group without having to send out in-dividual emails to the group. The Yahoo Group also provides space to upload files or photos. The monthly FRCQ newsletter is uploaded as soon as it goes to the printer so many members read the newsletter a week or so prior to receiving it the mail. The past 3 years of newsletters are archived on the Yahoo Group. If you are interested in gaining access to this valu-able information tool, please email Jeanne Louns-bury at jeannelounsbury@aol.com. You will receive directions to get started with this additional means of communication.

The Sangre de Cristo Arts Center (www.sdc-arts.org) in Pueblo, Colorado will host the next FRCQ exhibition. The show will run from early November 2008 through mid January 2009 in the spacious Francis King Gallery. This distinguished arts center is an excellent venue for the outstanding work created by FRCQ artists. There is no theme to the exhibit, and the title has yet to be deter-mined. Quilts submitted must have been completed after January 1, 2006, and may not have been previously shown in any FRCQ exhibit. Each artist may submit up to three entries. The SDAC curator and committee will jury the show. Work may or may not be for sale (SDAC retains a 40% commission). All work will be wall hung. Diptychs, triptychs, framed, mounted, and 3-dimensional works may be submitted, but pedestal and wearable art are not allowed. Vertical di-mensions must measure between 18” and 72”. Horizontal dimensions must measure at least 18”, but there is no maximum restriction. Glass is prohibited. For the first time, digital submissions will be required. Information on how to create a digital submission will be forthcoming in future issues of the FRCQ newsletter, Bits & Pieces. This information will also be available on the FRCQ Yahoo Group. Below is a general timeline for your reference. Specific dates and more detailed information will be provided as it becomes available. JUNE 2008 Digital submissions due JULY 2008 Entries juried by SDAC AUG 2008 Artists notified OCT 2008 Work collected and transported to SDAC NOV 2008 Opening Reception & Artist Talk NOVEMBER 1 2008 Exhibition Begins JANUARY 17, 2009 Exhibition Ends Now you have enough information to plan ahead and work toward having ample art to submit. This will be a prestigious FRCQ show in a prominent venue; don’t miss the opportunity to have your work exhibited. Keep an eye out for more information regarding the call for entries and, as always, don’t hesitate to contact Mel-ody at randolm@earthlink.net if you have questions.

FRCQ 2008 Exhibit News

Anne McKenzie Nickolson www.annemckenzienickolson.com Workshop: Appliqué and Reverse Appliqué March 18, 19, 20, 2008 Location: TACtile Textile Arts Center, Denver Alison Schwabe www.alisonschwabe.com Workshop: Quilting with an Attitude May 24-25, 2008 Location: Longmont Museum, Longmont Nita Leland www.nitaleland.com Workshop: Creative Color and Design for Quilters July 22, 23, 24, 2008 Location: First Plymouth Church, Denver Cas Holmes www.casholmes.textilearts.net Workshop: Beyond the Surface, Paper, Textiles and Mixed Media September 19, 20 and 21, 2008 Location: High Peaks Camp, Estes Park

Workshop Schedule

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“Charlotte Ziebarth” One of the first things you notice about Charlotte is her sheer exu-berance in talking about her art quilts and the processes she uses to create them. She simply sparkles in describing the joy she gets out of taking photographs and then analyzing, collaging and alter-ing the photos to create images that she prints on fabric. You might think that she has the energy and drive of a newer artist, but actually she has been a professional artist for more than 35 years. She completed a Ph.D. in Psychology and then went on to teach and do research but found that the weaving she had done through-out graduate school was much more compelling and interesting to her. She spent 30 years doing weaving of all kinds including rugs, pillows, table linens and clothes. She focused on creating tapestries for the last 10 years of her weaving career. She credits joining FRCQ and meeting Patty Hawkins and Judith Trager for introducing her to the possibilities of art quilts. In comparing her weaving and the creation of art quilts, she says "quilting for me is much freer" and she especially enjoys being able to improvise and change the quilt as it develops. For advice in improving your work she recommends to "learn as much about other aspects of art as you can" and "to be good at it you are doing something more than just technique and working hard." "It has to come from inside you somehow" and "It's putting yourself on the line". In her own work, she notes that she learned a lot from Kaffe Fassett about color and being engaged in a more improvisational and less rule-bound ap-proach. She feels that your desire to have a guaranteed outcome or focusing too heavily on technique can be-come barriers to creating better work. With tongue in cheek, she warns that your husband or small group of friends may not always be the best source of feedback on your completed works. What if "they are the 5 peo-ple out of 100 who don't like the piece and the other 95 you didn't happen to ask just love it". Her favorite award was Artist in Residence in 2003 for Rocky Mounting National Park. She's now working on a book which will come out in the Fall of 2009 about creativity with digital camera work and cloth.

The quilt pictured is "Ash Splash" which was featured in the book, Innovative Fabric Imagery for Quilts: Must-Have Guide to Transforming & Printing Your Favorite Images on Fabric, C.L. Rymer & L. Koolish, C&T Pub-lishing:2007. Charlotte is represented by Translations Gallery in Denver gallery and you can see her work on-line at www.charlotteziebarth.com.

Artist Profile by Susan Hazaleus

Ash Splash © Charlotte Ziebarth

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February 14, 2008 “COMBINED TALENTS: THE FLOR-IDA INTERNATIONAL” Florida State Museum of Fine Arts Tallahassee, Florida www.mofa.fsu.edu/pics/combinedtalententry.pdf February 14, 2008 “SURFACE: LAYERED” Celebrating Contemporary Expressions in the Fiber Arts Coconino Community College Fine Arts Department Flagstaff, AZ 86001 www.coconino.edu/finearts/s/ February 15, 2008 TACTILE ARCHITECTURE 2008 International Quilt Festival (and traveling) Houston, TX www.quilts.com February 15, 2008 “3rd Annual Juried Competition” Katharine Butler Gallery Sarasota, FL www.Kbutlergallery.com February 29, 2008 ‘THE ARTFUL HOME PORTFOLIO COMPETITION” The Guild (www.guild.com) http://portfoliocompetition.guild.com February 29, 2008 “In Full BloomV; Floral Quilts in Memory of Helen Pearce O”Bryant” Houston, Chicago, and Long Beach inter-national Quilt Festivals 2008 www.quilts.com February 29, 2008 “Shibori Cut Loose” The Textile Center Minneapolis, MN www.textilecentermn.org

Exhibit Opportunities by Christi Beckmann

March 1, 2008 “SPRINGTIME BLOSSOMS” American Quilter’s Society April Quilt Show Paducah, KY www.americanquilter.com March 1, 2008 “ART AND ADDICTION” Innovators Combating Substance Abuse Program Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine www.innovatorsawards.org March 1, 2008 “Crafting a Better Quilt Competi-tion” International Quilt Study Museum Display Fall 2008 www.mountainmistlp.com March 1, 2008 “Interspaces” Textile Kulture Symposium Haslach, Austria www.textile.kulture.haslach.at. March 7, 2008 2009 Quilting Arts Calender Contest “Celebrating Home” www.quiltingarts.com March 7, 2008 “Transforming the Elements” Artisan’s Center of Virginia Waynesboro, VA www.artisanscenterofvirginia.org March 14, 2008 “The Festival Gallery of Quilt Art: Town and Country” Houston, Chicago, and Long Beach International Quilt Festivals 2008 www.quilts.com March 15, 2008 “PASTE-UP 2008” Ayer Lofts Gallery Lowell, Massachusetts www.paste-up.com

March 15, 2008 “International Fiber Collaborative” Syracuse, NY www.internationalfibercollaborative.com March 15, 2008 “Bend, Fold, Manipulate” ACA Gallery Toronto, Canada www.acagallery.com April 1, 2008 “FUSION: A Compilation of Colo-rado Fiber Arts” Fremont Center for the Arts Canon City, Colorado www.fremontarts.org April 30, 2008 “ART QUILTS LOWELL 2008” Brush Art Gallery Lowell, Massachusetts www.thebrush.org May 9, 2008 “The Sky’s the Limit” Houston, Chicago, and Long Beach International Quilt Festivals www.quilts.com June 6, 2008 “THREADLINES 2008” Missouri State University Art and Design Gallery Kansas City, Missouri http://uncommthreads.org/blog/threadlines-exhibition/ June 20, 2008 “4TH Annual Fiber art Exhibit” Santa Cruz Art League Santa Cruz, California www.scal.org (prospectus available 3/15/2008) July 1, 2008 “Fiber Arts Celebration 2008” Escondido Arts Partnership Escondido, CA www.escondidoarts.org

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March 2008 (solo exhibition opportunity) NCAR COMMUNITY ART PROGRAM National Center for Atmospheric Research Boulder, CO www.ucar.edu/outreach/art_gallery/calendar.html March 7, 2008 (publication) 2009 QUILTING ARTS CALENDAR CONTEST Reader Challenge -"Celebrating Home" www.quiltingarts.com (publication) ALTERED COUTURE Belle Armoire and Somerset Studio www.stampington.com Multiple Deadlines (publication) SEW SOMERSET Somerset Studio www.stampington.com Multiple Deadlines (Exibition opportunity) ART IN EMBASSIES PROGRAM www.aiep.state.gov Multiple Deadlines

Exhibit Opportunities (continued)

American Craft Council: www.craftcouncil.org

Colorado Quilting Council: www.coloradoquiltcouncil.com

Handweavers Guild of America, Inc.:

www.weavespindye.org

Handweavers Guild of Boulder: www.handweaversofboulder.org

National Quilting Association: www.nqaquilts.org

Quilt Colorado: www.QuiltColorado.com

Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum: www.rmqm.org

Silk Painters International: www.silkpainters.org

Studio Art Quilt Associates: www.saqa.com

Surface Design Association: www.surfacedesign.org

The Appliqué Society: P.O. Box 89, Sequim, WA 98382

American Craft: www.craftcouncil.com

Art Calendar: www.ArtCalendar.com

Artforum: (no website)

Artnews: www.artnews.com

Belle Armoire: www.bellearmoire.com

FiberArts: www.fiberartsmagazine.com

Ornament: (no website)

Quilters Newsletter: www.quiltersnewsletter.com

Quilting Arts: www.quiltingartsllc.com

Selvedge: www.selvedge.org

Shuttle, Spindle & Dyepot: www.weavespindye.org

Surface Design: www.surfacedesign.org

Organizations of Interest

Periodicals of Interest

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Member Links

on FRCQ Website

If your website is linked to from the FRCQ website, please create a link on your website back to www.artquilters.org (the FRCQ website). Member links with no reciprocal link back to the FRCQ website will be removed from the FRCQ web-site by April 1, 2008. Please contact Greg Katz (frcq@gregkatz.com) or Kathy Keating (kathy@inspiredfbier.com) for more information.

Special Interest Groups

Members are encouraged to create Special Interest Groups within the FRCQ community. For example, if you are creating wearable art and others want to form a special inter-est group go for it.

Our meeting room is available at 5:30pm before each program meeting for this purpose. For more informa-tion on creating a special interest group, contact Greg Katz at (frcq@gregkatz.com).

Mark your calendars February 18 — Newcomer’s Meeting Carol Watkins speaking “Seeing Nature, Creating Art“

March 17 — Program Meeting Anne McKenzie Nickolson Speaking “Combining New Technology with Traditional Processes” April 21 — Newcomer’s Meeting Greg Katz “Becoming An Artist From The Inside Out” May 19 — Program Meeting Alison Schwabe speaking "Everything Old is New Again” June 16 — Newcomer’s Meeting Lloyd Rich speaking “What's Mine, What's Yours, and How to Tell the Difference” July 21 — Program Meeting Nita Leland speaking September 15 — Program Meeting Cas Holmes speaking “Beyond the Surface” General Meetings @ Westminster City Recreation Center—7:00 PM

Newcomers Meetings @ College Hill Library—7:00 PM Note: If an FRCQ meeting is cancelled for any reason, a notice will be posted on the website at www.artquilters.org.