Welcome to Art Quilt News for August 26, 2016 
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SAQA Juried Artist Jim Hay used some unusual materials and techniques in his 2016 Benefit Auction quilt.Visit the SAQA blog where he talks about his art and the making of his auction piece, "Jim Hay Self Portrait."

Q6: Six Fiber Artists

The Gallery at 48 Natoma
Folsom, California
September 9 - November 3, 2016

Gayle Simpson - "Horloge de Musee d' Orsay"

This exhibition features the works of 6 artists, including members from Studio Art Quilt Associates.  

Reception: September 9, 2016 from 6-8:00 p.m.

The Gallery at 48 Natoma
48 Natoma St.
Folsom, CA  95630
916-355-7285

Fibre Content 2016

Art Gallery of Burlington
Burlington, Ontario, Canada
September 8 - 18, 2016

Juanita Sauve - "Look Up; Autumn's Last Hurrah"

This exhibition features 125 fiber art quilts and mixed media works by 80 artists from across Ontario and Quebec.

Reception: September 11, 2016 from 1-2:00 p.m.

Art Gallery of Burlington
1333 Lakeshore Rd.
Burlington, ON  L7S 1A9
905-632-7796

Joan Schulze - Poetic License: Quilts and Collage

Shenzhen University Art Gallery
Shenzhen, China
September 10 - 26, 2016

Joan Schulze - "Notes II"

This exhibition presents an eclectic mix of 28 works with narrative, both subtle and direct, including collages in fiber and paper, and non-traditional drawings using packing tape.

Reception:  September 10, 2016 from 3-5:00 p.m.

Shenzhen University Art Gallery
Shenzhen, PR China
408-221-4309

C3 = Color, Cloth, Collage: Art Quilts by Sarah Ann Smith

Camden Public Library
Camden, Maine
September 1 - 30, 2016

Sarah Ann Smith - "Tulip"

Maine’s every day beauty in all seasons inspires Sarah Ann Smith's work, as does her family and animals.  Sarah’s first solo exhibition shares her joy playing with color, cloth, dye, paint, line, shape, form, light, and shadow. 

Reception: September 8, 2016 from 4-6:00 p.m.

Camden Public Library
The Picker Room
55 Main St.
Camden, ME  04843
207-236-3440

From Lausanne to Beijing

Guan Shan Yue Art Musem
Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
September 10 - 26, 2016

Tiziana Tateo - "Life Bubbles"

This 9th International Fiber Art Biennale is now the most significant international fiber art event in China. 

Reception:  September 10, 2016 at 3:00 p.m.

Guan Shan Yue Art Museum
No 6026, Hong li Rd.
Shenzhen, Guangdong
China

Art Quilts from SAQA Exhibitions

Christine Holden - "What Happens in the Swamp?"

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Upcoming Exhibitions

Balancing Act
AQS Quilt Week Circuit:
Chattanooga, Tennessee  •  September 14 - 17, 2016
Des Moines, Iowa  •  October 5 - 8, 2016

Celebrating Silver
Original Sewing and Quilt Expo Circuit:
8th Asia Quilt Festival, Shanghai, China  •  September 21 - 23, 2016

Concrete & Grassland
(A joint collaboration of SAQA and Grants Pass Museum of Art)
Available for Travel

Earth Stories
Huntington Museum of Art, Huntington, West Virginia  •  June 25 - October 2, 2016

Food for Thought
Gerald R. Ford Museum, Grand Rapids, Michigan  •  July 1 - August 31, 2016

My Corner of the World
Stratford Perth Museum, Stratford, Ontario, Canada  •  May 21 - September 5, 2016

People and Portraits
AQS Quilt Week circuit:
Chattanooga, Tennessee  •  September 14 - 17, 2016
Des Moines, Iowa  •  October 5 - 8, 2016

Radical Elements 
Ruth Funk Center for Textile Arts, Melbourne, Florida •  May 28, 2016 -  August 27, 2016
The International Museum of Art and Science, McAllen, Texas •  September 24, 2016 - January 8, 2017

Redirecting the Ordinary
Original Sewing & Quilt Expo, Fredericksburg. Virginia  •  September 29 - October 1, 2016
Original Sewing & Quilt Expo, Schaumburg, Illinois  •  October 13 - 15, 2016
Original Sewing & Quilt Expo, Minneapolis, Minnesota  •  November 10 - 12, 2016

Seasonal Palette 
Gerald R. Ford Museum, Grand Rapids, Michigan  •  July 1 - August 31, 2016

Stories of Migration
The George Washington University Museum and The Textile Museum, Washington D.C.  •  April 16 - September 4, 2016

Tranquility
International Quilt Festival, Houston, Texas • November 3 - 6, 2016 

Turmoil
International Quilt Festival, Houston, Texas • November 3 - 6, 2016 

Two by Twenty

Road to California, Ontario, California • January 19 - 22, 2017

Wild Fabrications
George A. Spiva Center for the Arts, Joplin, Missouri  •  July 16 - September 4, 2016
The Museum of York County, Rock Hill, SC  •  October 8, 2016 - February 25, 2017
Grace Hudson Museum, Ukiah, CA • March 25, 2017 - June 25, 2017

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