***Our Goal***
Our goal is to explore textile manipulation and the diversity of mixed media
as an art form.
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Click here for a complete bio/history of AQuA including show dates, etc.
BIO and Exhibition List, December, 2008
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***Definition of an art quilt***
for further discussion of what constitutes an art quilt- click here
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***Membership and Meeting Information***
The Art Quilt Association welcomes all art quilters and fiber artists. Meetings are generally held at 9:30am on the third Saturdays of most months in Grand Junction, Colorado.
Location: The Goodwill Industries building, 630 24 1/2 Road, East side, just north and east of Mesa Mall. Click here for map. The door to the Community Room is to the LEFT of the retail entrance.
Visit one of our meetings and get to know us.
2009
March 21
April 18
May 16
June 20
July 18
August 22* note date change
September 19
October 17
November 14 *note date change
No meeting in December
Contact AQuA at info@theartquiltassociation.com to confirm date, time and place of our next meeting.
Print Membership Form to join by mail. Most of our members are located in western Colorado and Utah, but with our newsletter and website we welcome members to join and participate in our exhibitions at a distance.
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Call for Entries
and Future Show Information
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In August 2008 a subgroup was formed to create pieces on this theme. "Works in progress" are due at the November 14 meet and finished pieces are due at the January 17 meet.
NEW DATE DUE: JUNE MEETING, 2009
When we know how many pieces are involved we will explore further locations for exhibit, entry fees, forms and the like.
Marla Ferguson is chairing this show.
For this show, please make an extra effort to write about your experience, the research you did, what you learned, your emotional reactions, etc. The placcards will be very important on this exhibit. If you aren't a writer, get some help.
Standard Mancuso type sleeve required, follow link
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AQuA has been invited again to exhibit at Denver National,
a Mancuso Brothers Management Show
April 30 - May 3, 2009
Denver, Colorado
Our theme is "AQuAfer".
"Aquifer; Aquafer; noun; an underground water supply which flows freely when excavated. Artists, like aquifers, have deep reservoirs. For artists, the aquifers of creative vision flow freely when they delve into their expressive images and ideas."
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION YOU MUST HAVE FOR THIS SHOW
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Our theme is "ARTIFACT"
"Artifact; noun, a simple object such as a tool or ornament which shows human workmanship;
a product of civilization; a product of artistic endeavor."
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION YOU MUST HAVE FOR THIS SHOW
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DECEMBER 2009
(Date change from November 2009)
AQuA returns to the Creamery Arts Center in Hotchkiss, Colorado for our third exhibit and sale. This is an unjuried show, perfect for marketing some of your work.
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***Newsletters***
Kathy Pfeufer, NEWSLETTER EDITOR
Polly Pulver, E Mail Distributor, Roster Keeper
***WORKSHOPS!***
August 2009 will bring the return of Carol Shinn. She will judge our PIQF entries for Artifact and then teach. Details will be available early 2009 but for now reserve the dates August 23 and 24. Marge Fox is organizing this event.
***ETCETERA***
Taking the Fear out of Wearable Art
click here for Marla Ferguson's lessons on wearable art
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***BOOT CAMP***
Deborah Snider, member of AQuA as well as on the Arts faculty at Mesa State College, delivered a series of short lessons in 2006 and 2007, called Art and Design Boot Camp. Click here to see summaries of each lesson. This material was generously provided by Deborah. She requests that these lessons be used only for educational fair use and not for reproduction without her permission.
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Reference Items:
ROSTER- contact the newsletter editor for a copy of the membership roster. This list is not to be sold, shared, or used for any commercial purposes.
SLATS for hanging and photography
SLEEVE REQUIREMENT for all shows unless otherwise instructed, April2008
How to get your own page on the WEBSITE
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Archived information:
Stories of our Ancestors, Entry
Postcards at the Creamery, November 2 to December 2, 2007, Entry form
Pick of the Litter 2007 Show Information