TAA e-News

Textile Art Alliance of the Cleveland Museum of Art- June 2009

The Textile Art Alliance is committed to supporting its members--if you have an event or news that you would like to share with TAA members, please e-mail all pertinent information to Sandy Shelenberger at sandyshel@roadrunner.com and we will include it in the next group announcement. Deadline for July e-News is June 25, 2009.

E-News is now also available on the TAA Website: www.taacleveland.org

Congratulations!

Congratulations to TAA Members Rebecca Cross and Mary Lou Alexander who have work accepted into the prestigious Quilt National '09 Exhibit at the Dairy Barn Cultural Arts Center, 8000 Dairy Lane in Athens,OH, followed by a national tour.

Exhibit runs May 23rd through Sept.7, 2009.

For more information go to: www.quiltnational.com

Attention: TAA Members
Please notify John Coyne, Affiliate Coordinator, of any changes in you home address, phone number, or e-mail address at jcoyne@clevelandart.org

Save the Date:
TAA Lecture and Workshop on the Fiber/Encaustic Connection

Lecture

Fiber/Encaustic Connection

Lorraine Glessner

Friday, September 25, 2009, 7:00 CMA Green Room

Lorraine Glessner is an Assistant Professor at the Tyler School of Art in Philadelphia, PA. Her work involves the complex interrelation of materials collaged in encaustic (wax). Glessner’s works are visually uplifting, fanciful, rich in color and textiles, and details that challenge the imagination

Lecture free to TAA members and full-time students; $5 at the door for general public. For information contact: kerrin.art@gmail.com or 216-752-9654

Workshop

Exploring the Fiber/Encaustic Connection

Lorraine Glessner

Friday and Saturday, September 25-26, 2009, 10:00–4:00
Private Studio

This workshop introduces the participant to the basics of encaustic painting as well as a variety of advanced techniques. Covers use of equipment, safety issues, tools, and techniques to create texture, surface manipulation, and collage. All skill levels. $240, TAA members $180 ($150 by Aug. 25^th), supplies $35. For information contact: kerrin.art@gmail.com or 216-752-9654

Congratulations!

TAA member Roz Kvet was juried into Sacred Threads with her piece "Out of the Darkness and into the Light" which hangs in the group therapy room at the counseling center at DePaul University in Chicago.

The Sacred Threads 2009 Exhibition will be held June 17-28, 2009 in Reynoldsburg, Ohio (a suburb of Columbus). Columbus, Ohio is definitely the place to be for quilters in June 2009. Besides our Sacred Threads Exhibit, other events of interest are the Quilt Surface Design Symposium and the National Quilters Association Annual Quilt Show.

For more information: www.sacredthreadsquilts.com

Morgan Art of Papermaking Conservatory and Educational Foundation

The Morgan Art of Papermaking Conservatory and Educational Foundation is an Ohio non-profit art center dedicated to the preservation of handmade papermaking and the art of the book. Executive Director is Tom Balbo. Classes are being offered in papermaking, printing techniques, bookarts and marbling. For more information go to: www.morganconservatory.org

Museum Affiliate Group Open House

Monday, June 22, 6:30–8:30

As members of TAA, we are invited to take part in the East Wing Opening Events. Members of the museum’s affiliate groups will enjoy special gallery tours and talks by the museum’s curators, as well as mingling and networking with members of the various affiliate groups. Free for active members of any museum affiliate group.

Classes/Events

Paula Singleton
330-592-2295
Blue Bridge Studio
150 Springside Dr., Suite B245
Akron, OH 44333
www.blue-bridge-studio.com

Karen Burke
Places In Time Farm & Fiber Arts Studio
...home of the Ohio Natural Fiber Network
7220 Kennard Road
Seville, OH 44273
www.placesintimefarm.com
www.ohionaturalfibernetwork.com

2009 Parade the Circle
Saturday, June 13,2009
Parade at noon
Circle Village
11:00-4:00

This is the 20th Annual FREE Community Arts Parade presented
by the Cleveland Museum of Art. International and national guest artists join Greater Cleveland artists, families, schools and community groups in a spectacular display of bright costumes, giant puppets, stilt-dancers, handmade masks and colorful floats. Circle Village, which includes the activities, entertainment, and food, is presented by University Circle Inc.

6^th Annual Wearable Art Fashion Show & Boutique --SAVE THE DATE!

Sunday, October 18, 2009, 10:30 – 5:00

LaMalfa, 5783 Heisley Road, Mentor

10:30 Boutique Preview Shopping
1:00 Fashion Show and Lunch
3:00-5:00 Boutique open to the public, $5 at the door

See the newest, freshest fashions and accessories in the area. Meet the artists, own an exclusive piece, or purchase a very special holiday gift. Then enjoy lunch and a runway fashion show.

Tickets:

Boutique Preview, Fashion Show, Lunch, Runway Sales $45

Advance Reservations: CMA 216 707-6820

Questions: Chris 440 816-0967; Katherine 440 543-8138

taafashionshow@windstream.net