TAA e-News

Textile Art Alliance of the Cleveland Museum of Art- March 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  atsandyshel@roadrunner.comand we will include it in the next group announcement. Deadline for April e-News is March 25, 2009.

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

Lecture
More than Treatment: Conserving Textiles at CMA

Robin Hanson

Wednesday, March 4, 2009, 1:30

CMA Recital Hall

Associate Conservator of Textiles Robin Hanson directs CMA’s textile conservation program, overseeing the treatment and care of the museum’s encyclopedic collection of 4,500 textiles. Discover the range of work involved in running CMA’s newly redesigned textile lab and storage area.

Lecture free to TAA members and full-time students; $5 at the door for general public.

To join us for lunch with Robin Hanson, contact Kerrin Buss (kerrin.art@gmail.com or 216/752-9654) to make a reservation; space is limited.

February 8 - April 26, Kimono as Art: The Landscapes of Itchiku Kubota.
Canton Museum of Art, Cultural Center for the Arts
1001 Market Avenue North, Canton, OH 44702
www.cantonart.org OR www.kimonoexhibit.com
Phone: (330) 453-7666

Exhibit features forty monumental kimono created by Master Kubota. Kimono will tour the United States for six months with only two U.S. stops: San Diego, California and Canton, Ohio. 

Exhibit Hours:  Mon, Fri and Sat 10a-5p
                       Tue, Wed, Thurs 10a-9p
                        Sundays 12n-5p

from WOMAN II: Celebrate Women's History Month... Created by women, of women and about women
 
Dates: March 9, 2009 - April 3, 2009
Email: murbas@lakelandcc.edu (440)525-7029
Location: Lakeland Community College:  Fine Arts Gallery, Building "D", First Floor
                7700 Clocktower Drive
                Kirtland, OH 44094
Description: from WOMAN II: Celebrate Women's History Month... Created by women, of women and about women. Featuring 22 female artists working in a variety of media, including TAA member Sandy Shelenberger.
 
Artist Reception:
Sunday, March 22, 2009, 2-5 PM
Regular Gallery Hours: M-F 9-9, S-S 9-5

The exhibition is free and open to the public.

Volunteers Needed

We are looking for volunteers to help teach/supervise activities we have scheduled for the Family Day at the Canton Museum on Saturday, April 18, from 1-4:00.We need a few volunteers to help with each of the following:

Simple bookmaking project

Simple Shibori dyeing project

Simple Origami or Fan project

You must be willing to attend a session (in late March or early April) to learn the projects and spend the afternoon at the Canton Museum on April 18.  Contact Polly Gilmore at (330) 867-1211 or email at  pgilmore@neo.rr.com

LECTURE

A Magical Journey: From Fashion Design to the Art of the Doll

Georgette Benisty

Wed. April 1, 7pm

CMA Recital Hall

After 35 years, Moroccan-born Georgette Benisty closed her successful high-end dress business on Boston’s fashionable Newbury Street to follow her heart.  Through a process she considers deeply spiritual, the artist designs uniquely stylishdoll figures, dressing them with a refined, sophisticated fabric collage, interweaving the color, rhythm, architecture and antiquities of her native land through fabric, paint and collage. 

Lecture free to TAA members and full-time students; others, $5 at the door.

To join us for dinner with Georgette Benisty, contact Kerrin Buss (kerrin.art@gmail.com or 216/752-9654) to make a reservation; space is limited.

WORKSHOP- An Exploration in the Art of Dollmaking

with Georgette Benisty

Thursday and Friday, April 2-3, 10 – 4

CMA Classrooms
Learn techniques adapted from high fashion sewing to create a doll full of personality. Create a head from paper clay or resin, collage a dress from an eclectic array of beautiful fabrics, and embellish by texturizing, painting and embroidering.  Basic hand-sewing skills required.  Basic sewing supplies needed.

Cost: $240; TAA members $180 (or $150 if before March 3).  Materials fee $10. 

Registration form and materials list is on our website, www.taacleveland.org

Questions?  Contact Mary Louise at 440/775-3437 or mlvandyke@oberlin.net  No refunds unless cancellation is received by phone or email to Mary Louise by March 19.

• To join us for lunch with Georgette Benisty, contact Kerrin Buss (kerrin.art@gmail.com or 216/752-9654) to make a reservation; space is limited.

Member Exhibition:   Textile Art Inspiration: 2009

February 27 – Saturday, April 4, 2009

HeightsArts Studio at the Library, 2340 Lee Road, Cleveland Heights,OH

This member exhibition is part of a multi-year Textile Benefit project using modern and historical textiles from the CMA Education Art Collection.  These textiles, used whole or fragmented, are either incorporated into works of textile art or provide the spark of inspiration for an entirely new piece.

Artisan's Sale

TAA member Leslie Organ will be having a 2-day seasonal sale of her found and refined garments.

Date/Location:  Saturday, March 21 from 9a-12noon
                         Shaker Square Farmers and Artisan's Market

Date/Location:  Sunday, March 22nd from 1-6pm
                          At Leslie's home:  3399 Euclid Hts.Blvd.                         Cleveland Hts, OH 44118 

       Other artists will also be included in her home sale.

For information contact Leslie:  leslieo@prodigy.net   

Play Day Information

Play Day for Wed March 18, 2009  with June O'Neil- Small wallhangings of Raw Edge Application has been cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances

Play Day: Fabric Paper
taught by artist Natalie Isvarin-Love

Tuesday, April 21, 2009, 10:30-2:30
Cleveland Museum of Art, Classroom D

Do you have an interesting assortment of papers that you would love to incorporate into a fabric work of art but know that sewing them can be difficult? Join us to create Fabric Paper at this Play Day. Non-members $30; TAA members $25. Material fee: $10.

Save the Date for the following  Play Day :

Wed May 13, 2009 Uarda Taylor- Bottle Dyeing at CMA

CONSERVATION LAB TOURS POSTPONED 1 WEEK

Our behind-the-scenes tours of CMA's new textile conservation lab and textile storage area must be rescheduled for Wed. March 18.  There are still a few places left in the 10:30a tours (1:30 tour is full) by Robin Hanson, who directs the conservation lab.  To register, send your name, full address, phone, email and first/second tour choice to Mary Louise Van Dyke, 140 Kendal Dr., Oberlin, OH 44074.