TAA e-News Textile Art Alliance of the Cleveland Museum of Art- August 2010 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 September e-News is August 25, 2010. E-News is now also available on the TAA Website: www.taacleveland.org
Congratulations Ellie Polster TAA Member, Ellie Polster will be showing ceramics as part of a 4 person show at St.Paul's Episcopal Church, 2747 Fairmount Blvd.(corner of Fairmount and Coventry) in the South Wing Gallery.  Dates of exhibit: August 10-Oct.17,2010.  Artist Reception: Friday, August 20, 5-7pm.   Ellie would love to see her TAA friends at the reception!
Great Exhibit!!  Last Chance to See: Fiberart International 2010 April 16, 2010 - August 22, 2010 Exhibition Of Contemporary Fiber Art Presented by the Fiberarts Guild Of Pittsburgh, Inc. Pittsburgh Center for the Arts 6300 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15232 Society for Contemporary Craft 2100 Smallman Street, Pittsburgh PA 15222	For Sale I have a bolt of medium weight polyester quilt batting that I bought when I was a fiber student at CIA. I'm no longer so ambitious and would like to sell it to one of you quilters out there. It's about 54" x 40 yds and it fits in my Rio wagon, so if you've got anything that size or larger, you should be able handle it. Otherwise, delivery is free for the Cleveland Heights/S. Euclid area, negotiable for farther.  I'd like $50 or best offer. Email Jeanetta Ho at jhosacct@hotmail.com
TAA Open Meetings—All Welcome! Fashion Show Meetings: August 30^th, 2010 7:00pm   Cleveland Heights Library on Lee Rd. September 20^th, 2010 7:00pm Home of Member Joan Horvitz  For information contact:  Karen Hinkle at 330 527-0968 or clothcare@aol.com TAA Members Show meeting:  Sunday, Aug. 29 1:00 Home of Marty Young, 3098 Berkshire Rd., Cleveland Heights Focus:Fiber 2011 meeting: Sunday, Aug. 29 3:00 Home of Marty Young, 3098 Berkshire Rd., Cleveland Heights For information contact:  Marty Young at 216 932-2966 or byoung4480@sbcglobal.net
TAA Lecture: Current Trends in Textile Arts, Emily Felderman,    Wednesday, September 22, 2010 7:00, CMA Classroom B & C Focus Fiber 2008 Award winner, Emily Felderman will speak about her experience as an art educator at Laurel School in Shaker Heights and about how her love of intricate needlework began with her grandmother’s button and fabric collection.  She will discuss contemporary textile artists and the importance of art classes within our schools. Lecture free to TAA members and full-time students, $5 at the door for general public.  For information contact Carole Richburg Brown,  216 321-2805 or e-mail: Ovango@sbcglobal.net	Dinner before the lecture with the artist at 5:30.  Reservations contact Kerrin Buss at 216 752-9654 or kerrin.art@gmail.com .  Limited space--reservations only.
TAA Workshop:  Integrating Personal Objects into Artwork, Emily Felderman, Thursday, September 23, 2010 10:00-4:00, CMA Classroom E & F Attendees are encouraged to bring objects of personal importance to incorporate into an art piece/wall hanging using fabric, needle and thread.  These objects may include, for example, pieces of fabric, buttons, or photocopies of letters or pictures on paper.  Each participant will compose their own personal design. $120, TAA members $90 ($75 by August 23) Modest materials fee.  For information contact Carole Richburg Brown,  216 321-2805 or e-mail: Ovango@sbcglobal.net
Congratulations Paula Singleton TAA member Paula Singleton submitted a hat to the 10^th annual Kentucky Derby Hat Contest in Lexington, KY in May and was notified that her hat won the Judges Choice award. The hat will be on display in the Kentucky Derby Museum for the next year. Here’s a link to all the hats that made the cut. Mine is the bright red one near the center of the thumbnail shots. http://www.derbymuseum.org/exhibits_permanent.html#hats She is also participating in Hudson’s Art on the Green, August 28 and 29. Paula’s website is www.whatagreathat.com
TO ENTER:  QUILT=ART=QUILTS Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center Deadline: August 10, 2010 www.myartcenter.org Click on "For Artists" for prospectus QUILT NATIONAL 2011 Dairy Barn Arts Center Deadline Sept. 10, 2010 www.dairybarn.org Craft Forms 2010 - Wayne, PA Wayne Art Center's 16th Annual International Juried Exhibition of Contemporary Craft Event Dates: December 4 To January 22, 2011 Application Deadline: September 16, 2010 For more information visit: www.CraftForms.com
Workshop: Conservation Hangers for Wearable Art and Heirlooms Robin Hanson, CMA Textile Conservator Saturday, October 2, 9:00 - 4:00; CMA Textile Conservation Lab Wearable art and heirloom garments alike benefit from proper storage and display. Often this involves hanging the object. If the slope of the hanger does not match that of the garment, more damage can result. This padded hanger workshop will provide an introduction to the materials used by conservators to construct padded hangers and the many forms these hangers can take. Take away with you a hanger you will make that day. Fee:  TAA members $50, non-members $60 Questions: Contact Katherine 440 543-8138; dunlevey@windstream.net.
7^th Annual Wearable Art Fashion Show and Boutique Sunday, October 17, 2010 10:30-5:00 Tickets $45, includes morning boutique shopping, fashion show, lunch, and runway sales. For information contact Karen Hinkle at 330 527-0968 or clothcare@aol.com Website info at www.taacleveland.org Ticket Reservations Now Available! Tickets may be purchased by calling the CMA Box Office at 216 421-7350