TAA e-News

Textile Art Alliance of the Cleveland Museum of Art- June 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 July  e-News is June 25, 2010.

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

TAA  June Collection Visit

Ethnic and Rural Textiles

**Friday, June 25, 1:00-3:00

Moreland Hills Home

As a child in Iraq, our hostess learned to stitch from the nuns at school, and was always surrounded by relatives who knitted, sewed and embroidered.  Visit her home with its lovely garden, and see hand woven and embroidered rugs from Iraq including an antique prayer rug, a mud cloth batik by an African artist, wall hangings from Thailand and Myanmar, traditional loomed fabric clothing from Malaysia and an interesting patchwork bedspread from Luxor, Egypt.  Enjoy luncheon and beverages.  $40,  TAA members $30; reservation required.  For information contact Mary Ann Conn-Brody (216) 561-7755 or e-mail brodyconnbrody@aol.com. 

**Note this is a change of date from the program listing.

This is a one-of-a-kind opportunity to see superb art that normally is not available for public viewing.  Spaces limited.  Sign-up early!!

Solo Exhibit

Shirley McElhaney will have a solo exhibit of her mixed media art titled Altering and Adapting Reality at the Conneaut Community Center for the Arts, 1025 Buffalo St, Conneaut, OH 44030.  Exhibition dates June 5-July 1, 2010 Shirley invites you to the Meet the Artist Reception:  Saturday, June 5, 2010 6:30-8:30pm

Art Exhibit

Elise Newman will be in the exhibit Seeing Green:  Creating Art in an Era of Sustainability at the Artists Archives of the Western Reserve. 
Dates:  June 11,2010-July 16,2010
Opening Reception: Friday, June 11, 2010 5:00-8:00
www.artistsarchives.org

From Inspiration to Installation:  The Exhibit

The installation exhibit resulting from the Nami Yamamoto workshop in May is now on display during the month of June at the CH/UH Library,2345 Lee Road, Cleveland Heights.  Participating artists are Carole Richburg Brown, Susan Danko, Joann Giordano, Karen Hinkle, Chris Mauersberger, Carole Wallencheck, and Marty Young.  Two of the installation pieces are in areas of the main library and most are in the front and rear galleries on the West side of Lee Road.  So on your way to savor the flavors at any of the great restaurants along Lee Road, stop in and take in  the visual delights of this innovative exhibit.

TAA Informational Meeting for Members Show and Focus: Fiber 2011

TAA Members Show – Lorain County Community College will be the host site for our 2011 MembersShow. Tentative date is March, 2011.

Meeting #1 Friday June 25 4:00 *note time change
Meeting #2 Saturday, July 17 10:00
Meeting #3 Sunday August 29 1:00

Focus: Fiber 2011, a juried, regional exhibit will be held at the Canton Art Museum, December 2, 2011– February 26, 2012.

Meeting #1 Friday June 25 5:00
Meeting #2 Saturday July 17 1:00
Meeting #3 Sunday August 29 3:00

Both the Members Show and the Focus Fiber 2011 meetings will be held at the home of Marty Young,3098 Berkshire Road, Cleveland Heights Phone: 216 932-2966
email: byoung4480@sbcglobal.net

Please e-mail or call Marty if able to attend any of these meetings to help plan our TAA  events.

Woolfest Fiber and Art Festival, June 26 and 27 9:00-5:00
Lake Metroparks Farmpark, Kirtland, OH

Fiber Arts Show Entry Deadline June 11

Western Reserve Rug Hookers Annual Rug Show and “Fibers:  Plain & Fancy Fiber Art Show June 18-July 11 Lake Metroparks Farmpark, Kirtland, OH

Information:  www.lakemetroparks.com

Solo Exhibit

Mary Ann Tipple has a solo exhibit at The Gathering Place on the East side 23300 Commerce Park, Cleveland, OH for June and July.  Open Mon thru Friday 9 -5.

Columbus Area Exhibits:

Ohio Designer Craftsmen Best of 2010  Exhibit runs from May 2-June 20th in Columbus at the Ohio Craft Museum.  Website: www.ohiocraft.org/museum.html
Address:1665 West Fifth Avenue
Columbus, Ohio 43212
Includes TAA Members:  Janet Daniel, Jennifer Liston Dykema and Mary Ann Tipple

FABRICations: Artistry in Fiber at the High Road Gallery May 26-June 26, 2010 in Columbus, OH.  www.highroadgallery.org
TAA Member: Sandy Shelenberger

The Quilted Surface VI at the Ross Art Museum, Delaware Oh. Campus of Ohio Wesleyan University. This show is part of Quilt Surface Design Symposium.  rossartmuseumblogspot.com
TAA Member: Mary Ann Tipple

Exhibit: The Artist as Quiltmaker XIV

Dates of exhibit: May 16 - July 31, 2010
Venue: Firelands Association for the Visual Arts, 39 S. Main St., Oberlin, OH 44074
Hours: Tues. – Sat. 11-5pm; Sun. 1-5pm
Email: favagallery@oberlin.net
Telephone: 440/774-7158

TAA Members in the Exhibit:  Rebecca Cross, Christy Gray, Sue Jones, and Mary  Ann  Tipple

Fiberart International 2010

April 16, 2010 - August 22, 2010

Exhibition Of Contemporary Fiber Art
Presented by the Fiberarts Guild Of Pittsburgh, Inc.

July TAA Collection Visit

The Kangas Collection
                                             American and International Folk Art                                                 

                               Saturday, July 10, 2010   1:00-3:00                                 

                                                   Private Home/Concord OH                                                       

Our Concord hosts embrace artists for their individuality, ethnic heritage and diverse thinking.  Their extensive collection includes paintings, textiles, calligraphy, decoys, wooden trophy fish and animal sculptures as well as rare and dramatic Finnish woolen bed rugs (ryijys) from the early 1700s, Brayshaw fish carvings from the 1930s and antique Amish Quilts.

 TAA members $30 (Donation does not include lunch at Redhawk Grille) Guests $40.  Light refreshments, Reservations required. Contact: Nina Setrakian,(216) 765-9886 or ninasetrakian@roadrunner.com

 Since this visit is Northeast of Cleveland, we added other activities in the area for your enjoyment.  Join us for all or part of the itinerary.  It is suggested that carpools be formed.

Itinerary Options:

10:00 Gallery Talk by Sandy Shelenberger at the Ashtabula Arts Center on her solo exhibit        Ashtabula Arts Center, 2928 West 13^th St. Ashtabula, OH 44004  

11:30 Lunch at Redhawk Grille, 7481 Auburn Rd. Painesville, OH www.redhawkgrille.com

1:00-3:00 American and International Folk Art, Concord Township Home (not far from restaurant)