Saturday, August 4th, 11-4. Surrey Museum’s Fifth Annual “Pic-Knit”, Surrey Museum, 17710 56A Ave, Cloverdale. Local Fibre Vendors, Knitters, Fibre Enthusiasts, demos, short classes and the Cloverdale Blueberry Festival. A fun day for all members of the family to attend.
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The 2013 ANWG NW Weavers Conference kicked off its conference awareness campaign with its first newsletter today. The newsletter went out to 347 individuals who either signed up for the newsletter via our website or via the 2011 conference survey. We also published the same information on the conference blog.
Several additional webpages have been added to the website, including two webpages especially created to help ANWG reps with conference information. The new webpages include:
Guild Booths, designed to help with booth planning
Conference Colors, information about the colors and how they relate to yarn colors
Conference Awards, lots of awards for 2013!
ANWG Rep Conference Tools, check it out and bookmark this webpage!
Press Releases, PDF files of press releases you can give to your newsletter editor or send directly to your members. Also bookmark this webpage as it will be updated regularly as additional information is available. The links to the Press Release and Conference Tools pages are located in the footer of each webpage.
To publicize the conference to weavers everywhere we have created a Facebook page and a Twitter page. We suggest you send these links to your guild members so they too can follow us on Facebook and Twitter. They can also sign up for our newsletter on our website.
The next newsletter will be published around May 23 and will focus on the instructor line-up for 2013. If you haven’t already signed up for the newsletter, please do so! We will be publishing the conference newsletter online monthly, except in July and August. In the fall the link to the registration booklet will be in the newsletter, appearing at the same time as it appears on the webpage and in the blog.
Conference information will be mainly available online, however, we will be creating press releases to go with the online information so you can share it with your guild members. If you have guild members who use a dial-up internet connection, please recommend they sign-up for the newsletter which is delivered as an email and can be read off line.
In the future, our conference blog will dig behind the topics found in the newsletter…providing more in-depth information. To do this, blog updates will appear more frequently than the newsletter. We are also investigating creating a Pinterest page to feature photos related to the conference and using a few other social media tools. We will let you know as they are added to our toolbox.
If you have suggestions for the newsletter, blog or website, please email those to publicity@anwg-conference-2013.com.
Here is a recap of our important internet links:
Conference website http://www.anwg-conference-2013.com/
2013 NW Weavers Conference blog: http://anwg-conference.blogspot.com
On Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/2013NWWeaversConference
On Twitter: https://twitter.com/@NWWeaversConfer
On Ravelry: http://www.ravelry.com/groups/assoc-northwest-weavers
Here’s what’s happening in the Surrey Museum’s Textile Studio in June.
Felted Tea Cozy – Join talented felter Donna Hunter, as she shares the steps to make a one-of-a-kind felted tea cozy. Choose your own designs and colours or bring a teapot for inspiration. Supply fee $8. Must pre-register at 604-592-6956.
Saturday, June 2 10:00am-2:30pm 1 session $34 (16yrs+)
At Surrey Museum 17710-56A Avenue www.surrey.ca/heritageLocation: North Vancouver, BC
Closing Date: May 30th, 2012
Remuneration: $3,000
Job Description:
Curator required for one six week exhibition at the Seymour Art Gallery from July 30th to September 8th, 2013. The exhibition must be curated with art/artist’s concept and rationale highly developed with supporting material or context and to standards expected for a successful application of a BC Arts Council Project Grant. Solo or small group exhibition with no constraints on media; modest installation costs to fit our limited budget.
Apply:
Board of Directors
Seymour Art Gallery 4360 Gallant Avenue North Vancouver, BC V7G 1L2 (604) 924.1378 info@seymourartgallery.comDeadline for application, with cover letter: May 30th, 2012
Interviews and selection of the successful applicant: June 4-6th, 2012.
Background Information:
Seymour Art Gallery recently completed a 5 year Strategic Planning Process (a complete strategic plan is posted on the Gallery’s website). One of the directions in the Strategic Plan was to raise artistic and curatorial standards of some exhibitions, while retaining other more community oriented exhibitions and annual exhibitions. There was a decision to start with one more highly curated exhibition in 2011, and increase the number of such exhibitions in subsequent years, and seek BC Arts Council funding for at least one such exhibition per year starting in 2012. The special exhibition for which we are seeking a Guest Exhibition Curator is envisaged as one of two such exhibitions in 2013.
Check Seymour Art Gallery website for: Gallery Floor Plan, other Gallery exhibitions and Strategic Plan
Position Summary:
Select and dialogue with artist/s
Undertake all necessary research
Coordinate with and obtain approval by the Gallery’s Curatorial Committee
Generate associated educational materials (handout or publication)
Generate and make all arrangements for associated events (2 times during the 6-week run of the exhibition) which could consist of an artist talk, curator talk or performance type event
Oversee installation in coordination with the Gallery Coordinator and our crew of installation volunteers
Coordinate preparation of advertising and promotional material with the Gallery Coordinator
(If requested by the Gallery, prepare substantive portions of grant applications to BC Arts Council and other funding agency/s, for an additional fee)
Qualifications, Skills and Experience Preferred:
Submission:
We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
Richmond Weavers & Spinners Guild and The Richmond Potters Club
Spring Sale
Friday, April 27th 1pm – 9pm
Saturday, April 28th 10am – 4pm
Sunday, April 29th 10am – 3:00pm
The Richmond Cultural Centre , 7700 Minoru Gate
Unique handcrafted gifts
Come meet and support the artists
On Wednesday, April 25, 2012, textile designer Dawn Michelle Russell is presenting her grad collection at the University of the Fraser Valley’s Annual Fashion Show in Abbotsford. Her label, Della Terra Designs, translates from Italian as ‘of the earth.’ Dawn’s textiles are earth inspired and sourced, influenced by her association with VanDusen Botanical Garden in Vancouver. Working with plant extracts, mineral pigments, rusting techniques and other methods that evolve from earth elements, Dawn colours and transforms cotton, linen, silk and paper. Decomposing red cedar, patterns in rocks and filtered light through a tree canopy have inspired textiles she has created.
Dawn’s passion for textiles was nurtured as a graduate of Ryerson’s Fashion Design program. An extended hiatus ended in 2007 when she enrolled as a student in Extended Studies–Textiles at UFV. Dawn began experimenting with hand weaving and surface design techniques. She has developed her fibre art skills through projects, workshops, classes and independent study. Each naturally dyed, original design fabric is cut individually to create Della Terra Designs‘ distinctive coats and weekend wear.
For tickets to the 2012 UFV Fashion Show: https://www.ufv.ca/Fashion/Fashion_Show/Absolute_2011_Order_Form.htm
Spring 2012 classes at Place des Arts
Place des Arts is a multi-disciplinary arts centre in Coquitlam. The centre offers fibre arts classes for children and adults. Place des Arts is a short 20-minute drive from downtown Vancouver, just up the hill from IKEA. Fall 2011 classes begin the week of September 19, 2011.
1120 Brunette Avenue, Coquitlam, BC V3K 1G2
T 604.664.1636 | F 604.664.1658
info@placedesarts.ca | www.placedesarts.ca
ADULT CLASSES 18+yrs
Spinning & Dyeing
18+ years
Discover the enjoyment and relaxation in learning how to spin yarns. You’ll learn about slubs, boucles, colour blending, fibre blending and chemical and natural dyeing. Create your own unique yarns for knitting and weaving. Spinning wheels are provided for at-home practice; equipment loans require a deposit. Teacher: Irene Weisner
9014 • M • Apr 16 – Jun 18 • 9:30 -12:00 PM • $189.50 + tax
9015 • SA • Apr 21- Jun 16 • 9:30 – 12:00 PM • $189.50 + tax
Table & Floor Loom Weaving
18+ years
Beginners will learn the ins and outs of setting up a loom along with basic weaves and projects. Experienced weavers will have an opportunity to further develop skills. Table looms are provided for each student to take home between classes in order to complete projects; equipment loans require a deposit. Teacher: Irene Weisner
9022 • TU • Apr 17 – Jun 19 • 6:30 – 9:00 PM • $207 + tax
9023 • F • Apr 20 – Jun 22 • 9:30 – 12:00 PM • $207 + tax
Private Fibre Arts Lessons
Sessional classes don’t fit your schedule? We offer private lessons to meet your needs. Inquire at the registration desk to arrange a suitable time. Teacher: Irene Weisner
$40 + tax per 60-minute lesson
SPRING WORKSHOPS
ADULT WORKSHOPS
Spinning Clinic
18+ years
Are you an inch-worm spinner? Do you need to improve your spinning technique? Or maybe you want to learn how to make funky art yarn. Our well-equipped fibre studio has many of the newer spinning wheels as well as three drum carders to blend creative mixes of fibres and colour. Teacher: Felicia Lo
9054 • SU • Apr 29 • 1:00 – 5:00 PM • $50 + tax
PART I: Teapot
18+ years
This workshop will lead you through, and simplify the complexities of, making a simple teapot. The first class will be a demonstration-based workshop focusing on the assembly of simple thrown parts to arrive at a shape suitable for a tea cozy. The second class will deal with glaze application and the specific challenges of glazing more complex forms; remember to bring your bisque teapot to glaze. Register in part two of this workshop and make your very own tea cozy to fit your teapot! Choose a glaze to complement the colours of the wool you will use for your tea cozy. Teacher: Vin Arora
Students should be able to make a wheel-thrown lidded vessel or a handbuilt teapot to completion. Clay must be purchased from Place des Arts.
9700 • FRI • May 25 & Jun 1 • 6:00 – 9:00 PM • $81 + tax
Part II: Tea cozy
18+ years
This workshop will embrace the insulating properties of felt. Explore the art of wet felting and leave the workshop with a wonderful one-of-a-kind, still-wet tea cozy to fit your favourite tea pot. Materials are included, and new students are welcome to register. Register in part one of this workshop and make your own simple teapot to use with your tea cozy. Teacher: Catherine Dumaine
Each student will receive a kit of materials. Students are requested to bring their favourite teapot.
9701 • FRI • Jun 22 • 6:00 – 9:00 PM • $42 + tax
A “Whole Lot of Art” will be held in the parking lot of
Watershed Artworks Gallery & Gift Shop at 11425-84th Ave. N. Delta, Sunday May 27th. In addition to artisan vendor displays the event will include music & food. This is the second “Whole Lot of Art” and Watershed Artworks first market of 2012.
If you would like to be part of this event –
* Payment to participate must be included with your completed application. You may pay by cash, cheque( please no post dated cheques) or Visa/MasterCard. Application & payment can be dropped off at or mailed to:
Watershed Artworks
11425 – 84th Ave. Delta BC. V4C 2L9 * Please submit by May 1st, 2012
Things to know for the day:
Date: Sunday May 27th, 2012 Time: 11:00 am – 5:00 pm
Location: 11425 – 84th Ave. N. Delta
Check-in: 9:00 – 10:00am
* Vendor spaces are 10’ X 10’. As a vendor you are responsible for providing your own tables, chairs, display units & tent. We will run rain or shine. In the case of rain we will move inside at the Firehall Centre for the Arts [next door to our Gallery Shop]. You will be notified of any change.
* Please check in by 10am. Allow yourself time to be fully set-up by 10:45am.
* Market will run until 5pm. No early takedowns.
* All member sales will be put through a main cash desk. Supplies will be provided to record your sales. Once all accounting is complete, cheques will be issued to you by Watershed Artworks.
* Non member vendors: you are responsible for your own sales. If you wish to process sales [credit/debit or cash] through Watershed Artworks a 10% fee will be applied [Advance notice, if this is the case, would be appreciated] Payment will be issued to you once accounting is complete.
* Food Vendors – All prepared food items must meet the Fraser Health Authority regulations and be approved by the District Health Inspector of the South Fraser Public Health Unit ( Phone # 604-507-5478) Proper documentation to be displayed [you are responsible for this].
Cancellation Policy
72 hours notice must be given via phone or email for a refund to be issued. There will be no refunds for weather related issues. For this or any questions,
Contact:
June Bergen-Holt Phone: 604-572-5128 Email: june.bergen.holt@gmail.com
weavers from both the United States and Canada. Let this theme of global community be a starting point for your imaginations to “follow the thread” to what binds your guild together and what connects it to all ANWG guilds throughout the northwest and to weavers throughout the world and across time.
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