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Barbra Todd “Home” © 1989-1990 detail

Two weeks ago I drove up to Cambridge for the opening of Selections from the Fibre Art Collection at Design at Riverside, 7 Melville St. S, which will run until February 25. This exhibition is just as it says a selection, a selection that has been building over the years with the purchase of work that was elected for their biannual Fibreworks exhibition. This collection can bee seen on-line at there website and is just one of the numerous textile and textile arts collection that is now available at a click as you explore the world wide web. There will be about this amazing (there is no better word for it) phenomena in the up coming issue of fibreQUARTERLY in the new improved velvethighway website at the end of February.

In the meantime I recommend the drive or click to Cambridge Galleries to

Barbra Todd “Home” 1989-1990 detail

Fast approaching deadlines are as follows

Saskatchewan Craft Councils Dimensions 2007: March 8^th see below

http://fibrequarterly.blogspot.com/2007/02/deadline-march-8-for-saskatchewan.html

Yardage call LUSH International Juried Exhibition

ENTRY DEADLINE: MARCH 30th, 2007

LUSH: A Nature Inspired Yardage Exhibition

September 6^th – October 18^th 2007

Grimshaw-Gudewicz Art Gallery

Fall River, MA

The Textile Study Group of New Bedford, MA is seeking entries for a juried exhibition of yardage influenced by the infinite microcosm of the natural world. Any material is acceptable, but the artist must use a textile technique or combination of techniques traditionally associated with textiles. Three dimensional works can be incorporated into two dimensional formats. The competition is open to all artists. For more detailed information and to download an application visit: www.bristolcommunitycollege.edu/gallery/

Jurors:

Denyse Schmidt, nationally known quilt designer and artist

Laura Strand, Associate Professor of Art, Textiles at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

Contact Person: Susan Troy Email contact: s.troy@cox.net

Up Coming Opportunities for shopping, viewing, participating in workshops, conferences in Canada and abroad

One of a Kind Show March 28- April 1 2007 in Toronto

http://www.oneofakindshow.com/

Canadian Quilt Association’s Quilt BC 2007, May 2-5 in Kamloops or the other CQA/ ACC events you will find on there websites events page which is broken down by province

http://www.canadianquilter.com/events/index_events.htm

Surface Design Association’s Mind +Body http://www.surfacedesign.org/conference.asp in Kansas City Missouri at the end of May

SOFA New York, 1-3 June 2007
New York www.sofaexpo.com

The Quilt National '07 exhibit will run from May 26 through September 3rd. It will be on display at the Dairy Barn Cultural Arts Center, 8000 Dairy Lane, Athens, Ohio.

The Festival of Quilts, 16-19 August Birmingham England

And other Twisted Thread events: http://www.twistedthread.com/

Start making plans for next year’s Convergence 2008 in Tampa Florida now: http://www.weavespindye.org/?loc=3-00-00

On - Line sources for this and other Textile related information can be found at these locations

Selvedge http://www.selvedge.org/pages/events.aspx

Fiberarts Magazine http://www.fiberartsmagazine.com/current_coming/default.asp

Textiles http://www.ggcreations.com.au/tafta/news-events.html

Hali http://www.hali.com/Calendar.aspx?Category=1