Monday, November 17, 2014

Quilting, Mixed Media, & Textiles Resources Calendar of Events....

Doll by Gloria Grandy
 
 

OLDE CHRISTMAS SHOPPE BOUTIQUE - November 20 to 22, 2014. Welcome the holiday season with unique handmade gifts from local artists, including SCTA members Anne DeStefano and Charlene Vick.

4641 Oak Glen Way...
Fair Oaks, CA
Thursday, November 20 - 2:00 to 7:00 pm
Friday, November 21, 10:00 am to 6:00 pm
Saturday, November 22, 9:00 am to 3:00 pm

BLUE LINE ARTS HOLIDAY SALE - November 22 & 23, 2014. Full of wonderful handmade gifts, you can buy everything from jewelry to scarves and pottery, by 30 local artists, including SCTA member Yvonne Warren.

Saturday, November 22, 11:00 am to 6:30 pm
Sunday, November 23, 11:00 am to 5:00 pm
405 Vernon Street, Suite 100,Roseville, CA

Crocker Holiday Artisan Market

Friday, November 28, 12 PM - 6 PM
Saturday, November 29, 10 AM - 5 PM
Sunday, November 30, 10 AM - 4 PM

Scottish Rite Center, 6151 H Street, Sacramento

The Crocker is delighted to again partner with the Creative Arts League of Sacramento to bring you the opportunity to shop for distinctive, one-of-a-kind treasures at the annual three-day Crocker Holiday Artisan Market 2014, (formerly called the Crocker Holiday Arts & Crafts Festival)! The event will be held at the Scottish Rite Center again this year to allow for plenty of free parking and room for the displays of our creative artisans. Fine and functional work will include glass, textiles, ceramics, paper, painting, sculpture, jewelry and more!

Free to Crocker and Creative Arts League Members
$6 Adults/$3 Students & Seniors (over 65)
cam@crockerartmuseum.org

 

2014 Holiday Craft Fair Attention Arts and Crafts Vendors! You are invited to participate in Unity of Sacramento’s 2014 Holiday Craft Fair Saturday, December 6th and Sunday, December 7th from 9:00 am-3:00 pm. Last year’s fair had over 300 visitors and 20 vendors. For more info visit: http://www.unityofsacramento.com/2014-holiday-craft-fair/

Fiber Art Masters is present0069ng a fiber art exhibit for art quilters, cloth and art doll artists and wearable artists in March 2015. All information is listed in the prospectus below.
Fiber Art Masters Invitation to Fiber Artists to Exhibit
What: “Musical Threads” Art Quilts, Wearable Art and Art Doll Exhibit
Where: Underground Books, 2814 35th St, Sacramento, CA 95817
When: Women’s History Month, March 2015
The exhibit will run from March 7th, 2015 through March 28th, 2015 at Underground Books and is open to fiber and textile artists who create art quilts, unique wearable art and cloth and art dolls. Works must be created with a musical theme from the African diaspora. This includes Gospel, R & B, Jazz, Reggae, Blues and Hip Hop. The works can be inspired by song lyrics, musical instruments and symbols or a tribute to a musical artist from the past or present from Billie Holiday, Bob Marley and Muddy Waters to Pharrell Williams, Alicia Keyes and Shirley Caesar and everything in between.
Maximum art quilt size is limited to 36” wide x 48” long. Original dolls should be created or dressed in the spirit of “Musical Threads”. Maximum height of dolls should be no more than 24”. Original wearable art items should also represent a musical theme.
Email entry submissions begin January 15th, 2015. Deadline for submissions is February 14th, 2015. Photo entries should be emailed to: famsacramento@gmail.com
Fiber Art Masters’ motto is: “You can wait for things to happen or you can make them happen.”
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2014 Holiday Craft Fairs in the Sacramento region visit:
 
Events and information compiled by Faye Wilson Kennedy, Sister Quilting Collective (SQC) members and The Talking Drums News ….