Community News:Quilting, Textile, Art,Health & Healing World
The Sacramento Center for the Textile Arts presents nationally
known quilt instructor, lecturer, author and designer of original quilts and
garments Karen Boutte. She will be here
March 6, 2013 to present a trunk show and lecture - The Delightful Diva. The program begins at 7:00 pm in the Shepard
Garden and Art Center located at 3330 McKinley Blvd, Sacramento. This event is
free for SCTA members and is open to the public for $3.00 admission. For more information please contact Yvonne
Warren at ywarren25@comcast.net.
S A A
A C - Sacramento African-American Art Collective:2nd
Saturday March 9, 2013 Women’s History
Art Show, at 1001 Del Paso Blvd., Sacramento, CA 95815 from 2:00 PM - 6:00 PM.
Featuring Framed by Frankie, Brown Sugar Art Gallery, Hands in Mud, Works by
Gabrielle and other artists. Our featured artist is Shonna McDaniels of the
Sojourner Truth Art Museum. For more info call (916) 613-2940.
A
Touch of Jazz and other sounds / Art and Images by Gerry GOS" Simpson. A Touch of Jazz and
other sounds is a remarkable collection of 36 new photographic, figurative and
abstract art works by fine artist and photographer, Gerry GOS" Simpson.
GOS" is known for his vibrant and powerful colors that are so brilliantly
displayed in his art. His love for all genres of music has played a major role
in producing this extraordinary assembledge of work. Brickhouse Art Gallery,
2838 36th Street, Sacramento, CA. For
more info (916) 475-1240 / Email: bfanta96@gmail.com.
Shirley Sanders presents Gourds are Nature's Canvas:
A Gourd workshop Saturday, March 9 at 10 am at the Brick House Art Gallery in
Oak Park! Gourds are Nature's Canvas! Since the beginning of time they have
been used as containers, to express one's status, artist expression, and as
instruments. No matter what culture you are from there's a connection to the
gourd. Costs: $25.00 includes all materials. For more info call Shirley at (916)
277-4042 or Barbara at (916) 475-1240
Spiritual Practice as a Sacred Lifestyle: Namonyah Soipan, Ph.D. Is a shamanistic practitioner who has lived and trained with shamans in Afrika, Asia, South America, Europe and India. She brings these eclectic healing traditions into her work as she holds sacred space for women and men who are on their healing path. She experienced a radical spiritual transformation after having lived with the Maasai people of Kenya and Tanzania, East Africka 28 years ago for one year. She has published Mystical Journeys, Sacred Return and is currently writing another book, Activating Thunder, about the spiritual teachings of her shamanic journey.
This mini workshop, sponsored by the Studio 7 Collective, will be held at The Brickhouse Art Gallery in Oak Park, 2838 36th Street, Historic Oak Park, Sacramento, CA.
When: Sunday, March 10, 2013, 3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Where: Studio 7, Brickhouse Art Gallery. Cost: $20.00. For more information, please contact Kephera at 916-821-3589.
Upcoming
Workshop "Saturday, April 6, 2013 “First Saturday Family Art Hour" CA
African Trade Bead Inspired Workshop at Sojourner Truth Museum,2251
Florin Rd #126, Sacramento, CA. Participants
will learn about African Trade beads and paint trade bead designs on wood
beads. Cost: Free, Date: April 6th
from 1:00pm to 2:00pm. A great thing happens to families when they do art
together: They begin to talk and laugh and lighten up. Family memories are
built, inside jokes are shared, and serious moments of intimacy are
communicated. Families need special times together to build lifelong memories
and to do art together. To reserve a space please email: sojomuseum@gmail.com.
Children's music and art classes at Brickhouse Art Gallery - more details soon!!
Doll making classes by Gloria Grandy, more
details soon!!
Quilting Classes by Jan Hollins,
more details soon!!
National Quilting Day - March 16, 2013.The
theme for 2013 is "Celebrate America", coordinating with the show
theme for the 44th Annual National Quilting Association Quilt Show. CELEBRATE
AMERICA! Please send photographs and short stories of your completed NQD projects, so that we may showcase our
collective efforts at the 44th Annual National Quilting Association Quilt Show.
The show will be held June 27-29, 2013 at the Greater Columbus Convention
Center in Columbus, Ohio. Pictures and stories should be sent to Freda Jones,
National Quilting Day Coordinator at nqdcoordinator@nqaquilts.org. Make sure
that you include your name, e-mail address, and phone number with the e-mail,
and thank you for being a part of the celebration of quilting. For more info visit:
http://nqaquilts.org.
Annual African American "Once Upon a Quilt: Welcome to My Quilted Story Book" Open to African American artists in the United States, Mexico and Canada, age 18 and up. Entry deadline: Mary 15, 2013. Exhibition dates: April 30 - June 20, 2013. For more info visit:http://www.surfacedesign.org/events/7th-annual-african-american-once-upon-quilt-welcome-my-quilted-story-book
Studio Art Quilt Associates, Inc. (SAQA) is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to promote the art quilt through education, exhibitions, professional development, documentation, and publications.Founded in 1989 by an initial group of 50 artists, SAQA now boasts over 2,900 members: artists, teachers, collectors, gallery owners, museum curators and corporate sponsors. SAQA defines an art quilt as "a creative visual work that is layered and stitched or that references this form of stitched layered structure." Visit:http://www.saqa.com/index.php
Beverly's Unique Scrapbooking: To get ready for our 10th Anniversary Celebration
Beverly's
Unique Scrapbooking has been located in the South Land Park area of Sacramento
for almost nine years now, helping its customers to preserve their memories in
unique ways. We are here to help you with your projects large or small. If you
are looking for a large selection of scrapbooking items, we have it. You can
find paper, sticker, albums, scrapbooking tools and a lot more to complete you
projects.
5964
South Land Park Drive, Sacramento, California 95822. Today 10:00 am - 7:00 pm
Phone
(916) 391-7929/Email
uniquescrapbooking@msn.com
Website
http://www.beverlysuniquescrapbooking.com.
CRE8TIV GLORY by Gloria Grandy, Designer & Artist
This is a place for creative freedom. This is a
place to speak my second language which is creativity. This is a place for
beautiful textiles and fabrics, for sewing and painting, for watercolor, ink,
acrylic and pencil. This is a place for photographs, favorite quotes, recipes
and music. This is Cre8tiv Glory. Visit: http://cre8tivglory.blogspot.com
CALL TO ARTISTS: SAQA NorCA/NorNV
Region -Layered
and Stitched: Works from the Northern CA-Northern NV Region of SAQA. Blue Line
Arts in Roseville California is partnering up with SAQA to have their Northern
California/Northern Nevada members participate in an exhibition highlighting
art quilts in our WestPark Workshop Gallery. Important Dates: Exhibition dates: June 6th - July 13th 2013. For more info visit: http://www.rosevillearts.org/exhibits/calls.html
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