The four SAQA Oregon local groups meet this month.
The BRIDGE SAQA Oregon Region Exhibit is Open!
First Venue: Beaverton City Hall, 12725 SW Millikan Way, Beaverton, OR 97005, September 7 –
October 31, M-F 8AM-5PM. For those who would like to ride Max, take the Blue line train towards
Hillsboro, exiting at the Beaverton Central Stop. City Hall is located adjacent to the south side of the
tracks. The exhibit is on three floors: Main, 4th and 5th.
Reception: An artist’s reception is scheduled for Wednesday September 13th from 6-8 PM. We
hope to see as many of you as possible in attendance. Catalogs will be available for purchase at
the reception.
Thank you to the installation team: Deb Sorem, Judith Quinn Garnett, Karen Spencer, Sheryl
LeBlanc, Sherrie Moomey, Shirley MacGregor and Marion Shimoda.
The exhibit catalog is beautiful and was developed by Parker Bowen, Judith Quinn Garnett and Pat
Fifer. Parker, a student at Pacific Northwest College of Art, also created our Bridge exhibit logo.
Thanks to the catalog team.
The 2017 SAQA Trunk Show has been exhibited at four places in Portland, and will be at Northwest Quilting Expo at the end of September. After that, it moves on. Many thanks to everyone who has worked to get this wonderful outreach tool for SAQA out into the world!
2018 SAQA Oregon Conference Update: Plans are well underway for the 2018 conference,
Unpredictable Outcomes, on October 18, 2018, in Eugene, OR. Our Keynote Address will be given
by Pat Pauly of Rochester New York with a full day workshop on the following day. The program will consider art quilting and its place in the general art community: how it relates to other forms of art, and the challenges of curating and presenting fiber art exhibits. It promises an opportunity to meet other members who share your interests and exposure to new interests you didn’t even know you had! We are gathering a team of committee chairs to focus on specific tasks. If you are interested
in working on this fun activity, contact Daisy Schrock (schrock32@gmail.com) or Katie Walwyn
(ktwalwyn@comcast.net)
The SAQA Benefit Auction runs from September 15 to October 8, 2017.
SAQA Seminar 2017 is now in session! This year's theme is all about SURFACE DESIGN and
covers four topics: Dye, Paint, Print, and Other Techniques. All the offerings will be accessible
online, allowing you to peruse everything on your own schedule. More details are available at
www.saqa.com/seminar.
Sherri Culver and I will be finishing up our terms as Regional Co-Representatives this year. Serving
as a Regional Co-Rep is a great opportunity to contribute to the organization and to work with other
local and global members. If you are interested in serving as a Regional Co-Representative,
please contact marion.shimoda@gmail.com or sherriculverquilts@gmail.com or Desiree Vaughn,
SAQA’s Regional Rep Coordinator, repscoordinator@saqa.com for more information.
In this Newsletter:
1. Requests for Input and Participation
2. SAQA Oregon Regional Exhibits
3. 2018 SAQA Oregon Regional Conference
4. SAQA Oregon Pods
SAQA Oregon Newsletter September 2017 Page 2 of 4
5. SAQA Oregon Blog and SAQA Oregon Facebook Group
Marion Shimoda
SAQA Oregon Regional Co-Representative
marion.shimoda@gmail.com
1. Requests for Input and Participation
SAQA OREGON MEMBER PROFILES are requested for the SAQA Oregon blog. Please visit our blog at http://saqaoregon.blogspot.com/p/saqa-oregon- member-profiles.html to see our Member
Profiles and for information on submitting your own Member Profile.
2. SAQA Oregon Regional Exhibits
BRIDGE SAQA Oregon Regional Exhibit
Beaverton Building
12725 SW Millikan Way, Beaverton, OR 97005
September 7 – October 31, 2017, Monday-Friday 8am-5pm
Opening Reception: Wednesday, September 13, 2017, 6-8pm
Emerald Art Center
500 Main Street, Springfield, OR 97477
Opens November 7, 2017, T-Sat 11am-4pm
Reception November 10, 2017, 5-8pm
Closes December 1, 2017
Salem Bush Barn, Salem, OR – 2018
Franklin Crossing, Bend, OR – 2018
Northwest Quilting Expo, Portland, OR – 2018
Crossroads Carnegie Art Center, Baker City, OR – 2019
Please direct any questions or concerns about the Bridge Exhibit to any committee member
SAQA Oregon Regional Exhibition Committee Members:
Donna Rice (rice4@bendcable.com)
Deb Sorem (debsorem@gmail.com)
Sherrie Moomey (sherrie.moomey@gmail.com)
Marion Shimoda (marion.shimoda@gmail.com)
Information about SAQA Oregon Regional exhibits is available at:
http://saqaoregon.blogspot.com/p/exhibits.html and http://saqaoregon.blogspot.com/p/calls-to- saqa-
oregon-artists.html
3. 2018 SAQA Oregon Regional Conference
The 2018 Oregon Regional Conference will be the best one yet! Put it on your calendars now, so
you won’t have a conflict later.
SAVE THE DATE: Thursday, October 18th, 2018!
Contemporary quilter, Pat Pauly, will be the keynote speaker at the 2018 Oregon Regional
Conference: Unpredictable Outcomes. The conference will be held on Thursday, October 18th,
2018, at Lane Community College in Eugene. Pat will also teach a one-day workshop, A Dozen
Ways: Designs for Art Quilts, on Friday, October 19th. Visit Pat's website, patpauly.com, to see
examples of her work.
Daisy Schrock and Katie Walwyn are our conference co-Chairs.
4. SAQA Oregon Pods – Southern Oregon, Central Oregon, Portland and Valley-
South
SAQA Oregon Pod meeting information is available at: http://saqaoregon.blogspot.com/p/meetings-
and-events.html
SOUTHERN OREGON SAQA Pod
The Southern Oregon group usually meets on the third Monday of the month at Sew Creative in
Ashland. Times and days of meetings may be different, so check in advance with Grace Ladygo at
gladygo@outlook.com
The dates for 2017 meetings, all held on the third Monday of each month, except for November (2nd
Monday):
January 16, February 20, March 20, April 17, May 15, June 19, July 17, August 21, September 18,
October 16, November 13, December 18.
For more information you can contact Grace Ladygo at gladygo@outlook.com
CENTRAL OREGON SAQA Pod
Our September meeting will be on Thursday 9/21 at 3:30 pm at the Stitchin’ Post. Paul Bennett, a
local artist, will join us and share his creative wisdom. In addition to creating his well known
paintings, Paul will be the artist for the 2018 SOQS poster and is now expanding into to wearable
art. Please join us for an interesting afternoon. For a preview see paulalanbennett.com and
artofwhere.com.
We will also be kicking off a new feature - a post meeting social. For those who can stay after the
meeting, please join us at a local watering hole to share in each other’s lovely company. Location is
TBA as it may be weather and smoke dependent.
For more information, contact Kristan Collins at colorkcc@icloud.com.
PORTLAND SAQA Pod
The next SAQA Portland pod meeting is on Wednesday, Sept 20, 10AM-12PM, at the Beaverton
Community Center, 12350 SW 5th St, Beaverton. Elizabeth Bamberger, Betty Daggett and Shirley
MacGregor will be presenting “Abstractions”. If you have any resources on the subject, please
contact Elizabeth Bamberger. And please bring any show and tell you might have.
For more information, contact annettemcfar@gmail.com
VALLEY-SOUTH SAQA Pod
The Valley-South Pod meets the third Friday of each month at 2 p.m. at Eugene Textile Center,
1510 Jacobs Drive, Eugene. Visitors are always welcome. For more information contact Jana
Cunningham, oregoncrone@yahoo.comor Lynda Christiansen, ericandlynda2@comcast.net
The September 15 meeting features members' Show and Tell and a workshop on Abstraction led by
Georgia French.
5. SAQA Oregon Blog and SAQA Oregon Facebook Group
The SAQA Oregon Blog, saqaoregon.blogspot.com is where public SAQA Oregon Regional
information is posted. It is the place to go for up to date information on SAQA Oregon Pod
meetings, SAQA Oregon Regional Exhibits and SAQA Oregon Regional Conferences. Resources,
calls for entry and other regional news is also available on the blog. The blog also provides links to
SAQA Oregon Member websites and blogs. To submit news for the blog, please follow the
instructions in the bottom right corner of any blog page.
If you’d like to receive SAQA Oregon Blog posts by email, sign up to “Follow By Email” from any
page on the blog.
The SAQA Oregon Facebook Group is a closed group. Information that may be of interest to
SAQA Oregon members is posted to the group. Any SAQA member can join the group by going to
the Facebook group and requesting to join. Membership is approved within a day.
