Five SAQA Artists Open at Architectural Center

A year of planning and studio work culminated on February 1st in the opening of "What Comes Next? -- Fiber Artists Working in Series" at the Architectural Heritage Center, 701 SE Grand, Portland.  Five Oregon SAQA members created five new works each for the exhibit, which will run through February 26th.  They are Diane Born, Quinn Zander Corum, Georgia French, Elaine Millar and Hilde Morin.  On March 1st, a new exhibit will debut:  "What Comes Next?  A Different Look," and it will run through March 31st.  The five SAQA members conceived of the exhibit and took their proposal to the AHC, which accepted it as their first fiber exhibit.  The center has been having monthly art exhibits for four years.  Hours are 10-4:30, Wednesday - Saturday; admission $3.

Two Exhibits at the Architectural Heritage Center, Portland

In addition, you are welcome to attend two artists' educational evening sessions:

Feb.12, 2013, from 6:00 to 8:00 PM, there will be a SAQA trunk show not previously seen in Oregon, along with artist demonstrations

March 21, 2013 during the same evening hours, the film "Stitched" will be shown, followed by artist demonstrations.

Timeless Quilts at Oregon Historical Society in July

Timeless Quilts
Oregon Historical Society
1200 SW Park Ave
Portland, OR 97205
Contact: Rachel Butler (503) 306-5221, Rachel.Butler@OHS.org

Exhibition Dates: July 1 - July 31, 2011
Hours: Tuesday - Saturday 10:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Sunday, Noon - 5:00 p.m.
Artist Reception: July 16th 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

During the month of July, the Oregon History Museum will showcase a stunning selection of art quilts made by local and international artists. The exhibit began with booking Quilt Art 20, an exhibit featuring quilts created by 20 professional international quilt artists. Since its beginning in Britain in 1985, the traveling exhibit features artists from the United States and Europe, representing eight countries in total. To insert a local element to the exhibit, a selection of historic quilts from the Oregon Historical Society’s collection were added to the exhibit, as well as quilt art from 10 contemporary quilters in Oregon. Quilt Art 20 became Timeless Quilts.

Oregon Artists include: Ann Johnston, Hilde Morin, Jean Wells, Jeannette Meyer, Susan Bucharest, Quinn Corum, Wendy Huhn, Marjorie Post, Kathie Kerler and Helene Knott.