Background artwork by Diane Rusin Doran, detail of Jamestown.

Sunday, May 18, 2014

All about the people!


WOW!   What a powerful show and such powerful artists!  So very worthy, words can't do it justice. 















having fun!

in person is always best - come see Tarnish thru June 1 at VisArts Gallery Rockville, Maryland

http://www.visartsatrockville.org/gallery/tarnish-studio-art-quilt-associates-saqa

Saturday, March 15, 2014

March 29th Parlor Meeting

Hope to see you at our next SAQA parlor meeting!
March 29 (please note the 3rd Sat in April is Easter weekend so for 2014 this is our Spring meeting)
10am-12noon (welcome to come to lunch after, a great restaurant in the shopping center)
 Prints Charming Quilt Shop (in the back room meeting space)
11711 East Market Place
Fulton, Maryland 20759
At our last meeting we talked about focusing meetings on themes - this one has a money focus and there is a SAQA call earlier in the week also on money...
So show me the Money!!! (the good, the bad and the ugly of working at art with the intention of making some money along the way)
Sharing Experiences
- Cathy Kleeman will share from her personal experience on the topic of selling of art
- those who attend the webinar on March 25 - share aha ideas or "nuggets" of wisdom from webinar
- general discussion on the topic of Selling Art Quilts
Sharing Art
- share pieces selected for SAQA exhibits (including Tarnish - Lesley and Christine encourage that we share in person, and wait to share photos till the exhibit opens)
- show art that you have for sale or are donating to something like the SAQA Auction
- email photos of art that you have sold to funfromatoz@gmail.com and we will be able to have a slide show of our art that is now the property of others
Regional Exhibit - updates on Tarnish Exhibit
- gallery sitting needed - working with the gallery director on a sitting schedule - contact Lesley Riley & Christine Adams to sign up
- Susan Callahan generously offered to have her to have her culinary class present an reception for the Tarnish Exhibit - likely May 9th - more details coming

SAQA Website - hands on demo
How to leverage the SAQA website from a making money perspective


SAQA Mentorship Webinar: Selling Art Quilts
Tuesday, March 25 at 1 pm ET
Register: https://www4.gotomeeting.com/register/766841335
Join Wen Redmond, Roxane Lessa and Frieda Anderson as they share their experiences and ideas about selling art quilts. Attendees will be able to listen to the panelists and watch digital slide shows on their screens during the webinar. There will be a short Q&A following the presentations. Registration is limited to 100 attendees. If you can not attend the live webinar, you will able to watch and listen to the entire program - to be posted here, after the event.

Looking forward to seeing you all March 29th!
Amalia Morusiewicz and Misty Cole
co-reps Maryland, DC & West Virginia

Sunday, January 12, 2014

Happy New Year - lots of exciting stuff is in store for us in 2014!
First off, hope to see you Jan 18 at 10am!  Our regional SAQA meeting is right around the corner next week AND right around the corner from where we've met in the past...

PLEASE NOTE LOCATION CHANGE -
Prints Charming Quilt Shop
11711 East Market Place
Fulton, Maryland 20759
see map in attached file
There are a lot of exciting opportunities for us this year, can't wait to share them with you - here are just a few of these awesome opportunites (you can find this on the SAQA website, included below because the deadlines are approaching!)
1) Regional Exhibit TARNISH registration is now open!!!  For the full Prospectus and details click here Registration is open thru February 3, 2014  at 11:59 pm EST, so there is a little time if you still need to polish off your entry!
2) 2014 SAQA Anniversary Trunkshow quilts due no later Jan. 31 - Quilts are to be sent directly to the 2014 SAQA Trunk Show Coordinator: Eileen Doughty
3) 2014 SAQA Conference Registration is open!  Click here!
SAQA is celebrating 25 years in 2014!  Mark your calendars now for the Capitolizing on Fiber conference to be held May 1st-May 4th, 2014. in Alexandria, Virginia, just across the river from Washington, DC.
4) SPRING is coming early (doesn't that sound fabulous right now?) - well, the Regional spring meeting will happen earlier than previously scheduled  - since the 3rd Saturday in April lands on Easter weekend and is only 2 weeks from the SAQA conference.  Finalizing a date for our Spring meeting to be announced at the Winter meeting.
Feel free to bring your business cards, brochures, flyers etc and if you have a nametag, please wear it.
Looking forward to a great meeting, hope to see you January 18, 10am!

Best Regards,
Amalia Parra Morusiewicz and Misty Cole

PS Check out Misty Cole on the SAQA meet your representatives page!

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