Introducing... LatitUde and AttitUde by Kristi Farrier

Detail of LatitUde and AttitUde by Kristi Farrier
w24"xh36"

LatitUde and AttitUde is a textile artwork created by SAQA Atlantic Regional Representative Kristi Farrier, who lives in Middle River, Cape Breton.

In the video below, Kristi speaks about her artwork with StFX Art Gallery Director Andrea Terry. 

LatitUde and AttitUde is one of 33 successful entries in SAQA's national juried show of textile artwork, Colour with a U. The show can be seen at the StFX University Art Gallery in Antigonish, NS until February 27, 2021. 

If visiting in person, take note that a maximum of 4 visitors is permitted in each 30-minute time slot. Book your 30-minute visit time slot on the Gallery's site here. 

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Introducing.... 36 Million Stories; The Colour of Us by Linda Mackie Finley

In this 23-minute video interview, Halifax NS artist Linda Mackie Finley talks about her varied artistic interests and, more specifically, her piece 36 Million Stories; the Colour of Us. This 3-dimensional textile artwork is one of 33 successful entries in a national juried show sponsored by SAQA. The show can be seen from January 27 until February 27, 2021 at the StFX University Art Gallery in Antigonish, NS. It's well worth a drive to see it in person. 

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Take note: A maximum of 4 visitors is permitted in each 30-minute time slot. Book your 30-minute visit time slot on the Gallery's site here. 

Congratulations to Emerging Artist Andrea Tsang Jackson

The Here & Elsewhere Bee* by Andrea Tsang Jackson 

* Andrea Tsang Jackson's award winning quilt, the Here & Elsewhere Bee, is currently on display until February 27, 2021 at the StFX Art Gallery, in Antigonish, as part of SAQA's Colour with a "U" exhibition.

SAQA Atlantic member Andrea Tsang Jackson was recently recognized at the Creative Nova Scotia Awards Gala as one of two Nova Scotia Emerging Artists for 2020.

Andrea is a textile artist, quilt designer, author and educator based in Halifax, NS. After working in various design fields and settings ranging from architecture to museums, quilting called to her as a way to explore place, belonging, and agency.

According to textile artist Marilyn Smulders' nomination statement: 

"(Andrea) is an innovator: incorporating animation in one project, music in another. But in other ways, she remains true to the quilt’s traditional functions of providing comfort and warmth. Following the terrible days of April 18 and 19, Andrea helped organize a quilt drive for traumatized families. An artist of exceptional heart, it is exciting to think she is only getting started."

Nova Scotia's Emerging Artist Recognition Award recognizes artists of any age who are in the early stages of their professional career, have completed specialized training, and have presented their work publicly. 

Follow Andrea Tsang Jackson on the following platforms:

3rd Story Workshop
Instagram: @3rdstoryworkshop

Facebook: @3rdstoryworkshop

Twitter: @3rdstory_

Mark your calendars for Everyday Folk!

SAQA Atlantic member Hélène Blanchet invites you to Everyday Folk, a folk art exhibition that opens November 15 and runs until December 19 at the Inverness County Centre for the Arts, in Inverness, Cape Breton.

Everyday Folk showcases the work of five Cape Breton folk artists: Hélène Blanchet, Murray Gallant, Agnes O’Flaherty, Frank O’Flaherty, and William D. Roach. The work in the exhibition celebrates an everyday practice of making and features a mixture of wood carvings, painting, and textiles. 

Jack's Sunflowers by Helene Blanchet w20" x h26"

HB: This is a picture of the sunflower field that a local farmer plants every year in his very picturesque field. It's on the beautiful Cabot Trail in North East Margaree and has become a tourist hot spot where tourists park their cars haphazardly to get into the field, among the waist-high sunflowers, and pose for yet one more must-have photo.

Gallery hours are Tuesday to Sunday from 11:00am – 5:00pm. For more information you can go to Inverness County Centre for the Arts the Art’s website. 

 

Craft 2020: Fibre Reflections exhibition in Fredericton and online!

A Walk in the Woods by Kathy Tidswell, w27" x h19".

SAQA Atlantic Canada member Kathy Tidswell and the Fredericton Fibre Arts Network invite you to their upcoming exhibition, Craft 2020: Fibre Reflections, at the UNB Art Centre, Memorial Hall from November 1- December 13, 2020.

Note that the show will be open to visitors on Sundays only, from 12-5pm, and that visitors must sign up in advance.  

Sign up: go.unb.ca/art-centre

The show is also available for viewing online: go.unb.ca/art-centre-online.

Read more about Kathy Tidswell on her website www.kathytidswell.com.

NS Craft Year 2020 Exhibit - Helene Blanchet

 

My Hundertwasser Garden  
Helene Blanchet 2020
16" x 26"

As part of Craft Year 2020, initiated by the Canadian Craft Federation, the Mary E. Black Gallery in Halifax has mounted a special juried show.  The pieces on display are a representative survey of current works of 20 members of Craft NS.  One of those chosen is by SAQA Atlantic's Helene Blanchet.  

The show runs until November 7 and the Gallery is open from 11 to 4 pm, Wednesday to Saturday.  If you are unable to get to Halifax for the show, the work of these talented artists is available on line at NS Craft and Design on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays until November 7.

In addition, an excellent catalogue of the show can be downloaded here  .

 Helene describes My Hundertwasser Garden, as follows:  This  is a picture of my garden. It sits on a south-facing slope, bordered by the forest, a rushing stream, and fields of wild blueberries. It is inspired by Hundertwasser who believed that there there should be no "straight lines" in any design as  nature does not have straight lines.

Below is a detail of this intricate work.

Colour with a "U" at St FX University Art Gallery, October 9-February 27, 2021

Colour with a "U" is a juried exhibition of 33 art quilts on the theme of diversity and inclusion, made by SAQA members from across Canada. Five artists from Atlantic Canada are included in the show: Helene Blanchet, Kristi Farrier, Linda Finley, Regina Marzlin and Andrea Tsang Jackson.

Jurors: Faith Hieblinger, Homer Watson House & Gallery; Alan Syliboy, Mi’kmaq Artist; Jayne Willoughby, Textile Artist.

This premiere exhibition of Canadian textile art is currently on display at the St FX Art Gallery, in Antigonish NS. 

Bloomfield Centre Building, Rm 103 (ground floor)

5555 Union Place, Antigonish

Oct. 9 - Feb. 27, 2021 (gallery closed Dec 12-mid January)

Gallery hours:

    Wed. 1 - 6 pm

    Thurs. 1 - 6 pm

    Fri. 1 - 5 pm

    Sat. 12 - 4 pm

A maximum of 4 visitors is permitted in each 30-minute time slot. Book your 30-minute visit time slot on the Gallery's site here.

You can watch a virtual tour of the exhibition below. But there's nothing like experiencing this fabulous collection of textures, colours, shapes, and messages in person!