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SUMMARY:FGP Members' Spotlight Exhibition- Entry deadline
DESCRIPTION:FGP-MEMBER-SHOW-PROSPECTUS-23
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SUMMARY:FGP Members' Spotlight Exhibition- Entry deadline
DESCRIPTION:Membership Exhibition \nWhere: North Hills Art Center – 3432 Babcock Blvd\, Pittsburgh\, PA 15237 \nWhen: March 11th – April 7th\, 2023 \nOpening Reception: Saturday\, March 11\, 2023\, 5 – 8 pm \nChairperson: Katie Bulova: bulovakatie@gmail.com and Debbie Penley: penley75@verizon.net \nEntry Deadline: January 9\, 2023 \nFGP-MEMBER-SHOW-PROSPECTUS-23 \nThe Member Spotlight show will focus on your artist’s voice.  What captures the spirit of your art practice? This is a chance to share YOUR passion\, your unique point of view. What has influenced your work over the years? How has it changed? Was there a turning point that brought you to the way you work today? A technique with which you are obsessed? What is your relationship to your art? This exhibit is a chance to let all of our members’ individuality take center stage. \nThis is a non-juried exhibition\, however\, one artwork per artist may be selected depending on space. \nCALENDAR \nExhibition Duration: Mar. 11\, 2023 – Apr. 7\, 2023 \nEntry Deadline: January 9\, 2023 \nConfirmation of entry: February 9\, 2023 \nDrop off of work: \nMarch 9 & 10\, 2023\, 3 – 6pm. For special assistance with drop off please contact: Katie Bulova bulovakatie@gmail.com or Debbie Penley penley75@verizon.net \nLocation: \nNorth Hills Art Center \n3432 Babcock Blvd\, Pittsburgh\, PA 15237 \nSHIPPED WORK: if shipping\, contact Katie Bulova for details: bulovakatie@gmail.com \nDeadline for shipping: March 1\, 2023 \nDrop Off Artwork: Mar. 9 &10\, 2023\, 3 – 6 pm \nOpening Reception: March 11\, 2023\, 5 – 8 pm \nPick up Artwork: April 10\, 2023\, 3 – 6 pm \nGALLERY HOURS \nExhibition hours will be announced. \nSubmission REQUIREMENTS \n\nOpen to members of the Fiberarts Guild of Pittsburgh.\nAll work must be either fiber in content or executed in a fiber technique.\nWork must be original and cannot have been exhibited in a previous FGP member exhibition.\nEntries must be ready to securely hang or install and any required hardware must be included. The North Hills Art Center utilizes a wall hanging system with hanging cables and hooks. Work may not be hung directly onto the wall. No work that requires being hung from the ceiling.\nSubmissions cannot exceed 36” in any direction. 3D work welcome.\nAs the North Hills Art Center facilitates classes throughout the week to all age levels\, the gallery requests no images of nudity of a sexual nature\, graphically violent or depicting gore\, no use of or depiction of illegal substances.\n\nUP to two entries will be accepted. \nSALE OF ARTWORK \n\nCommission on sales: 70% to the artist and 30% to North Hills Art Center\n\nSELECTION PROCESS \n\nWork will be selected from digital image submissions.\nSelection will be based on which pieces fit in the space cohesively. At least one piece from each artist will be placed in the main gallery. Extra entries chosen may be displayed in the second-floor gallery classroom. The second-floor gallery space is not wheelchair accessible\nAn artist’s statement is requested of all selected artists.\n\nIMAGE REQUIREMENTS \n\nArtists may submit two entries. Each entry must include two images:\n\nImage 1:  full view of your submission \nImage 2:  detail \n Images must show the edges of the work\, be properly lit and in focus. \n\nWork exhibited in a frame must include the frame in the digital image. Work framed under glass must be photographed without glass but noted that it will be displayed with glass.\nProvide digital images at a resolution of approx. 2000 pixels on the longest side. Files must be under 3MB. Filename for each image must include:\n\n1) artist’s last name and first initial \n2) entry number (1or 2)\, \n3) key word(s) from title (1 or 2 words only ) \n4) view (full or detail) for each image. \nFor example: \njones-m-1-bluecircle-full.jpg and jones-m-1-bluecircle-detail.jpg \nNOTE: High resolution digital images will be requested of accepted \nartwork for the catalog. \nFor assistance with submission requirements\, please contact Debbie Penley @ \npenley75@verizon.net \nSUBMISSION \nhttps://fiberartspgh.org/exhibitions/submit-your-work/ \n\nDEADLINE: January 9\, 11:59 pm. Submission entry opens October 10\, 2022\nA $20 non-refundable entry fee for up to 2 entries\nPayPal is available on the website or you may make a check payable to the Fiberarts Guild of Pittsburgh and send to Fiberarts Guild of Pittsburgh\, PO. Box 9211\, Pittsburgh\, PA 15224\n\n  \nINSURANCE STATEMENT \nThe Fiberarts Guild of Pittsburgh will exhibit the utmost care for the safekeeping of all artworks while in the North Hills Art Center Gallery. It is up to the individual artists to insure their artwork if they feel it is necessary. North Hills Art Center will not be held responsible for damaged or stolen artwork. \nFOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: \nKatie Bulova: bulovakatie@gmail.com or Debbie Penley: penley75@verizon.net \n 
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LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Exhibit
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SUMMARY:Lecture by Michael James
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, January 11\, 2023 / 1:00 pm EST\nRegistration is free for members\, $5 for guests.\nRegistration opens about a month before the lecture. Please register on the Registration Form \nA Massachusetts native\, Michael James lives and maintains a studio in Lincoln\, NE. From 2005 to 2020 he chaired the Department of Textiles\, Merchandising & Fashion Design at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln\, whose faculty he first joined in 2000 after thirty years as an independent maker. At UNL he held the Ardis James Professorship and taught graduate and undergraduate courses in foundation design\, textile design and quilt studies. His textile art is included in the collections of the Museum of Arts & Design in NYC\, the Baltimore Art Museum\, the Racine Art Museum\, the Newark Museum\, the Fuller Craft Museum\, the Mint Museum\, the Indianapolis Museum of Art\, the Shelburne Museum\, and the Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum (DC)\, among others. In 2015 the Renwick Alliance honored him as a Master of the Medium in textiles\, for lifetime achievement\, and he is the recipient of the Luminaries Award from the Fuller Craft Museum (2011)\, the Outstanding Research and Creative Activity Award of the University of Nebraska system (2009)\, the Nebraska Arts Council’s Governor’s Arts Award (2008)\, the Lincoln Arts Council’s Mayor’s Arts Award for Artistic Achievement (2003)\, and an Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts from the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth (1992)\, his undergraduate alma mater. His work is represented by Modern Arts Midtown in Omaha\, Nebraska.\nhttps://www.michaeljamesstudioquilts.com/
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LOCATION:Online
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SUMMARY:Lecture by Michael James
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, January 11\, 2023 / 1:00 pm EST\nRegistration is free for members\, $5 for guests.\nRegistration opens about a month before the lecture. Please register on the Registration Form \nThis program will not be recorded. \nA Massachusetts native\, Michael James lives and maintains a studio in Lincoln\, NE. From 2005 to 2020 he chaired the Department of Textiles\, Merchandising & Fashion Design at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln\, whose faculty he first joined in 2000 after thirty years as an independent maker. At UNL he held the Ardis James Professorship and taught graduate and undergraduate courses in foundation design\, textile design and quilt studies. His textile art is included in the collections of the Museum of Arts & Design in NYC\, the Baltimore Art Museum\, the Racine Art Museum\, the Newark Museum\, the Fuller Craft Museum\, the Mint Museum\, the Indianapolis Museum of Art\, the Shelburne Museum\, and the Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum (DC)\, among others. In 2015 the Renwick Alliance honored him as a Master of the Medium in textiles\, for lifetime achievement\, and he is the recipient of the Luminaries Award from the Fuller Craft Museum (2011)\, the Outstanding Research and Creative Activity Award of the University of Nebraska system (2009)\, the Nebraska Arts Council’s Governor’s Arts Award (2008)\, the Lincoln Arts Council’s Mayor’s Arts Award for Artistic Achievement (2003)\, and an Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts from the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth (1992)\, his undergraduate alma mater. His work is represented by Modern Arts Midtown in Omaha\, Nebraska.\nhttps://www.michaeljamesstudioquilts.com/
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LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Guild Events,Online Event,Speaker Series
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SUMMARY:Critique- Online or in Person
DESCRIPTION:Registration opens about a month before the event. Please register on the Registration Form \nShow & Shares as well as Critiques will become hybrid. They will be both in Person at Contemporary Craft in Lawrenceville\, 5645 Butler Street 15201 and also on Zoom. We will reevaluate monthly to see if we continue with this modality. Please register so we can update you on any changes to the format.\nYou have a choice to be there:\n–IN PERSON if you are vaccinated\, boosted and masked\, or 10 days after you have recovered from Covid or\n–On Zoom.\nWhat is the difference between a Show & Share and a Critique? You can attend both! You can attend even if you have no work to share.\nShow & Share: for members who don’t want suggestions\, they just want to show off\, share what they are working on\, and meet other Guild members.\nCritique: for members who want constructive suggestions about their work to solve technical\, aesthetic or presentation problems. \nThis is a fun way to stay connected and get inspired!!
URL:https://fiberartspgh.org/event/critique-online-or-in-person-copy/
LOCATION:Contemporary Craft\, 5645 Butler Street\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Fiber Feedback,Guild Events,Guild Meetings,Online Event,Programs & Activities
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SUMMARY:Critique- Online or in Person
DESCRIPTION:Registration opens about a month before the event. Please register on the Registration Form \nShow & Shares as well as Critiques will become hybrid. They will be both in Person at Contemporary Craft in Lawrenceville\, 5645 Butler Street 15201 and also on Zoom. We will reevaluate monthly to see if we continue with this modality. Please register so we can update you on any changes to the format.\nYou have a choice to be there:\n–IN PERSON if you are vaccinated\, boosted and masked\, or 10 days after you have recovered from Covid or\n–On Zoom.\nWhat is the difference between a Show & Share and a Critique? You can attend both! You can attend even if you have no work to share.\nShow & Share: for members who don’t want suggestions\, they just want to show off\, share what they are working on\, and meet other Guild members.\nCritique: for members who want constructive suggestions about their work to solve technical\, aesthetic or presentation problems. \nThis is a fun way to stay connected and get inspired!!
URL:https://fiberartspgh.org/event/critique-online-or-in-person-copy-2/
LOCATION:Contemporary Craft\, 5645 Butler Street\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15201\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230122T150000
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SUMMARY:Writing your artist statement
DESCRIPTION:Writing your artist statement: 2\, 1 ¾ hour sessions\, Saturdays\, January 22 and 29 Zoom\, 10 am to 11:45 am with Sam Milford\, free to Guild Members\, limit to 8 people. \nRegistration opens about a month before the event. Please register on the Registration Form \nDo you struggle with writing an artist statement that captures your personality and perspective while at the same time addressing the theme of a show?  In this two-part workshop we will spend the first workshop reviewing some key points in writing an artist statement and get started with one of our own.  In the second meeting we will share the struggles and joys of writing the statement and share what we have written with the anticipation of constructive criticism.Sam Milford is a fiber artist who has been a guild member for over 20 years.  She has recently retired from teaching Communication Studies at California University of Pennsylvania and has had success having her work juried into many shows.
URL:https://fiberartspgh.org/event/writing-your-artist-statement/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Guild Events,Online Event,Professional Artist/Maker Series,Programs & Activities,Workshops
ORGANIZER;CN="Fiberarts Guild of Pittsburgh":MAILTO:fiberartspgh@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230122T150000
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SUMMARY:Writing your artist statement
DESCRIPTION:Writing your artist statement: 2\, 1 ¾ hour sessions\, Saturdays\, January 22 and 29 Zoom\, 3 pm to 4:45 am with Sam Milford\, free to Guild Members\, limit to 8 people. \nRegistration opens about a month before the event. Please register on the Registration Form\nThis workshop is full but you can register for a waiting list in case we have an opening. \nDo you struggle with writing an artist statement that captures your personality and perspective while at the same time addressing the theme of a show?  In this two-part workshop we will spend the first workshop reviewing some key points in writing an artist statement and get started with one of our own.  In the second meeting we will share the struggles and joys of writing the statement and share what we have written with the anticipation of constructive criticism.Sam Milford is a fiber artist who has been a guild member for over 20 years.  She has recently retired from teaching Communication Studies at California University of Pennsylvania and has had success having her work juried into many shows.
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