Thursday, August 27, 2009

ArtCloth: Engaging New Visions

Inaugural International ArtCloth exhibition
Fairfield City Museum and Art Gallery, Cnr Oxford St & The Horsley Drive, Fairfield
29th August - 11th October 2009.

Opening at 2.00pm Saturday, 29th August by Joan Truckenbrod, Professor of Art & Technology, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, USA.

The list of participants in the exhibition includes: Laura Beehler, USA Claire Benn, England Regina Benson, USA Jane Dunnewold, USA Susan Fell-McLean, Australia Claudia Helmer, Germany Cas Holmes, England Ken Kagajo, Japan Helen Lancaster, Australia Jurate Petruskeviciene, Lithuania Jeanne Raffer Beck, USA Julie Ryder, Australia Joan Schulze, USA Tjarya (Nungalka) Stanley, Ernabella Arts, Australia Norma Starszakowna, England Tjunkaya Tapaya, Ernabella Arts, Australia Annie Trevillian, Australia Joan Truckenbrod, USA Jurate Urbiene, Lithuania Els van Baarle, The Netherlands

For further information visit Jane Dunnewold's website www.artclothstudios.com

Wednesday, August 5, 2009

Craft and Quilt Fair, Canberra

Have a craft filled winter weekend in Canberra at this year's Craft & Quilt Fair, August 6 - 9, Exhibition Park In Canberra!

Visit our website and see what's on at this year's fair. From local and international craftspeople to inspiring displays and fantastic shopping, your weekend will be packed full of crafty things to see and do.

In addition to the Craft & Quilt Fair, you'll also enjoy some quilt history in the nation's capital.

The National Gallery of Australia had delved into its quilt collection and selected some beautiful historical quilts to display. These Australian quilts from 1890 through to the 1920's show a variety of styles and techniques. There will also be lectures on the National Gallery of Australia's quilt collection.

Come to the fair to see, learn and buy everything to get crafty, and then stay in Canberra to appreciate the long history and passion our country has with quilt making.

For more details, visit www.craftfair.com.au
See you there!
Judy and the Craft Team