Congratulations to CQ member, Brenda Gael Smith who has two quilts featured in the new book 1000 Artisan Textiles that is due to be released in May 2010 and available for pre-order now: 1000 Artisan Textiles features artisan-made examples of quilts, wall hangings, linens, rugs, baskets, wearable art, home accessories, and fashion accessories; incorporating a… Continue reading 1000 Artisan Textiles
Category: Member News
500 Art Quilts
Congratulations to CQ members Dianne Firth, Beth Miller and Brenda Gael Smith whose work has been selected from over 2000 entries to feature in the new book 500 Art Quilts:
Wangaratta Contemporary Textile Award & Forum
Congratulations to CQ member Dianne Firth who is one of the textile artists selected for the inaugural Wangaratta Contemporary Textile Award and associated exhibition that opens at 11 am on 20 June and runs to 19 July 2009 at the Wangaratta exhibitions gallery, Ovens St, Wangaratta.Image: Louise Saxton, Home-Tree, 2008 The Wangaratta Contemporary Textile Forum… Continue reading Wangaratta Contemporary Textile Award & Forum
tACTile @ CQ Evening Meeting: 5 February 2009
The first evening meeting for 2009 is set for Thursday, 5 February, 7.15 for 7.45-10pm. Please join us for a full and inspirational program including: accredited teachers decribing their forthcoming workshops; a special show and tell with the theme of “Summer Quilts” or “What I did in the Holidays”; and a presentation by tACTile sharing… Continue reading tACTile @ CQ Evening Meeting: 5 February 2009
Helen’s Houston Hat Trick
Canberra Quilters extends its congratulations to member Helen Godden who has been awarded three top prizes at the International Quilt Association festival in Houston as follows: First Prize, Painted Surface Category – Screeching Cockatoo Second Prize, Painted Surface Category – Mother Earth Inaugural World of Beauty award ($7500) – Seasonal Sisters, a collaboration with Gail… Continue reading Helen’s Houston Hat Trick
My Place Website Update
The gallery pages of the MY PLACE contemporary art quilt exhibition website have now been updated to feature thirty striking quilts from South Africa. You can view these quilts, along with the others from New Zealand and Australia (including CQ members), at the Australasian Quilt Convention in Melbourne next year.
Twelve by Twelve: A Collaborative Art Quilt Project
CQ member Brenda Smith belongs to the Twelve by Twelve Collaborative Art Quilt Project, an international group of twelve quilt artists who have embarked upon an online art challenge together. Every two months, they each make a small quilted art piece — 12 by 12 inches – based on a theme chosen by each member… Continue reading Twelve by Twelve: A Collaborative Art Quilt Project
Dare to Differ 2008 Exhibition now online
Dare to Differ 2008 is the seventh Dare to Differ exhibition of contemporary quilts held in Prospect Gallery in Adelaide, South Australia. Entries were selected by members of the SA Quilters’ Guild from quilt makers all over Australia and includes works by CQ members Dianne Firth, Helen Gray, and Brenda Smith. The emphasis is on… Continue reading Dare to Differ 2008 Exhibition now online
My Place Exhibition Website
MY PLACE is a travelling exhibition of 90 contemporary art quilts from Australia, New Zealand and South Africa curated by Jeanette Botha, Dijanne Cevaal and Anne Scott. Congratulations to CQ members (including Helen Gray, Beth Miller, Beth & Trevor Reid and Brenda Smith) whose quilts have been selected to be part of the MY PLACE… Continue reading My Place Exhibition Website
My Place Exhibition
Congratulations to CQ members (including Helen Gray, Beth Miller, Beth & Trevor Reid and Brenda Smith) whose quilts were selected for the My Place travelling exhibition. The exhibition comprises 90 quilts – 30 each from Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. The 50cm square quilts will travel to South Africa for the South African National… Continue reading My Place Exhibition