P.O. Box 16443
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87191-6443
President: Leslie Ashcraft
Email: lesash at q.com
Updated: May 12, 2009
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Albuquerque Fiber Arts Council, Inc. P.O. Box 16443 Albuquerque, New Mexico 87191-6443 President: Leslie Ashcraft Email: lesash at q.com Updated: May 12, 2009 |
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Hope to see you at the SEVENTH
BIENNIAL JURIED SHOW & FIBER ARTS EXHIBIT Memorial Day Weekend
Thursday, May 21
10-7 PM Friday, May 22
10-7 PM
New Mexico Kitchen (detail). Quilt entry by Pam Wolf. BIGGER AND BETTER! Plans for the 2009 Fiesta have been completed, although if history is any indication, detail work will continue right up to opening day! There are two major changes from the last Fiesta. First, the Fiesta is moving to bigger and better quarters in the Manuel Lujan Building, Expo New Mexico, 300 San Pedro NE, Albuquerque, NM 87108. And second: Now that the entry deadline of March 1st has come and gone, it’s time to sign up for Fiesta classes! We no longer have to worry about getting our entries done, but it is time to sign up for a Fiesta class before they are all full! Our Fiesta Classes have been scheduled to take place on-site in a classroom-dedicated space. We are very excited to add classes to our venue as Fiesta attendees have been asking for them for years and we believe that the classes will be a valuable addition to the Fiesta experience! Lunch, snack and beverage items will be available on the patio throughout the Fiesta, furnished by J.R.'s Barbeque and Baskin Robbins. For the convenience and comfort of our Fiesta patrons, a covered seating area will be provided, as well as live music by Stagefright Slim!"
FIESTA EXHIBITS We were pleased that 559 entries were accepted of the 617 submitted for the 2009 Fiesta exhibits. Here is a sampling of some of the wonderful entries on display at the Exhibits. Summer Solstice (detail). Quilt entry by Teresa Connell.
Night Shadow (detail).
Fantasy in Copper (detail). Thanks to all the artists that submitted entries to the 7th Fiber Arts Fiesta! We received more than 600 entries! Wow, what an outstanding assortment of fiber art!!! The 2009 Fiesta Exhibit hall will be a feast for the senses and should not be missed by anyone who appreciates any of the fiber arts!!! Artists who submitted entry forms will be receiving confirmation letters if accepted with specific instructions on shipping, pick-up dates and hanging requirements on or about April 15, 2009.
2009 FIESTA FEATURED ARTIST
The Fiesta is pleased to be hosting Dorothy Bunny Bowen, internationally recognized rozome artist as the 2009 Fiesta Featured Artist. Ms. Bowen will be on site throughout the Fiesta with her fiber art show, “Out of Time: Ten Thousand Days with a Brush”. This is a not-to-be-missed opportunity to view an extraordinary body of work while visiting with an exceptional artist! SPECIAL EXHIBITS
The 2009 Fiesta will be presenting two Special Exhibits: “Flora”, a collection of both vintage and new hand-made lace from The Lace Museum in Sunnyvale, California (552 S. Murphy, Sunnyvale, CA 94086).
Mechlin Bobbin Lace (detail). Courtesy of The Lace Museum.
and: The Educational Fiber Arts Exhibit of 2007: “Feel the Fiber”
Fiber art work for touching and examination at the 2007 Fiesta Educational Exhibit. (photo by S. Petersen) The Educational Fiber Arts Exhibit of 2007, “Feel the Fiber” will be back by popular demand, updated and expanded; as we are constantly reminded, all of us could use more fiber in our diets, so consider this doctor’s orders and check out the new and improved educational fiber art exhibit in 2009! FIESTA FASHION SHOWS The Fiesta Fashion Shows will be back, again hosted by the Albuquerque Chapter of the American Sewing Guild. Artists from all fiber art disciplines will be back on the stage, a newer and larger stage than ever before, “strutting” their stuff. The Fiesta Fashion Shows have always been popular and we expect the 2009 Fiesta will be producing even larger shows than in the past! Note the Fashion Show Schedule at Fiesta Special Events.
VENDOR MALL All booths subscribed! The Fiesta Vendor Mall will again include many of our favorite purveyors of fiber materials and fiber art. We have even more space in our new digs, so will be adding a few more vendors to our already outstanding list. A complete listing of 2009 Fiesta Vendors has been posted on the Vendors page. 2009 Fiesta Special Event – “AN
OLD FASHIONED CHRISTMAS”
Hope to see you and your fiber art creations at the 2009 Albuquerque Fiber Arts Fiesta, so mark us in on your 2009 calendar of events! The Albuquerque
Fiber Arts Fiesta will be held in Albuquerque, NM at the Expo New Mexico, home of
the New Mexico State Fair (one block North of Central Avenue on San Pedro NE).
Our new location at the Expo is the Manuel Lujan Building.
Admission is $5/ day (children 12 and under are free).
Multi-day passes will be available. For more Fiesta
information please contact: Show Coordinator:
Pat Drennan 505-881-3796 (tpdrenn @ flash.net) Albuquerque Fiber
Arts Council President: Leslie Berky Ashcraft 505-281-5993 (lesash @ q.com) Anyone interested
in Vending at the Fiesta Vendor Mall contact: Vendor
Coordinator: Frances Starnes 505-255-8094 (starnes @ unm.edu)
The Albuquerque Fiber Arts Fiesta 2009 is the seventh
biennial show dedicated to fiber arts education and to the display of
fiber-related artwork. Hosted by
the Albuquerque Fiber Arts Council, Inc. (AFAC), a tax-exempt, non-profit
organization, the Fiesta includes both juried and judged works organized by 16
co-sponsoring New Mexico fiber arts guilds.
Over 500 juried and judged exhibits will be displayed in this show. The biennial Fiesta is the major fundraiser for the
Albuquerque Fiber Arts Council, Inc.
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