I'm just forwarding this announcement. Don't ask me for more details as I have none.
Ron Begin forwarded message: > FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE > > Contact: Melanie R. Mitchell: mmitch...@somethingslooming.com > Rebekah A. Ritter: rrit...@somethingslooming.com > Alan Shirk: a...@shirkcom.com, 610-736-9223 > > > some things looming Fiber Arts Gallery and Studio Issues Call for > Artists for Simply Irresistible Show > > Deadline is July 16, 2010 for September 12-November 14, 2010 > Textile Exhibit Featuring Resist-Related 2-D and 3-D Art > > Reading, PaThe some things looming (www.somethingslooming.com) Fiber > Arts Gallery and Studio, 526 Washington Street, Reading, has issued a > Call for Artists to submit works for its upcoming Simply > Irresistible salon-style exhibition of all things textile > incorporating resist-related artwax, paste, mechanical or chemical. > The deadline for submissions in July 16, 2010. > > According to Gallery Co-Director Melanie Mitchell, artists have used > many methods to resist or prevent dye from reaching all areas of > their clothcreating patterns and ground color. They can use a wax or > paste resist, a mechanical resist such as tying or stitching, or a > resist technique incorporating chemical agents that repel. > > Simply Irrestible, intended to highlight what is innovative and > extraordinary in resist-dying techniques for textiles, will run from > Sept. 12 through Nov. 14, 2010. There will be an opening reception on > the 12th from 4 to 6 p.m. and a closing reception on the 14th from 4 > to 6 p.m. > > Up to three images are acceptable. Mitchell said that all work > submitted for consideration must be original, one-of-a-kind and > completed within the last three years. Two-dimensional work must be > less then 40 inches square, while 3-D work can only be shown on > pedestals measuring 18 x 18 x 18. Freestanding works and yardage > is acceptable, but we cannot accommodate any large installations, > said Mitchell. > > A detailed entry pdf can be downloaded from > http://www.somethingslooming.com/simplyIrRESISTible_Prospectus.pdf . > Or send an e-mail to mmitch...@somethingslooming.com or call > 610-373-7337. > > Some things looming contains a gallery, boutique, studio units, > community studios, classrooms, networking resources and a library. > Rebekah Ritter is the founder and co-director with her daughter. > > The current show is TeXt/TeXTILE: Fiber Artists, Philadelphia, #6 > textile arts that runs through Sunday, June 13. It features18 fiber > and textile artists and 26 works and is curated by Kathryn > Pannepacker, Philadelphia, an internationally recognized > textile/visual artist. > > The gallery is open on Saturdays and second Sundays from noon to 5 > p.m. Weekday visits are available by appointment. Off-street parking > is available at the nearby Wyndham Hotel, 5th and Washington streets, > and other city public parking garages. > > The mission of some things looming is to create a thriving, viable > community for the fiber arts and artist in Berks County and beyond. > Housed in an historical multi-story brick row home, some things > looming features gallery exhibits, studio and equipment rentals, > instruction, workshops and more. Individual and group tours are by > appointment. > > # # # Ron rbpar...@swipnet.se [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ A message archive and photo page are maintained. Commercial selling and spam are not allowed. Members are allowed to offer personal items for giving away or selling. See <http://hem.bredband.net/ronpar/fninfo.html> for more details. Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/fibernet/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/fibernet/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: fibernet-dig...@yahoogroups.com fibernet-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: fibernet-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
