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Exhibitions Expand in Multiple Dimensions

Introduction Who • Gwyned Trefethen – Exhibition Committee Chair • Bill Reker – Traveling Exhibition Coordinator • Susan Else – Chair of the MSG/SAQA Board Member

Introduction Why • To benefit SAQA members • To fulfill SAQA’s mission

Introduction Presentation Plan • Exhibitions: Past, Present, and Future • Exhibitions by the Numbers • The People Who Make it Work • Where Members Can Learn More • What’s New • Q &A

Exhibition Venues Year Shows Venues Festivals Museums 2005 2 1 1 0 2006 2 2 0 2 2007 2 1 1 0 2008 7 8 3 4 2009 8 13 4 8 2010 11 27 13 12 2011 12 21 11 8 2012 11 20 10 9 2013 12 29 17 8 2014 11 35 27 4 UCM Gallery of Art & Design, Warrensburg, Missouri 2015 12 28 10 10

Exhibition Venues Year US International 2005 1 0 2006 2 0 2007 1 0 2008 7 1 National Academy of Sciences, Washington D.C. 2009 12 1 2010 25 2 2011 19 2 2012 19 1 2013 25 4 2014 31 4 2015 20 8 Festival of Quilts, Birmingham, England Texas Quilt Museum, La Grange, Texas

Accepted Artists since 2010 More than 2-5 Works 1 Work 5 Works 460 Accepted: Accepted: Accepted: TOTAL 310 144 6

Accepted Artists since 2010 173 JAMS 460 Total 287 Artists

Accepted Artists since 2010 32 Canada 357 U.S. 71 Other Int’l 460 Total

Past Exhibitions Where it all started —SAQA’s First Exhibitions Diversity! Exit/ Uncommon Changing Best of Entrance Threads Definitions: SAQA • 1995 The Art • 2000 • 2004 • 2005 Quilt • 2004 “Reticulation” – Eileen Lauterborn

Past Exhibitions: 2006-2007 2006 2007 • SAQA: The • A Sense of Place Creative Force • Exposed! Contemporary Art Quilts Margaret Anderson – “Lichens #4” • On the Wall

Past Exhibitions: 2008-2009 2008 2009 A Sense of Time A Sense of Humor Masters: Art Quilts Fibrations Transformations 08: Points of View Icons & Imagery SAQA@20: Art and Up in Stitches Excellence Transformations 09: 12 Voices Reflections

Past Exhibitions: 2010-2011 No Place to 2010 Call Home Layers of 2011 Memory Sightlines Masters 2 Art Meets Science Sense of Adventure Beyond Comfort Celebration Volusia Wrapped in Fiber “Kaleidoscopic XXX: Tree Gate, 53 rd & 7th” – Paula Nadelstern

More Recent Exhibitions: 2012-2013 2012 2013 Color Wheel of A Sense of Scale Emotion I’m Not Crazy Deux People and Seasonal Palette Portraits Text Messages Metaphors on “One Last Look 1952” – Lora Rocke Aging “Reflections of Summer” – Jenny Hearn

More Recent Exhibitions: 2014-2015 • Celebrating Silver • Redirecting the Ordinary 2014 • Earth Stories • Radical Elements • Balancing Act • Wild Fabrications 2015 • Food for Thought • Two by Twenty “Now You See Him…” – Cat Larrea

Coming Exhibitions: 2016-2017 2016 2017 Tranquility H2OH! Turmoil Layered Voices Concrete and Grassland Textile Posters My Corner of the World Geometrics and Abstracts Stories of Migration

Exhibition Venues 2016 Year Shows Venues Festivals Museums 2016 16 38 16 12 Year US International 2016 28 10 “Stories of Migration” – Robert H. Bein “Concrete & Grassland” – Jo P. Griffith

A Closer Look at 2016 Festivals February March April May August September October Arizona Georgia Illinois Iowa Michigan Tennessee Iowa Florida Florida Massachusetts Minnesota Ohio Kentucky Texas Pennsylvania Virginia

A Closer Look at 2016 Museums Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec CA CA TX Canada Canada Canada Canada Canada Canada SC SC SC TX TX NJ D.C. FL FL FL FL MO TX TX TX NJ NJ OR OR MI MI TX WV D.C. D.C. MO MO WV WV WV WV D.C. D.C. D.C.

A Closer Look at 2016 International Venues March April May June July August Australia Australia Canada Canada Canada Canada Belgium Canada Germany United Kingdom Spain Taiwan France

Exhibitions – People Involved • Gwyned Trefethen, Chair • Susan Engler, Vice-Chair & Secretary • Betty Busby, Regional Exhibition Coordinator Exhibition • Diane Powers Harris, Prospectus Writer • Juror Coordinator, Patty Kennedy-Zafred Committee • Gul LaPorte, International Coordinator (17 Members) • Heather Pregger, Development Subcommittee Chair • Bill Reker, Traveling Exhibition Coordinator • Sarah Ann Smith, Exhibition Coordinator Manager

Exhibitions – People Involved • Bill Reker Bill Reker • Martha Sielman • Jennifer Solon Staff Martha Sielman • Deidre Adams • Cynthia Wenslow • Diane Howell Cynthia Wenslow Jennifer Solon Diane Howell Deidre Adams

Exhibitions – People Involved • Members • Education Committee Work • SAQA Translators with: • Jurors • Lisa Ellis, Art Call Manager

Exhibitions - Communication e-Blast • Exhibition highlights • Deadline reminders • Listing of current and upcoming exhibitions

Exhibitions - Communication Journal • Exhibition relevant articles • Lifecycle of a SAQA Exhibition • Exhibition survey results • How to pack a work that can’t be folded or rolled

Exhibitions – Communication SAQA Discussion Group • Informal, behind the scenes look at exhibitions

Exhibitions - Communication SAQA Website • Calls for Entry • Exhibition Guidelines • How to Make a Sleeve • FAQ

Exhibitions: What’s New - Branding • Branded banner for each exhibition • Improved Artist Communications • At close – Exhibition CV

Exhibitions: What’s New - Education • Docent Package • Children’s worksheet • Lifecycle of an Exhibition webinar • Videos • How to complete an entry form • How to pay an entry fee • Prospectus translated

Exhibitions: What’s New - Expansion • Accept 3D and installations • Less restrictive size requirements • More lead time Results: “Sine Qua Non” – Elizabeth A. Baum • Increased number of entries • Increased income to help support the cost of exhibitions • Larger pool of entries means stronger exhibitions • Stronger exhibitions improve SAQA’s program • More attractive to prestigious venues

Exhibitions Future – 3 Tracks Quilt Show Circuits Member teacher/ Many New member Sales Viewers recruitment lecturer promotion

Exhibitions Future – 3 Tracks International Venues Expand CV Builder Geographical Footprint

Exhibitions Future – 3 Tracks Museums Opportunities for 3D, Prestige CV Builder Installations, and Wearable Art

Museum Study Group Findings What do museums want? • Flexibility: One size doesn’t fit all • More collaboration with venues to develop shows • High-quality, cutting-edge shows with strong curatorial vision • Fewer size and format restrictions “Crossing Points” – Susan Else

Conclusion No other membership organization, that we are aware of, equals SAQA in terms of: • Numbers of exhibitions traveling • Numbers of venues • International scope