Mesa Contemporary Arts’ 28th Annual Contemporary Crafts Exhibition
Structures #60 ©2006 33"x89":
Last month I mentioned I had entered 5 juried shows this fall. Well actually I entered 6 shows. Today I just got my acceptance letter to the 28th Annual Contemporary Crafts exhibit at the Mesa Arts Center.
The show was juried by Mark R. Leach, Director of the Mint Museum of Craft + Design in Charlotte, North Carolina. The same guy that juried Crafts National 40 earlier this year and selected 2 of my pieces for that show.
He again selected 2 of my pieces for the show. Structures #46 and Structures #60 will be on display from January 26 - March 5, 2007 in Mesa, Arizona. There were 552 works submitted and 51 pieces by 42 artists selected for the show. I definitely like this juror and he sent me a very nice email after the Crafts National jurying, which I much appreciated.
Structures #46 ©2005 45"x61":
This is really the last juried show I entered this year. I said I would limit myself to 8 juried shows this year and I entered 10 (got into 8 of them). I’m not very good at following rules, even my own.
For anyone in the Wayne, Pennsylvania area (which I hear is near Philadelphia) - Craft Forms 2006 opens tomorrow night with a $100 per person preview party (I’ve never been to one of these expensive art openings - think the food is any good?) But it is open to the public Dec 2 - Jan 24 at the Wayne Art Center and it is your chance to see the first piece in my new series, Markings #1, in the flesh, or I guess fiber.
Posted by Lisa in: Abstract Contemporary Textile Art, Art Exhibits
Patty Altier said,
December 1, 2006 @ 6:51 am
Lisa, Congratulations on the acceptance! You must feel great with all the success thru hard work you have had this year! Looks like I will have to plan a road trip to Pittsburg over the holidays since Akron is a little less than 3 hours away!
How do you find out about these juried shows? Is there one particular web site listing these or are you now on everyones mailing list? I want to start going public with my pieces since I had a little taste of success at the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum, but I am lost as to where to start. Keep up the wonderful work! You are such a great inspiration!
Patty Altier said,
December 1, 2006 @ 7:02 am
Oops! my mistake - the show is not near Pittsbugh.
Marty52 said,
December 1, 2006 @ 9:31 am
Cool Beans… I’ll get to see these two pieces in person. Mesa is just a hop, skip and jump from Phoenix!! Yes!
Lesly said,
December 1, 2006 @ 7:57 pm
8 out of 10 juried shows? ….. that’s terrific, Lisa. I am so pleased for you …. but then you certainly deserve it!
jafabrit said,
December 1, 2006 @ 10:08 pm
congratulations, that really is fantastic to be accepted in so many shows.
Cynthia said,
December 3, 2006 @ 9:21 am
Congratulations Lisa! I love your comment that you can’t follow your own rules! But, aren’t rules made to be broken?