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Next Meeting Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Monthly MCFA meeting - 6:30 p.m. at the Midvale Community Lutheran Church, 4329 Tokay Blvd., Madison WI 53711 - at the corner of Midvale and Tokay. Facilitator: Marty Petillo
MEETING IN FELLOWSHIP HALL. Use the door from the parking lot on the side of the building that parallels Midvale Blvd. Go down the stairs and through the doors. It is the first room on your right.
Agenda items include: decisions and details for upcoming shows; decisions about a one-day autumn MCFA workshop with invited guest speaker, and of course -- show and tell!
MCFA WORKSHOP 2010
Saturday, October 23, 2010 - 9:00 am to 3:45 pm
"Marshmallows, Mousetraps, and Monsters: A Day of Rejuvenating Your Creativity"
Workshop with Amy Climer - www.climerconsulting.com
This workshop is designed to help deepen participants’ understanding of the creative process and creativity in general, with a specific focus strengthening one’s creativity. The morning’s emphasis will explore strategies for enhancing our creativity, encouraging creativity in others and learn what decreases or blocks our creativity. The afternoon will emphasize creative design and how to foster innovative thinking. The entire workshop will be experiential and highly interactive with individual and small group activities, short videos, discussion and hands on activities. The workshop is appropriate for artists in any medium. Amy has sent out a survey for prospective participants and she will personalize our workshop based on feedback on the survey.
If you plan to attend and have not already done so, please fill out the survey by August 15th, 2010 at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ZFBR3W9
Also please fill out the registration form: WORKSHOP REGISTRATION FORM
A supply list will be sent to all registrants
"Water and Waves" - June 27 - August 28, 2010 at the Seippel Center, Beaver Dam
MCFA is participating the "Water and Waves" exhibit in Beaver Dam. See www.bdaaa.org for dates and hours.
Sue Jackan pieces at Rosemont
Sue Jackan had two pieces in the International Quilt Festival In Rosemont, Illinois this April: "Red Weeds on Stricker's Pond" was juried into the "Celebrate Spring" exhibit, and "Bryce Canyon" was displayed in the "Rust-Tex" collection.
The Small, Green and Gorgeous Fiber Art Challenge
Madison Senior Center on Mifflin Street, Madison, Wisconsin - September, 2010. More details soon!
MCFA Exhibit coming to the Overture Center, January 2011
MCFA's "Turning Point" exihibit will be staged Jan 17 through April 3, 2011 in Galleries I at the Overture Center, downtown Madison, Wisconsin. More information soon!
Lisa Binkley teaching at QSDS in 2011
Lisa has been invited to teach two classes (one 2-day and one 5-day) at the Quilt Surface Design Symposium (QSDS) in Columbus, OH in June of 2011. Both will be on bead embroidery techniques for quilters. More details at www.lisabinkley.com when available.
MCFA Retreat 2010
Nine MCFA members participated in the 2010 retreat - held January 16-18 at the Bishop O'Connell Center on Madison's west side.
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