A stunning display of quilts, felting, weaving and other fibre art from across Canada will be showcased in Victoria as part of a national touring exhibition opening this Spring.
=0D=0A=The 2021 Grand National Fibre Art Exhibition is hosted by the Victoria Arts Council and is on view at 1800 Store Street from 16 March – 22 May. Juried by award-winning artists Tracey Aubin, Debora Barlow and Judy Villett, the exhibition features 48 fibre art pieces interpreting the theme, Crossroads.
=0D=0A=The Grand National was developed in 2003 to showcase the incredible creativity of Canadian quilt artists and has since expanded to include a wide variety of fibre art materials and technique.
=0D=0A=This year marks a milestone for the exhibition, which is travelling across the country for the very first time. This is the only presentation of this exhibit in British Columbia.
=0D=0A=Related programming such as Artists in Conversation will take place in April and May. More details will be made available online at VicArtsCouncil.ca
=0D=0A=**If you are interested in volunteering with the Victoria Arts Council to gallery-sit for Crossroads, please email arts@vicartscouncil.ca**
=0D=0A=PARTICIPATING ARTISTS INCLUDE:
=0D=0A=Jo Allbutt, Victoria, BC; Patricia Anderson, Balmoral, MB; artKWilt connection, Kitchener, ON: Ilene Atkins, Kitchener. Dorothy Holdenmeyer, Beamsville, Marg Notar, Waterloo, Judy Pearce, Kitchener, and Nancy Winn, Waterloo; Terry Aske, New Westminster, BC; Diana Bartelings, Rock Creek, BC; Janet Bednarczyk, Oliver, BC; Ana Paula Brasil, Courtice, ON; Ana Buzzalino, Calgary, AB; Yvonne Carlson, Winnipeg, MB; Chriss Coleman, Stouffville, ON; Charline Collette, Campbellton, NB; Paulette Cornish, Nanaimo, BC; Millie Cumming, Fergus, ON; Hanna Yokozawa Farquharson, Saltcoats, SK; Eileen Findlay, Langley, BC; Julie Garcia, Winnipeg, MB; Janet Harper, Vancouver, BC; Pat Hertzberg, Caledon, ON; Greta Hildebrand, Ridgeway, ON; Jaynie Himsl, Weyburn, SK; Karen Johnson, Langley, BC; Sara Judith, Nelson, BC; Joan Kilpatrick, Toronto, ON; Karlie Norrish McChesney, Chilliwack, BC; Marie McEachern, Calgary, AB; Lee McLean, New Maryland, NB; Thelma Newbury, Surrey, BC; Margaret Notar, Waterloo, ON; Juliet Nowlan, Quispamsis, NB; Rosemarie Peloquin, Saint-Pierre-Jolys, MB; Katie Stein Sather, Maple Ridge, BC; Kemo Schedlosky, Vancouver, BC; Janet Scruggs, Kamloops, BC; Susan Selby, Navin, MB; Natalie Skinner, Victoria, BC; Susan Teece, Victoria, BC; Daniela Tiger, Toronto, ON; Cathie Ugrin, Headingley, MB; Joan Hug Valeriote, Guelph, ON; Maggie Vanderweit, Fergus, ON; Judy Weiss, Edmonton, AB; Krista Zeghers, Treherne, MB; Coreen Zerr, Nanaimo, BC.
=0D=0A=Full colour catalogue of the Crossroads exhibition will be available for purchase: $12 each [cash or credit]
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