Members’ Exhibition 2022

SOFAAR presents the Art of Fibre 2022 – Annual Members’ Exhibition 

Call for entry and guidelines

All members of SOFAAR are invited to participate in the annual member’s exhibition at ARTsPLACE, 396 St. George Street, Annapolis Royal, from November 12 until December 17, 2022.

This year’s exhibition will not have a specific theme but we want to feature the excellence and the wide range of fibre art created by SOFAAR members. Submit your latest work or an older piece of which you are particularly proud to have created. We encourage original work but if it is not your own design, we ask that you credit the original designer. 

Here are some things to keep in mind when you are preparing for the exhibition;

– You are invited to submit one or two pieces of your choice. Entries will not be juried.

– Each entry may not exceed 120” in perimeter. The Mym and Library galleries are small and intimate spaces.

– We ask that you include a full digital image of your work for each entry.  This helps us plan the layout for the exhibition before installation.

– Email your photos to exhibitions@sofaar.ca with the following information for each entry by the deadline for receipt of entries, Friday, October 28, 2022:

–Title of the piece

–Size, height X width

–Materials used

–Is the piece for sale? If so, what is the price? 

–Please include an artist’s statement with your submission. The statement is simply one or two sentences explaining what inspired you to create the piece.

– Each piece must be clearly labelled on the back with the artist’s name and the title of the work. 

– Work to be hung must be ready for hanging, including a hanging rod, if applicable, and any special hardware if a simple nail will not suffice. If your work requires a special display, please provide it. 

– Work may be for sale but the piece must remain in the exhibition until the closing date. ARTsPLACE will handle all sales and will take a 30% fee.

– Although every care will be taken of the submitted work, the responsibility for loss and damage whilst in exhibition cannot be accepted by SOFAAR or ARCAC. We strongly advise that each artist obtain commercial insurance to cover their work on exhibit.

– We ask that you deliver your work to ArtsPLACE Wednesday, November 9, 2022. The gallery is open from 10 am – 12 pm and 1 – 4:30 pm. If this is not possible, contact us at exhibitions@sofaar.ca to make alternate arrangements for delivery. 

– We ask that you collect your work at ARTsPLACE Saturday, December 17, 2022, from 1 – 4 pm pm. If this is not possible, contact us at exhibitions@sofaar.ca to make alternate arrangements.

IMPORTANT DATES

Deadline for receipt of entries – Friday, October 28, 2022

Work delivery date – Wednesday, November 9, ARTsPLACE, 10 am – 12 pm. 1 – 4:30 pm

Exhibition opens – Saturday, November 12, 2022

Exhibition closes – Saturday, December 17, 2022

Collect your work at ARTsPLACE – Saturday, December 17, 1 – 4 pm

Upcoming Events – Mark Your Calendar

July 30. 2022

World Embroidery Day

Join us in Annapolis Royal at 212 St George St (Across from Bainton’s) from 1:00 pm-3:00 pm

This is an outdoor event so bring your fibre art and a chair to celebrate World Embroidery Day with  us “weather permitting”. Shade umbrellas will be available.

World Embroidery Day began with Skåne Sy-d, a local group of Broderiakademin, the Swedish Embroiderer’s Guild. The first World Embroidery Day took place in Vismarlöv, 30th July 2011.

Their Manifesto states: “The importance of embroidery must be made known and World Embroidery Day will spread around the world. Make July 30 a day filled with creativity for the sake of Peace, Freedom and Equality.”

August 18, 2022

Meet us at the Annapolis Valley Exhibition from 2-4 pm and 7-8 pm in the Homecraft Building

September 10, 2022 – 2 choices!

Saturday Snips

Come out to the Paradise Community Hall, 10300 Hwy 1, Paradise.

1-4 pm – The September Saturday Snips Sponsor is River House Rug Hooking Studio

100 Mile Food and Fibre Festival 

Find us at the Northville Farm Heritage Center on Saturday from 10 am until 4 pm. Rain date (significant rainfall) is Sunday, September 11th. Save both dates!

September 18, 2022 – Program

If you enjoy gardening, dyeing or just beautiful flowers and vibrant colours, you’re in for a treat. SOFAAR’s September 18 program will feature the owners of Vibrant Acres Colour Farm, who will share their experience in growing dye plants in Nova Scotia with our members. Details will be announced closer to the date.

In the meantime, visit their website at vibrantacres.ca. Pure Nova Scotia colour!

October 29, 2022 – Come Play with us

At the Annapolis Royal Fire Department – A chance for the public to meet us, learn about all the different aspects of fibre art AND get some hands experience.

We need volunteers from our membership who love to share their fibre art and craft with others. Contact Leslie McFarlane at PlayWithUs@SOFAAR.ca

 

 

SOFAAR:AGM March 14th: important notice

SOFAAR members,

As you are no doubt already know the World Health Organization has declared COVID-19 to have reached pandemic status. At this time in Canada, as reported on the Government of Canada Health site,  80% of cases are travellers and 10% are close contacts of those travellers. There are no confirmed cases in Nova Scotia at the time of writing but this can change in a moment and progress rapidly.   With this in mind let us take the following precaution:

Anyone returning within the last 14 days from a country or province with confirmed COVID-19 cases, or been in contact with anyone who has, DO NOT attend the AGM event.

We all need our immune systems to be at their best so anyone suffering colds and seasonal flu please stay at home as well.

We are all going to have parts to play in the coming weeks. If it falls to me that my part is to stay home, I will immerse myself in fibre projects and be glad to do so. If we all do our part the show and tells once the contagion has abated could be amazing.

When I became SOFAAR president I never imagined penning such an email, but at this conjuncture I feel it is essential.

Yours wanting to keep us healthy,

 

Cheryl den Hartog

President SOFAAR

Saturday Snips: February 8th: Digby

This month’s Saturday Snips takes place on Saturday, February 8th at the Digby Baptist church.

As for every Snips, our gathering is from 1 to 4 pm.

The Baptist Church is located at 2 Mount Street on the corner of Mount Street and Montague Street.

We look forward to seeing you there.

Please bring along something for the show and tell.

Non-members are welcome to come and see what we are up to. Fibre work of all kinds is done at the Saturday Snips from knitting to needlepoint, hooking to quilting.

All welcome.

Julia’s finished quilt!

Fun and sharing at the Snips

It is always a great Saturday afternoon when we get together to work on our fibre projects. We were a good crowd on January 11th in Bridgetown.

Knitting, quilting, hooking, cross-stitching were all taking place.

Saturday Snips is also a place to share expertise and to ask questions.

Julia was able to get some quilting advice from Céleste and Aprille.

Julia getting quilting advice from Céleste.

We all enjoy the show and tell very much and we were busy working away on our projects.

Rosaire is finishing up the border on her Celtic knot rug.
Christine is adding some last beads to her Prince symbol piece.
Cheryl gives us the details of her beautiful hat design.
Both Tammy and Teresa are starting new cross-stitch pieces.
Both Tammy and Teresa are starting new cross-stitch pieces.
This is Frances’ Black Rock lighthouse hooking.
Betty has begun a footstool cover.
Aprille’s winter birches. Part of her four seasons pieces.
Annette is wearing the lovely shawl she knitted.

Our next Snips takes place the second Saturday in February in Digby at the Rigby Baptist Church, 2 Mount St. On the corner of Mount and Monatgue . See ou there!

A Successful Snips

About 24 SOFAAR members were present at Moose River Hooking Studio where we met for our monthly Saturday Snips gathering.

Members were working on crocheting, knitting, redwork embroidery, quilting, hooking and cross-stitching.

We spent an enjoyable afternoon hosted by Blaine and Leslie in their wonderful, colourful space.

Our next Saturday Snips will also be our Christmas party! Stay tuned for details and follow us on Facebook.

Rosaire advances on her Celtic hooking.
Christine is on the last curl of her Prince symbol embellished hooking.
Tammy is trying her hand at a large-count cross-stitch.
Betsy’s water image hooking with interesting fibres.
Julia is hooking a free-standing, three-dimensional Santa.
Rachael’s stunning peacock struts its colours.
And Betty’s snowmen will greet the new season.

Saturday Snips, November 9th

Our next Saturday Snips afternoon will take place on November 9th at the Moose River Hooking Studio just outside of Annapolis Royal. The studio is located at 14 Clementsport Rd in Clementsport.

From 1 to 4 pm.

Please bring some show and tell and your current project to work on.

Refreshments will be served.

We look forward to seeing you all.

 

Part of the Mym gallery Small Treasures exhibit.

Saturday Snips: October 12th

Bring a project and join other SOFAAR members and guest to share information and visit. Bring something for Show and Tell if you’d like and join us at the Paradise Community Hall, 10300 Highway 1 in Paradise.

And bring your lug-a-mug if you  have one!

See you there!

Winning wolves!

Third annual Fabulous Fall Fibre Retreat

28 ladies and one gentlemen enjoyed our third annual Fabulous Fall Fibre Retreat at the Hillsdale House Inn in Annapolis Royal this past weekend.

Lots of laughs and well-deserved down time for project work punctuated with walks, shopping, sipping and show and tell.

Retreaters enjoyed the Saturday Farmers and Traders market, the SOFAAR exhibit at ARCAC, the O’Dell museum crazy quilt exhibit and so much more.

We will be keeping you posted for 2020!

Friday evening meet and great in the sunshine.
Working away on projects.