Next meeting:
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Next Meeting
We do not meet in June, July and August
or if the weather is too bad to drive.
Upcoming Guild Programs:
September 18, 2026
“What I did on my summer vacation: Show ‘n Tell and Brown Bag Results”
October 16, 2026
November 20, 2026
December 18, 2026
MONTHLY Meeting Silent Auction Table!!!: Bring items you want to auction, there will be a silent bid sheet for each item or group of items, the auction will go on through out the meeting and you may raise the price of an item at any time. At about 3:00 the person with the highest bid wins, you must be present to win. Please take home any item of yours that does not sell.
Scroll down to see upcoming shows and events.
Lakeshore Fiber Arts Show at Holland Area Arts Council
October 22nd through December 19th, 2026
Thirty guild members will exhibit their fiber arts at our all-guild show in the Lievense and Kobkiw Gallery at the Holland Area Arts Council Thursday, October 22nd, through Saturday, December 19th. Mara Tillman, the HAAC Exhibits Coordinator, is supervising the show.
Everyone is invited to attend the reception Thursday, October 29th, from 5:30 to 7 pm.
At our September guild meeting, we'll discuss ways people can support the show.
We hope to have cards printed about the show for everyone to take and give to family and friends, and to share with other organizations you are associated with. If you use social media, please consider posting about the show, as it is a wonderful way to inform the community about fiber arts, and our guild.
Kindly direct any questions to Gargi Hales @ gjmhales@gmail.com
Thank you!
See Below for specific information on entering your items.
CLASSES to take from our guild members:
Intermediate Weaving with Holland Area
Arts Council with Alicia Mannes; Thursdays,
Oct. 29 – Dec. 3 (no class Nov. 26) 6:00pm - 8:00pm
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Sue
Fleming: Visit her
at ZCashmere website: zcashmere.com, or see me at the following events this
summer:
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·
East Grand Rapids Fine Art Fair
| June 5-7, 2026
·
Saugatuck Fine Art Festival
| July 25 & 26
· Art Fair on the Square, Lake Forest, IL | September 6& 7
SHOWS: Linda Slusar and Sue Cortese have
pieces in the Blue and White Invitational exhibition at the Holland Museum,
which runs to October 18.
CLASSES: Sue Cortese's home studio, 15659
Coyote Crossing, Holland, MI 49424
More information is available on my
website: http://www.selcfabrics.com/, or reach out at scortese7@gmail.com.
June 26, 2026, 1 pm - 4
pm
Improv Club #1
We will be learning different improv
techniques in each session. Some of the topics include learning to cut without
a ruler, abstraction of classic blocks, inserting strips and other shapes,
enlarging… $40 per session
Additional Improv Club Sessions:
July 31,
2026
August 28,
2026
September 3,
2026
October 31,
2026
July 16, 2026, 1 pm – 4 pm
Let’s Face
It
If you’re looking for a more artistic
finish for your art quilt, I can show you a simple technique to face
it. This allows your design to go all the way to the edges. $40
August 6, 2026, 10 am – 3 pm
Shibori in
Indigo
We will go over 3 shibori techniques
in the morning, and open up the indigo vats in the afternoon. Leave the mess at
my house. $75 + $10 dye fee
October 1, 2026, 10 am – 3
pm Printing
Fabric
We will work with thickened dyes to
print your own fabric. We will be using stamps, stencils, screens and masking
areas to create unique fabric or clothing. $75 + $10 dye fee
GUILD SHOW at Holland Area Arts Council: October 22 - December 19, 2026. Thirty-three guild members will exhibit their
fiber art at this show in the Lievense Gallery, a wonderful
opportunity to share the varied talents in our guild with the community and
invite new fiber-loving members to join our guild.
Please contact Gargi Hales at gjmhales@gmail.com or text 616-610-0402 with any questions.
TIMELINE
·
August
15 - Contracts
due to HAAC
o Contact Gargi Hales by August
1 for help with Artist Bio
·
October
5 - 19 - drop
off artwork (volunteers maybe help -
TBC)
·
October
22 - December 19
- show in the Lievense Gallery
·
Thursday,
October 29, 5:30
- 7:00 pm - Reception
·
January
4, 2027 - Pick
up begins - HAAC can store items if people are away.
SIZE AND NUMBER OF ARTWORKS
Aiming for equitable representation
with different sizes and kinds of artwork:
·
General - Submit
2 to 4 pieces, understanding perhaps not all will be shown
o
Unused
works can be picked up at the reception on October 29.
·
Width
is the most
important measurement for wall-hanging pieces.
o
Small
- up to 12" wide
o
Medium
- 14" - 18" wide
o
Large
- 20" wide and over
Small (e.g., figurines) - bring all you have; HAAC to choose
from selection
·
Large (e.g., quilts, woven shawls, rugs) - consider bringing 1
to 2 large pieces, rather that 3 to 4 small.
Specify if it's fine to drape/fold work or whether it needs to be on
full display for viewing.
·
Series - Consider whether your works are a series and can be hung
vertically.
·
HAAC would like more pieces to work with than less.
·
Other smaller works can be sold in the Hallway Shop - see
contract for details.
DISPLAY
·
Walls - pieces to be hung on nails
or rods.
·
Sculptural/3D pieces - light items can hang from ceiling; pedestals available.
·
Garments - HAAC has access to mannequins if needed. OK to bring own.
SHOWS: Linda Slusar and Sue Cortese have
pieces in the Blue and White Invitational exhibition at the Holland Museum,
which runs to October 18.
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