Front Yard Art Tour!
Fun textile art alert! Come check out the first Front Yard Art Tour in Naglee Park! 5 participating front yards will feature pieces from the San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles permanent collection and from past exhibitions. Be sure to use the hashtag #FrontYardArtTour and tag the museum San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles when you spread the word about this fun 'away-from-the-computer' art experience! Learn more here:
http://sjquiltmuseum.org/yardart
In honor of National Volunteer Week, the Board and Staff of SJMQT would like to thank all of its volunteers. Thank you for your time, care, and dedication. We appreciate you so much! #NationalVolunteerWeek #SmallMuseumBigLove #SJMQT
You know you want one of these groundhog pop-ups!👀 Come to @SJMQT’s Free Winter Community Day: #SeeArtMakeArt on Saturday, February 1, 11am-3pm and bring your family for fun crafts and new art exhibitions! #sjmqt #downtownsanjose
If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to work at a museum and create exhibitions, apply now to be a fall intern at SJMQT! Learn about installation, design, and more! To apply, please visit sjquiltmuseum.org/jobs
#sjmqt #sanjoseinternship #artinternship #museuminternship
Summer’s best live music tradition just got better. With a record 14 stages in Downtown San Jose, @SanJoseJazz celebrates its 30th Summer Fest Aug 9–11 with 100+ artists playing jazz, blues, R&B, and more! @DianneReevesMusic @gregoryportermusic @pinkmartini!
More Info & Buy Tickets: https://bit.ly/2blJG81
#sanjosejazz #sjzsummerfest
There’s still time to sign up for our upcoming Soft Sculpture Workshop
with Artist in Residence Alexander Hernandez!
Alex is a textile artist whose work explores gender expectations, immigration and cultural assimilation through patchwork, quilting, applique and soft sculpture.
In this workshop Alex will instruct people in creating soft sculptures and patches that reflect their own identities and how they want to be portrayed in the world. Attendees are encouraged to bring clothing and other textiles they would like to deconstruct to created one of a kind pieces. You may also bring garments to embellish with appliques or patches! $15 Members, $25 for Non-members.
Register at tiny.cc/softsculpture (link also in bio)! Hurry as space is limited! #sjmqt #artistinresidence #softsculpture #fiberart #workshop
The Chroma Chronicles is a participatory project by our Artist in Residence, Lisa Solomon (@lisasolomon). Through this project, Lisa will be collecting stories and memories that relate to color. It can be anything from a very significant, formative memory, to something simple where the color is prominent in your mind. Quilts will be made from these stories and colors. Visit SJMQT and share your story! You can also visit the blog, thechromachronicles.tumblr.com and see Lisa document the process. #sjmqt #artistinresidence #thechromachronicles #quiltstories #tw
SJMQT August Pop-Up Artist Ryan Carrington
17 Questions With Ryan Carrington– SJMQT’s August Pop-Up Studio Artist! He will be hosting open studios in the Maker Space from 11-3:30pm every Wednesday this month. Be sure to stop by and see his work!
Liz Harvey discusses New Work and Upcoming Workshop
Artist in Residence Liz Harvey explores themes of loss, displacement, and migration as experienced by people, plant life, and animals. She combines embroidery and performance as a vehicle to address these topics.
Residency Hours and New Work on view:
Wed. & Thurs. 11am - 3:30pm and Sun. 11am - 2:30pm
Stitching as Drawing: Stitch and Repeat
Embroidery Workshop
SUNDAY, JUNE 10
11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Register at www.sjquiltmuseum.org/classes
See Liz Harvey’s “the lost ones” as performed by Lauren Godla at SJMQT right now! Visitors can add their own stitches to the dress during the performance. #sjmqt
KC Rosenberg of RoCoCo talks about their new installation in t...
KC Rosenberg introduces the new installation in our Maker Space. One half of the collaborative duo RoCoCo (and our new Artists in Residence!), KC talks about their new tapestry's themes of development, urbanization, and rebuilding, inspired by their stay in San Jose.
Meet the duo and see the stunning installation during their Open Studio hours, Thurs-Fri 11 - 3:30pm & Saturday 11-2:30pm.
RoCoCo will also be having an Experimental Hand Printing workshop tomorrow, Dec. 9 11:30 - 1:30pm.
Tickets are available at www.sjquiltmuseum.org/events! #sjmqt
Experimental Hand Printing Workshop w/ RoCoCo
Stamp your way from fabric to paper with experimental hand printing! This workshop will provide participants the opportunity to create their own unique motifs. Participants will be able to print on various surfaces including paper and textiles.
The workshop will be facilitated by Artists in Residence, RoCoCo- Modesto Covarrubias & KC Rosenberg.
Saturday, December 9
11:30-1:30pm
$15.00 Members, $25.00 Non-members
(Fee includes admission to the museum)
To purchase tickets visit www.sjquiltmuseum.org/events.
To learn more about RoCoCo visit www.rococoprojects.com.
#sjmqt
Mary Corey March's Identity Tapestry in action
Mary Corey March's Identity Tapestry was a big hit at our opening reception. Guests were more than eager to contribute to the participatory installation.
As each ball of yarn works through the piece, more and more unique identities form together— a community creating its own portrait through all the ways they are different... and the same. #sjmqt
Artist in Residence RoCoCo and their installation, "The Hearing"
Modesto Covarrubias talks about “The Hearing”, the current installation in our Makerspace. One half of the collaborative duo RoCoCo (and both our new Artists in Residence!), Modesto shares the power and importance of “The Hearing” as it is shaped by different experiences and contexts.
Meet the duo and see the stunning installation during their Open Studio hours, Thurs-Fri 11-3:30pm & Saturday 11-2:30pm.
RoCoCo will also be panelists at our upcoming event, Master Your Craft: A Conversation with Artists, Gallerists & Collectors, this Sunday, Oct. 29 1:30-3pm.
Tickets are available at http://bit.ly/2kUgYU7! #sjmqt
Heather Deyling takes us on a short tour of her work currently on display in Makerspace.
Be sure to stop by and visit Heather during her open studio hours on Thursdays and Fridays from 11 AM to 3:30 PM and Saturdays from 11 AM to 2:30 PM.
Join us for an evening of art and champagne at our annual FiberShots Party on Saturday, July 22! Get your tickets at sjquiltmuseum.org/fibershot-challenge-fundraiser.
Our workshop attendees made some great prints with Laurie Shapiro's design. Members get a discounted price on workshops. Visit our website and click JOIN to learn more.
Wait for it.... #werehavingfun #minimalism #SJMQT #modernquiltguild #modernart Quilt by: Amber Corcoran @fancyamber Exhibit up until: July 16.
Wait for it.... #ourhouse #inthemiddleofourstreet #werehavingfun By Kim Eichler-Messmer @kimemquilts #modernquiltguild #modernquilt #sjmqt (Exhibit up until July 16).
Only 15 spots for Laurie Shapiro's screen-printing workshop on June 18th! Much of Laurie's work, even her "Before You Were Born" cave incorporates extensive screenprinting. No, it's not just for t shirts! Mixed-media artists are embracing it and innovating. Get one-on-one time with a professional artist in an intimate setting and meet fellow creatives. Learn something new or expand on your skills. Link in bio or cluck on Workshops and Fiber Talks under Visit on our website. Don't forget to register for the Luana Rubin talk on July 30th, too. We will cap it at 75 seats. Register here: http://www.sjquiltmuseum.org/workshops-fiber-talks/ #sjmqt #screenprinting #laurieshapiroart #bayareaartclass #bayareaart #textile #mixedmedia #contemporaryart www.sjquiltmuseum.org @laurieshapiroart
So much fun and learning yesterday at the 40th Anniversary Open House! #sjmqt #dtsj #twentystitches #sjmqt40 @twentystitches
"Made in 1977" 40th Anniversary Open House is so much fun. We are loving the creativity and support from our community. Happy 40th SJMQT! Come on in (yes, today is our REAL birthday!). We are open until 4 pm. #sjmqt40 #sjmqt #dtsj
Tomorrow for First Friday, a mixed-media workshop with Artist in Residence, Laurie Shapiro awaits you. Use colorful designer fabric, a selection of hand-picked materials (like buttons, feathers, yarn, lace) as well as water-based paints. Make a mini-piece of your own or contribute to a piece that Laurie will be working on tomorrow. Free admission. May 5, 7 to 9:30 PM. #artwalksj #artworkshop #sofadistrict #dtsj #sanjosefun #sjmqt
Rock on. If your hair color matches one of the quilts, stitched paintings, or sculptures currently up in SJMQT, make sure you have us snap a photo! This piece is called "Breathe" by Leanne Chahley. See Renee's Zeppelin rocker tee? Did you know Led Zeppelin's 1977 North American Tour was the stuff of legend? It was the band's 11th and last concert tour of North America. Why is this a cool fashion coincidence? Because SJMQT was founded in 1977. Celebrate our 40th Anniversary, "Made in 1977" this Sunday, all day, 11 to 4 with a free open house that includes live music, hands-on art activities by professional artists, a performance art piece in @laurieshapiroart's Artist in Residence kaleidoscopic walk -in cave, and gallery and collection tours. We're hoping for some bright hair from some of you for Sunday and tomorrow's first Friday (don't forget we'll have a free mixed media workshop run by Laurie tomorrow night for #ArtWalkSJ!) Rock on. www.sjquiltmuseum.org #museummatch #museumfun #sjmqt #modernquilt #ledzeppelin #TheSeventies #rockertee www.sjquiltmuseum.org
SJMQT will have hands-on activities run by professional artists all day on May 7th. Mel Beach, an incredible quilter and sewer, will sew your quilt piece creations right then and there. Isn't that incredible?! Great for all ages. Come celebrate our 40th Birthday "Made in 1977," with us next Sunday, 11 am to 4 pm! @mbeach128 #sjmqt40 #sjmqt #quilt #artactivities #bayareaart #handsonart www.sjquiltmuseum.org
Laurie Shapiro, our Artist in Residence, showing a part of the costume she is handmaking for the performance art dance+magic piece (on muslin!) inside the "cave" for May 7th's 40th Anniversary Anniversary Free Open House, "Made in 1977." #sjmqt #sjmqt40 #Mixedmedia #diyfashion #fabricart
Laurie Shapiro, SJMQT's Artist in Residence, making a costume for the performance art piece of dance & music in the "cave" on May 7th!
Many of you might not know this, but we protect, preserve, and catalog over 1,000 textiles in our Permanent Collection. Here is a quilt, Nancy, our Curator of Collections, chose for us in honor of spring and the its holidays. Nothing says Spring like a basket of flowers! This is our wish to you for a Happy Spring, happy Passover, and Easter, and any holiday you celebrate. This giant flower basket, surrounded by diamond shapes and flowers, is composed of thousands of 1 ½” hexagons.
What many non-quilters don't know is that hexagons are all the rage for quilters right now.
Some interesting facts. Ready? Here goes: A quilt with this exact same design was the Nebraska State winner of the 1975 Great Quilt Contest, sponsored by Good Housekeeping magazine, the U.S. Historical Society, and the Museum of American Folk Art. Since there are several known quilts with the same design, but executed in different colors, there was likely a printed source for this quilt pattern.
The original designer of the quilt, who uses hexagons like pixels, made the 1975 prize-winning quilt in the mid 1970s, as desktop computers were becoming available. Interestingly, SJMQT was founded in 1977.
Quilt details: Hexagon Flower Basket Quilt
-Cotton, cotton ployester
c. 1980,
75 x 80”
Gift of Ada and Robert Loewer #sjmqt #quilthistory #springquilt #easter #spring #passover #hexagonquilt #textilehistory #quilt #museumcollection #springflowers