MARY PAL is featured artist at FIBREWORKS KINGSTON, November 11-13th

Please mark your calendar and plan to join Hilary Scanlon next week on Friday evening, November 11, 2011, for an exciting evening with Guest Instructor MARY PAL as she shares a Lecture and sampling of her beautiful new work before her comprehensive two-day workshop,  "PAINTING WITH CHEESECLOTH" to be presented to 20 very lucky workshop weekend students.

The Lecture will be held at St. Lawrence College, located at the corner of King St. and Portsmouth Av. in Kingston, ON. Please enter the college campus off Country Club Drive, just a short distance west of the King St./Portsmouth Av. intersection. Once on Country Club Drive, take the second right turn into the campus, driving past the Technology Building on your right, and enter the parking lot beside the Administrative Wing (behind the Tech Building). Enter Door E12, and take the elevator in the lower hallway beyond the stairs or travel the stirs to the second level. A left turn off the elevator will take you into the LINK Hallway. The first door on the left is the 12050 Classroom where Mary's Lecture will begin at 7 pm.

The Lecture entry is a $5 donation at the door. Please plan to bring friends. You will not want to miss this exciting evening with Mary and her beautiful work. Contact Donna Hamilton, FW Registrar at 613-544-7324 for more information.

QUILTS=ART=Quilts opens at Schweinfurth Art Centre, Auburn, NY

Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center Quilts=Art=Quilts Oct 30 - Jan 8, 2012 Director's Tour: Tuesday, Nov 1, 2pm Kathleen Loomis, Crazed 9: Blue State Blues (detail)

Quilts=Art=Quilts October 30 - January 8, 2012 This exhibition includes 82 quilts by 74 artists from across the United States, as well as Canada and Japan. This annual exhibit, now in its 31st year, has become a tradition at the Schweinfurth Art Center and is one of the longest running Quilt Art exhibits in the country. Quilts on view in the exhibit express the diversity of styles, techniques and designs in contemporary quilt making. Quilts range from those based on innovative interpretations of traditional block quilts, to pictorial quilts and abstract designs. Techniques include traditional piecing, hand quilting, hand dying, machine thread painting, and appliqué. Admission is $6, free for members, exhibiting quilters & children 12 and under. THIS TUESDAY Director's Tour Tuesday, November 1, 2pm Enjoy a second opportunity to tour the 31st annual quilt show with Executive Director Donna Lamb. Included with $6 general admission to exhibition, free for Schweinfurth membersand exhibiting quilters. Quilts for Art: Mini-Quilt Raffle October 29, 2011 - January 8, 2012 Purchase your chance to win a small quilt donated by one of the exhibiting quilters. Tickets are $2 each or 3 for $5. Purchase your tickets by phone or at the Art Center. Drawing will be held on January 8. You do not need to be present to win - winners will be notified by telephone. Proceeds benefit the Art Center's ongoing exhibitions & programs, including Quilts=Art=Quilts, Quilting by the Lake & QBL2. Admission: $6 Adults; Members, exhibiting quilters & children 12 and under are FREE Gallery Hours: Tues-Sat, 10am-5pm, Sun 1-5pm. Closed Mondays, major holidays, and between exhibitions. Find us on Facebook and Twitter. Visit www.myartcenter.org for more information.