"Balancing Act"
Aug. 29-Sept. 29
Lawrence Street Gallery, Ferndale
Lawrence Street Gallery in Ferndale will display "Balancing Act," an exhibit featuring over 35 works by quilt artists, from Aug. 29-Sept. 29.
"The theme of 'Balancing Act' refers to the choices every artist makes to develop an interesting composition," said Lynn Krawczyk, an exhibition curator for Studio Art Quilt Associates. "The definition of an art quilt is that of a contemporary artwork that explores and expresses aesthetic concerns common to the whole range of visual arts: painting, printmaking, photography, graphic design, assemblage, and sculpture, which retains, through materials or techniques, its relationship to traditional quilting."
Studio Art Quilt Associates is a nonprofit international organization founded in 1989 to serve artists working in the art quilt medium. Lawrence Street Gallery artists Laura Host and Deborah Hyde will jury the exhibit.
Laura Host has a B.F.A. from the University of Michigan in painting and ceramics. She is a popular instructor at the Birmingham Bloomfield Art Association with many exhibitions and solo shows to her credit.
Deborah Hyde is the current president of Lawrence Street Gallery and has exhibited her art quilts in solo shows and art fairs in Michigan and throughout the United States.
"This exhibition is an exciting departure from our other shows," Deborah Hyde said in a press release. "As a fiber artist myself, I hope this attracts some of the many quilters and crafts people to the gallery, as well as giving our patrons a chance to see what a vibrant media this is."
For more information, visit the Lawrence Street gallery Web site at http://www.lawrencestreetgallery.com
