Fibre Content 2014

Juried Exhibition of Fibre Art at the Art Gallery of Burlington

The 2014 Fibre Content was another powerful opportunity to view and make a personal connection with the patterns and passion expressed in fibre art. This collaborative effort included Studio Art Quilts Associates (SAQA) – Central Canada, Burlington Fibre Arts, Burlington Handweavers & Spinners Guild, Burlington Hooking Craft Guild, Connections Fibre Artists, Grand Guild of Fibre Artists, Group of Eight Fibre Artists and Oakville Fibre Artists.

Jurors’ Choice

Virginia Eichhorn’s choice was Paisley City Roller Mill by Bev White, Sandra Dupret selected Sunset on Lake Huron by Sharron Deacon Begg, and Emma Quin’s choice was Settling by Micaela Fitzsimmons.

Viewers’ Choice Awards

An overwhelming response for First Place was Tracey Lawko’s amazing work Windswept Snow. Both Second and Third places were collaboration works: Laurentian Foothills by twenty SAQA artists and Seven Create by Northern Ontario Fibre Artists, respectively.

Viewers’ Choice Notable Mentions

Notable mentions went to: 4th place – I Gotta Crow by Al Cote, 5th place – Shadow Play by Nancy Yule, and tied for 6th place – Dawn ’til Dusk by Toni Major and Welsh Poppies by Anne Solomon.

CONGRATULATIONS to All!

We thank Haliburton School of the Arts for their continued sponsorship, as well as guilds and businesses who supported printing of the catalogue with their advertisements: Art Gallery of Burlington, Burlington Fibre Arts, Grand Guild of Fibre Artists, Group of Eight Fibre Artists, Bead-dazzled, Flare Fabrics, Hygge Fabric, Stitch, Qulters Dream, Sew Etc., Spun Fibre Arts and Zoetic.