EXHIBITIONS.

Until October 30, 2010

Ai Weiwei, "Dropping the Urn". This exhibition of artist Ai Weiwei features his iconoclastic use of Neolithic vessels, blue and white Qing and Yuan dunasty replicas, and a new work consisting of a ton of 'sunflower seeds" crafted from porcelain. Museum of Contemporary Craft, 724 Northwest Davis, Portland, Oregon 97209, 503-223-2654, Fax: 503-223-0190, www.museumofcontemporarycraft.org.

Until October 30, 2010

Amy Chang. Ceramics. Gallery of BC Ceramics, 1359 Cartwright Street, Granville Island, Vancouver, BC, V6H 3R7, 604-669-3606, http://www.bcpotters.com.

Until October 30, 2010

"Osoyoos Quilters Art Show". Opening Reception: Saturday, October 9, 1-4pm. Osoyoos Art Gallery, 8715 Main Street, Osoyoos.

Until October 31, 2010

"Tiffany Treasures: Favrile Glass from Special Collections". This exhibition features nearly 60 of Tiffany’s blown-glass works from outside collections. The Corning Museum of Glass, One Museum Way, Corning, NY, 14830, 800.732.6845, info@cmog.org, www.cmog.org.

Until October 31, 2010

"International Triennial of Tapestry". In what may be the largest textile museum in the world, nearly 150 artists from over 50 nations are represented in the oldest and biggest international show promoting contemporary tapestry. Organizational Bureau, Jolanta Piwonska, j.piwonska@muzeumwlokiennictwa.pl.

Until October 31, 2010

"ITAB: International TECHstyle Art Biennial". ITAB is a juried exhibition of work by artists mining the expressive potential of combining fiber media with new information and communication technologies in their artistic processes, in the content of their work and as a mean of artistic expression. San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles, 520 S. First Street, San Jose, Ca 95113, info@sjquiltmuseum.org, www.sjquiltmuseum.org.

Until October 31, 2010

"Fibreworks 2010". Opening Reception: Saturday, September 11 at 2:30 pm. The exhibition promises to be a showcase for exciting new fibre-based artworks and provides a unique opportunity for both emerging and established fibre artists from across Canada to share their work with a broad audience. Cambridge Galleries, Queen's Square, 1 North Square, Cambridge, ON, N1S 2K6,  519-621-0460, Fax: 519-621-2080, www.cambridgegalleries.ca/flash/index.htm.

Until November 3, 2010

"Christmas Market Preview". This exhibition highlights a selection of exhibitors participating in the Circle Craft Christmas Market at the Vancouver Exhibtion and Convention Centre November 10-14, 2010. Circle Craft, 1 - 1666 Johnston Street, Net Loft Granville Island, Vancouver, BC, V6H 3S2, 604-669-8021, 604-669-8585, shop@circlecraft.net, http://www.circlecraft.net.

Until November 7, 2010

Maggie Tchir and Kathleen Hill, "Cosmic House: The Point of Return". A collaborative fibre installation that brings focus to the global environment and socio-political viewpoints from the threshold of home. Kootenay Gallery, 120 Heritage Way, Castlegar, BC, V1N 4M5, 250-365-3337, info@kootenaygallery.com, http://www.kootenaygallery.com.

Until November 7, 2010

"Burlington Potters Guild Juried Members' Exhibition". Members' juried exhibition. F.R. Perry Gallery, Burlington Art Centre, 1333 Lakeshore Road at Brock, Burlington, ON, L7S 1A9, 905-632-7796, info@burlingtonartcentre.on.ca, www.burlingtonartcentre.on.ca.

Until November 12, 2010

Roger Golde, "Grace". Opening Reception: October 21, 6:30 pm. Grace--narrative-based, life-size works explore the human condition with candor and compassion. CANADIAN SCULPTURE CENTRE, 500 Church Street, Toronto, ON, M4Y 2C8, 647-435-5858, gallery@cansculpt.org, www.cansculpt.org.

Until November 28, 2010

Jenine Bressner, "Glass Beads". Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, 4848 Main Street, Houston, TX  77002, 713-529-4848, exr. 104, aclifford@crafthouston.org, www.crafthouston.org.

Until December 18, 2010

"Prairie Excellence". Prairie Excellence is a unique project jointly organized by the Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba Craft Councils. The exhibition highlights a cross-selection of the best in fine craft in the prairie provinces. The exhibition will appear in multiple locations in all three prairie provinces and then tour nationally and internationally for several years. Alberta Craft Council, 10186-106 St. Edmonton, AB, T5J 1H4, 780-488-6611, Fax: 780-488-8855, acc@albertacraft.ab.ca, http://www.albertacraft.ab.ca.

Until December 31, 2010

"Double Take". Featuring the works of Helen Remick and Janet Kurjan. La Conner Quilt & Textile Museum, 703 S. 2nd Street, PO Box 1270, La Conner, Wa 98257, info@laconnerquilts.com, www.laconnerquilts.com.

Until December 31, 2010

"Constructed Inquiries". Tapestries by Linda Rees and Carolyn Price Dyer. La Conner Quilt & Textile Museum, 703 S. 2nd Street, PO Box 1270, La Conner, Wa 98257, info@laconnerquilts.com, www.laconnerquilts.com.

Until January 2, 2011

"Medieval Glass for Popes, Princes and Peasants". This is the first exhibition in the United States devoted to glass made for the use of popes, princes, and peasants in the Middle Ages. Changing Exhibitions Gallery, The Corning Museum of Glass, One Museum Way, Corning, NY, 14830, 800.732.6845, info@cmog.org, www.cmog.org.

Until January 2, 2011

"Voices of Contemporary Glass: The Heineman Collection". A survey of one of the largest and finest collections of contemporary studio glass in the United States, Voices of Contemporary Glass showcases, for the first time, the collection donated to the Museum in 2006 by Ben W. Heineman, Sr. and his wife, Natalie G. Heineman. Contemporary Galss Gallery, The Corning Museum of Glass, One Museum Way, Corning, NY, 14830, 800.732.6845, info@cmog.org, www.cmog.org.

Until January 9, 2011

"HOT COMMODITY: Chinese Blue and White Porcelain and Its Impact on the World". From the 14th century through to the present, find out how this porcelain became an icon of China and became one of the world's most in-demand ceramics. Gardiner Museum, 111 Queen's Park, Toronto, ON, M5S 2C7, 416-586-8080, Fax: 416-586-8085, mail@gardinermuseum.on.ca.

Until January 9, 2011

Judy Chicago, "Chicago in Galss - En Verre". Artists Judy Chicago whose Dinner Party in Montreal in 1082 did not go unnoticed makes a comeback with glass art. LE MUSÉE DES MAÎTRES ET ARTISANS DU QUÉBEC, 615, avenue Sainte-Croix, Montreal Qc H4L 3X6, 514-747-7367, Fax: 514-747-8892, m.dube@mmaq.qc.ca, www.mmaq.qc.ca/index_en.htm.

Until January 9, 2011

"CraftTexas 2010". Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, 4848 Main Street, Houston, TX  77002, 713-529-4848, exr. 104, aclifford@crafthouston.org, www.crafthouston.org.

Until January 16, 2011

"Miniature Arts of China and Japan". The miniature art forms in this exhibition express the delight of the Chinese and the Japanese in small things and their aptitude for exquisite workmanship on a miniature scale. Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, 1040 Moss Street, Victoria, BC, V8V 4P1, 250-384-4101, Fax: 250-36-3995, www.aggv.bc.ca.

Until January 23, 2011

"The Art of the Stitch". Juried invitational exhibition of work featuring hand and machine embroidery as an expressive medium. Quilt Visions, The Art of the Quilt, 2825 Dewey Road, Suite 100, San Diego, Ca 92106, www.quiltvisions.org.

Until January 23, 2011

"Close Up: San Diego Visions Artists". San Diego is home to many master quilt artists who have created impressive contemporary works of art and have exhibited throughout the United States. Eight such artists are featured in a small invitational exhibition that demonstrates their talent and artistic vision. Visions Art Museum, 2825 Dewey Road, Suite 100, San Diego, CA 92106, 619-546-4872, Fax: 619-546-4876, visions@quiltvisions.org, www.quiltvisions.org.

Until January 30, 2011

Daniel Laskarin, "Agnostic Objects". This is the first survey exhibition for Victoria artist, Daniel Laskarin, whose sculptures and public art commissions have been presented across Canada and internationally. Laskarin’s art practice is primarily object-based working with a diverse range of media to arouse questions about perception, doubt and uncertainty. Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, 1040 Moss Street, Victoria, BC, V8V 4P1, 250-384-4101, Fax: 250-36-3995, www.aggv.bc.ca.

Until January 30, 2011

"Breaking Boundaries". Four young Canadian artists re-imagine ceramic art. Gardiner Museum, 111 Queen's Park, Toronto, ON, M5S 2C7, 416-586-8080, Fax: 416-586-8085, mail@gardinermuseum.on.ca.

Until February 1, 2011

"Drawing with Scissors: Molas from Kuna Yala". The graphic panels on the mola blouses – done in reverse appliqué and embroidery – depict everything the Kuna see around them, from ancient plant and animal spirits to reimagined television news and Disney characters. Drawing with Scissors includes nearly 200 molas that are among the earliest known and those that were made yesterday, some by Domitila Deleon de Fernandez, the granddaughter of the leader of the 1925 Revolution. Textile Museum of Canada, 55 Centre Avenue, Toronto, ON, M5G 2H5, 416-599-5321, info@textilemuseum.ca, www.textilemuseum.ca.

Until February 21, 2011

Max Streicher, "Architecture of Cloud". Max Streicher's immense inflatable sculptures spark a wondrous encounter. Art Gallery of Hamilton, 123 King Street West, Hamilton, ON, L8P 4S8, 905-527-6610, Fax: 905-577-6940, info@artgalleryofhamilton.com, www.artgalleryofhamilton.com.

Until February 27, 2011

"A Way of Life". Inuit Sculpture from the Jacqui and Morris Shumiatcher Collection. Mackenzie Art Gallery, 3475 Albert Street, Regina, SK S4S 6X6, 306-584-4250, Fax: 306-569-8191, mackenzie@uregina.ca, www.mackenzieartgallery.ca.

Until March 13, 2011

"Quilt Visions 2010: No Boundaries". A juried exhibition of quilts celebrating the art of the quilt. Oceanside Museum of Art, 704 Pier View Way, Oceanside, CA 92054, 780-435-3720, www.quiltvisions.org/.

Until May 8, 2011

Lucio Bubbaco, "Eternal Temptation". Museum of Glass, 1801 Dock St. Tacoma, WA 98402, 1-866-4MUSEUM, www.museumofglass.org.

Until June 19, 2011

"Masters of Studio Glass: Richard Craig Meitner". Organized by Corning Museum of Glass. Museum of Glass, 1801 Dock St. Tacoma, WA 98402, 1-866-4MUSEUM, www.museumofglass.org.

Until September 6, 2011

Beth Lipman and Ingalena Klenell, "Glimmering Gone". American artist Beth Lipman is known for her complex clear glass assemblages comprising fruits, flowers and topiary forms; Scandinavian artist Ingalena Klenell is recognized for her kiln-formed clear glass often overlaid with lacework patterns. Museum of Glass, 1801 Dock St. Tacoma, WA 98402, 1-866-4MUSEUM, www.museumofglass.org.

November 1 - 28, 2010

Julia Hepburn, "Canadian Mythology". Sculpture - Witty and whimsical cliches and turn of phrases reborn into small scultures. Zilberschmuck Art-Jewellery, 1852 Queen Street East, Toronto, ON, 416-693-7109, zilberschmuck@rogers.com, www.zilberschmuck.com.

November 4 - 7, 2010

"International Quilt Festival/Houston". George R. Brown Convention Center, 1001 Avenida De Las Americas, Houston, TX 77010, 713-853-8000, http://www.houstonconventionctr.com.

November 4 - December 22, 2010

"BREAKAWAY POTTERY20 + HANDS II". The Gallery will organize a second exhibition by the students of Breakaway Pottery Studio. This exhibition will consists of functional and non-functional ceramic works. Vernon Public Art Gallery, 3228 - 31 Avenue, Vernon, BC, V1T 2H3, 250-545-3173, vernonpublicartgallery.com/.

November 4 - December 23, 2010

Abraham Anghik Reuben, "Shaman's Dreams". Opening Reception : Thursday, November 4th, 6pm. Sculptor Abraham Anghik Ruben brings the old stories of his Inuit people to life. Art Gallery of Mississauga, 300 City Centre Drive, Mississauga, ON, L5B 3C1, 905-896-5088, www5.mississauga.ca/agm/default/HomePg.htm.

November 4 - December 30, 2010

"Art Quilts at the Adobe 2010". Exhibit of Art Quilts by members of Pacific Quilt Artists, a juried group in San Diego County, California. Rancho Buena Vista Adobe Gallery, 640 Alta Vista Drive, Vista CA 92084.


November 5 - 30, 2010

Kirstan Chrisonoff, "Silhouettes". This exhibition celebrates the urbam wilderness and focuses on our city's natural gem: Stanley Park. She translates flowers, vines, seedpods and berries into intricately stitched compositions. Circle Craft, 1 - 1666 Johnston Street, Net Loft Granville Island, Vancouver, BC, V6H 3S2, 604-669-8021, 604-669-8585, shop@circlecraft.net, http://www.circlecraft.net.

November 6 - 26, 2010

Student Show - West Point Grey Academy. Ceramics. Gallery of BC Ceramics, 1359 Cartwright Street, Granville Island, Vancouver, BC, V6H 3R7, 604-669-3606, http://www.bcpotters.com.

November 6, 2010 - January 23, 2011

"Makers' Choice 4". Part of a continuing series of exhibitions where five ceramists chose a selection of work from the Permanent Collection of Canadian Ceramics at the Burlinton Art Centre and write their perspective as a maker on their choices. Permanent Collection Corridor, Burlington Art Centre, 1333 Lakeshore Road at Brock, Burlington, ON, L7S 1A9, 905-632-7796, info@burlingtonartcentre.on.ca, www.burlingtonartcentre.on.ca.

November 7 - 26, 2010

Melanie Leblanc, "New Work". Mew Jewellery works. Lafreniere & Pai Gallery, 13 Murray Street, Ottawa, ON, K1N 9M5, 613-241-2767, info@lapaigallery.com, www.lapaigallery.com.

November 7, 2010 - May 1, 2011

Kai Chan, "A Spider's Logic". A 35-year retrospective at the Textile Museum of Canada and the Varley Art Gallery. Kai Chan expresses the small moments of daily life, employing materials and techniques that speak to tradition and modernity. This exhibition celebrates his achievements and reveals the essence of his observations of natural and constructed worlds – and his autobiographical impressions of the connections between the two. Textile Museum of Canada, 55 Centre Avenue, Toronto, ON, M5G 2H5, 416-599-5321, info@textilemuseum.ca, www.textilemuseum.ca.

November 12 - December 24, 2010

"Christmas Arts and Crafts Market". The gallery becomes a festive showcase of decorative and functional pieces by Vancouver Island artists and artisans. Main and Discovery Gallery, Campbell River and District Public Art Gallery, 1235 Shopper's Row, Campbell River, BC, V9W 2C7, 250-287-2261, contact@crartgallery.ca, www.crartgallery.ca.

November 12, 2010 - January 8, 2011

Robert Naish and Bettina Matzkuhn, "Mapping Culture". Opening Reception: Friday, November 12, 5-7pm. In November 2010 the Nanaimo Art Gallery will be featuring the exhibition entitled "Mapping Culture" with locally based artist Robert Naish and Vancouver-based Bettina Matzkuhn. The exhibition of works with models displays how space and landscape are interpreted through a variety of media. Matzkuhn embroiders maps of ancient worlds and modern voyages while Naish uses the map in his paintings of urban gridscapes. Nanaimo Art Gallery, 150 Commercial Street, Nanaimo, BC,  V9R 5G6, 250- 754-1750, info@nanaimogallery.ca, www.nanaimogallery.ca.

November 12 - December 24, 2010

"Christmas at the Gallery". Opening Reception: Friday, November 12, 7pm. An exhibition and sale of hand-crafted items by over 100 local artists and craftsperson. Kootenay Gallery, 120 Heritage Way, Castlegar, BC, V1N 4M5, 250-365-3337, info@kootenaygallery.com, www.kootenaygallery.com.

November 13 - December 24, 2010

"Christmas at the Gallery". This exhibit and sale is a celebration of local and regional artists, craftspeople and collectors. Kootenay Gallery, 120 Heritage Way, Castlegar, BC, V1N 4M5, 250-365-3337, info@kootenaygallery.com, http://www.kootenaygallery.com.

November 13, 2010 - Jamuary 9, 2011

"Chanukah Menorah Design Entries". The works exhibited are entries accepted for a Chanukah Menorah design competition. Leigh Square Community Arts Village, #1100 - 2253 Leigh Square Place, Port Coquitlam, BC,  V3C 3B8, 604.927.8400.

November 16, 2010 - January 30, 2011

"Cream of the Cloth: Quilts from the Marbaum Collection of Hilary & Marvin Fletcher". Cream of the Cloth is the first-ever exhibition of the personal collection of long-time contemporary art quilt advocates Hilary & Marvin Fletcher. San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles, 520 S. First Street, San Jose, Ca 95113, info@sjquiltmuseum.org, www.sjquiltmuseum.org.

November 18 - 27, 2010

"Turning the Tide...one Ripple at a Time". Textile Art Project presented by the North Island Quilters for Community Awareness and Guest Artists in partnership with the Nanaimo Go Grannies. Nanaimo Art Gallery, 150 Commercial Street, Nanaimo, BC,  V9R 5G6, 250- 754-1750, info@nanaimogallery.ca, www.nanaimogallery.ca.

November 19 - December 18, 2010

"Positively Petite". Multiple 2D and 3D miniatures. Atrium Gallery, Place des Arts, 1120 Brunette Avenue, Coquitlam, BC, V3K 1G2, 604-664-1636, Fax: 604-664-1658, info@placedesarts.ca, http://www.placedesarts.ca.

November 26, 2010 - January 30, 2011

"Hard Twist V -Chroma!". Fifth Annual Juried Show of Textile-Based Art which explores the expressive qualities of colour, colour symbolism, and/or meaning, relationships and perceptions of colour. The Gladstone Hotel, 1214 Queen Street West, Toronto, ON, M6J 1J6, HardTwistChroma@gmail.com.

November 27 - December 31, 2010

Contemporary Canadian Jewellery. Lafreniere & Pai Gallery, 13 Murray Street, Ottawa, ON, K1N 9M5, 613-241-2767, info@lapaigallery.com, www.lapaigallery.com.

November 29 - December 24, 2010

"Bond". Opening Reception: Thursday, December 2, 6-9 pm. 6th Annual Juried Jewellery Arts Exhibition. National exhibition of professional and student artists exploring the meaning of the word bond.

December 4, 2010 - January 30, 2011

Leighelena, "Jewelry". Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, 4848 Main Street, Houston, TX  77002, 713-529-4848, exr. 104, aclifford@crafthouston.org, www.crafthouston.org.

December 18, 2010 - February 6, 2011

Ian Johnston, "Bag Suite in 4/4 Time". Opening Reception: Friday, December 17, 7-9pm. Ian has created 432 slip-cast porcelain vessels, using plastic shopping bags as their originating forms. The repeated vessels are beautiful to behold as they are neatly stacked on the metal retail shelving that will line the gallery walls. Kelowna Art Gallery, 1315 Water Street, Kelowna, BC, V1Y 9R3, 250-762-2226, Fax: 250-762-9875, info@kelownaartgallery.com, www.galleries.bc.ca/kelowna.

December 18, 2010 - June 12, 2011

Jasmine Reimer, "100lbs. 3 Days". Opening Reception: Friday, December 17, 7-9pm. For her installation in our Dysfunctional Chairs series Reimer explores the virtual colonization of the corpulent, strained body by the standard office chair. Using fragments of discarded office chairs paired with sand-filled fabric forms, Reimer creates weirdly provocative sculptures, visceral visual metaphors for the way many of us feel at the end of the week at our desks working on a computer. Kelowna Art Gallery, 1315 Water Street, Kelowna, BC, V1Y 9R3, 250-762-2226, Fax: 250-762-9875, info@kelownaartgallery.com, www.galleries.bc.ca/kelowna.

January 12 - March 27, 2010

Maura Donegan, Sandra Little, Marjorie Bachert, and Lisa Harkins, "Four Embroiderers". Artist Reception: Saturday, January 15, 1-3pm. Textiles. La Conner Quilt & Textile Museum, 703 S. 2nd Street, PO Box 1270, La Conner, Wa 98257, info@laconnerquilts.com, www.laconnerquilts.com.

January 21 - March 20, 2011

Michelle Allard, "Materialscape". Vancouver-based Michelle Allard negotiates processes of accumulation and transition by employing cardboard, plastics, packaging and shipping-related materials in the creation of elaborate sculptures and installations that call to mind spectacular mineral formations. Like a form of baroque geology, Allard's works reside somewhere between ornament and practical abstraction. Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery, 101 Queen Street North, Kitchener, ON, N2H 6P7, 519-579-5860, Fax: 519-578-0740, mail@kwag.on.ca, www.kwag.on.ca.

January 22 - March 1, 2011

"Gathering Glass". Opening Reception: January 22, 7-9pm. This gathering of talented glass workers explores a broad range of contemporary glass expressions and includes many types of work with glass including blown, kiln-formed, stained glass, and lampwork. You'll find hangings, sculpture, jewellery, and more. Swiss Guides Room, Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, 111 Bear Street, Banff, Alberta, 403-762-2291, www.whyte.org.

March 1 - 26, 2011

Andrea Wenckeback, "Reliquaries For Everyday Life". Wearable jewellery containers and repositories safeguarding your precious memories, youth or a child's tantrum.

March 3 - April 10, 2011

"Wearable Art Awards Entries". The Port Moody Arts Centre, 2425 St. John's Street, Port Moody, BC, V3H 2B2, 604-931-2008, Fax: 604-931-2052, info@pomoartscentre.ca, www.pomoartscentre.ca.

April 30 - May 1, 2011

"Pacific Spirit Quilter's Guild Quilt Show". Merchant Mall, Members' Gift Shop, Tea room and, of course, the creativity of their amazing quilters in over 250 quilts. Shriners' Hall, 3550 Wayburne Drive, Burnaby, B.C.

May 13 - 15, 2011

"Piece to Peace". Fraser Valley Quilters' Guild show. George Preston Rec Centre, 20699 - 42 Avenue Langley, BC.

August 8 - 13, 2011

"London International Quilt Festival 2011". QUILTS OF HAWAII, over 125 quilts from Hawaii. London Convention Centre, 300 York Street, London, Ontario.

August 26 - 28, 2011

"PACIFIC WEST QUILT SHOW ". Greater Tacoma Convention & Trade Centre,  1500 Broadway, Tacoma, Washington, 253-830-6601, contact@gtctc.org, http://tacomaconventioncenter.com.


November 3 - 6, 2011

"International Quilt Festival/Houston". George R. Brown Convention Center, 1001 Avenida De Las Americas, Houston, TX 77010, 713-853-8000, http://www.houstonconventionctr.com.

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