SAQA the Studio Art Quilt Association is bringing JOY to TMUC!

JOY, a fabric art ‘Trunk Show’ will be at Transcona Memorial United Church from Friday, February 17 through Sunday, February 19.  Join us on Friday, February 17 at 10:30 for the opening and the Artist Introduction to the Show with local artists Cathie Ugrin, Tanya Deleva and Susan Selby. Here’s more about JOY:

A year ago, SAQA invited fabric artists to consider JOY with these words:
Jubilant, diverse, and inspiring, Joy is a feeling to recognize, embrace, and share.
Since March 2019, the world has shifted. Fear, isolation, and panic have become norms. Unmoored from the norm, we have been drifting.  Slowly we are awakening, our mood is shifting and we can see light in the future.
“Joy is an intense, momentary experience of positive emotion”. (Ingrid Fetell)
It’s intangible, that’s why people try to capture it in different forms to remember the moment.
What brings you JOY? What will the new reality be for you?

SAQA artists answered the questions in fabric pieces, each measuring 18 inches square.  There is no cost for attending the exhibit (donations welcome).  There are 31 pieces on display as well as a number of fabric ‘postcards’. The ‘postcards’ are for sale for $25/each with all proceeds going to the Ukrainian Canadian Foundation.

The exhibit is open on Friday, February 17 from 10:30 to 3:00 p.m., Saturday from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and Sunday from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

We hope that you will join us at Transcona Memorial United Church, 209 Yale Avenue West, for the exhibition and find JOY!