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Surface
Design Association Presents:
OFF THE GRID
2009
INTERNATIONAL TEXTILE CONFERENCE
To
purchase the 2009 Off the Grid Conference DVD, the CD of SDA Members’
Show 2009: Surface Matters or the Conference Tote Bag,
Click
Here
Conference:
MAY 28th – May 31st , 2009
Pre-Conference Workshops: May 23 – May 27th , 2009
Post-Conference Workshops: June 1st – June 5th , 2009
Kansas
City, Missouri, USA
Kansas
City Art Institute and Marriott Country Club Plaza
Patterns
in our life and in our work often develop and repeat in a regular
manner, and then something unexpected happens. Something shifts
slightly and theP pattern and rhythm become radically new. It
is in those moments of unexpected change that great possibility
exists. We shift. We transform. We go off the grid aesthetically,
conceptually, or environmentally. In this conference we will concentrate
on how we can seek those points of departure and together, go
off the grid.
SDA
CONFERENCE AWARDS
Membership
Exhibition
Judges: Jennifer Angus and Alice Kettle
Joy Stocksdale Best of Show:
JEFO
Bubbles #618 by Jane Ogren, Pittsburgh, PA
2nd
Place: (TIE)
Lace
by Clay McLaurin, Athens, GA
Money by Linda Lewis, Edinburg, TX
3rd
Place: (TIE)
Piter
by Natalya Aikens, Pleasantville, NY
Summer Grass by Judy Bales, Fairfield, IA
Honorable
Mentions
Comfort and Peace by Shin-Hee Chin, McPherson, KS
Net Work: Thin Slice by Susan Lasch Krevitt,
Thousand
Oaks, CA
Wonder
by Janet Lipkin, Richmond, CA
Nano
by Leisa Rich, Atlanta, GA
Stone Silence by Luanne Rimel, St. Louis, MO
Damaged Morphology by Kathy Weaver, Highland
Park, ID
SDA
Award of Excellence:
Bandhani
mulberry silk stole by Jabbar Khatri, Bhuj, India
Handweavers
Guild of America Award:
Susan
Bowman, Colorado Springs, CO
Fashion
Show (awarded for a body of work)
Judge:
Jessica Hemmings
1st
Place:
Carole
Waller, Bath, UK
"Mountain Coat", "Quilted
Coat", "Organza Dress"
2nd
Place:
Jorie
Johnson, Kyoto, Japan
"3a.
Sumi Silk Series: Jacket 1", "1a. Sumi Silk
Series: vest 1"
3rd
Place:
Eulanda
Sanders, Fort Collins, CO
"Metalling
with Fibers XXXII: Desert Sunset", "Metalling
with Fibers XXXIII"
Student
Show
Judges: Victoria Rivers, Della Reams, Bob Swearingen
1st
place:
Xiaopei
Wu "Venus Anadyomene", Cornell University, Ithaca,
NY
2nd
place:
Heather
Macali "Twinks Reject", University of Wisconsin-Madison,
Design Studies Department
3rd
place:
Rubi McGrory "Softball", Savannah College
of Art & Design, GA
SDA
award of excellence:
Joanne
Weis "Calendar", University of Louisville, KY
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For
more than 30 years, the Surface Design Association conferences
have been amazing meeting places where textile artists from
all over the world come together to be inspired by work,
ideas and techniques. The wealth of information, creativity
and talent on the podium, as well as in the audience, is
astounding. During the four days of the conference, we
learn from each other. It is our excitement, knowledge and
willingness to share that makes each SDA conference a unique experience.
Please join us and become a part of one of the most unforgettable
contemporary textile events.
Pre-conference
Workshops: Click
Here
Saturday, May 23–Wednesday, May 27,
2009
Conference Schedule: Click Here
Thursday, May 28–Sunday, May 31, 2009
Post-Conference Workshops: Click
Here
Monday, June 1–Friday, June 5, 2009
Gallery
and Exhibition Day
Conference
participants can spend Friday afternoon touring museums and
galleries around campus and the Crossroads Gallery District
in downtown Kansas City. In addition to Kansas City Max buses,
SDA will provide ongoing transportation from the KCAI campus
to and around the gallery district. Browse the galleries at
your own pace, stop and eat at a local restaurant or return
to campus and rest before the Trunk Show tarts at the Marriott.
The
Garden of Eden
Heather
Ujiie
Vendor
Fair Hours
VENDOR
RECEPTION: Conference Participants Only
Thursday,
May 28 7:00pm - 10:00pm
PUBLIC
HOURS:
Friday, May 29 8:30am - 2:00pm -BREAK-
Saturday,
May 30 8:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Sunday, May 31 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
VENDOR
FAIR IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
For
list of participating vendors, click
here
The
commercial Vendor Fair will showcase the best from retailers,
distributors and manufacturers of textiles, dyes, pigments,
supplies, books and major equipment used in the production of
textiles. The Vendor Fair will be held at the Marriott, where
many of the main conference events will take place. The opening
reception is Thursday evening. The fair will be open throughout
the conference sessions and on Friday evening during the Trunk
Show.
MARRIOTT
HOTEL FRIDAY MAY 29TH
7:00
- 9:00 p.m.
THIS
EVENT IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC - BRING A FRIEND!
The
Trunk Show is an opportunity for conference participants to
sell their own work at the conference. More than 20 artists
will be set up selling hand painted scarves, jewelry, garments
and other art work. This event is open to the public and will
take place at the Marriott on Friday evening.
Saturday
evening’s main event will be Textile Fusion: An Interactive
Fashion Performance in the Nelson-Atkins Museum’s
stunning new Bloch Building. This alternative fashion show
will provide a unique opportunity to see fabulous textile-inspired
garments up-close and ‘fused’ with the architecture
of the building and the museum's collection. For more information
or to submit your work for consideration, see prospectus
link n this page.
Bus Tour to Columbia, MO
Monday, June 1
Join other fiber enthusiasts on the day after the conference to visit numerous galleries and museums that feature works in fiber. Highlights include exhibitions by Lannie Bergner and Jo Stealey, plus a special viewing of pre-Columbian textiles. For costs and reservations, visit www.FATEcolumbia.com or contact Hannah Reeves: 573-864-6720.
Networking and Professional
Development Opportunities
For detailed list of member opportunities at the conference click here
SDA meetings are a great opportunity to discover ways that new programs can help you and how you can become an active participant. SDA is a great organization! Get involved!
- Regional “Meet and Greet”
- Student Networking Meeting
- Membership Meeting
- SDA Rep Meeting
- Regional Meeting
- Granted!
- Critiques
- Portfolio Review - New in 2009
- SDA Members' Book Sales
Location
The
conference will take place in Kansas City, Missouri,
USA, known for its world-famous jazz and barbecue.
The nearby Kansas City International Airport makes
traveling convenient from all parts of the United
States, Canada and overseas.
Most conference activities will take place at
the Marriott Country Club Plaza Hotel and the
campus of the Kansas City Art Institute (KCAI).
The Marriott is a full-service hotel with professional
meeting facilities. KCAI provides a scenic, 12-acre
campus with workshop facilities, classrooms and
dorms.
The conference will be located in the heart of
Kansas City's cultural community, near the Nelson-Atkins
Museum of Art and the Kemper Museum of Contemporary
Art. Just a few blocks away is the Country Club
Plaza, which is famous for its food, theater,
shopping and architecture. Kansas City’s
Max bus service provides quick and convenient
transportation from the Marriott to the Crossroads
Arts District galleries, where long-vacant buildings
have been replaced by growing businesses, restaurants,
residences and a thriving art scene.
Kansas
City Art Institute
The
Fiber Program at the Kansas City Art Institute combines
traditional practices and experimental processes. From
surface design to weaving, basketry, sculptural installation,
mixed media, computer-aided design, apparel and costume,
this program provides student artists with unique opportunities
to explore contemporary issues in fiber. Concept and
material-based explorations are promoted in both flat
and dimensional works. Full-time faculty members are
Jason Pollen (chair), Pauline Verbeek-Cowart, Tracy
Krumm and Kim Eichler-Messmer.
Downloadable
PDF of Conference Brochure:
Post-Conference
Workshops PDf
Instructors
and Presenters Biographies PDf
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