Welcome to our Celebration of 40 years as a Guild!

This is where we will post all relevant information about our Celebration events for the coming year!

Please check back often!

 

Show entry forms, listing of entries for each show, and entry pickup information will be here.

 

Exhibits!

Kingscott Gallery and the Portage District Library Exhibits

This fall the Weaver’s Guild of Kalamazoo will present to the community two exhibits

celebrating our 40th Anniversary.

Our first exhibit will be part of the Kalamazoo Art Hop at the Kingscott Gallery,

October 3 to 28, 2008. Kingscott Gallery is located at Kingscott Associates, Inc. at 229

E. Michigan Ave., Kalamazoo, MI. Hours: Monday through Friday 8:00 to 5:00. The

reception will be held Oct 3, 2008 from 6:00 to 8:00 pm.

Our second exhibit will be at the Portage District Library from Oct. 15 to Dec 8, 2008.

The Library is located at 300 Library Lane, Portage, MI. Hours are Monday through

Thursday, 9:00 to 9:00, Friday 9:00 to 6:00, Saturday 9:00 to 5:00 and Sunday 1:00 to

5:00. The reception will be held Oct. 19, 2008 form 2:00 to 4:00 pm.

We would like all present and past Guild members to participate in our exhibits. This is

not a juried show or a sale, but an opportunity for the Guild to present fiber arts in two

different venues. We ask that each member select one item they would like to exhibit

and bring it to the September 8, 2008 Guild meeting at the Portage Senior Center or

contact Nancy Thornton at 269-721-9867 or thornton179@msn.com for other

arrangements. The item must be accompanied by the entry form filled out and be

ready for displaying. There will be labels identifying each artist and work.

The Kingscott’s exhibit will be a general overview of the Guild’s fiber arts, while the

Portage District Library’s will be a historical view of the Guild over our 40 years of

existence. Because we are exhibiting at 2 different venues, our exhibition committee

will have the responsibility of assigning placement of each item to create the best

display. We will post on our website where each item is and the pickup dates and times

at the locations. Insurance in not offered by the Guild or the locations, but all possible

precautions will be taken.

Our Guild has been an important part of the fiber arts here in Kalamazoo and in

Michigan. We have and have had members create works in all areas of fiber arts and

this is a great opportunity to show our work. Please join us in our celebration by

entering an item for our exhibits.

Everyone interested in exhibiting items at either or both of these shows should use the

entry form located on the last page of this Shuttle. The entry form is also available

at this link:

Entry form for both exhibits

WGK 40th Anniversary Party

The plans for our 40th birthday party and members fashion show are beginning. We will be having

lunch and the fashion show on March 28, 2009 at Brook Lodge in Augusta. It is our plan to have clothing

by our current and former members shown to the party attendees. It is our goal to have as many

members and former members attend the luncheon as possible. The guild has had 480 members since it was started.

A committee has been established with the following members:

June Vaughan, Terri Feldt, cochairs;

Nancy Frost, Nancy

Thornton, Nancy Clark, Gail Ross,

Cathy McCarthy, and Anne Mehring.

We will be announcing the plans as soon as possible. Please check in the August Shuttle for

more details about our party.

Our guild members have been expressing great enthusiasm for this event. We will be meeting as a

committee in the near future to begin our work.

~Terri Feldt and June Vaughan