CONVERGENCE 2010 ALBUQUERQUE! New Visions: Ancient Paths

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Handweavers Guild of America (HGA) is holding an election for Board members and our member, Patty Savignac is a nominee. If you are a member of HGA, then: Get out your Shuttle Spindle & Dyepot magazine for Winter 2009/2010 Turn to page 55 Fill out the HGA Ballot 2010 Mail it in to HGA before May 15

Other things to consider and do in regards to Convergence are: Sign up for the Convergence Value Package—you do not want to miss the Vendors market or the Fashion Show as well as the HGA exhibits. Sign up for one or more seminars, classes and/or workshops. Sign up to be a volunteer—you can go online and sign up with HGA but also consider that several Las Arañas members are helping with Convergence and will need volunteer help during the conference. So reserve the week of July 18-25 on your calendar to help with Convergence.

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What is Convergence? Convergence is an outstanding conference for everyone who loves and works in fiber. It is the biennial, international conference sponsored and organized by the Handweavers Guild of America, Inc.(HGA), and hosted by a committee of dedicated fiber enthusiasts. Convergence features special lectures, workshops and seminars, exhibits, tours, special events, and a commercial vendor hall full of fibers, , fiber-related equipment and an artist market. HGA’s Convergence 2010 Albuquerque will be held at Albuquerque Convention Center, July 18-25, 2010, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA. Current HGA members get a special registration rate and learn about each upcoming Convergence first!

When is Convergence 2010 Albuquerque? Convergence 2010 Albuquerque will be held July 18-25, 2010, at the Albuquerque Convention Center downtown Albuquerque. Workshops will run concurrent with the conference.

The following Exhibit Jurors have been announced:

Eye Dazzlers: All Fiber Techniques Wendy Weiss: is a professor of Textiles, clothing and Design at the U of Nebraska and director of the Robert Hillestad Textiles Gallery where she has curated exhibits of internationally recognized artists. She regularly exhibits her collaborative installation work nationally and internationally.

Enchanted: Yardage Exhibit Stacey Harvey-Brown: weaves, writes, teaches, lectures and gives workshops and seminars around the UK and abroad. She is passionate about weaving and loves the challenge to capture the essence and texture of nature through woven cloth.

Walk in Beauty: Fashion Show & Exhibit Jill Heppenheimer: as co-owner of the Santa Fe Weaving Gallery, Jill has used her creativity, design acumen and eye for wearable art as well as her business and marketing savvy to steer a successful retail business for almost 19 years. Susan Lazear: is a Professor of Fashion at San Diego Mesa College. With extensive knowledge of fashion design, including patternmaking, draping, construction, textiles and fashion technology, she blends industry techniques with the individual wearable art approach to the creation of clothing. Susan has written numerous books and articles about fashion and textiles.

Small Expressions The Juror will be announced soon.

The Prospectus and entry forms for the above exhibits are online at www.weavespindye.org. Go to Convergence Conference, then to Exhibits to Enter.

Clear your calendar not for July 21-25 and plan to participate in Convergence by taking a seminar or workshop and/or volunteering to help with one or more of the many jobs that are required to put on such a big conference. You can be a part of the Convergence Team! See the exhibits in depth: serve as assistants in the Exhibit Hall and answer visitors' questions. Meet the vendors: sit in a booth to give vendors a break. Meet other members of our fiber community: take tickets and hand out programs at the special events. HGA's Convergence Volunteer Handbook includes guidelines and more information. There are many areas where volunteers will be needed before, during and after Convergence. Registration greeters Commercial Exhibit assistants Commercial Exhibit Registration Exhibits: Receiving and shipping team Exhibit installation and dismantling Exhibit attendants During Convergence: Class assistants Equipment assistants Tour assistants Fashion show assistants Ticket takers at Convergence events Demonstration assistants Connect with the Volunteer Coordinator email: hgaconvergence@weavespindye.org The Fall 2009 edition of Shuttle Spindle & Dyepot has all the registration information or you can go to the web site: www.weavespindye .org for more information on the workshops, leaders and other activities. Just a reminder that the deadline to enter the Convergence Exhibits is fast approaching. The dates are: Small Expressions 2010—February 8. Eye Dazzlers—All Fiber Exhibit—February 22. Walk in Beauty—Fashion Show and Exhibit—February 15.

The Prospectus for each exhibit is online. Follow it carefully.