Sept 24 - February 5, 2012 Beyond Rugs! Exhibit of contemporary works whose artists have explored, often in a new and innovative fashion, hooking as a medium. Farnsworth Art Museum, 16 Museum Street, Rockland, ME 04821 www.farnsworthmuseum.org Curator Mildred Cole Peladeau http://www.farnsworthmuseum.org/exhibition/beyond-rugs for the online catalog
October 13, 2011- January 15, 2012
San Francisco Museum of Art + Design, Fiberart International
San Francisco, CA www.fiberartinternational.org
January 14- March 24, 2012 two exhibits at the Saco Museum, Saco, Maine Rugs All Marked Out highlighting Maine patternmaker Edward Sand Frost (1880′s era) and Hooked Rgs from the Maine Tin Peddlars a group named in Frost’s honor showcasing their contemporary works. 207-283-3861 for hours and address or www.dyerlibrarysacomuseum.com
January 14 RugBeat! goes live online quarterly magazine from Rug Hooking Magazine. Subscriptions at www.RugHookingMagazine.com see Rug Beat in left column
February 24-26 ACC Show/Baltimore hundreds of exhibitors presenting American Crafts including Hand Hooked artists Kira Bacon, Booth 3904 (www.KBOFiberArt.com) and Meg Little, Booth 3504 (www.MegLittle.com) see public.craftcouncil.org/baltimore for full vendor list and fees, directions.
March 3 and 4 Surface Design Washington Symposium in Northern Seattle area and exhibit, Diane Learmonth has piece in exhibit, surfacedesignwa.wordpress.com Pre-registration info and schedule
March 30- April 2, 2012 Surface Design and SAQA Conference in Philadelphia. visit www.surfacedesign.org search conference. Symposium format with travel to Fiber exhibits in Greater Philadelphia (tighr is an organizaitonal member of Surface Design… benefit with membership)
August 13-18, 2012 Sauder Village Rug Hooking Week 16th Annual, Archbold, Ohio USA. Hundreds of rugs displayed in gallery setting, vendors, workshops daily and longer with international instructors. see www.Saudervillage.org click on special events.
October 15-19, 2012 TIGHR Tri-Ennial Conference in Strathalbyn, South Australia.
details in the Hooking Matters newsletters and on our members site. Join today to be
a part of our exciting Worldwide Organization see Memberships on this site.
October 25- February 24, 2013 High Fiber Diet at Bellevue Art Museum, Bellevue, Washington. http://www.Bellevuearts.org
November 2-5, 2012 Tasmania Craft Fair, Deloraine, Tasmania hundreds of stalls with crafts including hooked and prodded rugs. www.tascraftfair.com.au
Other Opportunites to View/Read more about RugHooking
HG-TV Uncommon Threads on DIY network 5 episodes on rug hooking
featuring Marilyn Bottjer and others, search HGTV or for Uncommon
Threads for viewing schedule.
Publications:
Rug Hooking Magazine www.rughookingmagazine.com
Contemporary Hooked Rugs and Modern Hooked Rugs, Linda Rae
Coughlin, Schiffer Publishing, 2006,2007 bothvolumes available from Linda Rae Coughlin at www.theartrugs.com
Design Basics For Rug Hookers, Susan L. Feller published by Stackpole Books 2011 www.RuckmanMillFarm.com
Hooking Landscapes, Anne-Marie Littenberg, published by Stackpole
Books, 2009 Hooking Portraits 2011 both available through Stackpole Books
Proggy and Hooky, Miriam Miller, Australia new book 35 Stoney Hill Lane,
Milton, NSW 2538 Australia narrawillyfarm@shoal.net.au
Creative Journey into Rug Hooking, Sybil Osicka, contact Sybil in Ohio, US at sybil@sybilosicka.com
Prodded Hooking for a Three-Dimensional Effect, Gene Shepherd gene@geneshepherd.com or visit www.GeneShepherd.com
Sculptured Rugs in Waldoboro Style, Jacqueline Hansen with Trudy Brown www.rughookersnetwork.com/hansen
Hooked Rugs Today 2004, Hooked Rugs Today 2006 (two volumes) and the Hooked Rugs Today 2008 Amy Oxford, Schiffer Publishing , contact Amy at aoxford@together.net or www.AmyOxford.com
