Having work published in a chapbook offers an individual artist exposure and connection to a genre that transcends media boundaries. Dan Waber’s goal is to “to publish the largest catalog of visual poetry in print” with his series of “this is visual poetry” chapbooks.

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Dear SDA Community:

I would like to introduce myself as the SDA interim Executive Director (following the resignation of Stacey Stern) and share with you some of my plans for the organization as we look to the future….

SDA, Studio Art Quilt Associates and the Textile Department at San Francisco State University combined energies to create REINVENTION, a regional conference that took place in mid-March. Revisit or–if you could not attend–sample some selected high points from this multi-faceted event that was packed with ideas and inspiration….

The NewsBlog Spotlight will focus on SDA members’ accomplishments both nationally and internationally. Check out this month’s feature on 2 international exhibitions–in Korea and Poland–in which members have recently participated. Shown at left is Lanny Bergner’s “Multiplicity” (detail) from the Triennial in Poland. …

Hoarding is having a cultural moment on TV with TLC’s “Hoarding: Buried Alive” and via several recently published books–both fiction and non. Jay Rich unpacks the syndrome and offers some solutions for beating back the scourge of stuff. …

Link to additional information about profiles in EcoVision issue! Learn more online about work by Harmony Susalla/Harmony Art, Green UK Designers, Kathleen Tesnakis/ekologic, Kate Goldwater/AuH2O, Lisa Klakulak/strongfelt, Abigail Doan, Jappie King Black, and more… …

Welcome to the NewsBlog, the pixelated reincarnation of the formerly printed newsletter. At 33 years old, SDA is like a young professional having a make-over, so it is fitting to feature a status report on our new strategic plan and vision for the future in the NewsBlog debut….

You’ve sampled tidbits from Mickie McCormic’s web-roaming click list by typing or searching the URLs from the printed SDA newsletter…now experience the instant gratification (and dopamine rush) as you click directly to them from the SDA NewsBlog….

Susan’s work often begins with a found object—a shoe last, a mannequin hand, an old ammunition box—that becomes part of the stage set she assembles to draw the viewer in. “I work intuitively, without loom, pattern, or graph.” …

When you’re singing with the heavenly choir or back on earth as a reincarnated being or dancing with the dust in the cosmos, what will be the fate of your art? Whether you’re an artist of a certain age or a beginner, now is the time to start taking charge of the outcome….