The art quilts exhibit at Step Up Gallery is drawing visitors of all ages. The last day is Nov. 7. Courtesy photo

STEP UP GALLERY NEWS RELEASE

Art quilts bursting with color and personality are part of the current exhibition in Step Up Gallery at Mesa Public library. “Personality Plus” and “Telephone Tag” have enlivened the Gallery since opening September 25. This is the public’s last chance to see these works as a group, since after this traveling show closes at end of day on Nov. 7, the artworks will go back to the artists who made them. 

“Personality Plus” showcases those beloved people and animals that add joy to all our lives, portrayed using quilting techniques such as collage quilting, pixelated images, screen printing and batik. 

“Telephone Tag” shows the evolution of an image as it passes through the creative mind of four artists. Is the shape a petal, or a leaf, or a canoe? Is it a flower, or a firework? A building or a guitar? Only you can decide! 

The dozens of artists who created these exhibits are all associated with the regional group of Studio Art Quilt Associates (SAQA). SAQA members work together to make sure “that the art quilt is universally respected as a fine art medium.”
 
This exhibit has been a crowd favorite, with more than 1000 people of all ages and interests walking through the doors. They have been “wowed” by this spectacular exhibition at Step Up Gallery at Mesa Public Library. A Gallery Talk given at the opening reception was videotaped and appears on Step Up Gallery’s YouTube Channel at
https://youtu.be/p3EEvrR2Th4.

Step Up Gallery (https://stepupgallery.org) is on the top level of Mesa Public Library in Los Alamos, at 2400 Central Ave. The gallery is open the same hours as the library: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Monday through Thursday; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Friday; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday and 1-5 p.m., Sunday.