National Academy of Needlearts Gallery
Category: Needlework Exhibition
From A Judge’s Journal
By Carlene HarwickThis article first appeared in NANthology, the NAN newsletter, in summer 1999. Click here to see the original publication Remember the diaries we wrote in when we were blithe young spirits (teenagers)? I don’t know about you, but they never were…
Read MoreThe Home of Our NAN Collection
by Patricia Tector, former NAN Director of Judges’ CertificationThis article first appeared in NANthology, the NAN newsletter, in spring 1999. We keep hearing that the NAN Collection is at the Gallery of Art & Design at North Carolina State University. What is this place…
Read MoreThe Exemplary – Packing and Shipping
By Beverly Booker This article first appeared in NANthology, the NAN newsletter, in winter 1999. Select clean, durable packing material and containers. These items must survive a round-trip as well as unpacking and repacking. Address the inside flap of the box…
Read MoreDeveloping Your Artistic Eyes
By R. Llewellyn Jordan This article first appeared in NANthology, the NAN newsletter, in winter 1996. Becoming a gallery-goer can provide endless opportunities to sensitize your eyes to art. It is a provocative experience for each and every individual who attends…
Read MoreTo Show Or Not To Show…That Is The Question
By Gail Sirna This article first appeared in NANthology, the NAN newsletter, in winter 1996. Just a few days ago I was sitting in a class offered by my local chapter when I heard one of my fellow guild members…
Read MorePacking and Shipping Embroidery
By Susan Dawson This article first appeared in NANthology, the NAN newsletter, in fall 1995. One of the hardest parts of becoming a professional embroiderer, or an exhibiting needle artist, is facing the reality that embroidery must be entrusted to strangers….
Read MoreDon’t Get Framed By Your Framer
By Anita Spitzhoff This article first appeared in the NAN newsletter in summer 1990. You have worked for weeks to complete your latest needlework masterpiece, and finally – it is finished! You decide to have the piece framed and you…
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