We’re kicking off our 30th Anniversary this month. Stay tuned for upcoming events celebrating this milestone.

The next SPAM workshop is February 20th, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Cherry Valley Library. The focus will be getting ready for the NICU sew-in and the baby quilts in general.

SPAM meets every third Saturday of the month at the Cherry Valley Library.

On January 12, Judy Mullen met with Bob O’Brien, RFD Airport Director, and his staff. The 366 names of interested quilters were presented. Bob and the staff were very interested in contracting an airplane to fly us to Paducah in April for the show. Type of aircraft, price of the ticket, and when tickets will be available and how to buy them is still not final. The airport is trying to arrange a flight on Friday, April 23 and Saturday, April 24. If those flights sell out and there are still more quilters wanting to fly to Paducah, the airport will consider contracting another flight on Thursday, April 22. These flights will leave in the morning and return in the late afternoon (and don’t forget free parking at RFD!). Stay tuned for more details.

Artists: How would you like to sell more art?

If you could use some fresh and practical ideas for marketing your art, check this out.

Alyson B. Stanfield, author of “I’d Rather Be in the Studio! The Artist’s No-Excuse Guide to Self-Promotion,” is coming to Wisconsin in early March to help us get a groove on our marketing.

I’D RATHER BE IN THE STUDIO
A NO-EXCUSES ART MARKETING WORKSHOP
March 9-10, 2010
Siena Center, Racine

**Sign up by February 12 and get a bonus gift from Alyson!

During these two days, you’ll learn:

• How to write a better artist statement that connects with your audience
• How to organize and expand your mailing list
• The tragic mistakes artists make on websites and blogs (and how to fix them)
• Email secrets that produce results
• How to increase traffic to your website and blog
• How to build your online presence with Facebook and Twitter without becoming a slave to your computer

And it’s only $100! Alyson says this is a crazy low price, so you should probably grab it while you can.

Two full days of ideas, examples, and motivation to help you get your art out of the studio and in front of people who can see it and buy it. AND, you’re going to leave with an action plan.

Get the details and register (by February 12 to get the bonus!) at:

http://www.artquilters.com/retreats/retreat10-03.html

And help us fill the room by sharing this information with other artists. We’re already at 2/3 capacity!