A Mitten for MichiganConvergence 2006 Grand Rapids Fiber Challenge

Deadline: May 15, 2006


Exhibit: June 27-July 1, 2006
DeVos Place Convention Center
Grand Rapids, Michigan


Design and send a pair of handmade mittens to Grand Rapids—any fiber technique, any material.

Eligibility
The Fiber Challenge is open to any and all C06 participants and is intended to be informal and fun.

A map of Michigan makes it a most recognizable state: the lower peninsula looks like a mitten. The challenge is to design and send a pair of handmade mittens to Grand Rapids—any fiber technique, any material. Make the mittens the size of your hand, or a child’s hand. If you are producing an “art” mitten, you could even “lose” one of the pair and make just one.

The mittens will be displayed at Convergence 2006 for all to admire and enjoy. A silent auction will be held from Thursday until noon on Saturday. Fill out a bid sheet near the mitten display in the Vendor Hall. At noon on Saturday, the highest bidder on each pair will be able to take their mitten set. The proceeds and any unsold mittens will then be donated to a local charity. Think of the satisfaction in helping keep hands warm through the long Michigan winter.

All entered mittens must be sent ready to show and exhibit. Mittens will be auctioned or donated to charity and will not be returned to the artist.

Entries must be postmarked by the following dates:
-Entries Due: May 15, 2006
-Exhibition Date: June 27-July 1, 2006

Prospectus and Entry Form