Textile Festival

Deadline: April 24, 2009 (POSTMARK)

Textile Festival
A judged textile art competition
Sponsored by Expertise Events Pty Ltd (EE)/
Supported by The Australian Textile Arts &
Surface Design Association (ATASDA)
Brisbane Exhibition Centre, South Bank
May 29-31, 2009


Theme: The theme of the 2009 competition is “THE ART OF RECYCLING”

Categories: There are two categories only.

1. Wearable Art
2. Textile Art to Live With

Entries are to use predominantly textiles and include 50% recycled material. Entries must interpret the theme “THE ART OF RECYCLING”. All entries must be original. An entrant may apply any technique.

Size of Entries. Actual artworks must weigh no more than 15kg.

Time Frame. The entry must have been completed after January 2008, not prior to this to be eligible for this competition.

Who Can Enter: Entry is open to the public. An entrant’s artwork may be the work of more than one person as long as all parties who contribute to the artwork are nominated on the entry form as being an entrant. There is a limit of two entries per person or group.

Each entrant may enter up to two artworks (either one in each category or two in one category). At first instance an entrant must send an entry form with two hard copy photographs and two digital images of the artwork.

Entry Fee: A fee of $20 per entry is payable by cheque.

Visit website for complete details: textileart.com.au

Download: Prospectus and Competion Entry Form

Textile Art Competition
Expertise Events
PO Box 6053
Frenchs Forest, NSW 2086
phone: 02 9452 7575