Julia Zagar Residency for Women Artists

DEADLINE: March 31, 2024 (ONLINE)


Julia Zagar Residency for Women Artists
Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens
Philadelphia PA
Fall 2024


The residency supports contemporary women artists working in the tradition of handcrafting and folk art, with a particular focus on Mexican and South American artisans. Those selected are invited to stay in Philadelphia, engage with the city, and present an exhibition at Philadelphia's Magic Gardens.

Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens (PMG) inspires creativity and community engagement by educating the public about folk, mosaic, and visionary art. PMG preserves, interprets, and provides access to Isaiah Zagar’s unique mosaic art environment and his public murals.

GOALS
The goal of this residency is to connect the visiting artist with Philadelphia communities, expand and inspire their artistic practice, and to form a relationship with PMG and the Zagars. The artist will create a body of work influenced by their visit and exhibit this work in the PMG galleries two years after their initial stay.


ON-SITE DURATION
2 weeks in Fall 2024. In addition, the artist will be invited back for exhibition installation, opening reception, and any other programming as needed.


STIPEND
First Payment (paid at 2 week stay) - $2,000
Second Payment (paid at end of exhibition) - $1,000
Travel Stipend - $1,500
Supply Stipend - $1,000


EXPECTATIONS
Create a body of work inspired by the artist’s experience at Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens.

Visit and connect with the PMG, site, staff, Zagar family, other nearby Zagar art environments, the South Philadelphia community, and other local galleries, organizations, museums, and creatives.

Solo exhibition in the PMG Galleries with artwork for sale responding to their stay in Philadelphia two years after their initial visit.
 
During the visit we expect the artists to be fully immersed in their residency experience.


Complete details: phillymagicgardens.org/julia-zagar-residency-for-women-artists

Application and Details for the Residency

Aplicación española

Chelsey Luster, Exhibition Manager
Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens
1020 South Street
Philadelphia PA 19147
exhibitions@phillymagicgardens.org
(215) 733-0390 ext. 118

47th annual Guild Fine Craft Show: Mount Desert Island 2024

DEADLINE: March 31, 2024 (ONLINE)

 

47th annual Guild Fine Craft Show: Mount Desert Island 2024
College of the Atlantic
Bar Harbor, ME
August 9, 2024 – August 11, 2024

 

The Guild Fine Craft Shows represent a longstanding exposition of juried artists that invites the public to explore and collect fine craft objects. The showcased pieces are the result of the dedication, talent, and training of a membership of committed and skilled craftspeople living and working in Maine.

The 47th annual Guild Fine Craft Show: Mount Desert Island is a longtime tradition on the island, with 2024 being the 2nd year in a brand new location: College of the Atlantic (COA).

Featuring lifetime Guild level members of the Maine Crafts Association and juried exhibitors from Maine and Greater New England, the Annual Guild Fine Craft Show will present 40+ exhibitors working in basketry, ceramic, encaustic, furniture, glass, jewelry, leather, letterpress, metal, printmaking, stone, textiles (wearable + decorative), and woodworking.
 

Application Fee: MCA Members $30 | Non-members $35 

Guild Fine Craft Show Page: https://shopmainecraft.com/application-details-2024-guild-fine-craft-show-mount-desert-island/

Application via Juried Art Services: https://www.juriedartservices.com/?content=event_info&event_id=2096

 

CONTACT INFORMATION

Lizz Brown, Show Director
email: lizz@shopmainecraft.org
phone: 717-372-1541

Whitney Gill, Shop Maine Craft, Executive Director
email: whitney@shopmainecraft.com
phone: 207-205-0791

Center for Maine Craft
Retail Gallery & Resource Center
phone: 207-588-0021
email. center@shopmainecraft.com
 

Mail: PO Box 173, Gardiner ME 04345
GPS: 288 Lewiston Rd, West Gardiner, ME 04345

Administrative Office: 207-205-0791
General Information: info@shopmainecraft.com

The Textile Museum Journal Seeking Article Proposals for 52nd Volume

DEADLINE: March 31, 2024 via Email

The Textile Museum Journal Centennial Volume
Volume 52, 2025
Call for Submissions
The George Washington University Museum and The Textile Museum
Washington, DC


The Textile Museum Journal publishes high-quality academic research on the textile arts and serves as an interface between different branches of academia and textile scholars worldwide. International in scope, the journal is devoted to the presentation of scholarly articles concerning the cultural, technical, historical, and aesthetic significance of textiles through time and across cultures.

We are seeking article proposals for our 52nd volume to be published in 2025. This volume will celebrate the centennial of The Textile Museum‘s establishment, and will be devoted to new research on textile objects in The Textile Museum Collection. Submissions may examine any aspect of textiles from all historic and prehistoric periods, and geographic regions, as well as topics related to fabric structures, textile iconography, weaving practices, constructing and wearing clothing, and other subjects. Articles may include case studies on individual textile objects or analyses of a group of textile objects, which forward a greater argument or investigation about these objects’ cultural and/or technical contexts of production.

We highly suggest engaging with The Textile Museum Collection well before the deadline for submission in order to develop research thoroughly.


Volume 52 (2025): The Textile Museum Centennial.
Download Call for Submissions

How to Submit

Manuscript Submissions Guide

Author Style Guide

Production Schedule

    Abstract submissions due: March 31, 2024
    Manuscript submissions due: July 31, 2024
    Peer review: September-November 2024
    Author revisions: November-April 1 2024-2025
    Copy editing and design: April-October 2025
    Expected release: November 2025


Visit Website:
https://museum.gwu.edu/textile-museum-journal
https://museum.gwu.edu/submit-research


Contact Editorial Assistant Daniel Biggs with questions.
email: tmjournal@gwu.edu


The George Washington University Museum and The Textile Museum
701 21st St. NW
Washington, DC 20052
Phone: +1 202-994-5200
museuminfo@gwu.edu

Limitless Prairies, Limitless Sky, Yardage Exhibit

DEADLINE: Extended to March 31, 2024 (ONLINE)

DEADLINE: March 4, 2024 (ONLINE)


Limitless Prairies, Limitless Sky, Yardage Exhibit
Handweavers Guild of America
Century II Performing Arts & Convention Center
Wichita, Kansas
July 11, 2024 - July 14, 2024


Limitless Prairies, Limitless Sky, Yardage Exhibit
This exhibit is open to lengths of constructed and or embellished yardage. Any fiber arts technique may be used. Yardage is created for a variety of reasons: clothing or accessories adorning the body, fabricating useful objects like towels, home décor, or sometimes just as a piece of art. Inspired by open spaces and endless horizons, explore the vast, boundless beauty of land and sky through cloth.

Juror: Denise Kovnat

Awards
Cash prizes provided by HGA include: $500 First, $250 Second, $100 Third
Winning works will be published in future edition of Shuttle Spindle & Dyepot magazine
Winning works will be featured on HGA's Instagram and Facebook
All selected works will be featured in an online exhibit photo album
Additional Honors and/or cash prizes may be sponsored by individuals or groups

Entry Fees per Piece
$0 - Students (with HGA Student membership or proof of current enrollment)
$17 - HGA Members
$25 - Non-HGA Members

Website contains full details: https://weavespindye.org/calls-for-entry/

Handweavers Guild of America, Inc.
1201 Peachtree St. NE, Suite 200
Atlanta, GA 30361
Telephone: (678) 730-0010
Email: HGA@WeaveSpinDye.org
 

Explorers of Wind, Wagons, and Wheat, Mixed Media Exhibit

DEADLINE: Extended to March 31, 2024 (ONLINE)
DEADLINE: March 4, 2024 (ONLINE)


Explorers of Wind, Wagons, and Wheat, Mixed Media Exhibit
Handweavers Guild of America
Century II Performing Arts & Convention Center
Wichita, Kansas
July 11, 2024 - July 14, 2024


Explorers of Wind, Wagons, and Wheat, Mixed Media Exhibit
This exhibit is open to work created in any media using a fiber arts technique. Witness explorations in material that capture the essence of Kansas' heritage in works that tell stories of resilience, exploration, and growth.

Juror: Jean Ann Fausser

Awards
Cash prizes provided by HGA include: $500 First, $250 Second, $100 Third
Winning works will be published in future edition of Shuttle Spindle & Dyepot magazine
Winning works will be featured on HGA's Instagram and Facebook
All selected works will be featured in an online exhibit photo album
Additional Honors and/or cash prizes may be sponsored by individuals or groups

Entry Fees per Piece
$0 - Students (with HGA Student membership or proof of current enrollment)
$17 - HGA Members
$25 - Non-HGA Members

 

Website contains full details: https://weavespindye.org/calls-for-entry/

Handweavers Guild of America, Inc.
1201 Peachtree St. NE, Suite 200
Atlanta, GA 30361
Telephone: (678) 730-0010
Email: HGA@WeaveSpinDye.org

Sunflowers to Sunsets, Wearable Art Exhibit

 

DEADLINE: Extended to March 31, 2024 (ONLINE)
DEADLINE: March 4, 2024 (ONLINE)


Sunflowers to Sunsets, Wearable Art Exhibit
sponsored by Suzoo's Wool Works at The Sheepwalk Ranch
Handweavers Guild of America
Century II Performing Arts & Convention Center
Wichita, Kansas
July 11 - 14, 2024

This exhibit features the work of juried and invitational artists. Any fiber arts technique may be used. Exhibit will be displayed first in a runway fashion show and then as a traditional exhibit. Inspired by Sunflowers to Sunsets, this year's show encapsulates the essence of nature's perpetual beauty and showcases each artists' mastery in the use of color and texture to transcend boundaries and transform fiber into wearable art that evokes the vibrant splendor of Kansas' iconic blooming fields from dawn to dusk.

Juror: Susan Lazear

Awards
Cash prizes provided by HGA include: $500 First, $250 Second, $100 Third
Winning works will be published in future edition of Shuttle Spindle & Dyepot magazine
Winning works will be featured on HGA's Instagram and Facebook
All selected works will be featured in an online exhibit photo album
Additional Honors and/or cash prizes may be sponsored by individuals or groups

Entry Fees per Piece
$0 - Students (with HGA Student membership or proof of current enrollment)
$17 - HGA Members
$25 - Non-HGA Members

Website contains full details: https://weavespindye.org/calls-for-entry/

Handweavers Guild of America, Inc.
1201 Peachtree St. NE, Suite 200
Atlanta, GA 30361
Telephone: (678) 730-0010
Email: HGA@WeaveSpinDye.org

Small Expressions 2024

DEADLINE: Extended to March 31, 2024 (ONLINE)

DEADLINE: March 4, 2024 (ONLINE)


Small Expressions 2024
Annual Exhibit of Small Scale Works
Handweavers Guild of America
Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum
Wichita, Kansas
July 2, 2024 – August 14, 2024


Produced by the Handweavers Guild of America, Inc. (HGA), Small Expressions is an annual juried exhibition showcasing contemporary small-scale works (not to exceed 15 inches in any direction) using fiber techniques in any media. Small in scale but visually compelling, this exhibit features work that speaks to the intricacy of expression, the intimacy of design, thoughtful communication, and visual excitement. The artists in this exhibit create a big impact through small pieces. The exhibit showcases works created using fiber techniques in any media, not to exceed 15 inches (38 cm) in any direction, including mounting, framing, or display devices. The exhibit is available for travel.

Juror: Pauline Verbeek

Awards
Cash prizes provided by HGA include: $500 First, $250 Second, $100 Third
Winning works will be published in future edition of Shuttle Spindle & Dyepot magazine
Winning works will be featured on HGA's Instagram and Facebook
All selected works will be featured in an online exhibit photo album
Additional Honors and/or cash prizes may be sponsored by individuals or groups

Entry Fees per Piece
$0 - Students (with HGA Student membership or proof of current enrollment)
$17 - HGA Members
$25 - Non-HGA Members

Website contains full details: https://weavespindye.org/calls-for-entry/

Handweavers Guild of America, Inc.
1201 Peachtree St. NE, Suite 200
Atlanta, GA 30361
Telephone: (678) 730-0010
Email: HGA@WeaveSpinDye.org

Whirlwind of Fibers, Basketry Exhibit

DEADLINE: Extended to March 31, 2024 (ONLINE)
DEADLINE: March 4, 2024 (ONLINE)


Whirlwind of Fibers, Basketry Exhibit
Handweavers Guild of America, Inc.
Century II Performing Arts & Convention Center
Wichita, Kansas
July 11, 2024 - July 14, 2024


This exhibit features functional or nonfunctional, traditional or nontraditional forms in basketry techniques. Baskets can be woven from a wide variety of man-made and naturally occurring materials. Experience the dynamic energy of Kansas' winds through the artistic expressions of creativity, innovation, and craftsmanship within the realm of basketry.

Juror: Annetta Kraayeveld

Awards
Cash prizes provided by HGA include: $500 First, $250 Second, $100 Third
Winning works will be published in future edition of Shuttle Spindle & Dyepot magazine
Winning works will be featured on HGA's Instagram and Facebook
All selected works will be featured in an online exhibit photo album
Additional Honors and/or cash prizes may be sponsored by individuals or groups

Entry Fees per Piece
$0 - Students (with HGA Student membership or proof of current enrollment)
$17 - HGA Members
$25 - Non-HGA Members


Whirlwind of Fibers, Basketry Exhibit Prospectus: https://weavespindye.org/calls-for-entry/

Handweavers Guild of America, Inc.
1201 Peachtree St. NE, Suite 200
Atlanta, GA 30361
Telephone: (678) 730-0010
Email: HGA@WeaveSpinDye.org

 

Call for Public Art: The Deschutes Public Library Creates New Art Collection

DEADLINE: March 31, 2024 (ONLINE)


The Deschutes Public Library Creates New Art Collection
Call for Public Art
Deschutes County, Central Oregon

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
Artists residing in the Western United States may apply:  Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming with special consideration given to artists from Oregon.

VISION
Deschutes Public Library Art Collection - Diverse, Inclusive and Inspirational

The renovations and new construction throughout the entire library district bring the opportunity for the district to build a new art collection.  Art in all six Deschutes Public Library branches will be diverse in both concept and material.  Works will be traditional and non-traditional and possess a lasting endurance. The DPL Art Committee seeks works in all media and genres: Painting, Printmaking, Sculpture, Glass, Fiber, Functional, Digital, Photography, Installation, Mixed Media, New media/genres.  Suspended from ceilings, mounted on walls, embedded in floors, anchoring a public space, works will exist in both expected and unexpected places within the building and on library grounds.  

Situated in the center of Oregon, over 200,000 people call Deschutes County home.  Central Oregon, widely known for its stunning mountains, rivers, pine forests and recreational opportunities, will now be home to a new 100,000 square foot library in east Bend known as Stevens Ranch, a new branch library in Redmond and completely renovated and renewed libraries in the communities of La Pine, Sunriver and Sisters and in historic downtown Bend.  The project is funded by a voter approved bond measure.  1% of the brick and mortar costs are reserved for the purchase of art.

No Entry Fee

All mediums and genres are open for consideration.

Artists who respond to this call will be considered for inclusion in the Deschutes Public Artists Library Artist Roster.  The Art Committee will invite pre-qualified artists from the roster to submit proposals for specific artwork commissions in one or more library branches.  Up to five finalists will be invited to submit a formal proposal for each commission. Finalists will receive up to a $1,000 honorarium for a written proposal, online presentation and digital rendering of the proposed artwork. Finalists wishing to visit the area may, on a case-by-case basis, be offered an additional stipend to offset travel expenses.

BUDGET
The renovation and new construction of all the branches is scheduled to conclude fall of 2026.  Budgets for art per branch range from $30,000 to $900,000 for a total project budget for art of just under $1.5 million for the county wide library system.  A fundraising campaign will nearly match the amount funded by the 1% program.

Immediate Submissions Encouraged:  While the Deschutes Public Library seeks artwork for six library branches with multiple deadlines, we encourage artists to submit NOW, as the art selection committee is actively seeking artworks for all branches, regardless of construction completion timelines.

Artist Call and Submission: artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=11644

For more information about the future libraries, visit the Deschutes Public Library website:
www.deschuteslibrary.org

Hand & Lock Prize for Embroidery 2024

DEADLINE: March 31, 2024 (ONLINE)


Hand & Lock Prize for Embroidery 2024
London, UK


THE HAND & LOCK PRIZE FOR EMBROIDERY 2024 IS NOW OPEN

The annual Hand & Lock Prize for Embroidery is a celebration of craftsmanship and the fine art of embroidery. This global competition provides aspiring embroidery students and designers an opportunity to showcase their talents and gain vital exposure and experience. The aim of this prize is to promote the use of hand embroidered surface embellishment within the fashion, costume & textile industries. We provide artists, students, practitioners and enthusiasts with a platform to connect with other industry bodies; in turn gaining exposure, improving embroidery techniques and keeping the age-old tradition moving forward in the modern world.

The Hand & Lock Prize for Embroidery accepts all types of embroidery. Your piece may include more than one type of embroidery.

Our contest is open to embroiderers, students and enthusiasts anywhere in the world.

TYPE OF ENTRY

Student
To qualify for the Student Category you must be in full or part time higher education at the time of registration. Registration as a student means you will benefit from subsidised entry fee and can submit work you are creating as part of your course.

Open
If you aren't in full or part time higher education, you will qualify for the Open Category. Registering in the Open Category is for anyone of any age. You can be a skilled practitioner, a passionate enthusiast or even a recent graduate.
 

Submission Fees in USD:
Student: $25.00
Open: $38.00

CATEGORIES

FASHION
Fashion entrants should design a fashion garment that takes inspiration from the Prize brief. Your submission should showcase your design skill as well as your ability to embroider. Judges will look at your concept, execution, construction, embroidery skill and overall presentation.

TEXTILE ART
Entrants should examine the brief and produce an object that showcases their embroidery skills. The object could be a piece of jewellery, an artistic sculpture, an embroidered tapestry, a piece for home interior design etc. Judges will look at originality, embroidery technique, execution, construction and overall presentation.

The Brief (truncated version)

A palimpsest is an ancient document where the original inscriptions have been erased to make room for new texts. It has become a word we use to describe our capacity to see the age and history of an object or place. This idea of the old making way for the new, while leaving faint traces is at the heart of archaeology, art, evolution and innovation.

Consider yourself, the objects in your home and wider society and look for the layers that reveal the stages and transformations that led them each to where they are today. Look at your environment, the landscape, the forest, the city through which you make your daily commute. See the ancient ruins that lie sandwiched between glistening glass skyscrapers and construct your own histories.

Consider the emotion your piece can convey: calm tranquillity, vibrant exaggeration, or the blended middle ground. Find your own expression of optimism. Imbue your object with layers that aspire to hope, joy and celebration.

Embrace up-cycling as a metaphor for historical revisionism. Investigate the act of embroidery as a healing process. Recognise and highlight the transformation in you, and the objects you embroider.

Your final work should reflect a complex and personal multi-layered engagement with your inspirations. Dig deep and explore your thoughts and feelings: your submission should provoke, communicate and articulate a strong sense of emotion.

PRIZES

First Prize

◦ The winners in each category will be awarded with $3,500 USD as a top prize.
◦ A commemorative framed hand embroidered plaque produced by Hand & Lock's skilled craftsmen.
◦ A years complimentary membership of The Textile Institute.
◦ Six months subscription to Selvedge magazine.
◦ A prize bundle of industry standard threads from Madeira.
◦ A weekend course at Hand & Lock.

Second Prize

◦ A commemorative framed hand embroidered plaque produced by Hand & Lock's skilled craftsmen.
◦ Six months subscription to Selvedge magazine.
◦ A weekend course at Hand & Lock.

Third Prize

◦ A commemorative framed hand embroidered plaque produced by Hand & Lock's skilled craftsmen.
◦ Six months subscription to Selvedge magazine.
◦ A weekend course at Hand & Lock.

Submission Guidelines for the First Round of Judging

For the first round entrants should only submit images. These images should convey a combination of your overall vision, your design journey, your research and include fine details. If your submission is incomplete, images of your work in progress and a rendering of your overall scheme can be submitted.

Our judges will use these images to assess your embroidery vision and how you have chosen to interpret the brief. Judges will look for evidence of your inventive and original interpretation, as well as your technical ability and overall design.

For the first round you will be asked to upload six images. These images should meet the following criteria:

– Three research images (Consisting of concept or mood board and embroidery samples).

– Three images of your embroidered Textile art or fashion piece (If final design is not complete, then please provide images/designs of how the final piece is expected to look).

– Your images should demonstrate that you have followed the specially written brief.

– Your images should not be doctored, obscuring your overall design vision or your embroidery skill.

– Your submission should be accompanied by up to 200 words describing your overall concept along with techniques and materials used.

Complete details available on the website:

Prize Brief: https://handembroidery.com/the-prize/prize-brief-2024/

Registration: https://www.handembroideryshop.com/products/h-l-prize-for-embroidery-2024

Prize Categories: https://handembroidery.com/the-prize/categories/

Prize FAQs: https://handembroidery.com/the-prize/faqs/

Hand & Lock
86 Margaret Street
London, W1W 8TE
TEL: 0207 580 7488

email: prize@handembroidery.com

European Art Quilts VIII

Deadline: March 31, 2014 (ONLINE)


European Art Quilts VIII
European Art Quilt Foundation
Festival of Quilts
Birmingham, UK
August 2014



Artists living in Europe may apply for participation. Place of residence on 31 March 2014 will determine the country with which the artist will be associated. Each artist may submit a maximum of two works. The work must have been completed after 2012, and may not have been exhibited, or published about, before.

Measurements: The total of all sides must measure minimum 3,60 m. and maximum 7,20 m.

The width can not be wider than 1,80 m. and be provided, on the back, with a sleeve for hanging the work, and we advise also a sleeve at the bottom. There are no restrictions regarding the use of materials. It is, however, important that it is a construction of layers. The quilt must have a personal identity and may not be
a translation or a copy of another work of art.

Fee: 30 Euros entry fee, non-refundable, for up to two works.

Downloads:

EAQ VIII - Rules of Participation
PDF - English
Word-document - English

EAQ VIII - Preview of online entry form in English.
PDF
Word document


Website: http://www.europeanartquilt


If you have questions about the exhibit EAQ VIII or the Foundation, contact info@europeanartquilt.com


European Art Quilt Foundation
Bredasedijk 65
5124 PT Molenschot
The Netherlands
Tel: +31 161 437178
Fax: +31 161 437176
E: info@europeanartquilt.com

Silvery Threads

Two Deadlines: (RECEIVE)

March 31, 2014 -- Registration of Interest
August 9, 2014 -- Entry Form


Silvery Threads
Geoffrey Squire Memorial Competition and Exhibition
Costume and Textile Association for Norfolk Museums (C&TA)
The Hostry, Norwich Cathedral
October 2 to 13, 2014



The Costume and Textile Association for Norfolk Museums (C&TA) will celebrate its 25th Anniversary in October 2014 by holding an open, juried textiles competition and exhibition on the theme of “Silvery Threads”.

The exhibition will be held in The Hostry, Norwich Cathedral, from 2nd to 13th October 2014. Following the Hostry exhibition, some entries may be selected for a temporary exhibition at Norwich Castle Museum.

Submissions are invited for works falling into the following categories:
A - Wall-hung pieces
B - Three-dimensional items, self-supporting
C - Garments and accessories

Entrants may use any textile methods, traditional or contemporary, combinations of methods, and mixed media with a textile element. Videos, photography and installations cannot be accepted due to space restrictions.

Selection and Judging will be in two stages:

Stage 1
Initial selection for inclusion in the exhibition will be by examination of anonymous images. Entry forms, and also forms for Registration of Interest, may be either downloaded from the C&TA website (www.ctacostume.org.uk) or obtained in a paper version from Jill Sharpe (tel. 01953-788594) or Jenny Daniels (tel.01603-452236).

Stage 2
Selected entries will be judged by a panel of three independent, distinguished experts. In each category, prizes of £500, £250 and £100 will be awarded. Additional
prizes of £100 will be awarded for the best Student's entry and the best C&TA Member's entry in each category. The Geoffrey Squire Memorial Prize of £500 will be awarded for the overall “Best in Show” exhibit.


Downloads:

Competition details

Registration of interest form

Entry form



Visit website for more information: www.ctacostume.org.uk

Library Thoughts 4

Deadline: March 31, 2014 (RECEIVE)

Library Thoughts 4
Hegyvidek Gallery
Budapest, Hungary
August 26 - September 06, 2014



This exhibition is part of the AIR/HMC, Budapest, International Artists in Residency program.

Johann Gutenberg's invention of movable type books ignited the explosion of art. These days the printed books that were previously published by publishers now can be read on line as ebooks. What is the future? Instead of having to interact with computers through not-so-intuitive and sometimes even counter-intuitive devices like a computer mouse or trackpad, soon users will be able to control their computers doing natural human movements such as gestures, whole-body movement, eye movement, and perhaps even such things as facial expressions.

Is it the end for books as we know them?

Question the survival of paper, books, libraries in this digital age. The process of sending artworks through the mail, with the envelope, the stamp and the postmark as entire part of the mail-art-object make this process to what we call Mail Art. Since 1986 we call mail-artists also networkers because they are active in/with several "media": music, computer (internet, e-mail), fax, copy-art, performance, small-press, artists' books, etc.

Curator: Beata Szechy

Acceptable Artworks:

Artist books, works on or of paper may be any size, but MUST fit in a 9 X 12 (22.9X30.5cm) envelope.

Un-matted, unframed photography, drawing, painting, printmaking, collage, mixed media, cast or folded paper, multimedia or digital prints.

Submission Requirements:

1. Send the application form, artist resume/CV, artist statement, 1 - 3 still image work samples OR short video (YouTube) by email and application fee by PayPal ($35)

2. Original artworks & SASE arrival to HMC, Dallas by 04/15/14 or HMC, Budapest by 06/15/2014

3. Notification letter will be sent on 04/04/14


As a courtesy to Fiber Art Call for Entry readers, the Entry
Form/Prospectus may be downloaded via Google Drive:
Library Thoughts 4.pdf


Visit website for additional information: www.hungarian-multicultural-center



Contact: Beata Szechy, bszechy@yahoo.com

Biggs Picture: Landscape Competition

Deadline: March 31, 2014 (RECEIVE) or (POSTMARK) or (ONLINE)


Biggs Picture: Landscape Competition
Biggs Museum of American Art
Dover, DE
May 17—July 20, 2014




The Biggs Museum of American Art presents Biggs Picture, the third juried landscape competition and exhibition featuring the work of professional and emerging artists, working and/or living in the Mid-Atlantic region.

This exhibition will present art works from all media; such as, painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, craft, and video; of competition winners that most successfully interpret the theme of Landscape. Depending on size, the exhibition will display between 40 and 60 works.

ELIGIBILITY
The competition is open to all artists, both amateur and professional of Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey.

REQUIREMENTS
All submitted works must be original and have been created within the past two years. Works exhibited in a prior Biggs Museum exhibition will not be considered.


Each work must fit within at least one of these sub-themes:

Perceived Landscape: interpretations of actual spaces at particular times.
Imagined Landscapes: interpretations of spaces from the past, memory, make-believe, and/or the future.
Landscapes of the Mind: interpreting psychological states of being through creations of space.

This exhibition will be supported by a number of educational programs including, but not limited to: curator led tours of the Biggs Museum’s landscape paintings, juror talks, workshops in the Museum’s galleries, “Paint Outs” in Dover’s historic areas, and Biggs Kids programming.


What is Landscape

Landscape is an expanse of space that can be seen in a single view. “Space” is used to describe any actual or conceived idea of a location, volume, or area with limitations and boundaries that separate it from its surroundings. Works submitted can range from traditional landscapes to waterscapes, urban scenes, interiors, and abstracted works interpreting particular spaces. The term is not limited to expressions of the land and the exhibition is intended to include work reflecting both representational and experimental ideas of “landscape”.

FEES
A non-refundable fee of $35 entitles the artist to submit three works to the competition. Additional works may be submitted for $10 per work.

JURORS
Sharon Ewing: Director of the Gross McCleaf Gallery of Contemporary Realist Painting in Philadelphia
Mary Tobias Putman: Delaware painter, recipient of the Hassam, Speicher, Betts and Symons Purchase Fund Award of the American Academy of the Arts

AWARD
One work will be selected by the jurors as Best-in-Show for a $1,500 purchase prize to be added to the Biggs Museum permanent collection.


Download Application: www.biggsmuseum.org/2014_Biggs_Picture_Application.pdf

View Online Application: www.biggsmuseum.org/programs/biggspicture

Visit website for complete details: www.biggsmuseum.org/competition


Competition Contact
Ryan Grover, Curator, Biggs Museum
phone:(302)674-2111 Ext. 108
email: rgrover@biggsmuseum.org

NEXT 2014

Deadline: March 31, 2014 (ONLINE)


NEXT 2014
PrintMatters
Houston,TX
June 7 to July 5, 2014


PrintMatters is pleased to announce NEXT 2014, a contemporary print biennial to be held during PRINTHOUSTON 2014. We are looking for innovative and challenging works that transcend process and materials and present printmaking as a versatile and adaptable medium. We invite artists who are pushing the boundaries of techniques and materials to apply. We also welcome those artists who are using traditional techniques to speak to contemporary audiences.

In addition to lithography, relief, intaglio, monotype, or serigraphy, we are interested in artists who use printmaking to create installations, ceramics, sculpture, and artists’ books. The only criteria, beyond excellent quality, is that the primary technique(s) used in the creation of the work be listed above.

ORGANIZER
PrintMatters is a Houston-based arts organization. Our mission is to promote traditional and non-traditional printmaking, encourage print collecting, and facilitate the professional growth of our members.

In 2011, we created PRINTHOUSTON, an annual summer-long celebration of original prints, the artists who create them, and the people who collect them. Exhibitions, lectures, demonstrations, workshops, and special events at galleries, museums, non-profit organizations, and commercial venues take place throughout the city.

JUROR
Yizhak Elyashiv

In order to ensure the quality of the exhibition, the juror reserves the right to reject any work that was not accurately represented in the digital file. The juror’s decision is final.

VENUE
Nicole Longnecker Gallery is located at 2625 Colquitt Street, in the heart of Houston’s Gallery Row.

AWARDS
Yizhak Elyashiv will announce the awards at a reception in his honor on June 8. At a special reception on June 28, Nicole Longnecker will announce her selections for a group exhibit in 2015.

ELIGIBILITY
Open to all U.S. artists 18 years and older. Works must be original, not to exceed 96 inches in any direction, completed in the last two years, and not previously shown in Houston. Collaborative work should be entered under only one of the artist’s name. No student work, reproductions, or photography.

FEES
$45 for up to 3 entries, payable during the online entry process.


Download Prospectus: NEXT2014CallForEntry.pdf

Online Application: PrintHouston: NEXT 2014

Full details available website: www.printmattershouston.org


If you have any questions, e-mail info@printmattershouston.org.

Lillstreet Art Center Roof Top Flag Installation

Deadline: March 31, 2013 (RECEIVE) or (EMAIL)


Roof Top Flag Installation
Lillstreet Art Center
Chicago IL
May - December 2013



Lillstreet's textile department annually exhibits a series of juried artist's flags in an installation space on the rooftop of the Art Center building. Selected artists have their flags displayed for a month and two of the year's artists are chosen to receive cash prizes for their flags.

Installations rotate monthly from May - December 2013. Open to all artists who wish to create fiber or textile work. Also open to alternative media. Four 9ft flag poles are available for hanging work. Work is located on top of a 3 story building and can easily be seen from CTA and Metra train tracks.

All Applications must be received by March 31st, 2013! Notification will be given by April 30th, 2013 and delivery of flags should be two weeks prior to the month alloted for installation.

Please submit the following information:

Sketches of each flag
Materials you plan on using (images of materials optional)
Size of each flag
Title for the flag series
Preferred month to display
Artist statement
Resume or CV
Examples of most recent work (jpegs or website preferred)

We will be awarding two prizes for the best flag installations:
$500 1ST PLACE
$150 runner-up

The call for entry can be found here:
http://lillstreettextiles.blogspot.com/p/opportunities-calls-for-entry.html

Examples of previously selected artists can be found here:
http://lillstreettextiles.blogspot.com/p/rooftop-project-installation-space.html


Send all proposals to:
Lillstreet Art Center
4401 N Ravenswood Ave
Chicago IL 60640
c/o Camille Canales


Electronic proposals should be sent to camille@lillstreet.com

Call for Contributions: Fiber-Based Work on The Subject of Motherhood

Deadline: March 31, 2012 (EMAIL)


Call for Contributions
Fiber-Based Work on The Subject of Motherhood
Artist: Kate Kretz
2012 Textile Society Conference
Washington, D.C.



Seeking examples of work in fiber-based media on the topic of motherhood for a paper to be delivered at the 2012 Textile Society Conference in Washington, D.C. Artist Kate Kretz will be delivering a lecture entitled The Final Art Taboo: Identity Politics of Motherhood.

Female artists have gained some ground in the art world over the past few decades, but there are still unspoken rules remaining: artists who happen to be mothers tend to keep it quiet lest they be written off, and heaven forbid they make art on the subject. While art historians have always studied and noted the influence of travel, friends, and milieux on the work of male artists, the most profound and life-altering experience of all has been ignored in these discussions of creative inspiration, because it is an exclusively female phenomenon. This paper will feature work done by cutting edge contemporary textile artists who have artistically “come out” as mothers, addressing the topic with humor, depth, and sometimes, shocking candor. Fiber, a medium that references protection, nurturing, and other motherly attributes, serves as the perfect vehicle for art evoking the complex nature ofcontemporary motherhood.

To have your work considered for inclusion, please email website links or up to 3 jpeg images to kkretz4art@aol.com by March 31st.


Bio:

Kate Kretz earned a certificate at The Sorbonne and a BFA at the State University of New York atBinghamton before receiving her MFA from University of Georgia.

Exhibitions include the Museum of Arts & Design, VanGijn Museum, Kunstraum Kreuzberg, Wignall Museum, Katonah Museum, Frost Museum, Fort Collins MOCA, Telfair Museum, Fort Lauderdale Museum, the Museo Medici, as well as Lyons Wier Ortt & 31 Grand Gallery in NY, Chelsea Galleria and Hardcore Art Contemporary Space in Miami, and Packer/Schopf in Chicago.

She has received the NC Arts Council Grant, The South Florida Cultural Consortium Fellowship, The Florida Visual Arts Fellowship, and a Millay Colony Residency. After working as an Associate Professor and BFA Director at Florida International University for ten years, she recently moved to the Washington, DC, area. Kretz currently works in her studio while giving workshops and lectures at various universities.

Her work can be seen at http://www.katekretz.com, on Flickr, and Facebook.


Full details available at the following sites:

Blog: katekretz.blogspot.com/2012/01/looking-for-fiber-based-work-on-subject_9038

Facebook: www.facebook.com/pages/Kate-Kretz/87879760821?v=info&viewas=662326355

The Gualala Arts Center: Call for Proposals

Deadline: March 31, 2012 (RECEIVE)

Call for Proposals
The Gualala Arts Center
Gualala, CA


Gualala Arts offers a broad and diversified array of exhibitions to promote public interest and participation in the arts.

We accept and encourage non-solicited proposals for exhibitions. If you are interested in exhibiting your work or curating a show at the Gualala Arts Center, you will find most of the information you will need to develop your proposal online. Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions after reviewing these materials.

We have two main spaces for exhibits at the Gualala Arts Center: the Burnett Gallery and the Jacob Foyer. In addition, Gualala Arts presents exhibits at the Dolphin Gallery, our associate gallery and gift shop in downtown Gualala, and at The Sea Ranch Lodge Front Gallery.

The Exhibit Committee welcomes new concepts and proposals. The documents listed below will help you understand how to write your proposal, know what you will be responsible for as a curator, and how and when the Exhibition Committee functions.

Proposals must be received by March 31 and artists will be notified by April 30 for exhibits in the following calendar year.

Initial Proposal Information
Gualala Arts Exhibit Agreement
Guidelines for Hanging Art at GAC
Guidelines for Arranging GAC Exhibits
Jacob Foyer floor plan
Burnett Gallery floor plan
Dolphin Gallery floor plan
Sample Entry Form - PDF
Sample Entry Form - MS Word

For additional questions, please contact:
(707) 884-1138 - Gualala Arts staff, or
(925) 846-7853 - Paddy Batchelder, Acting Chair of the Exhibition Committee

The Gualala Arts Center
46501 Gualala Road
Gualala, CA
email: info@gualalaarts.org

World of Threads Festival: Call for Proposals

Deadline: March 31, 2012 (RECEIVE) or (Hand Delivery) or (EMAIL)

Call for Proposals
World of Threads Festival
Oakville, Ontario
Canada
Nov. 2 - 18, 2012 Oakville
Nov. 9 - 25, 2012 Toronto


The World of Threads Festival is inviting proposals for local artists to organize and curate their own exhibitions, or to propose an installation of a new or pre-existing piece.

All forms of fibre-related work are acceptable. This includes installations that use actual fibre, or those using fibre inspired techniques in their work. We encourage fibre exploration in installation or performance.

This is an opportunity to provide exposure for emerging, mid career or established artists to showcase their work in this unique Canadian fibre arts festival.

Venues (truncated)
•Participants are required to organize their own venue.
•Oakville venues must be within the municipal boundaries of the Town of Oakville, Ontario, Canada.

Exhibitions (information truncated)
•All exhibitions will fall under the umbrella of the World of Threads Festival and be promoted by the Festival.
•Exhibitions must to be held during the run of the Festival:
Nov. 2 - 18, 2012 in Oakville
Nov. 9 - 25, 2012 in Toronto.

Submission Fee: $30

Independant Projects Fee: We are only charging an artist more when their work is selected. The fee for selected projects will be charged based on the criteria below.

Exhibition Fee: $150


View complete submission details: http://www.worldofthreadsfestival.com/submissions.html

What Counts as Fibre Art?

Fibre art is incredibly diverse and our definition is continuously shifting. We are open-minded. Our website has hundreds of examples of fibre art work located under Artist Interviews and Artwork.

Generally fibre art is made from perishable materials that use traditional techniques that include, sewing, tapestry and papermaking. However, more and more artists are using synthetic materials.

Common Thread International
World of Threads Festival
c/o Oakville Museum
8 Navy Street
Oakville, Ontario
Canada, L6J 2Y5

Religare Art: ‘The WhyNot Place’ Residency Programme

Two Deadlines:
March 24, 2011 (POSTMARK)
March 31, 2011 (ONLINE)

‘The WhyNot Place’ Residency Programme
Religare Art
New Delhi INDIA
Session 1: June 15, 2011 – July 14, 2011
Session 2: July 18, 2011 - August 16, 2011


‘The WhyNot Place’ residency programme is a unique art residency organized by Religare Art, a New Delhi based arts organization. Held within the gallery spaces at Religare Art, this residency brings together a select group of emerging and mid-career artists ranging across different media and sensibilities. The residency is intended as a process studio that enables each artist to further their own conceptual and aesthetic sensibilities within a broad thematic framework suggested by a mentor. Using the armature of the shifting nature of the capital city – New Delhi, this residency invites applications to create a dialogue based on the artists own independent interests and practices, to process, critique and digest their impressions of the external and internal landscape in very open ended ways best suited to their pre-existing practice.

RESIDENCY COMPONENTS
 A one month mentored residency for emerging and mid-career artists held in Connaught Place: the heart of New Delhi, in the 12,000 sq ft Religare Art gallery space.
 Exhibition of works created during the month long residency programme at the Religare Art Gallery
 Documentation of the residency process and artworks created followed by the publication of a residency book that will include essays on each resident artist specific to their art practice and process during the programme

DURATION OF THE RESIDENCY
 Applicants will be chosen for one of two sessions: (Please indicate if you have a preference. Artists considering site-specific work are requested to apply for session 2.)
Session 1: Wednesday, June 15, 2011 – Thursday, July 14, 2011
Session 2: Monday, July 18, 2011 - Tuesday, Aug 16, 2011

ELIGIBILITY
 National and International emerging/ mid- career artists for whom appointment as resident artists might make a significant impact on their art practice. Participant artists will be encouraged to push the boundaries of their practice – materially, educationally and conceptually, expanding their knowledge and consideration
of artistic methodology – what all it can be, what all it can do and what are the several possible ways of doing it in particular to their own practice.
 Please note that we can only cover travel expenses to Delhi from within India. International artists are welcome to apply if they can secure other means of funding and support for their travel to and from India.
Alumni Eligibility: Artists who attended our Residency in the past must wait three seasons before reapplying for a return residency.

RESIDENT SELECTION PROCESS
 16 artists will be chosen for the 2011 programme, with 8 artists per session. Invitation for residency will be extended based on recommendation from a selection panel consisting of artists, mentors and art professionals.
 2 writers/critics will be chosen for the 2011 programme (one per session)
 Only selected applicants will be notified by Friday, April 15, 2011 with all the appropriate details

Visit website for complete program details: www.religareart.com

The WhyNotPlace Residency 2011
No 7 Atmaram Mansion, Level 1
Scindia House, K G Marg,
Connaught Place, New Delhi 110001
Telephone: +91 11 43727000