Natural Dye Showcase

Deadline: May 29, 2015 {ONLINE}


Natural Dye Showcase
Mendocino Art Center
Main Gallery
Mendocino, CA
August 3-28, 2015



Natural Dye Showcase at the Mendocino Art Center, August 3-28, 2015, invites artists to submit contemporary fiber works featuring elements that have been created with natural dyes. Techniques may include wall-hangings, art quilts, baskets, embroidery, rugs, knitting, crochet, hand-made paper and other forms of fiber art. The exhibition seeks to highlight excellence in contemporary use of natural dyes, considered in the light of their rich and skillful use through the centuries and across the planet.

Eligibility
• Work can utilize any fiber technique and must include significant elements that have been dyed with natural dyes (derived from plant, other organic sources, or minerals). The juror will make the final decision on whether submissions are appropriate to the exhibition theme.
• Work must be original, created after 2011.
• Size limitation: Wall-hung pieces (including wearable art) may be no longer than 72 inches on the longest side; free-standing or free-hanging works may take up no more than four square feet of floor space.


Juror: Yoshiko Iwamoto Wada, president of the World Shibori Network and founder of Slow Fiber Studios.


Entry Fees
$15 for each entry. Up to three works may be entered.


Entries Accepted online via CaFÉ service.


Complete details on the website: http://www.mendocinoartcenter.org/natural-dye-showcase


Contact person is the exhibition organizer Mickie McCormic.


Mendocino Art Center
45200 Little Lake Street
P.O. Box 765
Mendocino, CA 95460
707-937-5818
800-653-3328
Fax: 707-937-4625

“New Beat” International Student Concours

Deadline: 31 October 2011 (ONLINE)

“New Beat”
International Student Concours
Fashion Gallery
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong
People's Rep. of China
5 Dec 2011 – 18 Jan 2012


As one of the oldest forms of technology known to human kind, textile technology (making of cloth) has a long history of invention. This exhibition celebrates new explorations in textiles and creative problem solving propelled by curiosity – the synthesis of a ‘new beat.’

New Beat is a juried competition featuring select works by international design students who demonstrate inspired creativity through material manipulation. Resist dyeing, such as shibori, is a specific form of traditionally patterning cloth via manipulation and dye. Its versatility combined with modern technology has gained popular appeal with contemporary artists, including major fashion icons Issey Miyake, Oscar de la Renta and Prada. Bridging this gap between traditional and contemporary poses an interesting challenge, one that the truly imaginative and creative seize as an opportunity to travel new paths in textile’s future.

Entry Fee: $15 per entry
Up to 3 entries may be submitted per artist or collaborative group

Download prospectus: http://8iss.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/iss11-newbeat-call_1001.pdf

Full details on website: http://8iss.wordpress.com/calls/cal-for-artists/


Fashion Gallery, Venue Contact: Miss Yuki Cheng tcyuki@inet.polyu.edu.hk Tel: 852-2766 6511 Fax: 852-2773 1432

New Beat ISS Exhibition
C/o Miss Yuki Cheng
The Fashion Gallery
ITC Fashion & Textiles Resource Centre, MN109
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong
PEOPLE’S REP. OF CHINA

Simply irRESISTible

Deadline: July 16, 2010 (POSTMARK)

Simply irRESISTible
an exhibition of all things textile incorporating resist dyeing techniques
some things looming gallery
Reading, PA
September 12-November 14, 2010

some things looming, a fiber arts community dedicated to the promotion of the art form in Berks County, PA and beyond is proud to present:

simply irRESISTible

an exhibition of all things textile incorporating resist dyeing techniques

Artists throughout the ages have used many methods to "resist" or prevent dye from reaching all areas of their cloth...creating patterns and ground color.

Artists are encouraged to submit work for this salon-style exhibition which aims to highlight what is innovative and extraordinary in the field of resist dying techniques as it pertains to textiles.

If you work with wax or paste resist... or, a mechanical resist that manipulates the cloth such as tying or stitching... or yet another form of resist technique involving chemical agents that repel another type of dye printed over the top...or a technique all together different, yet resist-related... this exhibition is for you!

Rules for Entry: (truncated)
- All work must be original, one-of-a-kind, made by the artist submitting entry.
- Artists may submit up to a maximum of three images, completed within the last three years, to be in the exhibition. 2-D work must be 40" x 40" or less, 3-D work on pedestals no larger than 18" x 18" x 18". Freestanding works will be accepted. No large installations can be considered. Yardage is acceptable.
- Selected artists are responsible for costs of shipping their work to and from the gallery.
- Entry fee is $25.

Download: simply_irRESISTible Prospectus

View the original call for entry

some things looming gallery, studios & boutique
526 washington street
reading, pa 19601
www.somethingslooming.com/
610-373-7337