Handweavers Guild of America: Longitude - Yardage Exhibit

Two Deadlines: (POSTMARK)
International: February 1, 2012
United States: February 8, 2012

Longitude - Yardage Exhibit
Handweavers Guild of America
Long Beach Convention Center
Long Beach, California
July 18-21, 2012

Longitude - Yardage Exhibit
An international juried exhibit featuring lengths of constructed or embellished yardage. The exhibit will be on view at HGA's Convergence® 2012 Long Beach conference.

Eligibility:
This exhibit is open to all artists working with constructed and/or embellished yardage.

Three pieces may be entered per artist. Works exhibited in previous Convergence conference exhibits are not eligible.

Submitted work is limited to works made using fiber techniques (interlaced, felted, stitched, dyed, coiled, knotted, pulled, spun, etc.) and can be of any material. All work must be of exhibition quality, completed within the last two years (since January 2010), and not previously published in any national or international print publication prior to the entry deadline.

The size of the finished work must be a minimum of 18 inches (45.7 centimeters) in width and 3 yards (2.7 meters) in length and may not exceed 60 inches (1.5 meters) in width, 10 yards (9.1 meters) in length and 40 pounds (18.1 Kg) in weight.

For each entry, send an 8 inch x 8 inch (20.3 cm) square touch panel with edges finished neatly and ready for display. An identification tag needs to be attached to the back of the square. Entries submitted without a square will not be considered.

Work executed under classroom/educational guidance or supervision is not eligible.

Entry Fees: $25 HGA member, $40 non-HGA member, Student, no fee.

Sales: Work on exhibit will not be for sale.

Prospectus available on website: http://www.weavespindye.org/pages/?p=convergence2012/Yardage_2012.html&loc=8-109-00

Entry form - http://www.weavespindye.org/pages/convergence2012/pdf/Yardage_2012_Entry.pdf

For Questions: Call HGA at 678-730-0010 or email HGA: hga@weavespindye.org

Longitude: Yardage 2012
Handweavers Guild of America, Inc.
1255 Buford Highway, Suite 211
Suwanee, GA 30024

Bead Dreams Competition and Exhibition 2011

Deadline: April 5, 2011 (ONLINE)

Bead Dreams Competition and Exhibition 2011
Bead&Button Magazine
Bead&Button Show
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
June 8-12, 2011


Each year, Bead&Button magazine sponsors Bead Dreams, a juried competition of exceptional bead artistry from around the world. We display the accepted pieces at the Bead&Button Show and award ribbons in nine categories.

The outstanding piece among category winners receives a Best in Show trophy and a $1,000 gift certificate from Fire Mountain Gems and Beads.

Entries for the 2011 Bead Dreams competition are being accepted online only.

The online application for Bead Dreams will be available in December 2010.

Categories

(We reserve the right to reclassify the category of an entry according to the rules stated below.)

1. Handmade Buttons or Beads: A unified collection of 4 or more buttons or beads in any media including but not limited to ceramic, raku, resin, bone, etc. (This excludes lampworked, glass, polymer clay, metal clay, and beaded beads.)

2. Wirework: This category will include jewelry, accessories, handmade beads, jewelry-related objects and sculptural objects that are made predominately with wire or in which the primary techniques used are wirework techniques.

3. Lampwork / Glass: This category will include beads, buttons, components, jewelry, or jewelry-related objects that are 85% or more glass made by the applicant. Entries that use someone else's glass beads or components should be entered in the Finished Jewelry category.

4. Polymer Clay: This category will include beads, buttons, components, jewelry, or jewelry-related objects that are 85% or more polymer clay.

5. Beaded Objects or Accessories: This category will include a non-jewelry item or accessory, including, but not limited to, purses, shoes, sculptures, or wall hangings.

6. Seed Bead Jewelry: This category will include beaded beads, a piece, or an ensemble of jewelry, that is predominantly seed beads or bugle beads, including, but not limited to, necklaces, bracelets, earrings, and rings.

7. Crystal Jewelry: This category will include a piece, or an ensemble of jewelry, that is predominantly machine-cut crystals, including, but not limited to, necklaces, bracelets, earrings, and rings. Jewelry made using fire-polished beads, or cathedral beads, should be entered in the Finished Jewelry category.

8. Finished Jewelry: This category will include a piece, or an ensemble of jewelry, that is made from materials such as, but not limited to, glass beads, crystals, semi-precious stones, wire, metal clay, seed beads (piece must be less than 50 percent seed beads), found objects, etc.

9. Metal Clay: This category will include beads, buttons, components, jewelry, or jewelry-related objects that are 85% or more metal clay.

Eligibility and Rules (truncated)

1. The competition is open to professional and amateur beaders from the U.S. and around the world. Bead&Button Show faculty and exhibitors may enter the competition. Kalmbach Publishing Co. employees and family members are not eligible.

2. All work entered in the competition must be original.

3. The entry fee of $30 covers up to two submissions.

4. You may not submit more than two entries in any one category. We reserve the right to reclassify the category of an entry.

5. Entries may be the work of a single person or a collaboration by several people.

6. Entries must have been produced between May 2010 and April 2011.

7. We reserve the right to exclude large pieces from the Bead Dreams exhibit at the Show, if space constraints and/or security concerns present an issue.

Judging and Awards

1. The editors of Bead&Button, BeadStyle, and Art Jewelry magazines will select the competition finalists.

2. Finalists will be on display at the Bead&Button Show, June 8-12, 2011, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

3. Before the start of the Bead&Button Show, a team of judges will select first, second, and third prize winners in each category. A panel of one judge from each category will choose the Best in Show winner and runner-up from the first-prize winners.

4. Artists retain ownership of their work and do not need to be present to win.

Visit website for complete competition and entry details: www.beadandbuttonshow.com

Stitching on the Barbary Coast: Miss Johnson’s Stitchery Exposition

Deadline: July 12, 2010 (RECEIVE)

Miss Johnson’s Stitchery Exposition
The Embroiderers’ Guild of America
National Seminar
San Francisco, CA
September 5-10, 2010

Miss Eliza Jane Johnson of San Francisco wishes to invite you to participate in an exposition of fine needlework to be held at the EGA National Seminar, Stitching on the Barbary Coast, September 5-10, 2010. The exposition will display original needlework submitted by members of EGA.

Miss Johnson’s Stitchery Exposition, sponsored by the Seminar 2010 Committee and the Greater Pacific Region, is a venue to display the excellence in needleart and personal achievement. All entries must be an original work of needleart; from the beginning, solely the creative product of the person entering. Size of entries will be restricted to 12”x12”x4”. Each entry must be related to the San Francisco Barbary Coast, depicting the people, costumes, transportation, colors, feelings, and/or other facets of the time period of 1850 through 1917.

There will be special categories for corsets, both wearable and mini. The size restrictions or original design requirements will not apply to the corsets.

One does not need to be registered for Seminar to participate in this exhibit. The exhibit will be juried as well as judged.

Entries must have been completed within the two years prior to Seminar 2010. Entries must be the finished work by threaded needle of a living person who is a member of EGA. There will be a limit of three (3) entries per exhibitor. Entries must be display ready.

Technique Categories:

• Beading – Projects primarily using beading techniques such as peyote, brick, etc.
• Canvas – Basketweave, Creative Stitchery, Petit Point, Silk and Metal, Mixed Media, etc. on canvas/congress cloth
• Counted Thread – Assisi, Blackwork, Cross-Stitch, Hardanger, Pulled Thread, Drawn Thread, Rozashi, Mixed Media on evenweave fabric or perforated paper
• Needlelace – any form of lace made with a needle with an eye
• Quilting – Pieced Patchwork, Applique, Trapunto, hand or machine sewn (note the size restrictions of 12”x12”x4”)
• Surface Embroidery – Crewel, Brazilian, Silk and Metal, Ribbon Embroidery, Mountmellick, Smocking, Cutwork, Stumpwork, Mixed Media, etc. on non-countable ground
• Traditional Japanese Embroidery
• Wearable Needleart Corset
• Mini Corset
• Group Projects by 2 or more makers

Entry fee is $20.00 for the first entry and $10.00 for each two (2) subsequent entries.

Download Entry form: Sem2010 StitcheryExposition.pdf

EGA National Seminar information available on the Website: http://www.egausa.org/

The Embroiderers’ Guild of America, Inc.
426 West Jefferson Street
Louisville, KY 40202-3202
Phone (502) 589-6956
Fax (502) 584-7900

Handweavers Guild of America: Enchanted Yardage Exhibit

Two Deadlines: (POSTMARK)
US: February 15, 2010
International: January 25, 2010

Enchanted: Yardage Exhibit
Convergence 2010 Albuquerque
Handweavers Guild of America
Albuquerque Convention Center
Albuquerque, New Mexico
July 22 - 25, 2010


An international juried exhibit featuring lengths of constructed and/or embellished yardage.

New Mexico is known as a “Land of Enchantment” — a place where the colors of the earth and the sky, the contrast between the light of day and the dark of night, the beauty of the mesas and the mountain ranges provide opportunities to see and inspiration to create. Because of the unique scenic beauty and the rich cultural history of the state, New Mexicans often describe the phenomenon with a knowing smile and a shrug because they know the land is enchanted.

Juror: To be announced

Exhibit Coordinator: Cat Brysch , Las Arañas Spinners and Weavers Guild, Albuquerque, New Mexico

Eligibility:

This exhibit is open to all artists working with constructed and/or embellished yardage.

Three pieces may be entered per artist. Pieces must be originally conceived and created by the entrant: work should be one-of-a-kind, of exhibition quality, not previously exhibited at a Convergence, and completed within the past two years (since January 2008) and not previously published.

The size of the finished work must be a minimum of 18 inches (45.7 centimeters) in width and 3 yards (2.7 meters) in length and may not exceed 60 inches (1.5 meters) in width, 10 yards (9.1 meters) in length and 40 pounds (18.1 Kg) in weight.

For each entry, send an 8 inch x 8 inch (20.3 cm square) swatch with edges finished neatly and ready for display. An identification tag needs to be attached to the back of the swatch. Entries submitted without a swatch will not be considered.

Work executed under classroom/educational guidance or supervision is not eligible.

Entry Fees $25 HGA member, $40 non HGA member, Student (attach copy of student ID from accredited educational institution),no fee.

Awards: First, second and third place awards will be selected by the juror. Additional special criteria awards may be available.

Sales: Work on exhibit will not be for sale.

Download the Entry Form: weavespindye.org/Enchanted_2010 [pdf]

Visit website: weavespindye.org

or Questions: Call HGA at 678-730-0010 or email HGA

Enchanted
Handweavers Guild of America, Inc.
1255 Buford Highway, Suite 211
Suwanee, GA 30024
USA

Stampington & Company: Art Quilting Studio

Multiple Deadlines: (RECEIVE) & (ONGOING)
October 15, 2009
January 15, 2010
April 15, 2010
July 15, 2010

Art Quilting Studio
Stampington & Company
Publishing Opportunity


Art Quilting Studio offers readers the opportunity to be published in several departments, including Art Quilt Walking (quilts incorporated into artwear), The Quilting Studio (creative spaces), Stamped Quilts (quilts utilizing art stamps), The Good Quilt (quilts that raise awareness or funds for a worthy cause), Quilt Tops Found (vintage quilt tops and/or segments that become transformed into a utilitarian object), Transfer::mations (quilts utilizing image transfers), All by Hand (quilts made without sewing machines), and On the Surface (quilts with unique surface techniques such as painting, dyeing, stamping, stenciling, embroidery, beading, appliqué and other embellishment techniques).

The premier issue hit newsstands June 1, 2009, the second issue of Art Quilting Studio will be released in December (submission deadline: July 15, 2009). Thereafter, Art Quilting Studio will become a quarterly publication to be released every March (submission deadline: October 15, 2009), June (submission deadline: January 15, 2010), September (submission deadline: April 15, 2010) and December (submission deadline: July 15, 2010).

CHALLENGES

Around the Quilting Block: The Car
Right after you look inside the refrigerator, we challenge you to look inside your car to find inspiration for Around the Quilting Block. From gym shoes to an umbrella, to a tissue box and more, we ask you to use inspiration from items found in your car to create a quilt top block that is no larger than 8" x 8". Deadline: October 15, 2009.

Inspired By
For our next installment of Inspired By, we ask that you turn to the lyrics of Walk the Line —the song made famous by legendary artist, Johnny Cash. Deadline: October 15, 2009.

Triptychs
Triptychs are an interesting design format that allows art quilts to be created to tell a rich and compelling narrative. We invite you to consider telling a narrative of your own through a triptych art quilt. Deadline: October 15, 2009.

Quilts in a Jar
So inspired are we with Cynthia Shaffer’s quilts in jars (to be revealed in the premier issue on page 144) that we would like to challenge our readers to submit quilts in jars to be considered for future issues of Art Quilting Studio. The jars you use can be any size — big, small, tall, short, fat, skinny. And the quilts you create to place within the jars can be letters (like Cynthia’s) or any other subject matter that your muse inspires you to create. Deadline: January 15, 2010.

Visit website for complete details and submission guidelines: www.stampington.com/wanna_get_published

2011 Quilting Arts Magazine Calendar Contest

Deadline: March 8, 2010 (RECEIVE)

2011 Quilting Arts Magazine Calendar Contest
Theme: Flavor of the Month
Quilting Arts Magazine


You’re invited to enter the 2011 Quilting Arts Magazine Calendar Contest, with the theme “Flavor of the Month.”

Does the thought of July make you want to bite into a cold, sweet slice of watermelon? Does the smell of cinnamon make you long for a piece of Grandma’s Thanksgiving pie? When you think of April, can you taste drops of rain on your tongue? What flavor does each month of the year conjure up for you? Show us in stitch, surface design, fiber, and embellishments your favorite “Flavor of the Month.” The artists who create the 13 winning submissions (one for the cover and 12 for the months) will each win a prize package worth $200.

How It Works

Create up to two original, not previously published, 12" x 12" square embellished art quilts based on the theme of “Flavor of the Month.” The quilt(s) must be backed and bound (anything from a traditional binding to a zigzagged or satin stitch is fine, but the edges must be closed). The quilt(s) should also include a sleeve for hanging, as the winning quilts will be displayed at various quilt and textile shows with Quilting Arts Magazine.

Although we welcome all quilting styles, each quilt should be of original design and have some form of embellishment, include mixed media, or have some surface design technique. Examples include—but are not limited to—beadwork, silk screening, fabric painting, thread painting, needle felting, and hand embroidery.

Submit three 8" x 10" photographs of each submission, one of the full quilt and two detail shots.

Finalists announced: April 5, 2010 on the website.
Winners announced: May 10, 2010 on the website and notified by email.

Quilting Arts Magazine
ATTN: 2011 Calendar Contest
P.O. Box 685
Stow, MA 01775

We cannot accept emailed entries. However, if you have questions about the contest, please email Barbara Delaney at bdelaney@interweave.com or write to the address above.

Complete contest details on the website: Quilting Arts Magazine Reader Challenges

Bags2Riches

Deadline: August 20, 2008 (RECEIVE)

Bags2Riches Contest
Artsgarden
Indianapolis, IN
October 8, 2008

Create your own original handbag to be given to Trusted Partners and entered into the competition. Ten lucky finalists will take the runway in a fashion show at the Artsgarden on Wednesday, October 8, 2008. The “Most Original Handbag Award” will be presented to the designer whose bag receives the most purchased votes. Each of the ten final handbags will go home with a lucky voter. (All other handbags will be sold or auctioned.)

TO ENTER:
1. Create an original purse, handbag, or tote
2. Title your entry
3. Complete an official entry form (.doc file)
4. Enclose a $10 entry fee

Finalist Judging: All entries will be judged by representatives of the Sponsor, who will select ten (10) finalists. Criteria include originality, unique design elements, and quality of the workmanship.

The 10 finalists will be announced at the Bags2Riches Gala before September 28, 2008. All bags not selected as a finalist will be included in the Silent Auction or Sale portion of the event. The ten (10) finalists and up to 40 additional bags will be awarded a special Bags2Riches 2008 label.

Grand Prize Judging: The Grand Prize winner will receive the most purchased votes. “Most Original Handbag Award”

Prizes: One Grand Prize of $1,000 cash will be awarded. The Top 10 bags will be photographed by Donna Rice Photography and submitted to national magazines (publication not guaranteed). The winning bag will be featured on Bags2Riches website and 2009 promotional materials.

The Top 10 designers will be introduced at the October 8th Bags2Riches Fashion Show.

Visit the website for complete details: bags2richesindy.org
Download the entry form: B2R_2008_online_bag_entry_form.doc

Send completed entry form and $10 entry fee to:

Trusted Partners/Immanuel UCC
Bags2Riches Contest
402 E. Prospect St
Indianapolis, IN 46225


Trusted Partners' Mission
Trusted Partners matches volunteer mentors with people in homeless prevention programs to increase the number of people who remain housed and become self-sufficient. Each day in Indianapolis, women, children, and men struggle to face the overwhelming needs of poverty. They are our most vulnerable citizens, living paycheck to paycheck. Due to domestic violence, underemployment, and the high cost of illness they find themselves waking with no roof above them. Started in 2003 to support our city's efforts to end homelessness, Trusted Partners invites you to pay tribute to the “homeless” here in Indianapolis who strive to move forward and improve their lives.

Bead&Button Magazine

Deadline: Open/Ongoing

Bead&Button Magazine
Kalmbach Publishing Co.
Waukesha, WI

Bead&Button is a bimonthly magazine devoted to techniques, projects, and designs of beaded jewelry and accessories. Our beading designers are skilled artisans (not necessarily skilled writers) who are willing to share what they know.

We accept proposals for beaded projects and proposals for articles about artists.

Submission Guidelines (Truncated)

WRITERS are invited to submit proposals for stories about accomplished beadmakers and jewelry artists as well as trends and other information that appeals to our readers. Complete information on how to submit stories can be found in "Bead&Button contributor guidelines for writers" at http://www.beadandbutton.com/

BEAD ARTISTS are invited to submit projects for replication in the magazine. We accept a broad range of original designs published as intermediate to advanced level project articles. Most of our projects involve stitching. Submitted designs and instructions should describe how to make jewelry using specific beading and bead-related techniques. Each piece is remade by a Bead&Button editor and photographed for publication with the editor's remade piece(s). Instructions are edited or rewritten to ensure that the project can be made by the Bead&Button reader. Submissions must be exclusive to Bead&Button.

PROJECT ARTICLES are considered for publication based on original artistic quality and craftsmanship. The acceptance process involves input from several editors who consider the originality and sophistication of the concept, the precision with which the work was created, interesting techniques, desirable color combinations and textures, and the drape, style and flair of each piece. Projects that combine materials and shapes in an innovative way, feature materials that can be easily obtained or substituted, and expose readers to challenging and rewarding beading processes are more likely to be selected. Projects may be published as feature articles or in Chic & Easy, Quick Stitch, Clearly Crystals, Claymaker, Wire Expressions or another section of the magazine.

TO SUBMIT A PROJECT ARTICLE, send a highresolution electronic image or a photograph with a short description of the project. If your proposal is accepted, you will be contacted and asked to send the complete project, instructions and a list of materials with resource information for any hard-to-find items. Upon receipt of the project and instructions, Bead&Button will contact you to discuss when the project is likely to be published, payment and other details.

Additional opportunities

TIPS & TECHNIQUES features short items sent in by readers that help make beading easier, faster, neater, or more fun. Send your tip with a photo, rough drawing, or sample. If your tip is accepted for publication, we'll send you a contract for payment. Once we get the contract back from you, we'll pay you for your tip.

PATTERNS provides a place for readers to share charted beadwork patterns. To submit a pattern, send us an electronic or hard copy of the chart along with a finished piece, if possible. If your pattern is accepted for publication, we'll send you a contract for payment. Once we get the contract back from you, we'll pay you for your pattern.

YOUR WORK is a photo gallery of readers' beadwork. To share a beaded item, send an electronic image or a photo with a short description. If your piece is accepted for publication, you will be asked to send it to Bead&Button. When the piece arrives, it will be photographed in our studio and scheduled for publication. There is no payment for Your Work submissions; designers receive a complimentary magazine. Your piece will be returned to you in four to six weeks, along with a contract for you to return.

BEAD SOUP offers short articles about new products, books, beading-related events and other information our readers would like to know. To submit a new product or book for review, send the item to the address below. To submit other information, write to Bead&Button about your idea and we will contact you. The lead time for publication may be four to five months, depending on where your submission falls in the publication calendar. Please send electronic submissions to editor@beadandbutton.com.

Mail all hard copy submissions to:
Bead&Button Magazine
PO Box 1612
21027 Crossroads Circle
Waukesha, WI, 53187-1612


Visit website for complete details.

Contributor Submission page: http://www.contribute.kalmbach.com/

Writers should submit their queries to editor@beadandbutton.com

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