AQC Challenge 2014

Deadline: February 21, 2014 (ONLINE)


AQC Challenge 2014
Sponsored by Expertise Events Pty Ltd
Australasian Quilt Convention
Melbourne, Australia
April 2014 to November 2014


COMPETITION RULES

1. The theme of the 2014 competition is ‘Ten’.
2. There is one category only.
3. Entry is open to all.
4. Entries can either be based on a traditional or contemporary design that reflects and interprets the theme ‘Ten’.
5. The entry must have been completed between May 2013 and the deadline.
6. All entries must be original. If the entrant has drawn inspiration from another artwork such as a photograph that source must be acknowledged in the entry form.
7. An entrant may apply any techniques including piecing, appliqué, embroidery, whole cloth and/or manipulated fabric, etc. Any materials may be used, but the final result must be flexible in nature and consist of three layers of fabric held together with stitching.
8. Each entry must measure 125cm (49in) square.
9. Each entry must have a Velcro hanging strip attached to the top back edge of the quilt (instructions are on the website).
10. A label with the entrant’s name, address, telephone number and email must be securely sewn to the back of the quilt.
11. Each entrant may submit up to two quilts.
12. All entries must be submitted via online entry form on the Australasian Quilt Convention website www.aqc.com.au no later than February 21, 2014

A panel of three judges will then select up to 30 finalists. The judges’ decision is final. Upon seeing the actual quilts, the organisers reserve the right to decide which quilts will be included in the exhibition. The organisers reserve the right to refuse any work that does not match the images submitted to the judges. Any work which requires special hanging conditions, or includes delicate or fragile embellishments or which cannot be easily folded will not be selected.


Download Competition Rules: 2014AQC-Challenge-Rules.pdf


Visit the following websites for additional details:

www.intocraft.com.au/2013/05/aqc-challenge-2014
www.aqc.com.au

Quilt Canada 2014 National Juried Show

Deadline: February 1, 2014 (ONLINE)


Quilt Canada 2014
National Juried Show
Canadian Quilters’ Association/
Association canadienne de la courtepointe
Brock University
St. Catharines, Ontario
June 11 – 14, 2014




The 2014 National Juried Show is open to all Canadian citizens and residents, as well as non-resident members of the CQA/ACC. Over $50,000 in prizes offered by the Sponsors.

For an entry to be accepted, the online entry form must be filled in completely, including all the required photographs and documents.

Fees: $25.00 ($75.00 for non-members) plus tax for each entry.

Requirements (truncated)

• Entry is open to all Canadian residents, Canadian citizens, and CQA/ACC individual members. (If you are not a Canadian citizen or resident, you MUST be a CQA/ACC member to enter).
• Original Design Realistic Pictorial Wall Quilts depict subject matter in an accurate and realistic manner and demonstrate personal expression and originality in design, colour and/or techniques.
• Acknowledgement must be given to anyone participating in the execution of the work.
• Quilts must not exceed 436 inches in perimeter.
• Group quilts means 3 or more quilt makers. Choose 1 person to represent the group as the ‘artist.’
• Work must have been completed after January 1, 2012.
• Work must NOT have been shown in a Canadian national-level juried/judged quilting exhibition/competition prior to June 2014.
• Artists submitting works from outside of Canada will be responsible for all customs arrangements and transportation costs.

Categories

1. Original Design Realistic Pictorial Wall Quilts
2. Original Design Abstract Pictorial Wall Quilts
3. Original Design Nonrepresentational Wall Quilts
4. Originally Interpreted Traditional Wall Quilts
5. Originally Interpreted Bed Quilts
6. Traditional Wall and Bed Quilts from Patterns/Books
7. Bed or Wall Quilts Longarm/Midarm Quilting
8. Original Wearable Art
9. Modern Bed or Wall Quilts

Awards

In addition to Awards of Excellence for each category, entries may be eligible for the following awards:
• Best of Show (from any original or originally interpreted category)
• Excellence in Domestic Machine Quilting
• Excellence in Workmanship Appliqué
• Excellence in Workmanship Piecing
• Excellence in Hand Quilting
• Excellence for Work by a First Time Exhibitor
• Excellence in Thread Work using WonderFil Thread
• Excellence in Innovation (from any original or originally interpreted category)
• Excellence for a Group Quilt (3 or more quilt makers)
• Judge’s Choice (one per judge)
• Viewers’ Choice


Visit website for complete entry details including online submission form: http://njs.canadianquilter.com/


Conference Co-ordinator
Contact: Marilyn Michelin
Phone: 905-937-7556

26th Annual Trend-Tex Challenge

Two Deadlines: (RECEIVE)

January 1, 2014 [Purchase of Kits]
March 22, 2014 [Submission of Artwork]


26th Annual Trend-Tex Challenge
Quilt Canada 2014
Canadian Quilters' Association/
Association canadienne de la courtepointe
St. Catharines, ON
June 11-14, 2014



Rules

1. Request letters to purchase kits are to be postmarked no earlier than Oct. 1, 2013. Members only.
   Non Members may purchase a kit after November 1, 2013.
2. Kits are limited to 1 per person until January 1, 2014. Then additional kits may be purchased, if they are available. Each kit consists of 5 Trend-Tex Inc. fabrics, cut into fat quarters.
3. Fabric Use: All 5 of the fabrics in thee kit must be clearly visible on the front of the wallquilt/wearable. You may use 3 additional fabrics of your own choosing. Please Note: To be eligible for the Trend-Tex Award, only the 5 kit fabrics may be used on the front of the wallquilt/wearable (includes binding). Additional fabrics may be included on the back.
4. Size: Perimeter of the finished piece must not be larger than 120”, no matter what the shape. There is no minimum size restriction.
5. Design may be original or traditional and any combination of machine and/or hand piecing, applique or quilting is required. Embellishments are at the quilter’s discretion.
6. Finishing: The wallquilt/wearable must be completely finished, including all aspects of quilting, binding, and needlework/embroidery.
7. Hanging Sleeve: at least 2” wide, on the back of the wallquilt/wearable. For wearables it can be a temporary sleeve.
8. Label on the back of the wallquilt/weearable to include: title, artist’s name, date completed and credits. For any techniques that are not your own, please give credit to the sources and obtain written permission if using another person’s design. Please remember to respect copyright.
9. Deadlines: Wallquilts/wearables are due March 22, 2014 to be eligible for judging and must meet all challenge rules.
10. All wallquilts/wearables become the property of the CQA/ACC and will be displayed at Quuilt Canada 2014, June 11-14, 2014 in St. Catharines, ON. The majority of wallquilts/wearables will be sold by silent auction ending June 14, 2014.

Prizes are awarded to CQA/ACC members only for:
• 1st, 2nd, 3rd for wallquilt.
• 1st, 2nd, 3rd for quilted wearable
• Trend-Tex Award
• Judges’ Choice Awards may also be given.
• A Viewers’ Choice Award will also be announced at the banquet June 14, 2014.
• The Trend-Tex Award winning wallquilt/wearable will be given, as a gesture of thanks, to Trend-Tex Fabrics Inc. and will not be auctioned.
• The Trend-Tex Award is presented for the best use of fabric, using only the five fabrics in the 2014 Challenge Kit.

Judges will follow the current CQA/ACC Quilting Standards and Guidelines for Competitive Quiltmaking.

Entries will be photographed and may be used in The Canadian Quilter, on the CQA/ACC website or for other promotional purposes.


Complete Trend Challenge information.

Trend Tex Challenge Entry Form


Visit website for more details: www.canadianquilter.com

Sisters Quilting Collective 3rd Annual Quilt Exhibit

Deadline: December 1, 2013 (POSTMARK)


Call for African American Quilt Artists
3rd Annual Quilt Exhibit
Sisters Quilting Collective
Sacramento, CA
February 1 - 15, 2014



The Sisters Quilting Collective is seeking African American quilt artists of the African Diaspora for its 3rd annual quilt exhibit, in celebration of Black History Month, February 2014. The exhibit will be held at the historical Brickhouse Art Gallery in Sacramento California. The theme for this year’s exhibit is “Our Stories in Quilts”, “Quilts That Are Inspired by Stories in Our Lives”.

Eligibility: Quilts must be constructed by the person or persons named on the Artist Statement. Quilts previously exhibited at the Brickhouse Gallery are not eligible. Accepted quilts cannot be sold prior to the end of the exhibit. Once quilt is accepted by the selection committee, substitutions are not allowed. The maximum size for quilt entries is 63”x71”.


Entry Fee: A non-refundable $25.00 fee for each accepted quilt submitted. Please do not send fees until after you receive notification of acceptance.


All accepted quilts are expected to remain for the entire exhibit which will begin on Friday, February 1st, 2014 and end Saturday, February 15th, 2014.

Confirmation of accepted quilts will be sent by email or letter within 7 days after the deadline.


Visit website for complete details including entry form: https://sites.google.com/site/sistersquiltingcollective/home/our-first-opportunity-quilt-for-2013-2014

Visit blog: sistersquiltingcollectivesqc.blogspot.com


For more info contact: Faye Wilson Kennedy at 916-484-5025 or Gloria Grandy at 916-410-9082 or, email:sistersquiltingcollective@gmail.com


About Sisters Quilting Collective

The Sisters Quilting (SQC) had its beginning in 2012 after an exhibition of quilts held at the Brickhouse Art Gallery in Sacramento, California. The Founding members were Jan Hollins, Barbra Lord, Faye Wilson Kennedy, Fredi Slaughter-Walker, Barbara Range and Kephera Alston.

The Sisters Quilting Collective (SQC) was organized to celebrate, preserve and continue the traditions of quilting and fiber arts and to keep quilting and fiber arts alive for future generations. SQC is a membership organization. We welcome individual quilters, textile and fabric artists, doll designers and collectors and the general public who support SQC’s mission. Membership in the SQC is open to any person, regardless of race, color, creed, gender, sexual orientation, or national origin.

SQC holds an annual quilt and fiber arts exhibit at the Brickhouse Gallery in February during Black History Month. The purpose of the exhibit is to promote, educate and create an interest and awareness in the historical value and contributions which quilters and fiber artists throughout the African Diaspora (di-as-po-ra) have given to the art of quilting and fiber arts.


Sisters Quilting Collective
P.O. Box 5486
Sacramento, CA 95817
sistersquiltingcollectivesqc.blogspot.com
sistersquiltingcollective@gmail.com

Celebration of Hand-Hooked Rugs XXIV

Deadline: November 30, 2013 (ONLINE) or (POSTMARK)


Celebration of Hand-Hooked Rugs XXIV
Rug Hooking Magazine
Stackpole Magazines
Mechanicsburg, PA
August 2014



Calling all rug hookers! We invite you to enter your best hooked piece completed in 2012 or 2013 in Celebration of Hand-Hooked Rugs XXIV. We welcome all styles and sizes, from primitive to fine shading, from traditional to contemporary. The deadline for entries is November 30, 2013.

Entries are impartially and anonymously evaluated by a panel of four qualified judges from the rug hooking community. Rugs are judged on technique, color plan, and interpretation of design. Each rug is judged on a numerical scale on its own merit, independent of all other entries. Finalists will be featured in Celebration XXIV, published in August 2014. Celebration highlights the artistry, fine craftsmanship, and astonishing diversity of hand-hooked rugs produced in the past year. Readers are invited to vote for their favorite pieces, which will be featured as Readers' Choice winners in RHM next summer.

How to Enter

1. Limit of one (1) entry per person.

2. Enter online. Follow the instructions for electronic submissions.

3. Or complete the entry form and follow the instructions on page 11 of the Sept/Oct 2013 issue. Entries must be postmarked by November 30, 2013.

4. If you include an e-mail address with your entry, you will receive an e-mail confirmation when your entry is received. If you do not have e-mail, please include a self-addressed stamped envelope for receipt confirmation.

5. The rug must have been completed in 2012 or 2013, regardless of when you started it. You may enter a rug that has been entered in other competitions, and group entries are permissible.

6. Submission of an entry serves as a release that Rug Hooking and its publisher may publish photographs of the rug in the future, with proper credit given to the artist. This may include promotional materials, online or in print, including the Celebration book, in RHM, and on RHM products.


Category Definitions

Note: Some rugs may not fall neatly into one category. Use your judgement to select the category that best represents your rug.

• Primitive: If your rug is a primitive rug, you may enter it in this category INSTEAD of one of the other three categories. Primitive suggests simplicity in all areas: design, materials, and technique. It usually means wider cut, naive or simple design with little or no shading, exaggerated scale or unrealistic proportion. Think folk art. In a pictorial rug, think Grandma Moses.
• Commercial: If you purchased the pattern, enter the rug in the commercial category, Even if you adapted the pattern, if the rug is substantially based on a commercial pattern and design, it is a commercial rug.
• Adaptation: If your rug is inspired by someone else's design in a different medium (for example, a painting, a postcard, a photograph, etc.) it is an adaptation. Be sure to credit the original inspiration and provide written documentation that you have permission to adapt someone else's work in this way. If you submit online, e-mail documentation to cderr@stackpolebooks.com.
• Original: If your rug is based on your original content and design idea, it is an original design. Carefully consider who owns the copyright; if you hook a design based on a photograph that YOU took, the rug is your original design. If you hook a rug based on a photo that someone else took, that other person owns the copyright, and you should classify your rug as an adaptation.

Visit website for complete details: www.rughookingmagazine.com/contest

View Online Application: www.rughookingmagazine.com/contest/entry_form


Rug Hooking Magazine
Debra Smith, Editor
Phone: (717) 796-0411 x159
dhsmith@stackpolebooks.com

Stackpole Magazines
5067 Ritter Rd.
Mechanicsburg, PA 17055

British Quilt Study Group Call for Papers

Deadline: November 30, 2013 (EMAIL)


Call for Papers
Submission of Abstracts
British Quilt Study Group
The Quilters' Guild of The British Isles
October 2014 Seminar



The British Quilt Study Group has issued a call for papers for their 2014 seminar, Quilting Practices in the 20th Century.

BQSG invites submissions for original, previously unpublished research covering quilt or related textile study around the proposed theme for the 2014 Seminar on aspects of quilting practices in the twentieth century.

Suggested studies might be related to individual practitioners, particular fabric designers or the influence of the machine on twentieth century quilts. However, any interpretations of the title are welcomed.

Papers can be up to 7,000 words in length, and shorter papers between 2,000 and 3,000 words are also welcomed.

Abstracts for presentation at the BQSG seminar in October 2014 should be received by 30 November 2013. Please submit your abstract of approx. 400 words, outlining your area of research and indicating primary and secondary sources. Send your abstract to Ann Gibson, Administrator for the Research Panel at research@bqsg.org.uk by 30 November 2013.

Selected papers would be presented at the BSQG seminar to be held mid October 2014. Papers presented at the annual seminar will also be published in the well respected BSQG journal Quilt Studies.

Further details can be found on the BSQG website bqsg.quiltersguild.org.uk

It is recommended that those interested in submitting should read: Guidelines for Presentation of Papers

If you are interested in submitting an abstract but wish to discuss it further please contact the research panel for further help and advice at research@bqsg.org.uk



The Quilters' Guild of The British Isles
St Anthony's Hall, Peasholme Green York YO1 7PW
admin@quiltersguild.org.uk
t: 01904 613242 | f: 01904 632394

Fiber in the Present Tense 2014

Deadline: November 1, 2013 (ONLINE)


Fiber in the Present Tense 2014
Juried exhibition open to MA and RI artists
Surface Design Association (SDA)
Massachusetts/Rhode Island Chapter
ArtWorks! Gallery
New Bedford, MA
February 28 - March 29, 2014



Fiber in the Present Tense 2014 is a juried exhibition to showcase the fiber art work of the MA/RI Chapter of the Surface Design Association (SDA). The exhibition has an open theme, and all media utilizing surface design, weaving, 2D and 3D structures, quilts, stitching, or any other contemporary art textile techniques, will be considered.

If you are interested in exhibiting and are not yet a member of SDA, please visit www.surfacedesign.org for membership information. Once you join SDA, you will be eligible to apply for the show.


JUROR: Deborah Corsini, curator at the San Jose (CA) Museum of Quilts and Textiles.


AWARDS: One SDA Award of Excellence to a recipient selected by the juror.


REQUIREMENTS:

• The exhibition has an open theme, and all media utilizing surface design, weaving, 2D and 3D structures, quilts, stitching, or any other contemporary art textile techniques, will be considered. Video installations are not permitted.
• Work for consideration must have been completed after January 2011.
• The maximum artwork size is 102”H x 60”W.

FEES:
The submission fee, for up to three pieces, is $30. You may pay using PayPal or by check.


Downloads Prospectus: fiber-in-the-present-tense-2014-prospectus1.pdf

Online Entry form: http://www.entrythingy.com/www.sdamari.wordpress.com

Instructions for Submitting Online: step-by-step-instructions-for-applying-on-entrythingy.pdf


Visit website for complete details: http://sdamari.wordpress.com/calls/

Nacify Fiber Art Show

Deadline: October 20, 2013 by 10 pm (ONLINE)


Call for Fiber Art
Nacify Fiber Art Show
Bellevue, WA
November 2013- January 2014


This show will be held at the private practice of Nacify Plastic Surgery Center in Bellevue, WA. They have a lovely office with large walls to hang the artwork and a small area where a 3D piece can be displayed. They regularly invite Northwest artists to exhibit in their offices, for the viewing pleasure of their high-end clientele. They have had a good ratio of sales for the artists in the past. They will display the artwork; any sales will be the artist's responsibility (no commission will be charged; artist is responsible for any sales tax, etc.) You can see some of the spaces on their website virtual tour at http://www.seattleface.com/html/virtual_tour.php

This is a private office space so there will not be an opening.

Work must be available November 4, 2013 through January 2014 (will be returned in February 2014. Artwork to be delivered to by no later than 5 pm November 4, 2013 to Christina Fairley Erickson, 13220 NE 55th Pl., Bellevue, WA 98005. Phone: 425-753-4625

Shipping costs: Artists are responsible for delivery/pickup or for shipping costs. Please include a check for the cost of return shipment, should you want your piece shipped back to you, rather than picking it up.

Work may have been created in any year. Maximum 3 entries per artist.

Size restrictions:
2D: Minimum 10" per side / Maximum 80" per side (Note: several of the spaces are 60" max height);
3D Maximum 18" deep x 18" wide x 30" high

All entries other than 3-D work must be ready to hang. Quilts and other non-framed pieces must have a sleeve and flat hanging stick with holes drilled in each end. Framed pieces should have picture wire attached.

Online Entry form at: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1fqwRs8SUvBmP2U8JpGyZYrQ5h5Lcf8acd-u0D4QmK9M/viewform

Entry fee of $5 for each artwork. Entry fee of $5 for each artwork. Please either pay with PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=3T6F6AY9KK2EE or send a check payable to Christina Erickson, 13220 NE 55th Pl., Bellevue, WA 98005.

There is a possibility that we may have a second exhibition from February-April 2014. Artists may indicate if they are open to that time frame.

Online Entries:
Entries must be received by 10 pm October 20, 2013. Online entry is not complete until the form is complete and a FULL AND A DETAIL image of each entry is sent to ceartquilts@gmail.com.

Please make sure to write "Nacify Fiber Art Show" in the subject line and follow the image guidelines posted on your confirmation page after submitting a quilt.

If you have any questions regarding your online entry, please feel free to contact the curator - Christina Fairley Erickson - at christina@ceartquilts.com

New Hampshire Institute of Art Biennial 2013

Deadline: October 14, 2013 (RECEIVE)


Biennial 2013
New Hampshire Institute of Art
French Building Gallery
Manchester, NH
November 11, 2013 – December 12, 2013


The New Hampshire Institute of Art is pleased to announce Biennial 2013, a regional juried exhibition for New England artists. This exhibition of painting, drawing, printmaking, photography, and illustration will be on display in the Institute’s French Building Gallery.


JUROR: Brian Bishop

ELIGIBILITY
• Entries will be accepted in the media of painting, drawing, illustration, printmaking, digital imaging, and photography.
• Each artist may submit a maximum of two entries.
• Images, registration forms and entry fees must be received by October 14, 2013.
• Registration forms must be signed. Entry fees are not refundable. Notification of acceptance will be via email.

ENTRY FEE
$30 for up to 2 digital images.

NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE
Emailed notification of acceptance to the Biennial Exhibition will be by October 21, 2013.

AWARDS
The New Hampshire Institute of Art will award more than $2000 in prize money.

CATALOG
The Biennial Exhibition will be accompanied by a catalog available at the opening of the exhibition. All selected artists will be listed in the catalog and a representative sampling of accepted work will be reproduced in this publication.


Download Registration Form: www.nhia.edu/NHIA537_Biennial13entry_1.pdf

Visit website for complete details: www.nhia.edu/2013-biennial-call-for-entry



New Hampshire Institute of Art
148 Concord Street
Manchester, NH 03104
toll-free phone: 866-241-4918
local phone: 603-623-0313
fax: 603-647-0658

Home again, home again, jiggety-jig!

Hello Friends:

Please pardon the delay in our return from the extended break. We are managing several behind the scenes details.

Posts shall resume no later than Friday, October 4, 2013. We will also provide you with an update regarding future plans for Fiber Art Calls for Entry.


Cheers,


Elise N. & Oona L.