COMPETITIONS & OPPORTUNITIES
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Deadline June 15
Our annual sampling of student work will be featured in our November/December 2008 issue and is open to current students in a collegiate-level fibers program.
Please submit artist statement, images (transparencies, slides, or high-resolution digital images [300 ppi]), full caption information (including title, year completed, materials, techniques, dimensions, and photo credit), information about what degree you are pursuing, and permanent address (items will be returned in October) to:
Fiberarts Student Showcase
201 E. Fourth St.,
Loveland, CO 80537-5655.
For more information, visit fiberarts.com or contact
(970) 613-4679; info@fiberarts.com.
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| ABOVE: Wei-Hui Hsu, Potential Cell No. 21—Body Landscape, 2006; facial masks, fabric stiffener; 34" x 183⁄4' x 10'. From our 2007 Student Sampling. |
DIEU DONNE INTERNSHIPS. Call for applications. Ongoing. Founded in 1976, Dieu Donne is a nonprofit artist workspace dedicated to the creation, promotion, and preservation of contemporary art in the hand-papermaking process. Dieu Donne offers a limited number of internships for students and artists interested in the areas of art administration, archive, gallery, and studio. All internships are unpaid, but participants will earn credits toward classes and studio time. Four-month or full semester sessions are preferred. To download an application, visit www.dieudonne.org.
COLORADO COUNCIL ON THE ARTS GRANTS. Call for applications. Deadline March 13. The Colorado Council on the Arts has released their guidelines for the 2008–2009 Grants to Artists and Organizations program. Colorado artists, nonprofit organizations, and government agencies are welcome to submit proposals. Applicants must demonstrate artistic excellence, community involvement, and benefit and implementation capacity. Schools and school districts may also apply for Success through Art (StART) funding to encourage success through creativity in art. To apply, visit www.coloarts.state.co.us/grants/apply.
BEND, FOLD, MANIPULATE. Call for entries. Deadline March 14. Fiber exhibit to be held at the ACA Gallery in Toronto, ON, Canada, in May. Art will interpret the definition of the show title, uniquely suggesting the steps in a plan for building a globally shared future. For a full curatorial statement and more information, contact Mary Kroetsch at talisman-beadworks@sympatico.ca.
SURFACE DESIGN ASSOCIATION LOGO DESIGN COMPETITION. Call for entries. Cash award. Deadline March 15. A $500 award (and heaps of written praise) will be given for the logo that best illustrates who we are. The logo might incorporate the letters SDA or spell out Surface Design Association, but that’s not mandatory. The selection committee is comprised of SDA Executive Director Joy Stocksdale, Board member Della Reams, and President Jason Pollen. A 2" x 2" full-color digital image and one in black and white, 300 dpi, in a PDF file on a CD should be sent to: Joy Stocksdale, SDA Executive Director, 919 Midpine Wy., Sebastopol, CA 95472.
12TH ANNUAL CRAFT AS ART FESTIVAL. Call for entries. Entry fee based on space. Deadline April 8. Festival dates: October 11–13, 2008. Works must be original and handcrafted. Applicants are asked to submit (5) color slides for juried selection of work representative of that which will be displayed. The festival will be hosted on the grounds of the Nassau County Museum of Art in Rosalyn Harbor, New York. For prospectus, send SASE with 65 cents’ postage to Raya Zafrina, Director of Operations c/o ACAC, PO Box 650, Montclair, NJ 07042. www.craftsatlincoln.org.
36TH ANNUAL ARTS AND CRAFTS SHOW. Call for entries. Juried. Deadline April 15. Girls Inc. of Santa Fe is hosting their 36th annual arts and crafts show August 2–3 on the downtown Santa Fe Plaza. Girls Inc. is a nonprofit program designed to assist and encourage girls and young women, particularly those who are underserved or at risk. Proceeds from the booth sales at the Arts and Crafts Show directly support Girls Inc. of Santa Fe. For more information, contact Kelly Fowler (505) 982-2042. www.girlsincofsantafe.org.
ART QUILTS LOWELL 2008. Call for entries. Entry fee. Juried exhibit. Deadline May 16 (postmark). Deadline extended from April 30. A feature of the 2008 Lowell Quilt Festival. This art quilt exhibit is organized by the Brush Art Gallery and on view August 3–October 26. The exhibit will provide an overview of art quilts by artists from around the U.S. and will include work by artists whose nontraditional quilts reflect the ever-expanding boundaries of the art quilt movement. For prospectus, send SASE to The Brush Gallery, 256 Market St., Lowell, MA 01852. www.thebrush.org.
ART TO WEAR SHOW. Call for entries. Deadline June 2. The Cambridge Artists' Cooperative is seeking original design clothing and accessories. All techniques and materials will be considered. Show dates: September 25–October 26. Applicants will be notified of acceptance by mail during the week of June 9, 2008. For application, send SASE to Art to Wear—2008, Cambridge Artists' Cooperative, 59A Church St., Harvard SQ. Cambridge, MA 02138. (617) 868-4434; www.cambridgeartistscoop.com.
QUILT NATIONAL '09. Call for entries. Juried. Prizes. Deadline September 5. Work must (a) possess the most basic structural characteristics of a quilt, (b) be an original design of the entrant, (c) have been completed after September, 2006, and (d) measure no more than 108" (270 cm). The competition will be on display May 23–September 7, 2009, at the Dairy Barn Cultural Artists Center in Athens, Ohio. For entry form, send SASE with 2-ounces’ postage to QN '09 Entry Form, Dairy Barns Art Center, PO Box 747, Athens, OH 45701. www.quiltnational.com.
CONNECTIONS: SMALL TAPESTRY INTERNATIONAL 2009. Call for entries. Juried exhibit. Digital entry deadline November 30. American Tapestry Alliance juried small tapestry exhibit (maximum size 100 sq. in. [625 sq. cm]). Artists are encouraged to push the idea of connections with concepts, techniques, other artists, the viewer, or other areas of artistic investigation. For prospectus, send SASE to ATA Connections, 1050 Gunnison Ave., Grand Junction, CO 81501. www.americantapestryalliance.com. |
