Small Ornamental Quilt

by Rebecca Embellished with inchies, shells, and bone bead.

RENEGADE HANDMADE

Deadline: Ongoing


RENEGADE HANDMADE
Retail Consigment Opportunity
Chicago, IL


RENEGADE HANDMADE is a unique one-stop shop for DIY goods, featuring the work of over 300 artists! Created as an extension of the Renegade Craft Fair, the store serves as a permanent location for people to buy and sell unique handmade items year 'round.

Our brick + mortar shop is located in Chicago's Wicker Park neighborhood, where the Renegade Craft Fair got its start in 2003. We've recently opened our doors to the world wide web, so those of you not located in Chicagoland can purchase a variety of items we currently stock!

We carry an amazing selection of housewares, jewelry, posters + prints, plush items, clothing, stationery + more from the best craftsters out there! We're always looking for new consignors too, so feel free to apply if you'd like to sell your stuff here.

•If you're interested in consigning at Renegade Handmade, fill out the online application and someone will be in touch with you within 1 month if we're interested in carrying your items.
•The consignment split is 50/50.
•Payments are made each month by check or thru PayPal.
•Items will be kept in inventory for 3 months. At the end of the 3 months we will come to a mutual decision to either keep your unsold items in stock, or return them to you.

What types of crafts are you interested in selling?

Knit Items, Papergoods, Clothing or T-shirts, Jewelry, Plush, Handbags, Sewn Accessories, Housewares, Childrens' Items, Pet Items, Bath Products, Kits/Patterns, Other (please specify)

Visit the website for full details: renegadehandmade.com

RENEGADE HANDMADE
1924 W. Division
Chicago, IL

Twisted Thread Shows: Stitch & Craft / The Festival of Quilts 2010

Deadline: Unspecified

Twisted Thread Shows

Stitch & Craft 2010
18 March - 21 March
Olympia II, London

The Festival of Quilts 2010
19 August - 22 August
NEC, Birmingham

Interested in exhibiting your product to a huge captive audience? Whether you're an artist or designer. a retail outlet or a manufacturer we have a package to suit you! Stand prices vary between shows, but the earlier you book, the cheaper your stand.

Stands come complete with standard shell-scheme, carpet and fascia board. The smallest stand is 2m by 2m, but feel free to go as large as you wish! Payment methods are flexible to suit your needs.

If you are interested call Rhonda on 020 8692 2299 or send an email via the website: www.twistedthread.com/wantToExhibit

Get more information about the following shows:

Stitch & Craft 2010
(Olympia II, London)
18 March - 21 March 2010

The Festival of Quilts 2010
(NEC, Birmingham)
19 August - 22 August 2010

Islip Art Museum: The Carriage House

Deadline: April 15, 2010 (POSTMARK)

Islip Art Museum
The Carriage House
East Islip, NY
Exhibition Proposals & Residencies


In 1993, the Islip Art Museum opened the Carriage House as a project space where contemporary artists can create and exhibit new and experimental work. Since its first season, the Carriage House has steadily expanded its programming and services to become a major cultural resource in the greater New York region.

Each year, the Islip Art Museum invites artists to submit proposals for installations in the Carriage House. The yearly deadline for submissions is April 15. Proposals are reviewed by a panel of artists and gallery and museum professionals, and selected works are exhibited in August through October.

All Carriage House programs include artists' stipends, staff support and technical assistance.

The staff of the Carriage House welcomes inquiries from artists concerning workspace and exhibition programs. Curators review slides and CD's on a monthly basis. Please do not send images by e-mail as they will not be opened or acknowledged.

Proposals are reviewed by a panel of artists and gallery and museum professionals, and selected works are exhibited in August through October. Artists receive fees and technical support.

For information on submitting material for Carriage House exhibitions and the open call visit: islipartmuseum.org/application.info

Application Form: islipartmuseum.org/application.form

It is strongly advised that you attend an Artist's Open House and visit the Carriage House in person. You can see the Floor Plan for a general layout of the interior and in order to select your gallery preference.

For more information on the Artist Open House, or to arrange a site visit or discuss a proposal, please call during museum hours: (631) 224-5402

The Carriage House
50 Irish Lane
East Islip NY 11730-2098

Art on Paper

Deadline: March 31, 2010 by 5 pm (RECEIVE)

Art on Paper
Weatherspoon Art Museum
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Greensbo, NC
November 7, 2010 – February 6, 2011


The Weatherspoon Art Museum is currently accepting submissions for its biennial exhibition, Art on Paper 2010, which will be held from November 7, 2010 – February 6, 2011. This exhibition presents a broad range of contemporary art in which the use of paper, either as a surface or material, is a primary consideration. Organized by the Curator of Exhibitions at the Weatherspoon Art Museum with the support of xpedx and The Dillard Fund, and the F.M. Kirby Foundation, Inc., Art on Paper includes works by both emerging and established artists from the United States and around the world.

Art on Paper 2010 represents a forty-five year partnership between the Weatherspoon and xpedx (formerly the Dillard Paper Company), whose long-standing sponsorship of Art on Paper has allowed the Weatherspoon to acquire a number of works from each year’s exhibition. Since 1965, The Dillard Fund has fostered the growth of the Weatherspoon’s nationally recognized Dillard Collection of Art on Paper, which today numbers close to 550 works.

REQUIREMENTS AND ELIGIBILITY
• Only one-of-a-kind artworks on, or composed primarily of, paper will be considered for inclusion in the exhibition. Editioned prints and photographs will not be accepted.
• Upon acceptance, works must be suitably framed and/or ready for installation.
• All works must be for sale. A “Price on Request” designation is not acceptable.
• Artists whose work was included in Art on Paper 2008 or who are currently enrolled students are ineligible to apply.
• All submissions must be received at the Weatherspoon by 5 pm on March 31, 2010. Materials received after March 31 are ineligible.


Visit website for additional details: http://weatherspoon.uncg.edu/

2010 Art on Paper Prospectus: AOPprospectus10.pdf

Weatherspoon Art Museum
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
P.O. Box 26170
Greensboro, NC 27402-6170

Bradford Textile Society Design Competition 2009/2010

Deadline: 19th March 2010 (RECEIVE)

Bradford Textile Society
Design Competition 2009/2010
Textile House
Huddersfield, UK


Eligibility and Entrance Fees
All sections, except W4 and K3 (1 st year students only) are open to independent designers, designers employed in the UK
textile industry and students from UK Universities and Colleges. All competitors must be resident in the United Kingdom.

An entrance fee of £10 per entry is payable by independent designers and those employed in the industry. The entrance fee for registered students is £5 for the first entry and £2.50 for each additional entry from the same student.

Categories

Woven Textiles, Knitted Textiles, Printed Textiles, Combined Processes (inlcuding Embroidery), Ecological Production and, Fashion Garment Textile.

Special Awards: (Judged from all submissions from above categories)

‘TWIST’ AWARD: £200
For a constructed textile in any of the above categories using over 50% of luxury fibres (wool, silk, cashmere, alpaca etc).

THE DESIGNERS’ GUILD PLAQUE
(Winner announced at Design Seminar)
Awarded to an individual or an institution for outstanding work.

‘PREMIÈRE VISION’ AWARD
(4 winners announced at Design Seminar)
A sponsored visit to Première Vision Autumn/Winter Salon as special guests.

BTS PRESIDENTIAL PRIZE
(Winner announced at Design Seminar)
Selected from 1 st Prize winners of all categories and awarded for ingenuity of entry.

Visit website for more details about the Society: www.bradfordtextilesociety.org.uk

Download the prospectus: bradfordtextilesociety.org.uk/DesignCompetitionProspectus [pdf]

Contact:

John Lambert (Secretary BTS)
The Textile Centre of Excellence
Textile House
Red Doles Lane
Huddersfield
HD2 1YF

Email: john@cbwt.co.uk.
Tel: 01484 346500
Fax: 01484 346501

London International Creative Competition (LICC)

Deadline: 20 March, 2010 (Online) & (POSTMARK)

London International Creative Competition (LICC)


London International Creative Competition (LICC) is a vehicle for facilitating contact between uniquely talented artists and an international audience.

LICC invites passionate visual artists, regardless of experience or nationality, to submit their innovative artwork for inclusion in the LICC competition. The artwork is juried by a board of internationally esteemed artists, writers, curators, gallery owners and other luminaries of the visual arts. The jury-selected finalists and shortlist will be published in the LICC Annual Awards Book, on its website and will be announced to the creative arts and media outlets worldwide. The 15 finalists work will be presented at the LICC awards ceremony in London, one prize-winner will be chosen by the jury to receive the £2,000 cash prize.

This year's categories:

Architectural, Audio/Music. Design (Environmental/Fashion/Graphic/Interior), Drawing/Illustration, Installation, Mixed Media, NetArt/Web Design, Painting, Performance, Photography, Printmaking, Sculpture, Textile, Video and Film, Writing. Other

All winners will be notified and announced online in 30 days after the final submission deadline. The jury selected finalists together with shortlist will be published in the LICC Annual Awards Book four months after the announcement. The 15 finalists work will be presented at the LICC awards ceremony in London, one prize-winner will be chosen by the jury to receive the £2,000 cash prize.

Entry fee is £20 single or series*
Students £15 single or series*
All entries must include the appropriate entry fee payable to the London International Creative Competition (LICC).
Early bird discount is 25%

To make the competition more accessible to an international community, the some countries have a 50% discounted entry fee.

Visit website for complete details: licc.us

For online submission: licc.us/submit

For PDF submission form: licc.us/pdfs

LICC competition is managed by Awads, Inc.

Awards Inc. / LICC Competition
550 North Larchmont Boulevard
Los Angeles, California 90004 USA

Border Art Biennial 2010 / Bienal Fronteriza de Arte 2010

Deadline: January 31, 2010 (RECEIVE)

Border Art Biennial 2010 / Bienal Fronteriza de Arte 2010
El Paso Museum of Art &
Museo de Arte Juarez
November 14, 2010 - February 13, 2011

El Paso Museum of Art presents Border Art Biennial 2010 / Bienal Fronteriza de Arte 2010

Description: The El Paso Museum of Art of El Paso, Texas and the Museo de Arte Juarez announce the Border Art Biennial 2010, the first juried exhibition to examine and highlight the often under-represented, but vital art and artists from the states on the US/Mexico border: Arizona, Baja California, California, Chihuahua, Coahuila, New Mexico, Nuevo León, Sonora, Tamaulipas, and Texas. To emphasize the notion of collaboration, each Museum will exhibit one of two artworks by every artist selected. All works included will be be reproduced in the accompanying exhibition catalog.

$5.00 entry fee.

2010 Jurors:
* Rita Gonzalez, Assistant Curator in the Department of Contemporary Art at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art
* Itala Schmelz, Director at the Museo de Arte Carrillo Gil

Legal Agreement
* Applicants must be at least 18 years or older AND be a resident of one of the border states
* At least two works of art MUST be submitted. MAXIMUM of three works can be submitted.
* Entries must have been created within the last 2 years.
* Artists with artwork accepted will receive delivery/shipping information. Shipping, delivery and return of the artwork is the responsibility of the artist.

See Cafe call for entry and for more details: callforentry.org

For bilingual (English and Spanish) information and instructions visit: www.elpasotexas.gov/art

METROPOLIS Next Generation 2010

Deadline: January 29, 2010 at 11:59 p.m. PST (Online)

2010 METROPOLIS Next Generation
Design Competition
Winner announced in May 2010

Good design determines how well products, spaces, and systems work from the beginning. We think that great design ideas can make things work even better. One Design Fix for the Future challenges you to prove us right—whether you are an architect, interior designer, product designer, landscape designer, graphic designer, communication designer. We’re looking for ONE design fix you can make now in your designed environment—the products you use, your home, your workplace, your city, or any commercial application—that, in scale or as inspiration, can improve our future.

To enter, provide one small (but brilliant and elegant) fix—leading to an incremental (or dramatic) change in sustainability. Your fix needn’t have anything to do with “environmentalist engineering” to make a difference. Concentrate on what you know best, are aching to improve in a way that deploys your training and imagination.

Eligibility
The Next Generation Design Competition is open to any designer or architect in practice for ten years or less, as well as design students. The $10,000 prize is intended to support designers whose entries reflect systems thinking, sustainability, accessibility, materials exploration, technology, and historic relevance. Each designer should speak to any one of the six sub-disciplines supported by the magazine—architecture, urban planning, landscape design, interior design, product design, graphic design. Employees of Sponsors are not eligible. All entrants agree to be bound by the Official Rules.

Entry Fee & Deadline
The entry fee is $75 for each submission. All entries must be submitted by January 29, 2010, at 11:59 p.m. PST Residents of the following states by law are not required to pay an entry fee: AZ, CT, MD, ND, and VT.

Maximum Number of Submissions
Up to three submissions will be accepted from an individual or team of collaborators. A separate application and entry fee is required for each project submitted.

Submission Process
Projects must be submitted electronically via the online submission form. Metropolis will not accept mailed materials.

Judging
A panel of judges, representing a broad range of design disciplines, will choose the winner and up to fifteen (15) runners-up during the month of February 2010. The winner and runners-up will be notified by telephone or email. Judges’ decisions are final.

Visit website for complete rules, profile of judges, faqs & online entry form: metropolismag.com/nextgen

Desotorow Gallery: Stitched

Deadline: November 27, 2009 by 5pm (RECEIVE)

Stitched
Desotorow Gallery
Savannah, GA
Dec. 18-Dec. 30, 2009


Desotorow Gallery announces a call for entries to Stitched, a juried show featuring work that incorporates the stitch.

The juried exhibition “Stitched” is open to national and international artists of all levels.

To be considered, an entry form, entry fee, artist statement and digital images of the artwork should be submitted to Desotorow Gallery by 5pm, Nov. 27.

A $15 submission fee allows for the submission of up to 3 pieces of work.

Artists will receive notification of the list of selected pieces through email on November 30, 2009.

Further information about submitting work for the exhibition “Stitched,” including a complete list of dates, submission guidelines and forms, can be found at www.desotorow.org/opportunities/stitched.

Any questions about Desotorow Gallery and this exhibition can be addressed by calling 912.355.8204 or emailing info@desotorow.org.

About Desotorow
Desotorow is an art gallery that fosters an awareness and appreciation of the arts by providing affordable exhibition space for emerging and professional artists and by offering educational outreach programming open to artists and the community.

Desotorow hosts weekly art exhibitions and several music events each month. As a part of its community outreach programming, it also hosts film screenings, artist talks, and open critiques.

CONTACT:
Ai-ling Chang
Co-Director
Desotorow Gallery
ai-ling@desotorow.org
912.335.8204

A Time of Change

This blog was started (nearly 4 years ago) with the intent of providing easy access to Fiber/Textile focused opportunities for artists. There have been a few "fits and starts” along the way but we achieved our goal and even continued to evolve. The next stage of our development brings the following changes:

1. The Keeper is bowing out. It's been a good run but it's time to move on to other projects. The reins have been handed over to a very good friend — Elise N. — who shall guide FACFE from this point forward.
2. Fiber Art Calls for Entry shall no longer be sponsored by Art Craft Design Culture. Our friends (who are also in transition) have been very good to us. Their support has been invaluable. We thank them and wish them well.
3. The focus of the blog shall remain the same but expect additions and enhancements to the overall experience.

Elise will include a note of introduction prior to the next postings. We are extremely pleased and confident Fiber Art Calls for Entry shall thrive during her stewardship.

We now join you on the other side by becoming READERS of this fine blog. Thanks for taking the journey with us.

Cheers,

The Keeper