Calls for Entry November-December 2024
This is a list of local, regional, national, and international exhibitions and opportunities that may be of interest to fiber artists. We will not knowingly list unscrupulous venues. Please check each individual venue thoroughly and use your own judgment about entering the exhibitions. Check their websites for details. Some deadline dates are for postmark dates, some for receipt of entry and some for online entries.
Calls for Entry is listed on the Fiberarts Guild website www.fiberartspgh.org (Membership tab) every other month (Jan., March, May, July, Sept., and Nov.). Additional information about upcoming exhibitions will be posted on the Fiberarts Guild Members Facebook page.
Mary Towner mltowner2@yahoo.com
EXHIBITIONS
Virtual exhibitions are not listed, with a few exceptions.
For Studio Art Quilt Associates (SAQA) members-only shows, go to:
saqa.com/events/saqa-calls-entry
First date listed is entry deadline.
11/10/24
The Four Seasons
MVA Gallery, Bethlehem PA
1/23/25 – 2/23/25
https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=14299
11/16/24
Form, Not Function: Quilt Art Biennial
Floyd County Carnegie Library Cultural Arts Center, New Albany IN
1/16/25 – 4/12/25
https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=13947
11/29/24
The Splendor of Blue
MVA Gallery, Bethlehem PA
3/5/25 – 4/3/25
https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=14439
11/30/24
Contemporary Fiber: Botanicals
Fiber Art Now Spring 2025 issue and eligible for Denver Botanic Gardens exhibition
5/18/25 – 9/28/25
https://www.fiberartnow.net/calls/
11/30/24
City Scenes: Perceptions of Urban Life
MVA Gallery, Bethlehem PA
3/7/25 – 4/4/25
https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=14440
12/1/24
Materials Hard & Soft, 38th Annual
Greater Denton Arts Council, Denton TX
2/1/25 – 5/2/25
https://artdeadline.com/ops/materials-hard-soft/
12/1/24
Install Your Artwork at an Ivy League Institution!
University of Pennsylvania, West Philadelphia PA
Dates unavailable
https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=14035
12/15/24
Lust for Rust
Atlantic Gallery, Chelsea in New York City NY
2/18/25 – 3/8/25
https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=14063
12/20/24
Rock-Paper-Scissors
Bristol Art Museum, Bristol RI
2/9/25 – 4/4/25
https://www.onlinejuriedshows.com/Default.aspx?OJSID=58773
12/31/24 (extended/fee increase 1/5/25)
26th Int’l Open
Woman Made Gallery, Chicago IL
3/1/25 – 3/29/25
https://artdeadline.com/ops/woman-made-gallery/
1/10/25
Sacred Threads Main Exhibit (quilts)
Locations TBD, Indianapolis IN
Dates TBD
https://www.sacredthreadsquilts.com/cfe.html
1/15/25
Quilts 250
Concord Academy, Concord MA
3/22/25 – 3/23/25
https://www.quiltersconnection.org/Quilts250.html
1/17/25
Art of the State 2025
State Museum of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg PA
6/8/25 – 9/14/25
https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=14358
1/22/25
Cut/Fold/Press: National Paper Arts Exhibition
Craft Alliance, St. Louis MO
3/14/25 – 4/25/25
https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=14437
1/24/25
Fantastic Fibers 2025
Yeiser Art Center, Paducah KY
3/18/25 – 5/3/25
https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=14343
2/7/25 (entry opens 1/1/25)
Interpretations 2025
Visions Museum of Textile Art, San Diego CA
10/17-18/25
https://interpretations2025.artcall.org
3/3/25
African American Fiber Art Exhibition – In Praise of the Ancestors
North Charleston City Hall, North Charleston SC
4/30/25 – 6/15/25
https://www.theartlist.com/18th-annual-african-american-fiber-art-exhibition-in-praise-of-the-ancestors
3/7/25
Bound and Unbound 8: Altered Book Exhibition
University Libraries, University of South Dakota, Vermillion SD
8/25/25 – 1/5/26
https://libguides.usd.edu/c.php?g=1424248&p=10562825
3/15/25
Small Expressions 2025 (HGA)
Blue Ridge Mountains Arts Assn. & Art Center, Blue Ridge GA
7/12/25 – 8/23/25 and touring through 6/2026
https://weavespindye.org/calls-for-entry/
3/29/25
Symphony in Fiber: Harmony in Color and Texture
Art League RI Gallery and Tiernan Hallway Gallery, Pawtucket RI
5/3/25 – 5/31/25
https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=13777
4/10/25 (entry opens 12/1/24)
*Online exhibition open to Fibre Arts Take Two students and alumni
Time Well Spent
Release 6/27/25 on Fibre Arts Take Two website
https://www.fibreartstaketwo.com/time-well-spent-exhibition?utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9K24xJZOzlS82JMyrYhjO_fifMLOfjcIs17HCCCvhIeYUWoW7KiQJP0TsIIvyjiYtAqteo1mAA5_E6iqYZRlSYGs1CLg&_hsmi=332854355&utm_content=332783547&utm_source=hs_email
4/28/25
Big Gay Art Show 2025
Sedona Arts Center, Sedona AZ
6/6/25 – 6/29/25
https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=13639
6/1/25
Atlanta Quilt Festival 2025
South Fulton GA
8/3/25 – 9/6/25
https://www.entrythingy.com/d=atlantaquiltfestival.com?start=list
6/1/25
Freedom to Read What I Want (at Atlanta Quilt Festival)
South Fulton BA
8/1/25 – 9/6/25
https://www.entrythingy.com/d=atlantaquiltfestival.com?start=list
7/25/25
Global Harmony: A Celebration of Cultures
Art in Hospitals (quilts), UChicago Medicine, Chicago IL
10/1/25 – 1/31/26
https://www.sacredthreadsquilts.com/artinhospitals-cfe.html
3/15/26
Functional Art Exhibit
Venue TBA
Dates TBA
https://weavespindye.org/calls-for-entry/
3/15/26
Yardage Exhibit
Venue TBA
Dates TBA
https://weavespindye.org/calls-for-entry/
3/15/26
Wearable Art Exhibit
Venue TBA
Dates TBA
https://weavespindye.org/calls-for-entry/
3/15/26
Mixed Media Exhibit
Venue TBA
Dates TBA
https://weavespindye.org/calls-for-entry/
OPPORTUNITIES
11/11/24
Arts to Hearts Project – The Emerging Woman Artist Award
Monetary awards and online exhibition opportunity
https://www.theartlist.com/arts-to-hearts-project-the-emerging-woman-artist-award-art-prize
11/12/24
The Hopper Prize
$3500 and $1500 grants to artists
https://hopperprize.org
11/22/24 (non-juried)
Postcards from the Edge 2025
Postcard-size art sold for $100 each: Fundraiser for artists living with HIV
Visual AIDS, New York NY
https://artdeadline.com/ops/visual-aids-day/
12/15/24
TOWARD 2050 (public participation fiberart installation)
Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix AZ
January – May 2025
https://www.toward2050az.com/
1/31/25
Barbara Deming Memorial Fund
Funding for feminist women artists
https://artdeadline.com/author/barbara-deming-memorial-fund/
ONGOING, ROLLING, OR NO-DEADLINE OPPORTUNITIES
AD.C Artist News Desk
Income and exhibition opportunities for artists
https://artdeadline.com/author/ad-c-artist-news-desk/
Innovate Grant
Grant for artists and photographers
https://innovateartistgrants.org/
Vestige Concept Gallery shop items
Lawrenceville PA
https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=9473
Joan Mitchell Foundation
Resources, grants, residencies
https://www.joanmitchellfoundation.org/contact
ArtDeadline.com
https://artdeadline.com/ops/portfolio/
International Quilt Festival
Quilts Inc., Houston TX
Upcoming shows in various US locations
https://quilts.com/enter-your-quilt/
United We Quilt: Sewing Justice
Online forum for progressive quilters/artists
https://unitedwequilt.com
Proposals for monthly gallery exhibitions
Penn State New Kensington Art Gallery, Upper Burrell PA
https://newkensington.psu.edu/art-gallery
Online Memorial Gallery
Wheat Institute, Winnipeg & Saskatchewan, Canada
https://www.wheatinstitute.com/memorial-gallery
LOCALLY BASED RESOURCES
Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council (GPAC)
Resource for artists: seminars, jobs, opportunities, etc.
www.pittsburghartscouncil.org
Pittsburgh Artist Registry
Register and post your work online for free
https://www.pittsburghartistregistry.org/
Office of Public Art
Provides resources and information for community-based artists
Emphasizes public art in community change
https://opapgh.org/
FIBER ART RESOURCES and MEMBERSHIPS
Fiber Art Now
Website and magazine
Workshops, events, grants, calls for entry
https://www.fiberartnow.net/
SDA (Surface Design Association)
Resource for fiber artists
https://www.surfacedesign.org/
SAQA (Studio Art Quilt Associates)
https://www.saqa.com/join-donate
Other good sites for resources, workshops/classes/events/etc.
Fibre Arts Take Two https://www.fibreartstaketwo.com/
Jane Dunnewold https://www.janedunnewold.com/
World of Threads Festival https://www.worldofthreadsfestival.com