Calls for Entry

January-February 2025

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

Online exhibitions are not listed, with a few noted exceptions.
For Studio Art Quilt Associates (SAQA) members-only shows, go to:
saqa.com/events/saqa-calls-entry

First date listed is entry deadline.

1/12/25
Surface: Artworks Unique in Texture or Pattern
d’Art Center, Norfolk VA
2/15/25 – 3/8/25
https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=14574

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

1/17/25
ARTQUILTSwild!
Page-Walker Arts & History Center, Cary NC
3/5/25 – 5/10/25
https://www.paqa-south.org

1/21/25
Teeny Tiny Art Show
Hazen Gallery, Allegany College of Maryland, Cumberland MD
2/28/25 – 3/21/25
https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=14550

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
Interpretations 2025
Visions Museum of Textile Art, San Diego CA
10/17-18/25
https://interpretations2025.artcall.org

2/17/25
Wayne Art Center Juried Regional Spring Open
Wayne PA
3/31/25 – 4/26/25
https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=14599

3/1/25
American Tapestry Biennial 15
American Tapestry Alliance, sponsor
Epiphany Center for the Arts, Chicago IL
https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=14363

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

3/10/25 (opens 2/1/25)
Fiber Reimagined III
Publication in Fiber Art Now Summer 2025 issue and eligibility for exhibition at
Guilford Art Center, Guilford CT
7/2/25-7/27/25
https://www.fiberartnow.net/calls/

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/

3/25/25
Artburst Studios: Synapse, Focused on Textiles and Fiber
ONLINE  9/18/25 – 9/20/25
https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=14707
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

4/6/25
99 Bottles  [juried by Rachel Rearick]
Florida CraftArt, St. Petersburg FL
5/24/25 – 7/12/25
https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=14598

4/10/25
*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

4/15/25
International Fiber Show XII
Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol CA
Co-sponsored by Surface Design Association
6/21/25 – 8/3/25
https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=14372

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

6/6/25 (opens 5/1/25)
Paper Made II
Publication in Fiber Art Now Fall 2025 issue and eligibility for exhibition at
Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Ft. Wayne, IN
11/8/25-2/1/26
https://www.fiberartnow.net/calls/

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

9/8/25 (opens 8/1/25)
Excellence in Fibers XI
Publication in Fiber Art Now Winter 2025-2026 issue and eligibility for exhibition (TBA)
https://www.fiberartnow.net/calls/

12/8/25 (opens 11/1/25)
Vivid
Publication in Fiber Art Now Spring 2026 issue and eligibility for exhibition (TBA)
https://www.fiberartnow.net/calls/

3/15/26
Functional Art Exhibit, Handweavers Guild of America
Venue TBA
Dates TBA
https://weavespindye.org/calls-for-entry/

3/15/26
Yardage Exhibit, Handweavers Guild of America
Venue TBA
Dates TBA
https://weavespindye.org/calls-for-entry/

3/15/26
Wearable Art Exhibit, Handweavers Guild of America
Venue TBA
Dates TBA
https://weavespindye.org/calls-for-entry/

3/15/26
Mixed Media Exhibit, Handweavers Guild of America
Venue TBA
Dates TBA
https://weavespindye.org/calls-for-entry/

OPPORTUNITIES

1/31/25
Barbara Deming Memorial Fund
Funding for feminist women artists
https://artdeadline.com/author/barbara-deming-memorial-fund/

1/31/25
SNAP Collective
Will create a museum-quality book of your artwork & cover all costs
https://snap-collective.com/publish-your-art-book-colossal/?utm_source=colossalnews&utm_medium=email&utm_term=Tue+Jan+07+2025&utm_campaign=January+2025+Opportunities+for+Artists

2/1/25
Create! Magazine Women’s Issue 2025
Prizes include publications, membership and discounts
https://www.createmagazine.co/call-for-art?utm_source=colossalnews&utm_medium=email&utm_term=Tue+Jan+07+2025&utm_campaign=January+2025+Opportunities+for+Artists

2/1/25
Artadia Awards
Funds and honorariums
https://artadia.org/awards/?utm_source=colossalnews&utm_medium=email&utm_term=Tue+Jan+07+2025&utm_campaign=January+2025+Opportunities+for+Artists

2/20/25
World of Wearable Art Competition
Multimedia show
https://www.worldofwearableart.com/competition/entry-information?utm_source=colossalnews&utm_medium=email&utm_term=Tue+Jan+07+2025&utm_campaign=January+2025+Opportunities+for+Artists

8/31/25
Solo, two-person & group exhibitions, 2025-26 season
The Gallery at Penn College, Williamsport PA
https://artdeadline.com/author/gallery-at-penn-college/

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/

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