September – October 2022
This is a list of local, regional, national and international exhibitions that might 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
NOTE: Please check each show to determine its current status concerning Covid-19.
Shows may be cancelled, postponed, or moved online.
Exhibitions that would have been online even without Covid are not listed, with a few exceptions below.
For Studio Art Quilt Associates (SAQA) members-only shows, go to
saqa.com/events/saqa-calls-entry
First date listed is entry deadline.
9/5/22
Quilt National ’23
Dairy Barn Arts Center, Athens OH
5/27/23 – 9/4/23
https://dairybarn.org/exhibits/call-for-entries/#qn23_prospectus
9/7/22
Small Works 2022
440 Gallery, Brooklyn NY
11/17/22 – 12/1/22
https://440gallery.com/small-work-show
9/12/22
CraftForms 2022
Wayne Art Center, Wayne PA
12/2/22 – 1/21/23
https://www.wayneart.org/exhibitions/craftforms-2022-27th-international-juried-exhibition-of-contemporary-fine-craft/
9/12/22
No Big Heads Self Portraits
Hugh McPeck Gallery, Anchorage AK
10/6/22 – 11/3/22
https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=10740
9/12/22
Artists Equity Philadelphia Tri-State Fall Member Show
Duke Gallery, Community Arts Center, Wallingford PA
10/22/22 – 11/23/22
https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=10691
9/12/22
Teeny, Tiny, BOLD
Rountree Gallery, Plattville WI
11/17/22 – 2/4/23
https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=10612
9/15/22
Fifty Years of Fiber Art
Kelso Art Center, San Antonio TX
11/6/22 – 12/9/22
https://fiberartistsofsanantonio.org/fall-22-exhibition
9/15/22
Forecast//Recast (SDA 2022 Member Show)
Chehalem Cultural Center, Newberg OR
12/3/22 – 1/27/23
https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals.php
9/18/22
Dynamic
D’Art Center, Norfolk VA
10/15/22 – 11/19/22
https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=10743
9/23/22
Into the Void
LibertyTown Arts Workshop, Fredericksburg VA
10/7-30/22
https://libertytownarts.submittable.com/submit/226958/into-the-void-a-national-juried-exhibition
9/24/22
Primal Disposition II: Dual Dilemma
Vestige Concept Gallery, Lawrenceville PA
10/8/22 – 11/13/22
https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=10696
10/2/22
Beyond Craft
Chico Art Center, Chico CA
11/1/22 – 12/4/22
https://chicoartcenter.com/nov22beyondcraft/
10/5/22
Embracing Our Differences
Art reproduced onto billboards
Three Florida locations, four weeks each
1/18/23 – 5/29/23
https://www.embracingourdifferences.org/submit-art-2023-exhibit/
10/7/22
Flowers, Trees & Roots: The Wild World of Plants
View Center for Arts and Culture, Old Forge NY
12/10/22 – 3/25/23
https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=10690
10/14/22
Materials: Hard + Soft Contemporary Craft Exhibition
Meadows Gallery, Greater Denton Arts Council, Denton TX
2/3/23 – 5/6/23
https://dentonarts.com/mhscall2023
10/31/22
Renascence
Limner Gallery, Hudson NY
3/8/23 – 4/1/23
http://bit.ly/3dIcPi1
11/1-30/22
Fiber Reimagined
Fiber Art Now Spring 2023 issue
https://www.fiberartnow.net/calls/?mc_cid=e927d6f298&mc_eid=65bc132a96
11/30/22
Logs on a Roll – Log Cabin Quilts
Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum, Golden CO
4/17/23 – 7/15/23
https://www.rmqm.org/call-for-entries.htm
11/30/22
American Tapestry Biennial 14: New Dimensions
May-June 2023
https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=10739
1/2/23
Fibers of Nature
Floyd Center for the Arts, Floyd VA
2/11/23 – 4/1/23
https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=10713
1/31/23
I Choose, Therefore I Am
*Online (permanent) and in-gallery exhibition of fiber art*
Rachelle LeBlanc Studios, Houston TX
3/1/23 – 4/20/23
https://ichoosethereforeiam.com/project
2/10/23
Interpretations
Visions Museum of Textile Art, San Diego CA
10/14/23 – 12/30/23
https://interpretations2023.artcall.org/
5/1-31/23
Excellence in Quilts 2023
Fiber Art Now Fall 2023 issue and
Eligibility for in-gallery exhibition Texas Quilt Museum early 2024
https://www.fiberartnow.net/calls/?mc_cid=e927d6f298&mc_eid=65bc132a96
7/1-31/23
Excellence in Fibers
Fiber Art Now Winter 2024 issue
https://www.fiberartnow.net/calls/?mc_cid=e927d6f298&mc_eid=65bc132a96
OPPORTUNITIES
Rolling deadline
Vestige Concept Gallery shop items
Lawrenceville PA
https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=9473
9/9/22
CANCER: Never Give Up
Online exhibition and book and magazine publication
https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=10632
9/15/22 (4 deadlines/year)
Innovate Grants
https://innovateartistgrants.org/
9/26/22
Foundwork Artist Prize
Annual juried $10,000 grant
https://foundwork.art/artist-prize
9/30/22
Grand Canyon Artist in Residence
Grand Canyon
Three 8-week 2023 residencies
https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=9533
10/6/22
Mary Olson Farm Artist in Residence 2023
Twp month residency, Auburn WA
https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=10103
10/13/22 (online event $)
Securing Gallery Representation: What Do Artists Need to Know?
https://www.pittsburghartistresources.org/event/securing-gallery-representation-what-do-artists-need-to-know/
10/24/22
Artists Magazine Over 60
Cash prize, publication in Artists Magazine
https://www.artistsnetwork.com/artists-magazine-over-60-official-rules/
10/31/22
Art Cloth Network Call for Membership
Exhibitions, special interest groups, meetings, peer support
https://www.artclothnetwork.com/join-acn
12/31/22
Art in Embassies Registry
US Department of State
US artwork provided to countries worldwide
https://artdeadline.com/ops/artinembassies/
1/15/23
International Artist Residency in Hayama, Japan
6/1-30/23
https://www.hayamaresidency.com/
1/1/25
Woven Tale Press
Magazine publication and online
https://www.thewoventalepress.net/
ONGOING OR NO DEADLINE OPPORTUNITIES
Joan Mitchell Foundation
Resources, grants and 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
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
Joan Mitchell Foundation
Resources, grants and residencies
https://www.joanmitchellfoundation.org/contact
LOCALLY BASED RESOURCES
Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council (GPAC)
Resource for artists: seminars, jobs, opportunities, etc., including grant portal and resource library
www.pittsburghartscouncil.org
Pittsburgh Artist Registry
Register and post your work online for free
https://www.pittsburghartistregistry.org/
Pittsburgh Artist Resources
https://www.pittsburghartistresources.org/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Pittsburgh%20Artist%20Resources&utm_campaign=June%20Newsletter
Office of Public Art
Provides resources and information for community-based artists
Emphasizes public art in community change
opapgh.org
FIBER ART RESOURCES and MEMBERSHIPS
Fiber Art Now
Website and magazine
Workshops, events, grants, calls for entry
fiberartnow.net
SDA (Surface Design Association)
Resource for fiber artists
surfacedesign.org
SAQA (Studio Art Quilt Associates)
https://www.saqa.com/join-donate
Resources, workshops/classes, events
https://www.janedunnewold.com/