January – February 2023
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
Virtual exhibitions 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.
Embracing Our Differences
Art reproduced onto billboards
1/10/23
Seasons, Annual Fiber Art Show
Morris Gallery, Topeka KS
March-April 2023
https://explorenoto.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Morris-Gallery-Fiber-Art-Juried-Show-2023.pdf
1/11/23
Love Hurts
Girls Who Paint Gallery, Kensington MD
2/9/23 – 3/12/23
https://www.girlswhopaint.com/juried-open-calls
1/15/23
Zephyr
Pour-d Gallery, Rockford MI
3/4/23 – 4/30/23
https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=11247
1/19/23
Red
Artworks Gallery, Ware MA
2/4/23 – 2/26/23
https://www.workshop13.org/exhibitions/red/
1/22/23
Celebrating the Sacred Feminine
Ludington Area Center for the Arts, Ludington MI
3/3/23 – 3/31/23
https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=10924
1/24/23
On the Streets—The Urban Experience
MVA Gallery, Bethlehem PA
2/22/23 – 3/19/23
https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=11267
1/27/23
ID:EALS
Purdue University, West Lafayette IN
4/5/23 – 4/23/23
https://www.saqa.com/events/ideals-exhibit
1/30/23
Three Rivers Arts Festival Juried Art Exhibition
SPACE Gallery, Pittsburgh PA
6/3/23 – 6/12/23
https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=11155 and
https://traf.trustarts.org/events/4765
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
2/1/23
Regional Juried Spring Open
Wayne Art Center, Wayne PA
3/27/23 – 4/29/23
https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=11224
2/1/23
Fantastic Fibers
Yeiser Art Center, Paducah KY
4/8/23 – 6/24/23
https://theyeiser.org/fantastic-fibers-call/
2/10/23
Interpretations 2023
Visions Museum of Textile Art, San Diego CA
10/14/23 – 12/30/23
https://interpretations2023.artcall.org/
2/11/23
Women in Art
Las Laguna Art Gallery, Laguna Beach CA
4/6/23 – 4/29/23
https://www.laslagunaartgallery.com/calls-for-entry
2/20/23
Head’s Up: The Many Hats Women Wear
Twiggs Gallery, Boscawen NH
4/1/23 – 5/27/23
https://www.entrythingy.com/d=wcanh.org?start=list
2/28/23
Art Biologic
Limner Gallery, Hudson NY
5/18/23 – 6/10/23
http://www.slowart.com/prospectus/bio.htm
3/1/23
First Biennial 2023 Prague International Juried Art Exhibition
Divadlo Lucie Bílé, Prague, Czech Republic
5/18/23 – 6/1/23
https://pragueinternationalartexhibition.com/english/
3/1/23 – 3/31/23 entry window
Paper Made
Fiber Art Now Summer 2023 issue
https://www.fiberartnow.net/calls/
link for entry will open 3/1/23
3/18/23
Form, Not Function: Quilt Art at the Carnegie
Carnegie Center for Art & History, New Albany IN
5/11/23 – 7/22/23
https://www.carnegiecenter.org/quilt-art-fnf-entry-info/
4/25/23
All Creatures Great and Small
Texas Quilt Museum, La Grange TX
7/31/23 – 1/31/24
http://www.texasquiltmuseum.org/index.html
5/15/23
No Boundaries (Small Works Fiber Exhibition)
Virginia Quilt Museum, Harrisonburg PA
7/11/23 – 10/7/23
https://www.saqa.com/events/no-boundaries-1
5/31/23 (entry opens 5/1/23)
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
7/31/23 (entry opens 7/1/23)
Excellence in Fibers
Fiber Art Now Winter 2024 issue
8/23/23 – 1/7/24 + selected work at San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles
https://www.fiberartnow.net/calls/?mc_cid=e927d6f298&mc_eid=65bc132a96
OPPORTUNITIES
1/15/23
Untitled Space solo show 20232 week show in-person, online & magazine
Tribeca, New York NY
https://artdeadline.com/ops/untitled-space-gallery/
1/15/23
Postcard art contest
Pittsburgh Emerging Arts Leaders,
Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfT3Drp5yA4qydoVroXiWA6rZNYx6Ku5GRUTNkS9gsLAbzGyA/viewform
1/15/23
International Artist Residency
Hayama, Japan
6/1/23 – 6/30/23
https://www.hayamaresidency.com/
1/27/23
Art x Climate
Art to be part of 5th National Climate Assessment project
https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=10898
2/14/23
Artist-in-Residence
3-week residencies May-October 2023
Shenandoah National Park, VA
https://www.saqa.com/events/2023-shenandoah-national-park-artist-residence
2/28/23
Artist in Residence
The Paseo Project, Taos NM
2-4 week residency April – November 2023
https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=9618
3/10/23
WMC Residency
2-week residencies in June & July 2023
Wrangell-St. Elias National Park, McCarthy, Alaska
https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=11256
1/1/25
Woven Tale Press
Magazine publication and online
https://www.thewoventalepress.net/
ONGOING OR NO-DEADLINE OPPORTUNITIES
Vestige Concept Gallery shop items
Lawrenceville PA
https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=9473
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
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/
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
Three Florida locations, four weeks each
1/18/23 – 5/29/23
https://www.embracingourdifferences.org/submit-art-2023-exhibit/
11/11/22
Embracing Texture
Norris Cultural Arts Center, St. Charles IL
1/14/23 – 2/19/23
https://www.entrythingy.com/d=norrisculturalarts.com?start=list
11/13/22
Botanical Art 2023
Online & in-gallery
Las Laguna Art Gallery, Laguna Beach CA
1/5/23 – 1/28/23
https://www.laslagunaartgallery.com/calls-for-entry
11/14/22
Blue Hour
Intersect Arts Center, St. Louis MO
1/16/23 – 2/24/23
https://www.intersectstl.org/call
11/17/22
2023 International Juried Exhibition
The Center for Contemporary Art, Bedminster NJ
1/20/23 – 3/3/23
https://ccabedminster.org/enjoy/artwork-submission/2023-international-juried-exhibition/
11/30/22
Fiber Reimagined
Fiber Art Now Spring 2023 issue
& possible inclusion in exhibition at Gravers Lane Gallery, Philadelphia PA
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
5/12/23 – 7/20/23
Appalachian Center for Craft, Smithville TN
https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=10739
11/30/22
32nd Annual International Juried Competition
Viridian Artists, New York NY
1/3/23 – 1/28/2023
https://viridianartist.com/juried-show
12/1/22
Birds of A Fiber
Pacific NW Quilt & Fiber Arts Museum, La Conner WA
1/25/23 – 2/26/23
https://www.qfamuseum.org/
12/9/22
Through the Eye of the Needle
Hudson Valley MOCA, Peekskill NY
1/14/23 – 3/11/23
https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=10961
12/10/22
Tenuous Threads
Atlantic Gallery, New York (Chelsea) NY
1/24/23 – 2/11/23
https://atlanticgallery.org/tenuous-threads/
12/15/22
Pint Size: Small Scale Assemblage
Transmission Gallery, San Francisco CA
1/6/23 – 2/11/23
*work must be hand delivered
https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=11038
12/15/22
Future Tense (SDA-sponsored student show)
Robert Hillestad Textiles Gallery, University of Nebraska, Lincoln NE
2/23/23 – 4/23/23
https://www.surfacedesign.org/events-exhibits/exhibits/future-tense-2023-call-for-entry/
12/17/22
After Hours
Vestige Concept Gallery, Pittsburgh PA
1/7/23 – 2/8/23
https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=10977
12/23/22
Crowns of Glory: Ceremony and Couture though Caps, Coiffures, and Coverings
James Wise Gallery, Norfolk State University, Norfolk VA
10/21/23 – 11/23/23
https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=11010
12/27/22
The Fine Art of Fiber
ArtWorks Gallery, Ware MA
1/14/23 – 1/29/23
https://www.entrythingy.com/d=workshop13.org?start=list
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
1/3/23
Celebrating Women
Fine Line Creative Arts Center, St. Charles IL
2/16/23 – 3/24/23
https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=10699
1/22/23
Celebrating the Sacred Feminine
Ludington Area Center for the Arts, Ludington MI
3/3/23 – 3/31/23
https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=10924
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
2/1/23
Fantastic Fibers
Yeiser Art Center, Paducah KY
4/8/23 – 6/24/23
https://theyeiser.org/fantastic-fibers-call/
2/10/23
Interpretations 2023
Visions Museum of Textile Art, San Diego CA
10/14/23 – 12/30/23
https://interpretations2023.artcall.org/
2/11/23
Women in Art
Las Laguna Art Gallery, Laguna Beach CA
4/6/23 – 4/29/23
https://www.laslagunaartgallery.com/calls-for-entry
2/20/23
Head’s Up: The Many Hats Women Wear
Twiggs Gallery, Boscawen NH
4/1/23 – 5/27/23
https://www.entrythingy.com/d=wcanh.org?start=list
3/1/23
First Biennial 2023 Prague International Juried Art Exhibition
Divadlo Lucie Bílé, Prague, Czech Republic
5/18/23 – 6/1/23
https://pragueinternationalartexhibition.com/english/
4/25/23
All Creatures Great and Small
Texas Quilt Museum, La Grange TX
7/31/23 – 1/31/24
http://www.texasquiltmuseum.org/index.html
5/1/23 – 5/31/23
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
7/1/23 – 7/31/23
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
11/8/22 (register before date)
Grant Basics and Budgets for Individual Artists
Zoom video conference
Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council
https://www.pittsburghartscouncil.org/events/grant-basics-and-budgets-individual-artists?emci=b855abcc-2935-ed11-ae83-281878b83d8a&emdi=8a4af165-2d55-ed11-819c-002248258e08&ceid=18898163
11/12/22
$250 mini-grants for artists
Integrity: Arts & Culture Association
https://www.theartlist.com/24092022170144-grants-for-individual-artists-of-all-disciplines-for-creative-endeavors
11/14/22
2023-24 Exhibition Season
Curfman Gallery, Colorado State University, Ft. Collins CO
*they pay shipping and take no commission
https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=10542
11/14/22
Call for Installation Art
Woodstock Artists’ Association & Museum, Woodstock NY
4/21/23 – 6/4/23
https://www.theartlist.com/woodstock-artists-association-museum-call-for-installation-art
11/15/22
The Hopper Prize Fall 2022
$11,000 total grants + social media artwork exposure
https://hopperprize.org
11/15/22
Solo and group exhibition proposal submission
Grants Pass Museum of Art, Grants Pass OR
2023 & 2024
https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=9746
11/30/22
Artists in Residence 2023
Kingsbrae International Residence for the Arts, New Brunswick Canada
9/16/23 – 10/14/23
https://www.kingsbraeartscentre.com/residencies
12/1/22
Artist Residency, community engagement
Currier Museum, Manchester NH
At least 6 weeks during Oct. 2023 – March 2024
https://bit.ly/CurrierAIR22
12/15/22
Creative Entrepreneur Accelerator Grant
Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council
https://www.pittsburghartscouncil.org/grants/creative-entrepreneur-accelerator?emci=adfd1083-0b4b-ed11-819c-002248258e08&emdi=3aa6f6d9-ab4f-ed11-819c-002248258e08&ceid=18898163
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
Hayama, Japan
6/1/23 – 6/30/23
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
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/
https://www.fibreartstaketwo.com/
https://www.worldofthreadsfestival.com