Calls for Entry July-August 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.
7/8/24
Craft Futures: Celebrating 60 Years of Craft
Craft Alliance, St. Louis MO
8/30/24 – 11/8/24
https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=13675
7/12/24
Politically Charged
Blue Line Arts, Roseville CA
8/31/24 – 10/12/24
https://www.bluelinearts.org/politically-charged
7/26/24
Gardens of Gratitude and Colors of Hope
Art in Hospitals (quilts), UChicago Medicine, Chicago IL
10/1/24 – 1/31/25
https://www.sacredthreadsquilts.com/artinhospitals-cfe.html
7/27/24
Who I Am: A Queer Perspective
Spiva Center for the Arts, Joplin MO
9/5/24 – 9/28/24
https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=13641
7/27/24
Through a BIPOC Lens: Decolonizing Feminism
Woman Made Gallery, Chicago IL
10/12/24 – 11/9/24
https://artdeadline.com/ops/wmg/
7/30/24
The Pleasure of Small Art
MVA Gallery, Bethlehem PA
10/23/24 – 11/21/24
https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=13846
7/31/24
Fiberart International 2025
Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh PA 5/30/25 – 8/30/25 and
Brew House Art, Pittsburgh PA 6/20/25 – 8/30/25
https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=13333
7/31/24
Focus on Fibers
Menino Arts Center, Hyde Park MA
9/9/24 – 10/22/24
https://www.hpaa-mac.org/exhibits/call-for-art/
7/31/24
Wonderful Green
MVA Gallery, Bethlehem PA
10/20/24 – 11/22/24
https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=13850
8/2/24
Form & Function
Arts Center East, Vernon CT
8/24/24 – 9/28/24
https://artscentereast.org/exhibits/#artist-opportunities
8/4/24
6 By Exhibit
Cape Fear Studios, Fayetteville NC
9/27/24 – 10/22/24
https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=13693
8/5/24
Future Craft
Gallery 263, Cambridge MA
10/10/24 – 11/9/24
https://artdeadline.com/ops/gallery-263/
8/6/24
Quilts = Art = Quilts
Schweinfurth Art Center, Auburn NY
11/2/24 – 1/5/25
https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=13681
8/9/24
Democracy Under Siege
Hera Gallery, Wakefield RI
10/12/24 – 11/16/24
https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=13678
8/12/24
Animalia
Arts Benecia, Benecia CA
10/26/24 – 12/15/24
https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=13705
8/16/24
White & Texture
Cultural Center of Cape Cod, Bass River MA
9/10/24 – 10/5/24
https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=13707
8/24/24
Small Works
Main Street Arts, Clifton Springs NY
11/2/24 – 12/21/24
https://mainstreetartscs.org/exhibitions/small-works-2024/
8/30/24
Quilt National ‘25
The Dairy Barn Arts Center, Athens OH
5/24/24 – 9/1/24
https://dairybarn.org/quilt-national-25-prospectus/
8/30/24
2024 Quilts Unlimited
View Arts Center, Old Forge NY
10/5/24 – 11/30/24
https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=13456
8/31/24 (entry opens 8/1/24)
Excellence in Fibers X
Fiber Art Now Winter 2024-2025 issue & eligible for an onsite exhibition
https://www.fiberartnow.net/calls/?_kx=KD3PUEas5Vp2E32zmFXesL_GIrUbJN1N1cV0e0bcYdQ%3D.T8bJYS
8/31/24
James Dean and the Car Culture of the 1950s
Quilters Hall of Fame, Marion IN or James Dean Museum, Fairmount IN
9/24/24 – 12/14/24
https://quiltershalloffame.net/product/call-for-quilts-james-dean/
9/10/24
CraftForms 2024
Wayne Art Center, Wayne PA
12/7/24 – 1/25/25
https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=13206
9/15/24
Threading the Needle: National Art Quilt Exhibition
Webber Gallery, College of Central Florida, Orlando FL
11/7/24 – 12/12/24
https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=13575
9/16/24
Fiber IV
LibertyTown Arts, Fredericksburg VA
10/4/24 – 10/27/24
https://libertytownarts.com/calls-for-artists/
10/25/24
6x6x6
LibertyTown Arts, Fredericksburg VA
11/1/24 – 12/1/24
https://libertytownarts.com/calls-for-artists/
11/30/24 (entry opens 11/1/24)
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/
1/10/25
Sacred Threads Main Exhibit (quilts)
Locations TBD, Indianapolis IN
Dates TBD
https://www.sacredthreadsquilts.com/cfe.html
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
4/28/25
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
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 (entry opens 8/25/25)
Wearable Art Exhibit
Venue TBA
Dates TBA
https://weavespindye.org/calls-for-entry/
3/15/26 (entry opens 8/25/25)
Functional Art Exhibit
Venue TBA
Dates TBA
https://weavespindye.org/calls-for-entry/
3/15/26 (entry opens 8/25/25)
Yardage Exhibit
Venue TBA
Dates TBA
https://weavespindye.org/calls-for-entry/
3/15/26 (entry opens 8/25/25)
Wearable Art Exhibit
Venue TBA
Dates TBA
https://weavespindye.org/calls-for-entry/
3/15/26 (entry opens 8/25/25)
Mixed Media Exhibit
Venue TBA
Dates TBA
https://weavespindye.org/calls-for-entry/
OPPORTUNITIES
7/17/24
Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize
$73,000 in cash awards and prizes
https://beautifulbizarreartprize.art/about-beautiful-bizarre-art-prize/entry-criteria/?v=7516fd43adaa
8/1/24
Artist Income Recovery Grant
80 grants of $3,000
Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council (GPAC)
https://www.pittsburghartscouncil.org/page/artist-income-recovery-grant?emci=f6cc172a-b438-ef11-86d2-6045bdd9e096&emdi=e9697575-5339-ef11-86d2-6045bdd9e096&ceid=18898163
8/15/24 (opens 7/1/24)
Emerging Artist Grant
Fiber Art Now
https://www.fiberartnow.net/grants/?_kx=KD3PUEas5Vp2E32zmFXesL_GIrUbJN1N1cV0e0bcYdQ%3D.T8bJYS
9/15/24 (opens 8/1/24)
Yarn Bombing Grant
Fiber Art Now
https://www.fiberartnow.net/grants/?_kx=KD3PUEas5Vp2E32zmFXesL_GIrUbJN1N1cV0e0bcYdQ%3D.T8bJYS
9/20/24
30×30 Challenge (create 30 artworks in 30 days
Blue Line Arts, Roseville CA
11/23/24 – 12/28/24
https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=13021
9/30/24
The Keller Prize 2024
Artwork featured in January 2025 issue of Architectural Digest
https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=13591
12/15/24
TOWARD 2050 (public participation fiberart installation)
Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix AZ
January – May 2025
https://www.toward2050az.com/
ONGOING, ROLLING, OR NO-DEADLINE OPPORTUNITIES
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