March and April 2021
This is a list of local, regional and national exhibitions that might be of interest to fiber artists. We will not knowingly list unscrupulous venues. Please check each individual venue 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 in light of Covid-19. Shows may be cancelled, postponed, or moved online.
Exhibitions that would have been online even without Covid are not listed.
For Studio Art Quilt Associates (SAQA) members-only shows, go to saqa.com/events/saqa-calls-entry
First date listed is entry deadline.
March 14, 2021
Boundaries
Woman Made Gallery, Chicago IL
April-May 2021
https://artdeadline.com/ops/wmg/
March 14, 2021
Living Mark
Verum Ultimum Art Gallery, Portland OR
Projected late April-May, 2021
https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=8577
March 15, 2021
Small Expressions 2021
Pacific Northwest Quilt & Fiber Arts Museum, La Conner WA
Produced by Handweavers Guild of America (HGA)
June 30-Aug. 22, 2021 + tour through June 2022
http://weavespindye.org/calls-for-entry/
March 15, 2021
Home
Arc Gallery, San Francisco CA
May 15-June 12, 2021
https://www.entrythingy.com/d=arcsf.net?start=list
March 15, 2021
New Horizons: Landscapes 2021
3 Square Art, Ft. Collins CO
April 23-May 21, 2021
https://www.saqa.com/events/new-horizons-landscapes-2021
March 18, 2021
Post-Rustbelt: Living Between America
Vestige Concept Gallery, Pittsburgh PA
April 3-28, 2021
https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=8540
March 18, 2021
A Thousand Words
Core New Art Space, Lakewood CO
April 16-May 2, 2021
https://www.saqa.com/events/core-new-art-space-thousand-words
March 20, 2021
Form, Not Function: Quilt Art at the Carnegie
Carnegie Center for Art & History, New Albany IN
May 14-July 10, 2021
https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=8342
March 26, 2021
Magnitude Seven
Manifest Creative Research Gallery, Cincinnati OH
May 28-June 25, 2021
http://www.manifestgallery.org/seven/
March 29, 2021
Hard & Soft
Center for the Visual Arts, Wausau WI
May 14-July 10, 2021
https://www.cvawausau.org/callforentry
April 2, 2021
Cladogram: KMA International Juried Biennial
Katonah Museum of Art, Katonak NY
July 10-Sept. 19, 2021
https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=7502
April 2, 2021
Fluff
Helios Fine Art, Las Vegas NV
May 7-30, 2021
https://www.heliosfineart.com/fine-art-events/
April 10, 2021
6x6x2021
Rochester Contemporary Art Center, Rochester NY
June 5-July 18, 2021
http://www.roco6x6.org/
April 19, 2021
Color 2021
3 Square Art Gallery, Ft. Collins CO
June 4-July 16, 2021
https://www.3square-art.com/calls-for-entry/color-2021
April 26, 2021
Unprecedented: Art Responds to 2020
View Center for Arts and Culture, Old Forge NY
June 12-August 1, 2021
https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=8516
April 27, 2021
Full Circle: An Exhibition Considering the Circle as Shape and Metaphor
Concept Art Gallery, Pittsburgh PA
July-Aug. 2021
https://www.conceptgallery.com/full-circle/
April 29, 2021
Square Foot Fiber Art Pin Up Show
Southeast Fiber Arts Alliance, Chamblee GA
May 1-30, 2021
https://fiberartsalliance.org/participate/call-for-entries-square-foot-fiber-art-pin-up-show/
May 2, 2021
Fanciful Expressions
Fine Line Creative Arts Center, St. Charles IL
July 1-Aug. 12, 2021
https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=8263
May 7, 2021
The Fine Art of Denim
Pollak Gallery, Monmouth University, NJ
June 17-Aug. 14, 2021
https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=7609
May 21, 2021
The Art of Music and Dance
Sacramento Fine Arts Center, Carmichael CA
June 29-Aug. 1, 2021
https://www.entrythingy.com/d=sacfinearts.org?start=list
May 31, 2021
The Second Half – 50 & Older
Las Laguna Gallery, Laguna Beach CA (+ online)
July 1-31, 2021
https://www.laslagunaartgallery.com/upcoming-calls
June 7, 2021
Fiber Arts X
Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol CA
July 31-Sept. 12, 2021
https://www.entrythingy.com/forartists_calls?month=0®ion=0&state=0&type=1
Aug. 1, 2021 (for delivery to Congress)
(Feb. 1, 2021 for exhibition)
The Violet Protest
Phoenix Art Museum, AZ
Exhibition: Spring 2021
And multiple fiber squares sent to each member of Congress late 2021
violetprotest.com
Aug. 31, 2021
Fiberart International 2022
Pittsburgh, PA
June 3, 2022 – Aug 20, 2022
https://fiberartinternational.org/fi-2022-exhibition/
CaFé call for entry application
Nov. 1, 2021
The Art of Recycling – Mittens
(mitten entries will be donated to needy)
Arts in Common Art Gallery, Bowling Green OH
Nov. 9
https://www.facebook.com/Arts-In-Common-Art-Gallery-205536280244/
Dec. 8, 2021
New Quilts from an Old Favorite 2022
National Quilt Museum, Paducah KY
quiltmuseum.org
Jan. 10, 2022
Sacred Threads
Washington DC and traveling
July 14-24, 2022
https://www.sacredthreadsquilts.com/html/callForEntries.html
Feb. 5, 2022
Mixed Media Exhibit
Handweavers Guild of America
July 28-31, 2022
http://weavespindye.org/calls-for-entry/
Feb. 12, 2022
Yardage Exhibit
Handweavers Guild of America
July 28-31, 2022
http://weavespindye.org/calls-for-entry/
Feb. 26, 2022
Wearable Art Exhibit & Fashion Show
Handweavers Guild of America
July 28-31, 2022
http://weavespindye.org/calls-for-entry/
March 4, 2022
Basketry Exhibit
Handweavers Guild of America
July 28-31, 2022
http://weavespindye.org/calls-for-entry/
OPPORTUNITIES
March 7, 2021
Artist in Residence
College Station TX
Summer 2021
https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals.php?reset=1&apply=yes
March 12, 2021
Solo exhibitions for emerging artists 2022
CUE, New York NY
https://artdeadline.com/ops/cue/
March 14, 2021
Barrett Solo Show Series 2021-2022
Barrett Art Center NY
Aug. 7-Sept. 11, 2021
Sept. 25-Oct. 30, 2021
Jan. 29-March 5, 2022
May 21-June 25, 2022
https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals.php?reset=1&apply=yes
March 14, 2021
1 group and 3 solo shows in 2021
Border Project Space, Brooklyn NY
https://artdeadline.com/ops/border-project/
April 12, 2021
Teaching Artist Opportunity Grant 2021
Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council (GPAC)
https://www.pghcitypaper.com/pittsburgh/greater-pittsburgh-arts-council-seeking-applicants-for-teaching-artist-opportunity-grant-program/Content?oid=18931739
Dec. 31, 2025
Art in Embassies
Various dates and locations worldwide
http://www.saqa.com/calendar-detail.php?ID=6870
Ongoing
International Quilt Festival, Quilts Inc.
quilts.com/enter-a-quilt.html
Fiber Art Now grants
https://fiberartnow.net/grantsapp/
United We Quilt: Sewing Justice
Online forum for progressive quilters/artists
http://www.unitedwequilt.com/submit-your-work/
Bi-annual open call
The Hopper Prize
Monetary prizes and digital exposure
hopperprize.org
No deadline
Proposals for monthly gallery exhibitions
Penn State New Kensington Art Gallery, Upper Burrell PA
https://newkensington.psu.edu/art-gallery
Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council
Great resource for artists: seminars, opportunities, etc.
www.pittsburghartscouncil.org
Pittsburgh Artist Registry
Register and post your work online for free
https://www.pittsburghartistregistry.org/
Fiber Art Network
Become a member; excellent resource
fiberartnow.net
Fiber Art Now magazine
Ongoing call for articles
http://fiberartnow.net/story-submissions
Surface Design Association
Become a member; excellent resource
surfacedesign.org
SAQA (Studio Art Quilt Associates)
Another excellent organization
https://www.saqa.com/join-donate
