Excellence In Fibers 2023

This juried exhibition will appear in the winter issue of Fiber Art Now to be released January 1, 2023. Artworks juried into the exhibition will be eligible for the onsite exhibition at the San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles from August 23, 2023 through January 7, 2024.

Artists are invited to enter 2D and 3D innovative artwork of original design that stretches the boundaries of fiber and textile techniques. The artwork must include a fiber component or textile technique. Accepted media and techniques include: bamboo, basketry, bojagi, book arts, cotton, crochet, embroidery, fusing, hand tufting, handmade paper, hemp, knitting, knotting, latch hooking, macramé, needle felting, nuno felting, polyester, quilting, rayon, rug hooking, sashiko, shibori dyeing, silk, tapestry, weaving, wet felting, and wool.

Artists may submit up to three individual works as full images only. Detail images will not be accepted. Each work must include title, materials, techniques, dimensions, date completed, and artist statement. The entry fee is $30.00. A discounted entry fee is available to Fiber Art Now subscribers. Notifications will be emailed on or before September 6. Juried selections will include only one artwork per artist. Prizes will be awarded: 1st place $300, 2nd place $250, and 3rd place $200. Selected artwork does not need to be available for the onsite exhibition. Kate Irvin, curator and head of the costume and textiles department at the Rhode Island School of Design Museum, is the juror. International subscribers and non-subscribers of Fiber Art Now are eligible to enter.