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Oct 26

Fantastic Fibers 2023 International Exhibition Competition

October 26, 2022 - February 1, 2023

Important Instructions For Multiple Entries Artists May Submit Up To Three Distinct Works, With One Image For Each, In Their Entry. The Fee Is $35 Whether You Enter One, Two, Or Three Artworks. Each Submission Can Include Up To Three Different Works, With One Image For Each. All Entries Must Be Submitted At The Same Time. You Cannot Submit Additional Entries After You Have Completed The Checkout Process. Awards $1,200 Will Be Awarded. • $700 First Place • $300 Second Place • $200 Third Place Sales Sales Will Be Encouraged Where Works Are Offered For Purchase, But Work Need Not Be For Sale To Enter. Yeiser Art Center Will Keep A 40% Commission On All Gallery Sales, So Price Your Work Accordingly. Work Will Be Insured For The Duration Of The Exhibition For The Value Of The Work, Or 60% Of The Retail Price. Artists Are Responsible For Insuring Their Work During Transit To And From The Yeiser. Important Dates Deadline To Apply: February 1St, 2023 Notification Of Acceptance: February 15Th, 2023 Work Due At Yeiser Art Center By: March 25Th, 2023, By 5Pm Reception: April 28Th, 2023 (Awards Announced During Reception; Artists Do Not Need To Be Present To Win) Exhibition Dates: April 8Th – June 24Th, 2023 History The Show Began In 1987 As A Wearable Art Show But Has Evolved Over The Years To Include A Compelling Mix Of Traditional And Non-Traditional Works Created From Natural Or Synthetic Fibers, And Work That Addresses The Subject Or Medium Of Fiber. Paducah Becomes A Mecca For Quilters And Quilt Enthusiasts Each April As More Than 30,000 Visitors From Across The Globe Attend Aqs Quiltweek. Yeiser Art Center Members Receive A Discount On All Submissions. Please Reach Out To The Gallery At Office@Theyeiser.org Or 270.442.2453 To Update Your Membership And Get The Coupon Code.

Yeiser Art Center is now accepting entries for the FANTASTIC FIBERS 2023 international juried exhibition. One of Yeiser Art Center’s most engaging and innovative international exhibitions, FANTASTIC FIBERS seeks to showcase a wide range of outstanding contemporary works related to the fiber medium.

Contemporary and innovative works created with fiber as the primary medium or concept are welcome. This exhibition is open to all artists 18 years and over working in the field of fiber art. All work submitted must be original, completed in the last three years and not previously exhibited in a FANTASTIC FIBERS exhibition. There are no size restrictions. Up to three separate pieces per artist are permitted with an entry fee of $35 to cover all entries. FANTASTIC FIBERS 2023 will be on display at Yeiser Art Center from April 8th to June 24th, 2023.

IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS FOR MULTIPLE ENTRIES

Artists may submit up to three distinct works, with one image for each, in their entry. The fee is $35 whether you enter one, two, or three artworks. Each submission can include up to three different works, with one image for each. All entries must be submitted at the same time. You cannot submit additional entries after you have completed the checkout process.

AWARDS

$1,200 will be awarded.
•    $700 First Place
•    $300 Second Place
•    $200 Third Place

SALES

Sales will be encouraged where works are offered for purchase, but work need not be for sale to enter. Yeiser Art Center will keep a 40% commission on all gallery sales, so price your work accordingly. Work will be insured for the duration of the exhibition for the value of the work, or 60% of the retail price. Artists are responsible for insuring their work during transit to and from the Yeiser.

IMPORTANT DATES

  • Deadline to Apply: February 1st, 2023
  • Notification of Acceptance: February 15th, 2023
  • Work Due at Yeiser Art Center By: March 25th, 2023, by 5pm
  • Reception: April 28th, 2023 (awards announced during reception; artists do NOT need to be present to win)
  • Exhibition dates: April 8th – June 24th, 2023

HISTORY

The show began in 1987 as a wearable art show but has evolved over the years to include a compelling mix of traditional and non-traditional works created from natural or synthetic fibers, and work that addresses the subject or medium of fiber.  Paducah becomes a Mecca for quilters and quilt enthusiasts each April as more than 30,000 visitors from across the globe attend AQS QuiltWeek.


Yeiser Art Center members receive a discount on all submissions. Please reach out to the gallery at office@theyeiser.org or 270.442.2453 to update your membership and get the coupon code.

Details

Start:
October 26, 2022
End:
February 1
Event Category:
Website:
https://theyeiser.org/fantastic-fibers-call/

Venue

Yeiser Art center
200 Broadway - Paducah, Kentucky 42001 + Google Map
Phone:
270.442.2453
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