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Open European Quilt Championships 2010
29 April untill 2 May 2010-Conferencecenter Koningshof in Veldhoven
Each year a fun and inspirational show. With international guest collections, challenging workshops by quilting experts and a rich blend of fabrics, haberdashery and everything you may need to quilt.

Before January 15, 2010 you will have to send in your completed form together with a picture of your quilt (entire quilt, not just a detail).
http://www.oeqc.eu

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JANUARY

Small Format Exhibitions - Enchanted Pathways 2010

"Enchanted Pathways" is a small format open entry exhibition sponsored by the American Tapestry Alliance in conjunction with Handweavers Guild of America's Convergence in New Mexico in 2010.

Eligibility:

• The exhibit is open to all artists working with small format handwoven tapestry
• Tapestry is defined as handwoven, weft-faced fabric with discontinuous wefts.
• The size of the tapestry may not exceed 10" x 10" x 1" deep (25cm x 25cm x 2.5cm).
• Artists may submit one piece. Group challenges and mentoring projects are encouraged.
• Work must be original, executed by the entrant, of recent completion and not shown in a prior ATA or HGA show.
• The tapestry must be available for the duration of the exhibit.

For more information and entry form, download the .pdf file, print it on your printer and follow the directions.Enchanted Pathways Entry Form.pdf

Entry Form due January 15, 2010

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8th International Baltic Mini Textile Triennial
Gdynia City Museum and City Hall of Gdynia-Poland - July 15 to August 29, 2010
Professional artists are invited to participate in the fabric this interesting event and submit their work.
Triennial Regulations and Application Form can be found below (for download).

The deadline for submitting the form, including photographs of entries is 20/01/2010.

regulations (.PDF) participation form (.PDF)

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FEBRUARY

International exhibition of contemporary art and traditional textile

Chateau de la Tour d'Aigues and in the villages of the Val d'Aigues (May 2010 - to confirm)
The Tourism Office of the Val d'Aigues & Association "Histories boxes couture" at their second international exhibition of contemporary art and traditional textile to be held at Chateau de la Tour d'Aigues and in the villages of the Val d'Aigues
Categories : Traditional, Contemporary Art textiles
Theme : to be advised

Deadline: February 1st - to confirm
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4th RIGA International Textile and Fibre art Triennal
Theme : Global Intrigue 2 develops and extends the theme of the previous Triennial based on different

aspects of gobalization in connection with new problems and challenges in our contemporary world. http://www.dlmm.lv
Organized by the Museum of Decorative Arts and Design, Riga, Latvia Exhibition from July 9 – September 5, 2010

Deadline : February 15th
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MARCH

European Art Quilts VI.

The exhibition will start at the Festival of Quilts, Birmingham, UK, August 2010, and will then travel throughout Europe. info@europeanartquilt.co m www.europeanartquilt.com

Deadline for entries : March 1, 2010

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APRIL

Artextures - France Patchwork - organizes the Sixt competition of contemporary textile art. (to confirm)
The contest is open to international textile artists. It allows, through the creation, to find among the diverse inspirations and techniques, a few movements that animate the world of art today.
The winning work will be published in the magazine Art Artension. http://www.francepatchwork.com
Deadline : April 9th

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MAY

Contest for 2010: "Art to Wear"

Create a festive garment (or robe) with silk and present it during our fashion show.Please find the complete invitation and rules here, and apply for participation by filling in this form.
Deadline : May 1, 2010.

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JULY

International Wearable Textiles Biennale - Bienal Internacional de Accesorios Textiles

The Asociación de Creadores Textiles de Madrid is organizing an international juried exhibition of fashion complements: hats, bags, scarves, shoes, jewellery, umbrellas, shawls, fans, ties, jackets, T-shirts, ponchos,... Excluding costume, everything that can be worn and bear some relation to textiles because of the

techniques and/or materials employed or through the underlying concept, can apply for this third edition. Site Mail

Deadline : July 30th (to confirm)

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AUGUSTUS

Rijswijk Textiel Biënnale 2011:

De volgende Rijswijk Textiel Biënnale vindt plaats in de zomer van 2011.

Indien u wilt deelnemen aan de volgende Rijswijk Textiel Biënnale in 2011 kunt u vóór eind 30 augustus 2010 een CD-rom opsturen met afbeeldingen van uw werk en een c.v. naar:

Museum Rijswijk, Rijswijk Textiel Biënnale 2011, Herenstraat 67, 2282 BR Rijswijk

In september 2010 komt de jury bijeen en maakt een keus voor de Rijswijk Textiel Biënnale 2011.

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OKTOBER

Internationale jeugdwedstrijd voor kant

Kant in Vlaanderen vzw organiseert een internationale jeugdwedstrijd voor kant. Het thema van deze wedstrijd is natuur, het is de bedoeling dat de jongeren een origineel en eigentijds ontwerp uitvoeren met technieken in klos- of naaldkant , Lierse kant of aanverwante technieken. Het gebruik van materiaal is volledig vrij.

De wedstrijd is gericht naar jongeren tussen 7 en 18 jaar. http://www.kantinvlaanderen.be

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NOVEMBER

International Contemporary Textile/Fiber Art Competition (8th edition)

Le Arti Tessili Association is holding the usual international competition for the purpose of enhancing the knowledge and interest towards textile contemporary art among young people coming from different parts of the world, and encouraging new talents.
Deadline: 30 November 2010
Info : Valcellina Award 2009 Ufficio Turistico, c/o Museo dell’arte fabbrile e delle coltellerie,Via Maestri del Lavoro, 1-33085 Maniago (PN) - Italia info@premiovalcellina.org www.premiovalcellina.org

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New Quilts From An Old Favorite (2011)

Each year this international contest organized by The National Quilt Museum challenges quiltmakers to create an innovative quilt based on a specific traditional pattern.

Winners of the contest traditionally include quilts from many different U.S. states and several other countries.
Quilts are selected for their excellence in design and techniques, their innovations, and their contributions to an exhibit showing the wide range of designs and styles the selected traditional pattern can inspire.

The 2011 competition is open to quilts that are innovative interpretations of the traditional Orange Peel pattern. (2012 Baskets / 2013 Jacob’s Ladder) http://www.quiltmuseum.org

Deadline : November 2nd 2010

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2011

OCTOBER

10th International biennal of lace 2011

The Committee for the Promotion of Lace-making of Cantù publishes for 2011, the Eight International Bobbin Lace Pattern Competition. The principal scope of the competition is to promote bobbin lace design in all its different forms.The competition is divided into two sections: innovation and tradition.Both national and international participants are welcome to participate, including artists, designers, craftsmen operating in the sector, schools, associations, private individuals and groups (each groups should appoint a representative who will maintain contacts with the Committee). Each participant should indicate the section in which his or her work is to be registered. info@merletti.it http://www.merletti.it

Deadline : October 5th

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Connections: Small Tapestry International (biennal) - 2011
The American Tapestry Alliance is a not-for-profit, member-supported organization seeking to exhibit the best of contemporary tapestry. Since 1986 ATA has sponsored a biennial, juried exhibition, the American Tapestry Biennial, and it now announces the first in a series of juried small tapestry exhibitions: "Connections: Small Tapestry International."
ATA invites all tapestry artists to expand their horizons by shrinking dimensions, to connect technique and concept in a body of new and intimate work. As wall sized tapestries command a wall, these pieces, individually and collectively, will catch the eye, invite us in, and connect us as we share the unexpected. Because the goal is not merely to rescale large work, but to explore the boundaries of size, the exhibition will challenge preconceived ideas of tapestry, unfolding the potential of small scale work as it explores the personal and the universal.
Deadline: November 30th, 2010 (Receive) http://www.americantapestryalliance.org

6th International Biennial of Textile Art
The 6th International Biennial of Textile Art will be held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, organized by the World Textile Art Organization (WTA).

WTA is a non-profit organization, founded in 1997, with headquarters in Miami, USA, that has already organized four Biennial Exhibitions in Contemporary Textile Art, both in the United States and in different countries in Latin America with the participation of international artists and juries.

Curatorial concept : The 6th International Biennial of Textile Art places its attention on those artists who choose to express themselves through fibers and weaving , resignifying through their work the concept of Textile Art, by taking away all boundaries and making it explode into many meanings and connotations.
Overstepping boundaries and combining different disciplines, those artists participating in the 6th International Biennial of Textile Art start from the mere fibers to merge into new technologies, venturing to follow new lines of investigation, fusing their quests and challenging categorizations but keeping the soul of textile materials as the integrating element.

The Cultural Foundation for the Textile Art and the Art Gallery of Szombathely will organise the 4th Triennial of Textile Art in June 2012 in the Gallery of Szombathely.

They invite applications from professional industrial designers and fine artists in all the three international categories that were announced. The works submitted should include a reference to the characteristics of textile, or express ideas translated into textile.

The Textilsammlung Max Berk · Kurpfälzisches Museum is organising thefifth European Quilt Triennial which will be shown in Heidelberg.

Registration fee : max Feb 15th 2012
Deadline : March 1st, 2012 (postmark)
Download information and application

Information and contact address : Textilsammlung Max Berk · Kurpfälzisches Museum, P.O. 105520 - D – 69045 Heidelberg Germany
Phone : +49 6221 800317 Fax: +49 6221 584699050 Mail Site