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QFA Fibers Exhibition Prospectus

Pacific Northwest Quilt & Fiber Arts Museum

Submission Deadline: February 2, 2025
Juror Review Period: February 3 - March 2, 2025 
Exhibition Dates: April 2 – June 29, 2025

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As part of the 2025 exhibition schedule, NWDC will present a fiber art exhibition by current NWDC members. Members will submit artworks to be chosen by artist and curator, Ellen Ito. Artists must include multiple artworks (up to 3 artworks total). 

ELIGIBILITY:  

NWDC Artist Members who work in the following medium(s). Objects may include work in multiple forms not limited to quilts, assemblage, woven structures, clothing, basketry, sculpture, rugs, artist's books, and two-dimensional wall pieces. The processes used by the artists may include dyeing, painting and other surface design methods, quilting, weaving, basketry, machine and hand stitching including embroidery, etc. 

• Open to members of NWDC who have paid 2024 membership dues and create work in fibers. 

• Work must be original in design and completed within the last 3 years (Created after Sept 1, 2021).

• Collaborative works are accepted. Artists submitting collaborative work may also submit individual work as a separate entry, but no artist may submit more than 3 entries total. 

• Wall-mounted submissions may not exceed 12’W x 9’H. Sculptural submissions may not exceed 5’W x 5’D x 9’H. Please be aware that the wall and floor space in the gallery is limited for the large number of individual pieces that will be shown in the exhibition.  Please take this into consideration with your entry. 

• Very large installation pieces cannot be entered because of space limitations. (If you have questions about the size of a work, email nwdcexecdirector@gmail.com.) Work that requires site-specific alterations or custom-built pedestals will not be accepted.

• Accepted artwork that differs significantly from the image in the online submission will be disqualified.

• Once work is submitted for jurying, it may not be withdrawn or sold outside of the exhibition until after June 29, 2025

• Accepted work must remain on display for the duration of the exhibition. No accepted entry may be withdrawn or sold outside of the exhibition prior to the closing date.

• Please note: all NWDC artists are NOT guaranteed participation in the exhibition. The final judgment on inclusion in the exhibition will be made by staff or other designers of the museum.

IMAGE SPECIFICATIONS

Before you apply, please prepare your upload-ready JPG files of professional-quality images to the following specifications: 

• File format: JPEG or JPG only

• Photos with a width of 1200 pixels and a height of 900 pixels displays optimally on the online web show, which is a 4:3 aspect ratio.   Photos outside this range may be cropped to fit. See instructions for adjusting photo images in Windows and Mac Photos at the Members Only Tab on the NWDC website

• File size: 5 MB or less

• Label each jpg file with your last name, first name, title of piece and specify whether it is a full with a _1 at the end of the name or alternate or detail with _2 at the end as shown below.

Examples: Matthews_Barbara_Ice Star_1.jpg for the full image; Matthews_Barbara_Ice Star_2.jpg for the detail or alternate image.

NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTED ARTWORK

Artists will be notified of the piece accepted for the exhibition by March 7, 2025, via email with the Consignment form attached. 

Once notified the artist will E-Mail the Consignment Form to Carla Funk at director@qfamuseum.org

PHOTO IMAGERY AND PUBLICITY

The artist grants permission to use the images of accepted works, as well as artist-provided information about their artwork, for publication and promotional purposes by NWDC and Exhibition Venue. The images and statements may be used for publicizing Fiber: Between The Lines in exhibition announcements, press materials, interpretive displays, advertising, website and social media posts, and other promotional activities.

NWDC and The Pacific Northwest Quilt and Fiber Arts Museum shall have the right to publish any such images and information furnished by the artist with no payment to the artist or to the photographer who produced the image. Artists must secure publication permission from the photographer, if copyrighted, and provide the same to NWDC and the Allied Arts Association.

Contact Email: NWDCExhibitions@gmail.com
Venue: Pacific Northwest Quilt & Fiber Arts Museum

NWDC Call for Entry System:

This prospectus reflects the requirements for entry
There is no charge associated with entry.   
You must have a Gmail account to enter. Please create a free account at google.com before clicking on the link to begin your application. 

If you have any questions or need assistance contact 
Daniel Wallace: 
NWDCexecdirector@gmail.com | 443-845-0956