FIBER ART NOW CALL
Submit up to 3 original fiber artworks with fiber components or textile techniques, completed after January 1, 2020, for a juried exhibition and potential publication in Fiber Art Now magazine.
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Get matched →- Deadline
- annual cycle, check dates
- Entry fee
- $40
- Award
- $500
- Location
- Guilford Art Center, Guilford, Connecticut
- Exhibition window
- Jul 1, 2025 → Jul 27, 2025
- Applicants notified
- Mar 31, 2025
About
Overview
Fiber Reimagined III invites original innovative fiber art and mixed media with textile components for a juried exhibition and potential publication in Fiber Art Now magazine's summer issue (released July 1, 2025). Invited artwork will be eligible for on-site exhibition at Guilford Art Center, July 1–27, 2025.
Key Dates
- Submission period: February 1 through March 10, 2025, midnight Mountain Time
- Notification: On or before March 31, 2025 (via CaFÉ account and email)
- Print exhibition: Summer issue of Fiber Art Now, released July 1, 2025
- On-site exhibition: July 1–27, 2025, Guilford Art Center
Eligibility
- International subscribers and nonsubscribers of Fiber Art Now eligible
- Artwork must be created in 2020 or later
- Must include a fiber component or textile technique
- Must be of original design
Submission Requirements
- Maximum 3 images (full views only, no details)
- Images must be 5MB or less, shot straight-on with clean neutral background
- For each artwork: title, materials, techniques, dimensions (Height × Width × Depth in inches), year completed, insurance value, retail value or NFS, photo credit, and artist statement
- Artist statements: 100 words or less per artwork, speaking to the specific work entered
Fees & Awards
- Entry fee: $40 for up to 3 entries
- Fiber Art Now subscribers: $28 with discount code FRIII
- First Prize: $500; Second Prize: $400; Third Prize: $300; Honorable Mention: $100
Photographer & Technical Notes
Poor photography may negatively impact juror scores. There are no dimension restrictions for the print exhibition, but Guilford Art Center may consider dimensions when choosing artwork for the on-site exhibition. Note: CaFÉ does not allow changes or corrections after checkout—review carefully before submitting.
Jurors
Fiber Reimagined III will be juried by the Fiber Art Now creative team: Lori Butanis (creative director, graphic artist, art director), Barbara Delaney (editor, writer, former managing editor of Cloth Paper Scissors), Beth Smith (managing editor, exhibitions director), and Cami Smith (media manager, community engagement coordinator). All jurors hold university degrees in visual and cultural arts.
- Award
- Cash awards for First ($500), Second ($400), Third Prize ($300), and Honorable Mention ($100)
- Entry fee
- $40 for up to three entries. Fiber Art Now subscribers: $28 with discount code FRIII.
- Entries per artist
- Up to 3
- Theme
- Original innovative art created from fiber and recycled and repurposed mixed media, with a fiber component or textile technique.
- Eligibility
- International subscribers and nonsubscribers of Fiber Art Now eligible; artwork must be created in 2020 or later.
- Audience
- International subscribers and nonsubscribers of Fiber Art Now
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