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Expressions Fiber Art Gallery in San Jose
Description: CALL FOR ARTISTS
Deadline: September 30th, 2008.
Expressions Fiber Art Gallery seeks U.S. Artists 18+ creating Artist Books, Paper Sculpture, Soft Sculpture (including dolls), and Fiber Art (quilts and stitchery, woven, knitted, knotted or crocheted works including clothing and accessories) for upcoming group and solo shows in 2008. Gallery curator is currently reviewing digital images. All submissions must include title, size, medium, and price of each piece. TERMS: NO FEE. 40% commission.
Submit .jpeg images on CD, annotated image list, resume, statement, contact information (name, postal mailing address, phone, e-mail address) and SASE to: Gail …read more

What’s Up Wednesday!

Belle Armoire Jewelry is published by Stampington as a quarterly magazine. The deadline for submissions for the next issue is April 15, 2008. From the website: If you’d like to share your inspiration and detailed how-to instruction for creating beautiful jewelry with readers, we want to hear from you. Belle Armoire Jewelry covers a broad range of mediums, from art clay to polymer clay to found object to fiber to wire to beads and much, much more. Whether you are a creator of necklaces, bracelets, earrings, brooches, pendants, rings or other jewelry, we welcome you to …read more

L.K. Ludwig has put out a call for entries for a new book to be published by Rockport Publishers. It will be called Shared Vision to indicate that it is about projects involving multiple artists! What a great idea! The deadline is May 15, 2008.
THE BOOK
We are seeking project contributors for an upcoming book tentatively titled Shared Vision: An Exploration of Collaborative Art Journals and other ventures. The book will feature collaborative art projects using a variety of media and styles created by non-professional artists.
WHAT IS ELIGIBLE
Art projects involving the collaboration of two or more artists …read more

The competition is open to professional and amateur beaders from the U.S. and around the world. All work entered in the competition must be original. Deadline: April 4, 2008
Bead Dreams contest information
Finalists will be on display at the Bead&Button Show, June 6-10, 2007 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
To enter the Bead Arts Awards – Fill in the online form

Altered Couture
A hand-me-down sweater … a raggedy old skirt from the thrift store … a plain T-shirt … Using just a few tools coupled with your creativity, all of these items can be transformed into fantastic works of wearable art! The publisher of Belle Armoire and Somerset Studio invites you to submit your own altered and embellished clothing and accessories to be considered for the second volume of this exciting publication. Chapters will include Skirts & Dresses, Pants & Overalls, Jackets & Vests, Shirts & Tops, Children’s Wear, Sassy Shoes, and Accessories.
Deadline for artwork to be received: March 15, 2008. …read more

500 ENAMELED OBJECTS
Juror: Sarah Perkins
Editor: Marthe Le Van
Deadline: March 14, 2008
Lark Books seeks images to publish in a juried collection of international studio jewelry and metal art to be released in Spring 2009. All jewelry forms will be considered, as will hollowware, vessels, sculptures, and installations. Diverse designs, materials, and techniques are desired, from the traditional to the avant-garde.
Submission information here.

What’s Up Wednesday!
It’s not that easy to do ugly. I mean to do really gut-twisting ugly.
It’s easy to make a necklace that isn’t that great, but how about to make one that breaks all the rules of good design and leaves your viewer feeling squeamish? I can’t show you a picture of my entry from last year here, because I used plastic vomit as the base. If you’d like to see it, it’s on their website as a semi-finalist from 2007. It’s called “Queasy”, and you’ll have to scroll down just a bit. You’ve been warned!
The Land …read more

2009 Quilting Arts Magazine Calendar Contest
The theme for our Quilting Arts Magazine® 2009 Calendar will be “Celebrating Home.” Show us in stitch, fabric, and embellishment how you celebrate home. You can interpret the theme many ways: as a celebration of the concept of home or what makes a house a home, celebrations at home, honoring the architecture of a residence, moving into the home or community of your dreams, or whatever the theme means to you. The artists who create the 13 winning submissions (one for the cover and 12 for the months) will each receive a $200 gift certificate …read more

Show us your True Colors in a Mixed-media Paper Quilt.

Make a mixed-media paper quilt that incorporates a color or colors that reveal the true you.
The entire quilt, including binding, must measure 12″ x 12″.
You are encouraged, but not required, to use a sewing machine for quilting your paper quilt.
Any embellishments must not protrude more than 1″ from the quilt.
The entire quilt must weigh no more …read more