Call for Entries: The New Quilt 2024

 

QuiltNSW is excited that The New Quilt is returning to Hawkesbury Regional Gallery,, Windsor, NSW from 3 May to 23 June 2024. This juried survey exhibition, showcasing the art of quilting in a gallery setting, is open to any textile artist resident in Australia whether or not they are QuiltNSW members.

Note:

• artists may enter 1 or 2 quilts. Only 1 work per artist may be selected;
• there is no prescribed theme – submit your best work reflecting your creative practice;
• a quilt means stitched and layered materials using any technique; and
• 2–D, 3–D, installation work, ceiling hung work, work on stretcher bars and framed work are
  eligible subject to certain size restrictions.

 Download The New Quilt 2024: Conditions of Entry

The New Quilt Prizes

All selected entries are eligible for consideration for two new prizes:

• The New Quilt Prize ($1500)
• The New Quilt Prize Runner Up ($500).

Selectors: Ruth de Vos, Fiona Gavens and a representative of Hawkesbury Regional Gallery.

Key dates

• 1 April 2023: open call for entries with conditions of entry
• 1 October 2023: online entry form opens
• 1 February 2024: online entry form closes\6 March 2024: notification of selection by e–mail
• 18 April 2024: final date for delivery of artwork
• 3 May 2024: exhibition opens
• 23 June 2024: exhibition closes
• 24 June 2024: dispatch works back to artists