This is a list of exhibition opportunities that focus on and feature
art quilts, wearable art, and art cloth.
To submit a show to be listed here, please email Lyric.
Art Quilt Shows are listed by:
Entry deadline; Title; URL; Show dates
r=receive by date; p=postmarked; o=online; i=international entries accepted
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This list focuses on exhibition opportunities that feature art quilts, wearable art, and art cloth. You can find lists of all media shows that also include textiles in many other places including:
https://www.callforentry.org/
http://www.entrythingy.com/forartists_calls
http://theartguide.com/calls-for-artists
http://artdeadline.com/
http://www.fonsandporter.com/events_quilt_shows.html (list of quilt shows)
https://fiberartnow.net/calls/
quiltshow.com
Some of the following listings have not yet been updated. Please read carefully as the information may be outdated or inaccurate. If you are involved with one of these shows (or just feel like helping out) it would be wonderful if you could e-mail Lyric with the information needed for this listing.
September
September 6, 2023
Perseverance
Pacific International Quilt Competition
October 12-15, 2023
September 6, 2023
Mid Century Modern
Pacific International Quilt Competition
October 12-15, 2023
September 16, 2023(New Zealand)
Auckland Festival of Quilts
The 2023 Festival of Quilts 3rd – 5th November 2023
November 3-5, 2023
September 16, 2023 (Sequim, WA)
Spinning Sewn Stories - Promulgate, Piece & Ply
http://fiberartsfestival.org
Virtual Exhibition and Sequim Museum & Arts
October 6-November 25, 2023
September 21, 2023
AQS Quilt Week (Daytona Beach, FL )
http://www.quiltweek.com/contest
January 18 - February 24, 2024(Ship+Show)
September 30, 2023(SAQA FL)
Awakening
SAQA Calls for Entry | SAQA - Studio Art Quilt Associates
January 15, 2024-December 31, 2025
September 1, 2023(SAQA IN)
The Art of SAQA Indiana Showcase
SAQA Calls for Entry | SAQA - Studio Art Quilt Associates
November 3 - December 31, 2023
The following listings are placeholders for exhibits that don't yet have all of the information listed
TBD, 2024
Quilt National 2025
The Dairy Barn Arts Center - The Dairy Barn Arts Center in Athens Ohio
TBD
October 2023
October 1, 2023(SAQA Washington)
Inspiration/Exploration
https://www.saqa.com/events/saqa-calls-entry
January 7, 2024-2027 with travel
October 1, 2023(SAQA NoCA/NoNV)
SAQA Selections fron Northern California/Northern nevada
https://www.saqa.com/events/saqa-calls-entry
October 12-15, 2023 at PIQF
October 1, 2023(SAQA)
En Sillhouette
https://www.saqa.com/events/saqa-calls-entry
SAQA Journal Quarterly Publication
October 15, 2023
Art Quilt Elements 2024
www.artquiltelements.org
March 24-April 27, 2024
October 12, 2023(Branson, Mo)
AQS Quilt Week
American Quilter's Society - AQS Quilt Contests
February 15-March16, 2024(Ship+Show)
October 15, 2023(Wayne, PA)
Wayne Art Center Art Quilt Elements 2024
www.artquiltelements.org
March 15-April 27, 2023(Ship+Show)
October 30, 2023(SAQA NM, CO, WY, UT, AZ)
Personality Plus
https://www.saqa.com/events/saqa-calls-entry
February, 2024-EO2025
October 31, 2023 (SAQA Members)
Bearing Witness(Branchburg, NJ)
SAQA Calls for Entry | SAQA - Studio Art Quilt Associates
Aug 2024-Sept 2024 Additional Venues TBD through 2027
October 31, 2023 (SAQA Virtual)
Geometric Expressions
SAQA Calls for Entry | SAQA - Studio Art Quilt Associates
January 1, 2024 onward
October 31, 2023 (Members Modern Quilt Guild)
QuiltCon 2024 Community Outreach Challenge (Atlanta, GA)
https://www.quiltcon.com
January - February 25, 2023(ship+show)
October 31, 2023 (Members Modern Quilt Guild)
QuiltCon Maximalism Exhibit (Atlanta, GA)
https://www.quiltcon.com
January - February 25, 2023(ship+show)
October 31, 2023 (Members Modern Quilt Guild)
QuiltCon Color Shift 2023 (Atlanta, GA)
https://www.quiltcon.com
January - February 25, 2023(ship+show)
October 31, 2023 (Members Modern Quilt Guild)
Windham Artisan Cotton 2024 (Atlanta, GA)
https://www.quiltcon.com
January - February 25, 2024(ship+show)
October 31, 2023 (Members Modern Quilt Guild)
QuiltCon American Patchwork & Quilting Super Scrappy Challenge (Atlanta, GA)
https://www.quiltcon.com
January - February 25, 2024(ship+show)
October 31, 2023
'living language land' Inspired: Works from SAQA KS/MO/OK
https://www.saqa.com/events/saqa-calls
June 2025-December 31, 2027 or earlier
Below are placeholder for calls that do not have all the information available
October ?, 2023(Ontario, CA) Call Opens Aug 1 2023
Road to California
Road to California Contest
January 17-20, 2024
Oct 15, 2021
The McClean Textile Gallery (McLean, VA)
https://www.callforentries.com/national-call-for-entry-to-showcase-wall-hung-fiber-art.html
4 Week Long Exhibits During 2022
November
November 9, 2023
AQS Quilt Week Paducah, KY
American Quilter's Society - AQS Quilt Contests
March 7-April 27, 2023 (Ship+Show)
Nov 30, 2023 (SAQA Global)
Abstraction:Textural Elements (Venue TBD)
https://www.saqa.com/events/saqa-calls-entry
Opening in late 2024
Nov 30, 2023 (SAQA IN, MI, OH)
A Drop of Emerald Poison (Venue TBD)
https://www.saqa.com/events/saqa-calls-entry
March 7, 2024-February 1, 2027
November 30, 2023(SAQA Connecticut)
Local Color 6: Flora&Fauna
Regional Calls for Entry | SAQA - Studio Art Quilt Associates
TBD
November 30, 2023
SDA 2024 Solo Exhibition(Ohio)
https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals.php
July 5-September 1, 2024
November 30, 2023
Celebrating Our Heritage(SAQA Europe and Middle East)
https://www.saqa.com/events/calls-entry
May 2024 with SAQA Online Conference
November 31, 2023
Fiber in 3D(Spring 2024 Issue Fiber Art Now)
https://www.fiberartnow.net/calls/
Eligible for an onsite exhibition January 24-May 4, 2024
The following calls for entry do not have updated information
November 8, 2022
AQS Quilt Week Paducah, KY
American Quilter's Society - AQS Quilt Contests
March 15-April 29, 2023 (Ship+Show)
Nov 30, 2022
Fiber Reimagined
Fiber Art Now Calls
Fiber Art Now Spring Issue April 1, 2023
November 30, 2022
Logs on a Roll | Log Cabin Quilts (Golden, CO)
https://www.rmqm.org/call-for-entries.htm
Apr 17 - Jul 15, 2023
check later(FRCQ members)
TBD (Colorado)
https://www.artquilters.org/project/calls-for-entry/
Dec 2021 and Jan 2022 (online)
December
Fibreart International 2023(Current Members)
Fiber Arts Guild of Pittsburgh
April 14, 2024 to January 9, 2025
2023 Grand National - Delights(Canada)
Delights 2024 | Grandnational (grandnationalfibreartexhibition.com)
January
Jan 1, 2024 (SAQA DC/DE/MD/WV, NC/VA)
Sew to Speak
SAQA Calls for Entry | SAQA - Studio Art Quilt Associates
March-December 2024 9n Germantown, MD
January 19, 2024
New Quilts From An Old Favorite
Upcoming Exhibits - The National Quilt Museum
February 16, 2024-December 31, 2025(ship+show)
Jan 31, 2024 (SAQA Members)
Camouflage
SAQA Calls for Entry | SAQA - Studio Art Quilt Associates
Online Exhibit opening April 1, 2023
The following listings are placeholders for exhibits that don't yet have information listed
January 10, 2023
Morris Gallery Fiber Art Juried Show Topeka, KS
Morris Gallery
February 21, 2023-May 23, 2023
January 17, 2023(Hampton, VA)
Mid Century Modern
Competition Entry Information » Mancuso Show Management (quiltfest.com)
February 22-26, 2023
January 23, 2023(Inland ID and WA residents)
Inland Northwest Modern Quilt Juried Exhibition
CaFÉ (callforentry.org)
May 24-August 30, 2023(drop off + show)
January 31, 2023
I Choose Therefore I Am
https://ichoosethereforeiam.com/project
February 25-May 5, 2023(ship+show) includes permanent online exhibition
Jan 2, 2022
Dallas Quilt Show(Dallas, TX)
https://www.quiltersguildofdallas.org/
March 10-12, 2023
Jan 10, 2022(US and Canada) now even years
Sacred Threads (Herndon VA)
http://sacredthreadsquilts.com
July 14 - 24, 2022 traveling through Spring 2024
January 15, 2023
On the Bright Side (San Jose, CA)
https://www.sfneedleworkanddesign.org/rules-and-entry-form/
Online and In Person Exhibition
January 30, 2023
Hanging Thread Gallery (San Jose, CA)
https://www.sfneedleworkanddesign.org/rules-and-entry-form/
Online and In Person Exhibition
February
February 1, 2024
15th International Textile and Fibre Art Biennial - Scythia
Scythia Textile
June 4-6, 2024, online or Ivano-Frankivs'k, Ukraine
February 2, 2024
ARTQUILTSrenewal
PAQA-South
April 3- May 25, 2024
February 5, 2024
Renewal(SAQA Canadians)
Studio Art Quilt Associates
Fall 2024-2026 including travel
February 28, 2024
Joining Threads(SAQA Global)
Studio Art Quilt Associates
Newcastle, NSW, Australia August 13-September 16, 2024
The following listings are placeholders for exhibits that don't yet have information listed
February 1, 2023
Fantastic Fibers(Paducah, KY)
https://theyeiser.org/calls/
March 25-June 24, 2023(ship+show)
Feb 1, 2023 until full(Essex Junction, VT)
Vermont Quilt Festival
vqf.org
June 21-24, 2023
February 1, 2023
3rd Annual Micro Textile And Fibre Art "Scythia" (Ivano-Frankivs'k, Ukraine)
scythiatextile.com or email scythistextile@gmail.com
June 6-20, 2023
February 1, 2023
11th Annual Mini Textile And Fibre Art "Scythia" (Ivano-Frankivs'k, Ukraine)
scythiatextile.com or email scythistextile@gmail.com
June 6-20, 2023
February 2, 2022(PAQA-South Members)
ARTQUILTSinspiration
PAQA-South
March 28-May 15, 2023(Ship+Show)
February 6, 2023
Send Us Some Flowers Indiana Heritage Quilt Show(Bloomington, IN)
http://www.ihqs.org
February 24, 2023-March 6, 2023 (ship + show)
February 10, 2023
In Full Bloom (Melbourne, Australia)
https://aqc.com.au
April 13-16, 2023
February 10, 2023
Interpretations 2023
Visions Museum of Textile Art
Oct 14, 2023- Sept 30, 2023
February 20, 2023
2023 Spotlight Auction
https://www.saqa.com/events/saqa-calls
March 1 2023-Auction
February 27, 2023(SAQA Michigan)
Pause
https://www.saqa.com/events/saqa-calls
July 14-September 16, 2023(ship+show)
February 28, 2023(SAQA Arizona)
Matter At Heart
https://www.saqa.com/events/saqa-calls
April 1, 2023-September 30, 2024
Feb 1, 2022
Fiesta 2022 (Albuquerque, NM)
http://www.fiberartsfiesta.org
April 14-16, 2022
Feb 2, 2022
Mixed Media Handweavers Guild
https://weavespindye.org/calls-for-entry/
July 28 - 31, 2022
Feb 9, 2022
Yardage Exhibit, Handweavers Guild
https://weavespindye.org/calls-for-entry/
July 28 - 31, 2022
February 10, 2022
Quilt Visions 2022(San Diego, CA)
Quilt Visions 2022 | SAQA - Studio Art Quilt Associates
Sept 21, 2022- Jan 13, 2023
Feb 23, 2022
Wearable Art, Handweavers Guild
https://weavespindye.org/calls-for-entry/
July 28 - 31, 2022
Feb(?) 2022
Fantastic Fibers (Yeiser Art Center, Paducah KY)
https://www.theyeiser.org/gallery/call-for-entries/
Usually in April
Website not updated Verona, Italy
Verona Tessile
http://www.veronatessile.it
2022(?)
2022(?)
Fashion Art Toronto (Toronto, Canada)
http://fashionarttoronto.ca
Oct 2022(?)
Quiltfest Greenville, SC
https://www.quiltfest.com
April 28 -30, 2022
Emerging Artist Showcase
https://fiberartnow.net/calls/
publication in Fiber Arts Now magazine
March
2024
March 28, 2024(Grand Rapids, MI)
AQS Quilt Week
American Quilter's Society - AQS Quilt Contests
July 18 -August 24, 2023(Ship+Show)
The following listings are placeholders for exhibits that don't yet have all of he information listed
Mar 1, 2023 (African American Quilters)
15th Annual Exhibition African American Fiber Art (North Charleston, SC)
https://northcharlestonartsfest.com/african-american-fiber-art-exhibition/
May 3-June 18, 2023
March 2, 2023(New Zealand)
World of Wearable Art must complete intention to enter
WOW - World of WearableArt
Show in September 2023
March 6, 2023(USA Quilters)
Broward Quilt Expo 17th Biennial
Broward Quilt Expo 17th Biennial
April 14-16, 2023
March 12, 2023(MoFA students)
MOFA IN THE HOUSE: A Missouri Fiber Artists Exhibit (Webster Groves, MO)
https://missourifiberartists.org
April 25-June 27, 2023(ship+show)
March 15, 2023 (Aotearoa Quilters Members and non Members)
Various Categories (New Zealand)
https://www.aotearoaquilters.co.nz/challenges/
Entries must arrive New Zealand March 18, 2023 for a May show
March 28, 2023
Small Expressions (Knoxville, Tn)
https://weavespindye.org/calls-for-entry/
July 5, 2022 - June 2024 includes traveling
March 31, 2022 (FRCQ members)
Threads of Inspiration (Colorado)
https://www.artquilters.org/project/calls-for-entry/
May 1-May 31, 2023
March 31, 2023
Honey I Shrunk the Quilts
Quilt Festival - Call for entries (quiltfestivalcallforentries.com)
May 23 - November 5, 2023
March 10, 2024
Genesee Valley QuiltFest (Rochester, NY)
http://geneseevalleyquiltfest.com/enter_quilts.htm
March 10-?, 2024 (ship+show)
2024 date TBD(Georgia Quilters)
Georgia Celebrates Quilts (Marietta, GA)
https://georgiacelebratesquilts.ecqg.com/
June 5-11, 2022(Quilt drop off and show)
April 2023
April 3, 2023 (France Patchwork Members)
From Flax to another (France)
http://www.francepatchwork.com
July 2023 - needs translation
April 3, 2023 (France Patchwork Members)
Last Chance for Forgotten Blocks (France)
http://www.francepatchwork.com
July 2023 - needs translation
April 6, 2023(Long Beach, CA)
Tribute to Queen Elizabeth II
Quilts.com Enter Your Quilt
May 5-EOJan 2024 unless traveling(ship+show)
April 7, 2023(Long Beach, CA)
Best of the West
Quilts.com Enter Your Quilt
May 5-EOJan 2024 unless traveling(ship+show)
April 7, 2023(Long Beach, CA)
Yellowstone a Western Lifestyle
Quilts.com Enter Your Quilt
May 5-EO September 2024 unless traveling(ship+show)
April 7, 2023(Long Beach, CA)
The Changing Climate
Quilts.com Enter Your Quilt
May 5-EOJan 2024 unless traveling(ship+show)
April 10, 2023(Ft. Collins, CO)
39th Annual Legacies: Contemporary Art Quilts
Other Calls for Entry | SAQA - Studio Art Quilt Associates
June 10-August 5, 2023
April 12, 2023(Long Beach, CA)
The Sporting Life
Quilts.com Enter Your Quilt
May 11-EOJan 2024 unless traveling(ship+show)
April 14, 2023 (SAQA MT/ID)
Broad Spectrum
SAQA Calls for Entry | SAQA - Studio Art Quilt Associates
August 21, 2023-December 31, 2025
April 18, 2023
Minnesota Quilt Show & Virtual Conference
MQ Quilt Show
May 30-June 24, 2023(ship+show)
April 22, 2024 (Knoxville, TN)
42nd Annual Smoky Mountain Quilters Quilt Show & Competition
Smoky Mountain Quilters Competition
June 21-22, 2024
April 25, 2023
All Creatures Great and Small
http://www.texasquiltmuseum.org/
July 31, 2023-January 31, 2024
April 27, 2023 (SAQA Members)
Celebrate Life
SAQA Calls for Entry | SAQA - Studio Art Quilt Associates
Online Exhibit opening TBD
April 30, 2023 (SAQA Members)
HumorUS
SAQA Calls for Entry | SAQA - Studio Art Quilt Associates
Houston IQF June 2023
April 30, 2023 (SAQA OR)
Biophilia: Threads of Natural Wonder
SAQA Calls for Entry | SAQA - Studio Art Quilt Associates
TBD
The following listings are placeholders for exhibits that don't yet have all of the information listed
Call open April 1, 2023 no info on closing date
World of Threads Festival (Oakville, ON, Canada)
http://worldofthreadsfestival.com/submissions.html
October 10-December 14, 2023
Apr 1, 2022(US and Canada)
Harmony (looking for new venue)
SACRED THREADS (sacredthreadsquilts.com)
May 8-Sep, 2022(Ship+show)
April 21, 2022
Salt Lake City Modern Quilt Guild Showcase
Quilt Festival
May 20-at show or September 30, 2022
will be (April 30?), 2024
Quilt Expo en Beaujolais (France)
https://www.biat-quiltexpo.com
June 8-11, 2022
2023(?)
Fiber National 2023 Biennial (Lorton, VA)
https://www.workhousearts.org
2023
May 2024
Quilt Festival CFE
Quilt Festival CFE
Quilt Festival CFE
Tribes(European Patchwork Meeting)
Patchwork Europe 2023
September 14-17, 2023
Color Challenge Red (New Zealand) 12"x12" Quilt
https://www.aotearoaquilters.co.nz/challenges/
Entries must arrive New Zealand June 2, 2023
Young Shoots 2023 (France)
http://www.francepatchwork.com
September? 2023 - needs translation
https://www.sebarts.org/entries/fiber-arts-x
May 12, 2022
Art Deco Inspired Quilts (International Quilt Festival Long Beach)
https://www.quiltfestivalcallforentries.com/index.php
August 2022 - Jan 2023 unless traveling
May 12, 2022
Art Nouveau - Craft as Art (International Quilt Festival Long Beach)
https://www.quiltfestivalcallforentries.com/index.php
August 2022 - Jan 2023 unless traveling
May 19, 2022
In the American Tradition (International Quilt Festival Houston)
https://www.quiltfestivalcallforentries.com/index.php
November 2022 - Jan 2023 unless traveling
May 19, 2022
Landscape Quilts (International Quilt Festival Houston)
https://www.quiltfestivalcallforentries.com/index.php
November 2022 - Jan 2023 unless traveling
May 20, 2022
Modern Mini Challenge(Madison, WI)
Great Wisconsin Quilt Show
September 8-10, 2022
May 21, 2022
Excellence in Quilts (Fiber Art Now Magazine)
Fiber Art Now Calls
Published in Magazine then selected for exhibit
May 27, 2022
Once Upon a Thread
Carrefour Européen du Patchwork
Sept 15, 2022 in Person then travel until Fall 2023
May 31, 2022 (SAQA Members)
Intersect Chicago
Intersect Chicago
November 3-6, 2022 Returned by December 31,2022
A Common Thread (Minneapolis, MN)
https://textilecentermn.org
Become a member to exhibit your fiber art
Tricksters & Transformation (Culver city, CA)
https://textileartsla.org/tricksters-exhibit
Aug 27 – Sept 28, 2021(ship+show)
NorthWest Quilting Expo (Portland, OR)
https://www.nwquiltingexpo.com
Sep 23 - 25, 2021
New Quilts from an Old Favorite: your choice (Paducah, KY)
https://quiltmuseum.org
Jan 11, 2022 - Jan 31, 202
June
Art Quilt Australia (Warwick, Queensland)
https://www.ozquiltnetwork.org.au
August 4-December 15, 2023(Ship+Show) Possible travel
Quilt Festival CFE
July
2023
July 1, 2023 (SAQA Members)
SAQA Journal Member Gallery: Blue Review
SAQA Calls for Entry | SAQA - Studio Art Quilt Associates
Published Quarterly
July 9, 2023
Lake County Fair Pavilion
Pavilions — Lake County Fair (lcfair.com)
July 23-31, 2023
July 31, 2023 (SAQA Members)
Imprisoned
SAQA Calls for Entry | SAQA - Studio Art Quilt Associates
Online Exhibit opening TBD
July 31, 2023 (SAQA Members)
Fierce Planets
SAQA Calls for Entry | SAQA - Studio Art Quilt Associates
TBD
Excellence in Fibers(Fiber Art Now Jan 2024 edition)
https://www.fiberartnow.net/calls/
The following listings are placeholders for exhibits that don't yet have all of the information listed
Birth to Death: Korea Fiber Art Forum(Suwon, Korea)
SAQA Calls for Entry | SAQA - Studio Art Quilt Associates
Artwork receive date August 30, 2022
August
August 31, 2024
Primal Forces: Fire
SAQA Calls for Entry | SAQA - Studio Art Quilt Associates
August/September-December 2025(TBD)
August 1, 2023
Quilts = Art = Quilts
https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=11900
Oct 2, 2023 - Jan 10, 2024 (ship+show)
August 4, 2023
TEXtiles: Texas Fiber Art presented by The Fiber Artists of San Antonio
Entry Thingy for Artists
September 5- October 24, 2023(Ship + Show)
August 7,2023(N CA)
Northern California Quilt Council New Quilts Exhibit
Quilt Guilds, Quilt Teachers - NCQC
October 2-October 17, 2023
August 7, 2023
Elegant Threads(Tequesta, FL)
Artist Call for Entry
August 28- Runway Show November 16, 2023
August 11, 2023
Asheville Quilt Guild
Asheville Quilt Guild - Home
September 11-30(Ship+Show)
August 12, 2023
Kids Quilt Challenge (15 and under Madison, WI)
Great Wisconsin Quilt Show
September 7-9, 2023
August 14, 2023
It's a Quilt Thing - Pennsylvania National Quilt Extravaganza
PNQE
Show September 14-16, 2023
August 14, 2023
Mid Century Modern - Pennsylvania National Quilt Extravaganza
PNQE
Show September 14-16, 2023
August 15, 2023(SAQA OR)
Biophilia
SAQA Calls for Entry | SAQA - Studio Art Quilt Associates
TBD
August 21, 2023
Original Sewing & Quilt Expo
Original Sewing & Quilt Expo Quilt Contest (sewingexpo.com)
Show October 5-7, 2023
Call for Entry Deadline 315-369-6411
Quilts Unlimited(Old Forge, NY)
https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals.php
October 7-December 2, 2023
August 23, 2023
Not Your Mother's Quilt(IL, IN, IA, KS, MI, MN, MO, NE, ND, OH, SD, WI)
Fine Line Creative Arts Center
October 7-November 15, 2023(ship+show)
August 31, 2023
Common Threads: Art & Fiber
https://www.mccordgallery.org/commonthreads
October 6-November 10, 2023
2024
The following listings are placeholders for exhibits that don't yet have all of the information listed
TBD
2022 South African National Quilt Festival (Stellenbach, South Africa)
http://festival.quiltsouthafrica.co.za
July 4-9, 2024