By this transformation and change, the association of the viewer has nothing to do with the object.
The participants are called to reflect the theme "Zoom - if our visual perception is changing ..." in their TEXTILE WORKS.
Creativity, innovative techniques and materials as well as professional design are the criteria for the selection of the works.
Eligibility and Guidelines
The competition is open to all artists residing in Europe.
Each participant may submit up to two works. Please use a separate form for each piece.
The submitted work must meet the basic definition of an art quilt: made of flexible materials, layered and stitched.
The work should measure 90 cm high x 60 cm wide (with 5 % tolerance) and not be older than two years.
Only wall pieces are accepted. Three-dimensional and framed works can unfortunately not be included. The art works should be able to be rolled up for easy transport.
Members of the jury are:
Mirjam Pet-Jacobs, textile artist, winner of the AQA 2015, Juliette Eckel, textile artist, Dr.Carsten Jöhnk, director of NORDWOLLE Delmenhorst Museum and Wolf Zenker, exhibition management of meetCon- Veranstaltungs-GmbH, Brahmsstraße 12, 38106 Braunschweig.
Entry and Exhibition Fees
The registration form and 2 unedited digital photos (full view and detail on white background) in high resolution (at least 2 MB) as well as a picture of the object which has inspired you for your work is asked be sent via E-mail to juliette.a.eckel@googlemail.com at the latest August 31, 2017.
Participants are responsible for the shipping costs to the first exhibition venue. Participants outside the European countries have to also assume the costs for return consignment. For participants of the European countries the organizer will pay for the transport between the venues and for the return shipment. The art work will be insured from the time it is received at the museum and until the return to the artist.
The registration fee for German applicants is 30,- for one quilt and 40,- EUR for two quilts. For other European countries the fee is 40,- for one and 50,- EUR for two quilts. The fee should be transferred to bank account:
Juliette Eckel
Volksbank eG Bremerhaven-Cuxland BIC: GENODEF1BEV IBAN: DE 48292657474849954401 Verwendungszweck: AQA 2017
The application is valid by payment of the registration fee. Participants who have not paid the registration fee until the deadline will not be considered by the jury. The registration fee will not be refunded, even if the work is not accepted. Incomplete entries, or entries submitted after the closing date, will not be considered. The jury reserves the right to disqualify works that deviate from the submitted photos. The registration is only digital. Save your images at a high quality JPEG (No TIFF files), and label each image with the title of the artwork and the name of the artist (ex. Sunset_susansmith,jpeg).
The exhibited quilts may be for sale, in which case the organization will receive 20 % commission. Should a work be sold, the work will first be given to the buyer after the duration of the exhibition. All accepted entries must have a 10 cm finished sleeve, sewn onto the back at the top of the quilt.
Accepted artwork to be RECEIVED till September 22, 2017 by :
Germany
September 4, 2017 Jury’s decision
September 22, 2017 Art work to be received by Delmenhorst Museum October 2017 Vernissage at the Museum NORDWOLLE
For further information contact: Quilters-Insel/Mrs. Juliette Eckel per E-Mail juliette.a.eckel@googlemail.com
A competition of NORDWOLLE Delmenhorst, meetCon - Veranstaltungs-GmbH, Brahmsstraße 12, 38106 Braunschweig
in cooperation with Quilters-Insel.
Art Quilt Award 2017
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