Form, Not Function: Quilt Art Biennial Call for Entries
Form, Not Function: Quilt Art Biennial is a biennial juried exhibit of contemporary quilt art held at the Floyd County Carnegie Library Cultural Arts Center in New Albany, Indiana. All works must be quilted (two or more distinct layers held together with stitches). The layers may include fiber and textile materials, but this is not required and other techniques and mediums are acceptable as long as the work is quilted, as defined above. The exhibit is open to artists, age 18 or older, living in the United States, including U.S. military bases and U.S. territories.
The 2025 exhibition will be on view January 16 – April 12, 2025. Accepted artists will be eligible for cash awards, including a $1,000 Best of Show award.
2025 Form, Not Function: Quilt Art Biennial
Calendar:
- November 16, 2024, 11:59:59 PM Mountain Time: Entry deadline
- November 18 – 30, 2024: Jurying process
- December 3, 2024: Notification of acceptance
- December 16 – 28, 2024: Accepted works received at Cultural Arts Center
- January 16, 2025: Opening reception
- January 16 – April 12, 2025: Exhibition dates
- April 14, 2025: Works available for pickup
- April 14 – 19, 2025: Works shipped on or about
Form, Not Function: Quilt Art Biennial Call for Entries
Jurors: The exhibition is juried each year by a rotating panel of fiber artists & experts, who consider the originality, design, technique, and craftsmanship of the submitted works. The 2025 jury includes:
Michelle Amos
Michelle Amos is a fiber artist and textile historian residing in New Albany, IN. She is the Executive Director for the Little Loomhouse in Louisville, KY and a 2024 Center for Craft (Ashville, NC) Archive Fellow. Amos has a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree from the University of Louisville in fiber construction, has been a Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft Resident Artist, and 2020 Collider Artist in Residence for the South Central Regional Library in Louisville, KY. She is a veteran Berea (Kentucky) Learnshop Instructor, whose design was selected to commemorate the tenth anniversary of Berea Learnshops. After producing six solo and performance art exhibitions (2001-2011), she shifted focus to undertold Kentucky Fiber Artists’ stories and influence on contemporary craft. She has curated three exhibitions on the subject for the Lou Tate Gallery at the Little Loomhouse, one of which was covered in Forbes. Amos has taught workshops and presented on Kentucky weaving patterns and history across the state, and virtual national presentations. Her first national article, “Kentucky Weaver Leaves a Legacy” was published in Handweavers Guild of America’s, Shuttle, Spindle, and Dyepot, Fall 2021 with her next one on the “Untraditional and Influential Lives of the Women Weavers at the Little Loomhouse, Louisville, KY” coming out February 2025 in Hyperallergic.
Terry Jarrard-Dimond
Terry Jarrard-Dimond is a native of South Carolina and resides in Pendleton, South Carolina. She earned a BA from Winthrop University and an MFA from Clemson University. She has taught extensively as a workshop instructor at venues including: The Crow Timberframe Barn, The Textile Museum in Washington D.C., QSDS and Quilting By The Lake. She worked as a textile designer for manufacturing before retiring and focusing on her personal work. She is represented in collections including Coca-Cola International, Atlanta, Georgia, The Federal Reserve Bank, Charlotte,
North Carolina, and The State Museum of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina among others.
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Kevin Womack
Kevin Womack is a textile artist living in Lynchburg, Virginia. In 1986, he was introduced to quilting by his maternal grandmother, who taught him the tradition. Inspired by the legacy of scrap fabrics in family quilts, he explored the boundless possibilities of pattern and cloth. Through the years, his fervor for using fiber as a medium has endured.
Kevin is passionate about hand dyeing and patterning fabrics with surface design techniques and composing quilts with his one-of-a-kind cloth. His works have been exhibited at many regional and national shows.
Quilts from his “Swaddling to Shroud” collaborative series with artist Eleanor McCain have been included in the Quilt National ‘13 exhibition and Quilt Visions Biennial 2014. He was awarded Best in Show in Quilts=Art=Quilts 2021 at the Schweinfurth Art Center in Auburn, NY, and the Award of Excellence in 2023 Form, Not Function: Quilt Art at the Carnegie at the Floyd County Carnegie Library Cultural Arts Center in New Albany, IN. Kevin teaches and lectures nationally.
Eligibility: Form, Not Function is a biennial juried exhibit of contemporary quilt art held at the Floyd County Carnegie Library Cultural Arts Center in New Albany, Indiana. All works must be quilted (two or more distinct layers held together with stitches). The layers may include fiber and textile materials, but this is not required and other techniques and mediums are acceptable as long as the work is quilted, as defined above. We reserve the right to reject entries that do not meet this criterion. The exhibit is open to artists, age 18 or older, living in the United States, including U.S. military bases and U.S. territories. Collaborative works made by multiple artists are eligible. Works must be ready to hang on the wall, including the hanging rod. We strongly encourage you to include a hanging rod or slat to weight the bottom of your piece, if feasible. Works must be original and completed since January 1, 2020. There is no minimum or maximum size. (Gallery walls are 12 feet high. Works cannot be suspended from the ceiling.) Three-dimensional works (including those mounted on stretchers) are eligible, but must be ready to exhibit on the floor, on a pedestal or include hardware for wall display.
Entry Fee: $35.00 for up to three (3) works (represented by up to 6 images or videos).
Entry Information: Entries will only be accepted online through www.callforentry.org
No more than one work by an artist will be selected. For each work entered, submit only two digital images of the completed work, one full view (showing all edges of the work) and one detail view (showing the stitching and details characteristic of your work). Entries that include more than two images for a single work will not be accepted. Images must be of the actual, completed artwork, rather than digital or other images used in the work. Please label detail images as such. Include title, media, dimensions and price with each image. You must also submit the completed application, correct entry fee, an artist statement and biography (each 3,000 characters maximum). Complete entry materials must be submitted online by November 16, 2024 at 11:59:59 PM Mountain Time Zone. Artists will be notified of acceptance on December 3, 2024.
Digital Images: See media preparation information for CaFE submissions at:
https://artist.callforentry.org/image_prep.phtml
Image quality and color correction is extremely important and we advise that artists seek the services of a professional photographer. Backgrounds should be black, white, gray or earth tones with no text. We reserve the right to reject entries that are not accurately represented by the images. Accepted artists will be asked to email high-resolution images (300 dpi, and at least 5 x 5 inches print size) to Laura Wilkins at [email protected]. Images uploaded to CaFE are automatically resized, and are not suitable for printing purposes. We reserve the right to use images of the work for publicity and educational purposes.
Insurance: The Floyd County Carnegie Library Cultural Arts Center will insure all works from the time they arrive on site until they leave our premises. Artists should insure their works while in transit both directions. In the event of loss or damage, it will be the artist’s responsibility to provide documentation concerning the value of the work and the extent of the claim.
Display: All work must be received ready for hanging, including the hanging rod. We strongly encourage you to include a hanging rod or slat to weight the bottom of your piece, if feasible. Three-dimensional works (including works mounted on stretchers) must be ready to exhibit on the floor, on a pedestal or include mounting hardware for wall display.
Sales: We encourage artists to offer their works for sale. Any sales will take place directly between the artist and the purchaser.
Shipping & Receiving: Artists are responsible for all shipping costs. The work must be shipped via Fed EX or UPS and a PRE-PAID return-shipping label must be enclosed with the work. Works not including a pre-paid return-shipping label may be excluded from the exhibition. Works should be shipped in a substantial, reusable container. The Cultural Arts Center will not be responsible for any damage due to incorrect packing or an insufficient container. Any specific packing instructions or requests should be included in writing in the shipping container. All works will be handled with care and returned in the original packing materials. Accepted works should arrive at the Cultural Arts Center from December 16 – 28, 2024 between the hours of 10:00 – 5:00. Please allow extra shipping time due to potential shipping delays during the holiday season. Works will be available for pick up on April 14, 2025 between 10:00 – 5:00 and works will be shipped on or about April 14 – 19, 2025. Please call ahead to 812-944-7336 if you plan to deliver or pick up your work in person.
Terms and conditions: By submitting work to this competition, the artist agrees to all terms and conditions listed in this prospectus.
Mailing address: The Floyd County Carnegie Library Cultural Arts Center, 201 East Spring St, New Albany, IN 47150
Questions? Contact Laura Wilkins at 812-944-7336 or [email protected]