Handweavers Guild of America, Inc.
Fine Line Creative Arts Center
Saint Charles, Illinois
May 31 – September 7, 2013
Small Expressions is an annual, international, juried exhibit featuring high quality, contemporary small-scale works. Small Expressions is sponsored by the Handweavers Guild of America, Inc., to showcase small scale works created using fiber techniques in any media, not to exceed 15 inches (38 cm) in any direction including mounting, framing, or display devices.
Juror: Laura Foster Nicholson, textile artist known for handwoven brocaded tapestries. Laura owns LFN Textiles, designs jacquard ribbon and household textiles, and licenses designs to Crate & Barrel, Land of Nod, Renaissance Ribbons, Larsen, Inc., and others.
Jurying HGA seeks to feature work which is not only of the highest caliber in craftsmanship, and technical ability but which also speaks to intricacy of expression, intimacy of design, thoughtful communication, and visual excitement.
Eligibility:
Three pieces may be entered per artist. Works exhibited in previous Small Expressions exhibits are not eligible.
Submitted work is limited to works made using fiber techniques (interlaced, felted, stitched, dyed, coiled, knotted, pulled, spun, etc.) and can be of any material.
All work must be of exhibition quality, completed within the last two years (since January 2011), and not previously published in any national or international print publication.
The size of the finished work may not exceed 15 inches (38 cm) in any direction including any mounting, framing, and/or display devices.
Work executed under classroom/educational guidance or supervision is not eligible.
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