Hard Twist 11 exhibiting at the Gladstone, will run from August 24-December 27, 2016. Opening Reception September 8, 7-10pm.
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS APRIL 30th, 2016 @ 11pm EST
Juror’s Selections to be Announced May 27, 2016
HARD TWIST 11 – SPIN, the eleventh annual edition of the Gladstone Hotel’s signature show of textile-based art, invites artists to give us their own spin on spin.
To spin is to transform. Whether it’s turning a fleece into yarn for a cozy sweater or rotating a dubious fact through angles of truth, spinning changes what you started with into something very different.
There are only three criteria; work must:
– be textile or fibre related
– explore or express ideas connected to this year’s theme
– be designed to hang on a wall or be lightly suspended from a ceiling – we are unable to accept free standing work due to the nature of the exhibition space
Hard Twist has become an important annual event within the Canadian textile art community as well as being a signature event for the Gladstone.
HARD TWIST 11 JURORS:
Natalia Nekrassova, Curator, Collections and Research, Textile Museum of Canada
Dorie Millerson, AOCAD, MFA, Chair, Material Art & Design, Faculty of Design
Paula John – Hard Twist 10 Artist
Helena Frei and Chris Mitchell – Hard Twist curators
Lukus Toane – Managing Director Artistic Projects, Gladstone Hotel (ex-officio)
Hard Twist Hanging/Installation – Physical Criteria:
– All pieces must be able to be hung/installed securely – the gallery space is part of a fully functioning hotel
– The hotel’s cable-and-hook security mounting system can accommodate most work that is designed to be wall-hung.
– Artists whose work is accepted for the show must follow the exhibition guidelines of the Hotel as it it is a heritage space.
HARD TWIST ENTRY CHECKLIST:
Please include the following in your submission:
Complete the Submission Form Below
Send your images to: [email protected]
Hard Twist Submissions: deadline April 30, 2016
ADMIN FEE: $100 + HST = $113 (to be paid to hotel only upon juried acceptance)
THERE IS NO FEE TO SUBMIT A PROPOSAL
DISCLAIMER: Hard Twist is a juried group show and one of the longest running annual exhibit at the Gladstone. The Gladstone Exhibition program functions under a venue rental model which is outlined as follows: Upon acceptance and submission of the exhibition fee, the artist confirms their participation of the show in the space and also entitles the artist to 100% of the sale if their work if sold (similar to a trade show model). Our aim is to empower the exhibiting experience and promote the works being shown to the community through heavy marketed throughout the run, Including professional documentation of the work that artists can then use for their own promotion).
For more information, and to apply click here.
