Call open: Friday May 3rd, 2024
Deadline: Friday, May 31, 2024, by 11:59 p.m. AKST
Cabin Fever Quilters’ Guild invites artists (18+) residing in Interior Alaska to enter original artworks for consideration in Quilt Alaska 2024! Artists are welcome to submit up to one (1) quilt (Traditional, Contemporary, or Modern)* and/or one (1) wearable art* garment through the online registration form at fairbanksarts.org. This call is organized by the Cabin Fever Quilters’ Guild and hosted in Fairbanks Arts Association’s Bear Gallery.
A quilt is a multi-layered textile, traditionally composed of two or more layers of fabric or fiber. Commonly, three layers are used with a filler material. These layers traditionally include a woven cloth top, a layer of batting or wadding, and a woven back combined using quilting techniques. Traditional quilts rely on a grid of regularly repeating designs, symmetry, sashing, borders, often complicated patchwork, and simple quilting. Contemporary quilts may have traditional blocks and layouts but feature unusual color combinations, complex piecing, and embellishments. These quilts may borrow from traditional patterns, but they often stretch, skew, or flip the patterns and blocks into new and different configurations. Modern quilting pushes the boundaries of the craft, incorporating unconventional materials such as recycled fabrics and techniques such as improvisational piecing.
Wearable art refers to clothing and accessories intentionally designed as pieces of art. It can take many forms, but the key characteristic of wearable art is that it is unique, one-of-a-kind, and not mass-produced.
DEADLINE TO ENTER ARTWORK ONLINE: Friday, May 31, 2024, by 11:59 p.m. AKST
All submissions must be registered online by this deadline to be included in the exhibition. There is no cost to enter artwork. All submitted artwork that meets the eligibility requirements will be exhibited. Your work does not need to be completed by the deadline, but it must be registered. If you have a question about the suitability of your artwork for entry, email gallery@fairbanksarts.org or call 907-251-8386, ext. 3 before the deadline.
CALENDAR:
Deliver entries to the BEAR GALLERY, 3rd floor Alaska Centennial Center for the Arts, Pioneer Park, 2300 Airport Way
| DATE | TIME | EVENT |
| Friday, May 31 | 11:59 p.m. | Online registration closes |
| Sunday, June 30 | 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. | Artwork drop off |
| Friday, July 5 | 5–7 p.m. | First Friday Opening Reception |
| July 5-27 | 12–6 p.m., Mon.–Sat. | Gallery Open Hours |
| Sunday, July 28 | 10 a.m.–12 p.m. (noon) | Pick up for exhibit entries |
The Cabin Fever Quilters’ Guild was organized in 1979 to promote the art of quilting throughout the Fairbanks area. Whether you collect quilts, make quilts, or want to learn more about quilting, you will find something interesting at their monthly meetings and events throughout the year. They are a non-profit organization that promotes the appreciation and knowledge of quilts and quilt-making.
Click here to register your artwork and review the exhibition terms and conditions!
Click here to visit the Cabin Fever Quilter’s Guild website.
For assistance with online registration or questions about the exhibition, contact Fairbanks Arts Visual Arts Coordinator, Olivia Mandell at 907-251-8386, ext. 3, email gallery@gmail.com, or visit our office in the Alaska Centennial Center for the Arts (2300 Airport Way, Fairbanks, Alaska 99701).
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