Each year View holds the "Quilts Unlimited" exhibition, which is open to all artists working in the fiber based quilting medium.
Exhibition Dates:
October 3 - November 7, 2020
Deadline August 27, 2020
Juror of Selection: Kathryn Greenwold
I was born into a family of writers and artists and grew up drawing, painting, and building things. My grandmothers introduced me to quilting and embroidery. It was these textile arts that caught my imagination. In partnership with Lynn Reynolds Makrin, I have written two books of quilt
patterns. The first, Amish Shadows Light Reflected is an exploration of the traditional Amish Shadows block with instructions for 10 modern settings of
this block. The second book, Roads to Everywhere, Ladders to Heaven explores the traditional Jacob’s Ladder and various “Roads to” blocks. It
also includes instructions for 11 new settings of these blocks. I hold a BFA in Art History and a MLS in Library and Information Science. I am an active artist, author, teacher, lecturer, quilt judge and AQS-trained quilt appraiser. I am a member of two local guilds, the Capital Region Textile Artists, and the American Quilt Society.
Juror of Awards: Pat Harrison
Pat Harrison is a Certified Judge and current Webmaster of the National Association of Certified Quilt Judges as well as having served as President and Candidate Coordinator of the association in the past. She judges, teaches, and lectures nationally in addition to being an author, pattern designer, and award-winning long-arm quilter. A retired school librarian and teacher, she has won numerous awards for her quilts at major international shows. Pat especially enjoys encouraging quilters of all skill levels to give greater thought to their design process and in so doing, elevating their art and their joy in its creation. As a judge she feels she’s in a position to be able to encourage quilters through customized evaluations of their art.
Pat lives in rural Rhode Island with her retired mechanical engineer husband, Bob, who specializes in rehabbing the favorite portable of many quilters – the Singer Featherweight. They enjoy visits with their two daughters and their families, especially those four darling grandchildren.
Eligibility
• The exhibition is open to all quilters working in Art, Bed or Wall quilts.
• All submissions must contain 3 layers and quilting.
• Kit quilts and hand tied quilts are not eligible.
• All entries must be of original design or attribution given to pattern
designer and personal execution created within the past 2 years.
• Artwork previously shown at View is not eligible.
Category Definitions
• Bed Quilt: Design to be used as a bed quilt, measuring at least 61”x61.”
• Wall Quilt: Smaller than a bed quilt and designed to be hung on the wall, measuring 60”x60” or less.
• Art Quilt: Original design, reflecting innovative construction and design
techniques, theme subject matter and/or materials. Quilt materials and techniques must be primarily fabric.
Entry Process
A non-refundable entry fee of $20/ $15 for members of View enables the artist to submit up to 2 works. Each artist may submit a total of 5 works at a cost of an additional $10 per image. Payment should be made during registration through Onlinejuriedshows.com
Selected Works
• Selection notification will be sent by September 4, 2020.
• Selected work must be received at View no later than September 25, 2020
• View will retain a 35% commission on all works sold.
• Selected artwork must be suitably prepared for exhibition and must include the following:
- A 4” sleeve sewn on the upper back of the quilt. Please leave a 1” space between the side edge of the sleeve and the outer edge of the quilt. Please do not bring the sleeve edge to meet the quilt edge..
- A cloth label with quilter’s name and quilt title sewn to the back lower left hand corner of the quilt for identification purposes.
• All shipping is at the expense of the artist. There will be a $10 handling fee for each package shipped to View. The handling fee covers
condition reporting and photographing of the work as it arrives, and
follow up conditioning and repacking at the conclusion of the exhibition. You must include a prepaid shipping label for the return of the work.