ART QUILT AUSTRALIA 15
Advance Notice
Ozquilt Network Inc, through its Art Quilt Australia exhibitions, seeks to promote the best of Australian art quilts and has joined with the National Wool Museum to present Art Quilt Australia 15. The exhibition will be held at the National Wool Museum, Geelong from Friday 23 October 2015 to Friday 11 December 2015.
This is a juried exhibition with over $5000 in prizes, including a $3000 Expressions Wool Quilt Award. The winner of the Expressions prize is acquired by the National Wool Museum for its permanent collection.
Art Quilt Australia 15 is open quilters and artists from all states and territories. Further information and entry forms may be obtained via the Ozquilt Network website. Entries open on 13 March 2015 and the deadline for submission is 7 August 2015.
Requirements
For the purposes of this exhibition, a quilt is defined as a stitched, layered textile incorporating any material and employing any technique although quilts nominated for the Wool Quilt Prize should be constructed predominantly of woollen fabric. Quilts must have been completed after November 2013 and must not have been exhibited elsewhere in Victoria.
DATES TO REMEMBER
- 13 March 2015 Entries open
- 7 August 2015 Deadline for submission of entries
- 11 September 2015 Notification of selection
- 16 October 2015 Delivery of art works
- 23 October 2015 Opening event; prizes awarded
- 24 October 2015 Exhibition opens to the public
- 11 December 2015 Exhibition closes
- 17 December 2015 Collection/return of work
To check the website: www.ozquiltnetwork.org.au
For enquiries: AQA2015@ozquiltnetwork.org.au
(Edited text from the ozquiltnetwork newsletter – for the information of CQ members)