FANTASTIC FIBERS exhibition at Yeiser Art Center

The call for entry for our annual FANTASTIC FIBERS exhibition at Yeiser Art Center is currently open!! Deadline to Apply: February 15, 2019
Notification of Acceptance: March 1, 2019
Work Due at Yeiser Art Center: April 10, 2019, by 5pm
Opening Reception: April 20, 2019 from 5 – 7 p.m. (awards announced during reception; artists do NOT need to be present to win)
Close of Show: June 8, 2019

Awards:

• $1,000 Best of Show • $500 First Place • $250 Second Place • $150 Third Place

HISTORY:
The show began in 1987 as a wearable art show but has evolved over the years to include a compelling mix of traditional and non-traditional works created from natural or synthetic fibers, and work that addresses the subject or medium of fiber. JUROR: Pauline Verbeek-Cowart
Professor and chair of the Fiber Department, Pauline Verbeek-Cowart, has been on the faculty of the Kansas City Art Institute since 1997. A native of the Netherlands, she received her BFA (1982) in Fine Art from the Maryland Institute and her MFA in textile design from the University of Kansas (1995). Ms Verbeek-Cowart’s academic and Fine Art careers have garnered her numerous awards including the Kansas City Art Institute’s Distinguished Achievement Award (2014), Excellence in teaching award (2007) and the 2008 Kansas Arts Commission Master Fellowship in Visual Art/Fine Craft. She is one of the leaders in the use of new technologies in hand-weaving and has also conducted research using industrial looms in The Netherlands and the US. Her industrially woven work crosses boundaries between Fine Art and applied textiles and is directed toward structurally textured fabrics for apparel as well as home-furnishings. Her work has been exhibited extensively in both national and international venues including France, Austria, Germany, Japan, Korea and Australia. Here’s the link to apply!

More information available at:
https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=5993