Note: no application deadline was provided, the deadline listed is the start of the exhibition.
Complex Weavers announces Complexity 2024, a juried international members’ exhibition featuring works that employ complex or innovative design, techniques, and/or weave structures. Complex weaving is defined by the cloth produced and the mind it took to create it, not by the equipment used.
Entries will be viewed anonymously by three jurors. Equally weighted judging criteria are: originality of design; effective use of complexity through design, technique, or weave structure; technical excellence; visual impact; and effective use of color palette. Surface embellishments, construction, and finishing techniques must aesthetically enhance the work.
Categories
Entries must be assigned to, and adhere to size and presentation requirements for one of these categories. Judging will be performed irrespective of categories.
- Yardage (raw edges must be folded under twice and hand hemmed)
Width 18 inches to 48 inches (46 cm to 122 cm)
Length 3 yards to 5 yards (2.75 m to 4.6 m) - 2- and 3-dimensional work
2-D Maximum: 48 inches wide x 108 inches long (122 cm x 275 cm)
3-D Maximum: 24 inches high x 36 inches wide x 16 inches deep (60 cm x 90 cm x 40 cm) - Apparel and accessories Apparel to fit on a standard mannequin and accessories to fall within 2- or 3- dimensional maximums
- Home furnishings including functional textiles to fall within 2- or 3-dimensional maximums
Exhibit Calendar
| Online submissions open | November 1, 2023 |
| Deadline for entry | February 16, 2024 |
| Jury review | February 19 – April 1, 2024 |
| Jury notifications made | April 15, 2024 |
| Work arrives | June 4-14, 2024 |
| Exhibit opens | July 6, 2024 |
| CW Reception | July 6, 2024 – 6-8PM |
| Exhibit closes | August 17, 2024 |
| Work packed and shipped | Week of August 20, 2024 |
| Online Gallery | July 6 – September 1, 2024 |
Entry Details
Entry submissions will be made via an online jurying system that will be announced.
Each artist may enter two works with a non-refundable fee of $25 USD per entry. Three images of each entry are required for both online jurying and publication of accepted work: 1 full view image; 1 close-up of the weave structure; 1 close-up showing how the work is finished, for example, selvage, corner, hem, seam, edge. No identifying information may appear within the image itself.
The camera color setting should be RGB. Save in JPG format, at maximum quality and 300 ppi resolution. The length of the longest side must be a MINIMUM of 4000 pixels.
Image title conventions: title_imagenumber.jpg
Example: Night_Sky_3.jpg (file name for work titled Night Sky, image number 3)
To learn more about Complexity, visit this link: https://www.complex-weavers.org/complexity/
To learn more about the submission process, including shipping details, awards, jurors, and eligibility, visit this link: https://www.complex-weavers.org/complexity/prospectus/
