The Southeast Fiber Arts Alliance (SEFAA) and the Ruth Funk Center for Textile Arts have joined forces to organize, promote, and host a juried student exhibition of creative works in fiber art. The exhibition exclusively features the work of post-secondary students to honor and encourage the next generation of fiber artists, and it showcases a wide range of content, material, and techniques with the common threads of originality and passion. This exhibition is the fifth in the series, with previous Spotlight exhibitions held in Greenville, NC; Athens, GA; Murray, KY; and Greenville, SC.
Any undergraduate/graduate student enrolled in a fiber/textile program or independently pursuing a study of fibers/textiles in the Southeast (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee or Virginia) at the time of application is eligible to apply.
LOCATION: Ruth Funk Center for Textile Arts, Florida Institute of Technology, 150 W. University Boulevard, Melbourne, FL 32901
AWARDS:
- First Place - $800 - Second Place - $500 - Third Place - $300 - Honorable Mentions - awarded at the discretion of the juror. - Handweavers Guild of America, Complex Weavers and Surface Design Association Awards