Call for Entry
Title of Exhibition: ‘living-language-land’
Art Quilt Works from Kansas/ Missouri/ Oklahoma Studio Art Quilt Associates regional members- (KS/MO/OK (Kansas, Missouri or Oklahoma) region members only.
Exhibit Concept: The ‘living-language-land’ Project is a set of 26 words contributed from endangered and minority languages that relate different relationships to land and nature. The goal of the ‘living-language-land’ project is to inspire others to reflect on the words and bring them into their own lives, including their own creative works.
More information about this project and the words can be found at living-language-land.org. This call is for a KS/MO/OK regional showcase inspired by the ‘living-language-land’ project and will feature SAQA Regional members’ creative reflections on the words in the set. Artists are encouraged to feature their own interpretation, inspiration, or story about the word, and are encouraged NOT to appropriate imagery or symbolism from the culture the words originate from.
This display will include one quilt (or more) inspired by each of the 26 words and their related stories.
Further application information available here
Deadline for submissions: July 31, 2024
For More Information
If you have technical questions about the online registration system, please contact Shannon Conley at la.emperatriz@gmail.com.
Contact Rhonda Denney (rhonda@RhondaDenney.com) or Shannon Conley with questions about this exhibition.
