Threads of Resistance

The Artist Circle presents “Threads of Resistance,” a juried exhibition of work created to protest the Trump administration’s actions and policies.

We invite you to consider the theme “Threads of Resistance,” and create work – fiber art, art quilts, modern quilts or traditional quilts – to convey your passion, anger, or sadness about an issue that concerns you. Your work can be either positive (encouraging and unifying), or negative (portraying anger, sadness or discouragement). Possible themes include:

Refugee crisis

Immigration

Environment

Climate change

Black Lives Matter/racism

Attack on science

Gag rules on federal employees

The Women’s March Jan. 21, 2017
Sexual violence/sexual assault

Equal rights/equal pay for women

Women’s reproductive rights

LGBT rights/gay marriage

Freedom of the press

Fake news and lies

Supreme Court nominees

Education

White nationalism/supremacy

Electoral college

Border wall

“America First” policy

Income disparity

Freedom of religion and worship/religious discrimination

Gun control/gun violence

General information

• You may submit up to three pieces of work. Multiple works by a single artist may be accepted.
• Entry will be through an online system.
• The entry fee is $30 for up to 3 pieces.
• Each entry must include an artist’s statement that will accompany the piece in the exhibition(s). Curators reserve the right to edit artist statements for clarity and length.
• Submissions must be a minimum of 20” wide x 20” high, and a maximum of 48” wide x 60” high.
• Nothing can hang off the bottom or sides of the piece.
•  No sharp or fragile embellishments.
• Each piece must have a 4” fabric hanging sleeve on the back. (Further instructions will accompany acceptance notifications.)
• No mounted or framed work can be accepted.
• No material in your piece may be copyrighted.
• No work may include a call to violence. (But it may portray violence, or include profanity or nudity, as long as it supports the theme of the piece, and is not gratuitous).
• Information about the exhibition is available at http://www.threadsofresistance.blogspot.com, which will eventually feature works and artists in the exhibition. 

Other issues still under consideration:

• We are seeking venues, and do not know how many venues might be interested. Information about this will be announced on the blog. 
• We are unsure about the size of the exhibition (the number or works that will be accepted) because this is dependent on the venue. 
• Entry fees will be used to cover the online entry system, marketing, and as much of the return shipping costs as possible. Exhibitors will be responsible for covering the cost of shipping their entries to the exhibition venue. Any excess money will be split between the ACLU, Planned Parenthood, RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network), and IRC (International Rescue Committee).  
• We are planning to publish an exhibition catalogue.

Important dates

Feb 14, 2017: Online entry opens
May 1, 2017: Online entry closes

On or before June 1, 2017: Acceptances/rejections will be sent out via e-mail.

Interested?

E-mail threadsofresistance.exhibition@gmail.com to put your name on the e-mail list to get news when the online entry system goes live.

The Artist Circle

Sue Bleiweiss

Susan Brubaker Knapp

Judy Coates-Perez

Jane Dunnewold

Victoria Findlay Wolfe

Jamie Fingal

Lyric Montgomery Kinard

Melanie Testa

Leslie Tucker Jenison

Kathy York

Click here to download this Call for Entries as a printable PDF.