Great Opportunities For Fiber & Fabric Artists!

Hello my little frenzied fiber and fabric fans! We came across some unique opportunities and wanted to pass them on to you. Fiber Art Now — one of the magazines we advertise our events in — has a bunch of ways you can get your work featured in magazines and exhibits and win some valuable prizes. So check out what they've got going on...

The Emerging Artist Showcase is an opportunity for emerging artists to get their work shown in the fall issue of Fiber Art Now. We are eager to see  the latest techniques and ideas from emerging fiber artists and show them to the world. Find out more here.   
Deadline is August 1, 2016

The 20th Biennial of Quilt National!

All artists who submit their work will receive thank-you gifts worth $75! As a thank you for submitting your work to this historic event, the Dairy Barn Arts Center & Quilt National have partnered with Fiber Art Now magazine to give:

• Free membership to the Dairy Barn Arts Center
• Discounted subscription to Fiber Art Now
• Free Eco Dye eBook Resource (Eco Dye: Traditional Dye Work through a Contemporary Lens)

Find out more about the Quilt National here. 
Deadline is September 1, 2016


 

Yes, Excellence in Fibers is a juried exhibition in print, but this year we're also having a full exhibition! Selected works will be shown at the New Bedford Art Museum, New Bedford, Massachusetts, from 1/25/17-3/19/17.

FIVE CATEGORIES:
Wall/Floor Works | Sculptural Works | Vessel Forms/Basketry | Installation Works | Wearables

NEW FOR 2016
• Twice as many works will be selected and shown
• There will be five categories, a prize in each category ($300), and a Best in Show prize ($600)
• Selected works will be shown at the New Bedford Art Museum

Find out more about the Excellence in Fibers Exhibiiton here.
Deadline is October 1, 2016

And, Fiber Art Now has generously set up a DEEP discount on subscriptions! Click here for the New Subscriber Discount, and if you're already a subscriber, check out their Renewal Discount! And be sure and check out Art & Soul's ad while you're perusing their amazing publication.

Good luck and let us know if you get published or exhibited... we'll do a feature about you on our blog!

Design Our 2014 Art & Soul Themed Logo!

Introducing... Our 2014 "On The Orient Express" logo designed by... (your name here!) 

How would you like to see your name as the creator of next year's Art & Soul themed logo? Well, we’re putting it in your creative hands this year with an exciting new contest! Use your mixed media magic to design a logo for our On the Orient Express theme for 2014.

Our 2011 logo designed by TweetyJill's Jill Haglund

The winner will receive a free Art & Soul class, a printed tee with their design and recognition for the logo design. We'll even do a blog post featuring your design and the inspiration behind it!

2012 logo by Lynne Perella

Design a logo for us incorporating the words On the Orient Express, the year 2014, and leave the rest to your imagination! Create themed artwork with a mixed media flair and you could be a very special winner. Well splash your logo all over our website, programs, blog, tee shirts and other promotional items. You'll be famous and win some awesome stuff.

This year's On Safari logo by Michelle Bernard

Check out our guidelines, rules and legal stuff below... then make us a new logo! The winner will be announced and the logo unveiled at our 2013 Portland Art & Soul event. We're so excited to see what amazingly creative ideas you'll come up with... On the Orient Express! 

Art & Soul Logo Design Contest

 

Submission Guidelines

The purpose of the contest is to design a logo for the Art & Soul 2014 season in the theme of “On The Orient Express”. The logo will be used online, in print, on merchandise and for our event’s promotional materials and programs.

The logo must contain the words “Art & Soul” the year “2014” and the theme name “On the Orient Express”. These may be incorporated into the design in a creative manner.

The submitted artwork must be in black and white. No photos or greyscale images.

The logo should reflect the mixed media style of Art & Soul Retreats and appeal to our target audience and attendees.

The original artwork must be designed at approximately 8” x 10” (can be horizontal or vertical) and can be done by hand or digitally. If the original work is created digitally, it must be high resolution at 300dpi or higher. If the logo is created by hand, we may request the original artwork.

Only one entry may be submitted by any one entrant. One winner will be selected from all entries submitted.

How to Enter

Initial entries should be submitted digitally by email to Glenny Moir glenny@artandsoulretreat.com. Entries must be submitted as a high resolution (300dpi or higher) greyscale image in a jpeg format and should be no more than 5mb in size. A scan of your original logo design is acceptable for initial submission.

If your file is larger than 5mb, please email Glenny Moir glenny@artandsoulretreat.com and request a physical address for your entry to be sent.

We may request your original artwork be mailed to us if you are chosen as the winner.

The email must include the name, postal address, phone number and email address of the entrant.

   

Entries must conform to the Submission Guidelines above. Entries that do not meet the guidelines will not be considered.

The deadline for submissions is midnight on Saturday, August 17, 2013, Pacific Daylight Time.

We cannot be responsible for entries or responses lost in e-mail.

   

There is no fee to enter the Contest.

The Contest is open to entrants 18 years of age or older.

Prizes

The winning logo and designer will be revealed at the 2013 Portland, Oregon Art & Soul Retreat on September 30^th.

The winning designer will receive:

1. One (1) free Art & Soul Workshop at the 2014 venue of their choice (Portland, OR, Virginia Beach, VA or Kansas City, MO)

2. One (1) free t-shirt printed with their 2014 logo design.

3. Recognition on the Art & Soul blog with a feature article about the logo, designer and their inspiration behind the winning design.

4. The right to showcase the logo on public media channels for personal promotion and identify themselves as the logo designer

Intellectual Property

All submitted work must be original art and must not contain components that are owned and/or copyrighted by other individuals or entities.

The winning logo designer gives full rights of usage to Art & Soul – A Creative Journey, Inc. and will allow the design to be utilized for advertising and promotion online, in print and on promotional materials. Copyright will remain with the original designer.

Art & Soul reserves the right to manipulate the artwork provided for various needs in print and online.

Charmed, I'm Sure!

With a little coaching from Marie, Art & Soul attendees Debbie and Donna decided (no arm twisting, we swear!) to host a Charm Swap for our Portland event. And of course the theme is Puttin' on the Glitz (thanks Marie for that fabulous idea)! Think shiny, glamour, crystal, old Hollywood, new Hollywood, silvery and iridescent color tones. So... do you want to play? Here's the deets...

• The size of the group is limited to 25 participants and sign up will close on August 15th or as soon as we have reached the max, so don't delay... sign up today!

• To sign up, e-mail Donna at donna97439@q.com. Be sure to give us an email address that is one you check frequently.  Email will be the mode of communication for this group. 

• We've added a file to the Art & Soul Yahoo Groups page that will tell you all about it! To access or download the file click on "Files" from the A & S Yahoo Groups page and look for Puttin on the Glitz Charm Swap Portland 2012 . If you can't find or access the file, just email Donna and ask for the "glitzo info".

• If you have any other questions feel free to send an email to Donna and she will be happy to discuss the details with you!

Have fun and may the Glitz be with you!

And The Winners Are...

We'd like to send out a big hearty Congratulations to our contest winners...

Debra Gilman and Tami Roth!
 
Yay! Hooray! Woohoo! They were drawn from the pool of correct guessers in our most recent contest — where we gave you a piece of an Art & Soul project, and had you tell us what class and instructor it was from. Debra and Tami will both receive a free class at Art & Soul. Ladies, we hope you enjoy your "prizes" and have tons of fun learning something new creatively.

Thanks to all of you who played our fun little game. Keep your eye out for more contests in the future! Ta-ta for now...

Last chance to play! Win a free Portland class!

Contest #2

This contest is open to those who are not currently registered for Art & Soul Portland 2011.  Shown is a partial photo of one of the class samples.  Visit the Portland section of our website to figure out which class and instructor it is and e-mail the answer to me at glenny@artandsoulretreat.com (don't put it on FaceBook or this blog -- you want to keep it a secret!)  I will put all correct answers into a drawing.  Two people will be selected and each will  receive a free class in Portland.   Hurry, the drawing will be September 15th. So here is #2...

Please note that registration fees will be the responsibility of the winner. Good luck!

A New Contest!

Contest #1

This contest is open to those who are not currently registered for Art & Soul Portland 2011.  Each week, we will post a partial photo of one of the class samples.  Guess which class and instructor and email it to me at glenny@artandsoulretreat.com. (don’t list on Facebook or this blog — you want to keep it a secret!)  I will put all correct answers into a drawing.  Two people will be selected and each will  receive a free class in Portland.   The drawing will be September 15th.  (registration fees will be the responsibility of the winner). So here's #1. Good luck!