Call for Events and Call for Instructors
Complete listing of requests for submissions to textile competitions, exhibits, conference workshop proposals, and academic papers. Calls for entries and calls for instructors are added on a regular basis. If your event is not shown here, please add the information directly using the Add Event link.
Small Expressions 2026 Annual Exhibit of Small Scale Works
October 16, 2025 through April 6, 2026
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Produced by the Handweavers Guild of America, Inc. (HGA), Small Expressions is an annual juried exhibit featuring contemporary small-scale works. The exhibit showcases works created using fiber techniques in any media, not to exceed 15 inches (38 cm) in any direction, including mounting, framing, or display devices. The exhibit is available for travel. Exhibit: Opening August 10, 2026 - November 2, 2026, to be held at Longue Vue House & Gardens in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. Following the Louisiana show, the exhibit will tour the United States through July 2027. Juror: Textile designer and weaver Ellen Hess designs woven textiles for domestic and European textile firms. She teaches weaving and CAD at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City, and has taught at the Newark Museum Arts Workshop, The Visual Arts Center of NJ, the Montclair Art Museum, the Brookfield Craft Center, Peter’s Valley Craft Education Center and national/regional fiber conferences, including Convergence, MAFA, and Stitches East. Ellen offers workshops around the country.
Creative Spirits of The River, Yardage Exhibit
October 16, 2025 through April 20, 2026
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Inspired by New Orleans—a city alive with ghosts, rhythms, and the ever-present river—this exhibition seeks work that embodies the spirit of transformation. Whether woven, felted, stitched, dyed, coiled, knotted, or spun, yardage becomes more than material: it is a vessel for remembrance, innovation, and imagination. Yardage offers artists the freedom to explore pattern, rhythm, texture, and surface in expansive and expressive ways. Let your work flow like the river and join this collective celebration of fiber’s enduring power. Juror: Mary Zicafoose is an award-winning textile artist known for bold color, dramatic scale and articulate process in contemporary Ikat tapestry.
Krewe of Threads: Let The Good Times Roll, Wearable Art Exhibit
October 16, 2025 through April 20, 2026
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In New Orleans, music moves through the streets, color fills the air, and celebration takes shape in every detail. This exhibition brings the energy of the city to garments, footwear, headwear, and beyond. From jackets and dresses to hats and shoes, wearable art becomes a stage where fiber techniques�woven, felted, stitched, dyed, coiled, knotted, pulled, spun, and more�come alive. Like the krewes that parade through the streets during Mardi Gras, Krewe of Threads invites artists to revel in bold expression, celebrate craft, and transform cloth into performance. Whether rooted in tradition or breaking new ground, your work has a place in this exuberant gathering of fiber, fashion, and festivity. Let your work dance with the city�s spirit!
Lagniappe: The Art of Everyday Beauty Functional Art Exhibit
October 16, 2025 through April 20, 2026
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In New Orleans, lagniappe means “a little something extra”—a gift that surprises, delights, and enriches daily life. This spirit of generosity and artistry inspires the exhibition, which celebrates fiber objects that are not only practical but also designed for their beauty. From handwoven table linens and stitched garments to coiled baskets and felted vessels, these works remind us that art lives not only on the walls of galleries but also in the rhythm of everyday use. Eligible entries include any material created with fiber techniques such as interlacing, felting, stitching, dyeing, coiling, knotting, pulling, and spinning. Whether rooted in tradition or pushing contemporary boundaries, your work has the power to transform ordinary moments into experiences of artistry and grace. Share your vision of lagniappe—art that serves, art that surprises, art that brings a little extra beauty into daily life.
Threaded Revelry: Throw Me Something, Mixed Media Exhibit
October 16, 2025 through April 20, 2026
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Celebrate the vibrant intersection of mixed media and fiber techniques. Inspired by the color, movement, and spirit of New Orleans’ Mardi Gras parades, this exhibition embraces the joy of spectacle, the layering of traditions, and the artistry of adornment. Artists are invited to explore fiber in all its forms—interlaced, felted, stitched, dyed, coiled, knotted, pulled, spun, and more—using any material. Like the beads, masks, and costumes tossed to eager crowds, your work can dazzle with surface, structure, and surprise. Threaded Revelry is an opportunity to play boldly, mix media freely, and join a celebration of fiber as both a serious art form and a joyous expression. Juror: Tina Linville
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