This is an exciting collaboration between Sacred Threads curators Lisa Ellis and Barbara Hollinger with the Broadway Galleries.

We have completed the jurying of the Harmony Exhibit! All letters were sent out via email on April 20th. Congratulations to all of our artists. Check out the list of artists and pieces.

We are inviting textile artists to make art for a special show at the Broadway Gallery, in Alexandria, VA next summer, June 1 - August 31, 2022.

Broadway Gallery, established in 1978 in Northern Virginia, has provided fine art to the wholesale industry for over 40 years. We work directly with artists for representation to the public, focusing on architectural firms, interior designers, major corporations, foundations, and law firms throughout the D.C. Metropolitan region and beyond. We are greatly interested in exploring textiles as a fine art medium and introducing them to our industry partners.

Theme:

The theme for this exhibit is "Harmony". In a time when our world feels chaotic, we look for Harmony in our lives. Artists can use this word as a jumping off point to think about Harmony and what it means to you, your artwork, your time, your art practice, etc.

Any style or aesthetic of artwork is welcome. Use YOUR unique voice to show the gallery who you are as an artist.

Parameters:

Size

• To create a cohesive exhibit we are looking for square pieces in multiples of 12".
• The minimum is 12" x 12" with a maximum of 60" x 60".
• In other words, pieces can be 12" x 12", 24" x 24", 36" x 36", 48" x 48" or 60" x 60".

Sales

• All artwork submitted must be for sale. The commission will be split, 50% artist, 40% gallery and 10% Sacred Threads.

Finishing

• Since we are hanging the artwork in a gallery, pieces can be mounted on stretched canvas with appropriate wires on the back, but not framed under glass.
• Or, the artwork needs to have a classic 4" sleeve on the back to fit a slat
• We also need a label with title, name, and location written or stitched to the back

Media

• Consistent with the textile tradition of Sacred Threads, we are using the Studio Art Quilt Associates definition to define the medium:  "a creative visual work that is layered and stitched or that references this form of stitched layered structure." 

Timeline

• The deadline to enter is April 1, 2022 (midnight ET).
• Notifications will be sent via email by April 22, 2022.
• Artwork due to gallery by May 8, 2022.
• Opening Reception will be in early June, 2022.
• Unsold artwork will be sent back to artists in September.

Entry Fee

• There is a $20 fee per artwork submitted. Artists may submit up to three artworks.

Photos

• Jurying will be done by digital images.
• Images should be a minimum of 2400 pixels with a maximum of 10MB filesize.
• Each artwork will require an overall and detail image. The overall image should include the outside of the artwork. The detail image should highlight an important element of the design or craftsmanship.

Terms of Agreement. You will be asked to agree to the following:

• I agree to loan my artwork to Broadway Galleries for the Harmony 2022 exhibit. I understand that the costs of shipping my artwork, each way, are my responsibility.
• I further agree to permit the images of details image and/or all or part of my artist's statement to be used in the exhibit catalog, articles, ads, promotions, books, websites, blogs, CD's, current event news coverage, television productions, and/or multi-media productions for and about exhibit or for and about the shows at which the exhibit may be seen.
• I agree to allow Sacred Threads to edit my artist statement for grammar and clarity.
• I agree to allow Sacred Threads to share my contact information with Broadway Galleries for future representation and commissions.

For more information about this opportunity, please email Lisa Ellis at lisa@ellisquilts.com

To learn more about Sacred Threads, visit our website at www.sacredthreadsquilts.com

To learn more about the Broadway Galleries, visit www.broadwaygalleries.net