SAQA Europe and Israel: “Wide Horizons III” – 2012

Carrefour Européen du Patchwork- Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines – September 13-16, 2012
Curator : Britta Ankenbauer – Germany (britta@ankenbauer.com)
Assistant : Alicia Merrett – GB

Jurors

Jutta Briehn– Textile Artist (D)
Fenella Davies – Textile Artist (GB)
Tiziana Tateo – Textile Artist (Italy)

Fee

US$40 for up to three entries. Members must pay their fees using a credit card (Visa, Mastercard or American Express)
though the SAQA Store.

Eligibility and Guidelines:

• Open to all members from Europe and Israel
• Entry is by digital images only using SAQA’s online system (directions below).
• You may submit up to 3 entries.
• Entries must be a minimum of 0,60m up to a maximum of 1,80m per side.
• Entries must have a 4" (10cm) sleeve & label (artist’s name & contact info) sewn on
  back.
• 3-D, free-standing works will NOT be accepted. No framed work.
• Artwork must meet the SAQA definition of an art quilt. SAQA defines an art quilt as a creative visual work that is layered and stitched or that references this form of stitched layered structure.
• Artwork may be published in the Carrefour Européen du Patchwork catalog.
• Artists are responsible for shipping and insurance to the collection point.
• Artwork may be for sale. SAQA charges a 25% commission on all sales so does the
• Carrefour Européen. Total commission will not exceed 50%.

Requirements

During the online registration process (which will be open May 1, 2012) you will be asked to provide artist information, a description of each piece and to upload digital images: here is a checklist of what you will need to provide:

Artist Information:

• Artist’s First Name
• Artist’s Last Name
• Address (street)
• City
• Postal Code
• Country
• Phone (include country code)
• Email

Digital Images:

• Submit one overall DIGITAL image and one detail DIGITAL image for each work.
• Save your digital images as a high quality JPEG file (No TIFF files).
• Finished images should be 1800 pixels on the longest side.

Information about each work:

• Title
• Size: Height x width, in cm (between 60-180cm)
• Materials (25 words or less)
• Techniques (25 words or less)
• Artist’s statement (25 words or less)
• Year Completed
• Insurance Value in Euros
• Total Sale Price in Euros(if for sale):

Timeline

Online Entry open	May 1, 2012
Online Entry Deadline at 11:59 pm EDT	May 31, 2012
Jury Process	June 1-30, 2012
Notification of acceptance (All notifications will be via email)	July 31, 2012
Artwork to be received at the collection place (details about collection point and packaging work for mailing will be indicated in the acceptance letter/ email)	September 03, 2012
Return of work	October, 2013

Registration

Registration is now open. The last day to register is May 31, 2012 until midnight CDT.

To preview the registration forms, click here.

For Help with Resizing Photos or Filling Out Forms, click here.

A note to AOL users, please use a standard browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox or Safari) for optimum performance.

To submit your entry on-line, click this button to start:

When you have completed your registration be sure to print a copy of the confirmation page for your records.

For More Information

If you have any questions, please contact Britta Ankenbauerat at britta@ankenbauer.com. If you have technical questions about the on-line system, please contact Lisa Ellis at lisa@ellisquilts.com.