OUR 2012 CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
HAS NOW CLOSED.
All Submission Entries will be confirmed in due course.
Call for Submissions
NOTE: Before submitting please read the info on the main Submissions Page
Facebook Invite for Four Calls for Submissions
The Common Thread International exhibitions are the flagship shows of the World of Threads Festival. The intention is to bring international contemporary fibre art to Oakville and the Toronto area and highlight the strength of our local artists.
This is an opportunity to provide exposure for emerging, mid career or established artists to showcase their work in this unique Canadian fibre arts festival. The work submitted to this category will enter a "pool" of work. Multiple curators from several different galleries in Oakville and Toronto will view the work and select pieces or installations they want to exhibit.
Three Options for Submitting
- Body of Work – Maximum 10 pieces.
- Individual Pieces – Maximum 10 pieces.
- Interior Installations – – Maximum 10 pieces.
Each piece must also be accompanied by a detail image for a total of 20 images.
Submission Requirements & Process
Eligibility
- All Work submitted must be available to exhibit in Oakville or Toronto during November 2012.
- All Work should be made after Sept. 2009 (the date of our last festival)
- No entry can be withdrawn from the exhibition once it has been accepted.
- All work must be original – NO patterns or commercial kits are acceptable.
Fees for Artists
Please pay close attention to the fee structure.
Submission Fee: $30
To submit there is a $30 fee. This fee covers a maximum of ten pieces (10 full images and 10 details).
This covers our costs and time for processing the submissions and working with the multiple galleries and curators. If you would like to submit an additional round of pieces you may do another submission by paying an additional $30.
Exhibition Fees (Only for Artists Who Are Selected)
Because we are a not-for-profit organization run by volunteers and we don't have the revenue of a gallery, we need to charge exhibition fees to run a festival of this scope. Instead of having high submission fees, we are instead charging only the artists who are actually selected to exhibit. The fee for selected work will be based on the criteria below. We may decide to exhibit one or more of your artworks or installations. Should multiple pieces be selected by Festival Curators, an additional fee applies for each artwork or installation selected.
Which category a work falls into is at the discretion of the Festival Chair.
Click to see image examples of the sizes.
Selected Work | Exhibition Fee | |
Small piece | $30 per piece | |
Large piece | $60 per piece | |
Small Installation | $100 | |
Large Installation | $200 |
Submission Process
1) Basic Info
2) Support Material
3) Images
4) Image List
5) Send Your Entry
6) Pay Submission Fee
7) Review Other Info
1) Basic Info Required
Note: Word Doc format submitted via email or cd.
Answer the Following Questions:
Basic info:
Your Name:
Phone Number (home, mobile):
Email:
Website:
Street Address:
City:
Province/State:
Country:
Postal Code:
What type of Submission you are sending?
1) Body of Work
2) Individual Pieces
3) Interior Installation
Does your work require any special installation?
Eg. Piece 2: "Woven Dreams"
(Then give detailed installation instructions.)
Are you available to install the work yourself?
Payment Method?
PayPal, Cheque, International Money Order
2) Support Material Required
Note: Word Doc format submitted via email or cd.
Make sure your name and contact info are at the top of each page.
- Current Curriculum Vitae (CV)
- Bio (200 words. In third person, explain your artistic career and background as it relates to your submitted work.)
- Artist Statement/s
- If each piece requires an Artist Statement, please submit individual Artist Statements.
NOTE: For installations we recognize that they may not have been previously exhibited and may not be complete. You may submit an unfinished installation by also including a proposal detailing what the installation will be.
3) Images Required
Note: Submitted via email or cd.
- Maximum 10 images, plus 1 detail for each image. Total 20 images.
- JPG only, no TIFF or PSD formats
- Saved as 72 dpi format. Do not save as 300 dpi.
- Maximum 1024 pixels wide
- Submit one detail image for every piece submitted.
- If submitting an installation you may submit multiple images of the same installation
- Number each image and clearly label it with the title and your name. Titles must correspond to the image list. Please indicate when an image is a detail.
NOTE: If submitting an installation you may include a digital rendering or drawing. This does not count as extra images. Just indicate why you have included it in your submission. If showing some past work helps to clarify your idea, then include these as well.
Jpgs should be labeled like this:
- 001_title_your_name.jpg
- 002_detail_title_your_name.jpg
Disclaimer: If for any reason, Festival organizers are unable to view an image, or it is unreadable or corrupt the entries will not be included in the selection process with galleries.
4) Image List Required
Note: Word Doc format submitted via email or cd.
Make sure your name and contact info is at the top of the page.
Describe each image:
Title, Date, Dimensions (H x W x D cm), Medium (Do not say mixed-media, please indicate what it is made of). Technique (e.g. woven tapestry).
The image list should look like this:
IMAGE LIST
1) Woven Dreams, 2011, 24 H x 32 W x 1D cm, cotton warp, mixed weft including: jute, linen, metallic threads, raffia, silk, synthetic and wool, Technique: Haute-lisse (aka Vertical or High warp) Woven Tapestry.
2) Detail: Woven Dreams, 2011, 24 H x 32 W x 1D cm, cotton warp, mixed weft including: jute, linen, metallic threads, raffia, silk, synthetic and wool, Technique: Haute-lisse (aka Vertical or High warp) Woven Tapestry.
5) Send Your Entry
You may send your entry electronically or by hard copy.
Email:
- Send the complete submission (all documents and images) in three or more emails to: worldofthreadsfestival@gmail.com
- In the email subject line write:
Your Name: 1)Artwork or Installation Submission - Applications must arrive by Midnight January 31, 2012. Applications submitted after this time will not be accepted.
Mail or Courier:
- Submit a CD (not DVD) with images of the body of work/individual pieces.
- Second (or third) entries should be sent on a separate CD.
- Include your Word Doc files for Part 1, 2 and 4 on the CD in a separate folder from your images.
- Each CD must be clearly labeled with your name.
- DO NOT send your CD with a sticker label on it.
- CDs will not be returned.
- Complete submission to be sent to:
Common Thread International
World of Threads Festival
c/o Oakville Museum
8 Navy Street, Oakville, Ontario, Canada, L6J 2Y5
- Submissions must be post marked January 31, 2012. Applications received after this time, will not be accepted.
Note: No entry will be accepted until payment is made.
6) Pay Submission Fee
Method of Payment:
- International Money Order (payable to World of Threads Festival)
- Cheque (payable to World of Threads Festival). No post-dated cheques will be accepted.
- PayPal: To pay via PayPal click below:
Note: The PayPal button says, “donate” – this is because we are a not for profit organization.
7) Review Other Information
Shipping
Shipping charges (to and from) are the full responsibility of the Artist. Please refer to Frequently Asked Questions on our website for some pointers regarding shipping.
Insurance
The World of Threads Festival does NOT insure artwork. You are responsible for your own insurance and this must include during inbound shipping, during installation and exhibition and during outbound shipping.
Commission
For sales, the commission depends on the particular gallery where you will exhibit. If you are represented exclusively by an Ontario gallery you will need to negotiate with the gallery where you will be exhibiting about commissions. The Festival will not handle this aspect.
Upon Selection
- The Festival Staff will notify you of which piece/s have been selected.
- You will be required to pay the appropriate exhibition fee as soon as you are accepted.
- You will be given further instructions on how to proceed with mailing and delivering your work.
Upon seeing the work in person, should a curator decide that the work does not match the submitted image or is inappropriate for the exhibition, we reserve the right not to exhibit the work. Should this occur, you will be refunded your Exhibition Fee, but not your shipping costs.
Disclaimer: If you are accepted into the festival you give us permission to use your images and our photographs of your work on our website and in promotional material for the festival in perpetuity.
All decisions made by the galleries and/or Festival Curators are final.
Questions
First Check Our Frequently Asked Questions Page.
Email Dawne Rudman: dawne@worldofthreadsfestival.com
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