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Overview
For the first time, we have secured an external venue for multiple outside environmental exhibitions. This venue is the Grounds of Queen Elizabeth Park Community and Cultural Centre in Oakville, Ontario. Artists from around the world are invited to submit installations for this exhibition.
- Fibre materials or fibre techniques are acceptable.
- The Festival Curators, Dawne Rudman and Gareth Bate, will draw from submissions to determine an exhibition at this site.
- It must be possible for the artwork to withstand November weather (rain, wind, cold, even freezing rain, snow and the weight of snow).
- We are open to the idea of the piece changing over time. But it must still look good.
- The works may be freestanding/self-supporting, or have some ground steaks.
- There are trees in the area, both evergreen and deciduous, which may be used for attachment.
Disclaimer: The World of Threads Festival is not be responsible for deterioration of the works caused by being outside, or for damage due to vandilism. The works will be checked everyday but there won't be someone watching them at all times.
Submission Requirements & Process
Eligibility
- All Work submitted must be available to exhibit in Oakville during November 2012.
- All Work should be made after Sept. 2009 (the date of our last festival)
- If you want to submit a proposal for an installation that is site-specific and does not currently exist you may do so, but you must submit examples of past work as a reference.
- No entry can be withdrawn from the exhibition once it has been accepted.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.
- This submission is for external installations only. For regular gallery submissions see our Call for Submissions 1) Artwork and Internal Gallery Installations.
- Note: The Festival does not fund the materials or construction of any installations.
Options for Submitting
- One or more installations may be submitted – Maximum 4 pieces.
There should be images of each installation from various angles, including detail images. If you are interested, you may submit multiple submissions by paying an additional $30 fee for each.
Questions
First Check Our Frequently Asked Questions Page.
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Fees for Artists
Please pay close attention to the fee structure.
Submission Fee: $30
To submit there is a $30 fee.
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 installations. Should multiple pieces be selected by Festival Curators, an additional fee applies for each 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 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
Note: Submitted in Word Doc format.
Indicate that you are applying for an Outside Environmental Installation
Answer the Following Questions:
Basic info:
Your Name:
Phone Number (home, mobile):
Email:
Website:
Street Address:
City:
Province/State:
Country:
Postal code:
Does your work require any special installation?
1) Eg. Piece 2: "Woven Dreams" (Then give detailed installation instructions)
Are you available to install the work yourself?
What is your desired method of Payment?
PayPal, Cheque, International Money Order
2) Support Material
Note: Submitted in Word Doc format.
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.
If you are submitting a proposal for work which does not currently exist, then you must write a detailed proposal of what you have in mind. (Images of past work must still be included. You could also submit a digital rendering or drawing.)
3) Images
- 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.
- You should submit multiple images of the same installation, from various angles.
- 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.
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.
NOTE: If you are submitting work that does not currenly exist. You may submit digital renderings or drawings with your submission. This does not count as extra images. Just indicate in your submission why you have included them.
4) Image List
Note: Submitted in Word Doc format.
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 submission (all documents and images) in three or more emails to: worldofthreadsfestival@gmail.com
- In the email subject line write:
Your Name: 2)Outside Environmental 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 arrive 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
Transportation and Shipping
Transportation and 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
There will be no sales for Outside Environmental Installations.
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.
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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