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This page lists calls for entry and exhibition opportunities for textile artists, art quilters, wearable art designers, and fiber artists. Opportunities include juried exhibitions, museum shows, art quilt exhibitions, and textile art competitions around the world. Listings are organized by entry deadline month so artists can quickly find upcoming submission opportunities.
Each listing includes: entry deadline, exhibition title, website link, and exhibition dates.
Entry types are marked as: r = received by date; p = postmarked; o = online submission; i = international entries accepted.
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To submit a show for inclusion in this list, please email Lyric.
Some listings may not yet be updated for the current year. Please read carefully, as information may occasionally be outdated. If you are involved with one of these exhibitions (or simply want to help keep the list current), it would be wonderful if you could email Lyric with updated information.
You can also find additional listings for exhibitions open to all media (including textiles) at these websites: https://www.callforentry.org/
https://fiberartcalls.blogspot.com/
http://www.entrythingy.com/forartists_calls
http://theartguide.com/calls-for-artists
http://artdeadline.com/ https://fiberartnow.net/calls/
Many shows repeat yearly. If you are interested in a show copy and paste the URL and/or search for updated show information.
July 1, 2026
Stitch and Resist — Open Call for Artists (Bayfield, WI)
https://www.artworkarchive.com/call-for-entry/stitch-and-resist-open-call-for-artists-2026
September 12–20, 2026
July 1, 2026
Art of the Book & Paper (Rochester, NY)
https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=16033
Sept. 8 / October 5, 2026 – December 31, 2026 (ship + show)
July 1, 2026
Art & Apples Festival 2026 (All Media - Rochester, MI)
https://www.zapplication.org/event-info.php?ID=13858&utm_source=entrythingy&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=external_calls&utm_content=warning_banner
September 11–13, 2026
July 2, 2026
Stitched States: 250 Years - A Quilted Map of Our Nation (Houston, Texas)
https://www.quiltfestivalcallforentries.com/artistentry.php?eventID=19&catID=277
August 6, November 12–15, 2026 (ship + show)
July 7, 2026 (Chamblee, GA)
Square Foot Fiber Art Pin Up Show 2026
https://www.fiberartsalliance.org/event/18166
Show dates: July 11 - Aug. 29, 2026
July 9, 2026
Tremont Arts & Cultural Festival 2026 (All Media - Cleveland, OH)
https://www.zapplication.org/event-info.php?ID=14132&utm_source=entrythingy&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=external_calls&utm_content=warning_banner
September 19, 2026
July 9, 2026
7th Annual Evergreen Elk & Art Festival (All Media - Evergreen, CO)
https://www.zapplication.org/event-info.php?ID=14194&utm_source=entrythingy&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=external_calls&utm_content=warning_banner
September 26–27, 2026
July 10, 2026
Ravenswood ArtWalk 2026 (All Media - Chicago, IL)
https://www.zapplication.org/event-info.php?ID=14128&utm_source=entrythingy&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=external_calls&utm_content=warning_banner
September 12–13, 2026
July 10, 2026
INT’L All Media 2026 (All Media - Minot, ND)
https://www.minotstateu.edu/nac/call-for-entries-AM.shtml
August 13, Aug. 20 to Oct. 3, 2026 (ship + show)
July 12, 2026
International Juried Virtual Art Exhibition: Black and White 14 (All Media - Scottsdale, AZ)
https://www.camelbackgallery.com/blackandwhite14contest
Award Announcement: July 26, 2026
July 14, 2026
Downtown Aspen Art Festival - 23rd Annual (All Media - Aspen, CO)
https://www.zapplication.org/event-info.php?ID=14100&utm_source=entrythingy&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=external_calls&utm_content=warning_banner
July 17–19, 2026
July 15, 2026
Rockbrook Village Art Fair 2026 (All Media - Omaha, NE)
https://www.zapplication.org/event-info.php?ID=14054&utm_source=entrythingy&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=external_calls&utm_content=warning_banner
September 12–13, 2026
July 15, 2026
Fall Arts Invitational at Cheesman Park 2026 (All Media - Denver, CO)
https://www.zapplication.org/event-info.php?ID=14195&utm_source=entrythingy&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=external_calls&utm_content=warning_banner
October 3–4, 2026
July 16, 2026
Jack Pine Glass Pumpkin Festival 7th Annual 2026 (All Media - Hocking Hills, OH)
https://www.zapplication.org/event-info.php?ID=14379&utm_source=entrythingy&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=external_calls&utm_content=warning_banner
September 17–20, 2026
July 21, 2026
Keystone River Run Village Art Festival: July 2026 10th Annual (All Media - Keystone, CO)
https://www.zapplication.org/event-info.php?ID=14101&utm_source=entrythingy&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=external_calls&utm_content=warning_banner
July 24–26, 2026
July 25, 2026
QuiltFest Jacksonville 2026, Theme: "Give Piece a Chance" (Jacksonville, FL)
https://quiltfestjax.com/enter-your-quilt/
September 17–19, 2026 (ship + show)
July 27, 2026
Off-Center: Art That Pushes Boundaries (All Media - Northville, MI)
https://northvillearthouse.org/off-center/
September 28, Oct. 2 - 31, 2026 (ship + show)
July 28, 2026
Pennsylvania National Quilt Extravaganza (Philadelphia, PA)
https://www.quiltfest.com
August 19 - September 25, 2026 (ship + show)
July 28, 2026
Beaver Creek Art Festival - 38th Annual (All Media - Avon, CO)
https://www.zapplication.org/event-info.php?ID=14102&utm_source=entrythingy&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=external_calls&utm_content=warning_banner
Show Dates: July 31 - Aug. 2, 2026
July 29, 2026
The Homiens Art Prize: Early Bird Deadline $12,000 Award (All Media - New York, NY)
https://homiens.com/homiens-art-prize/
August 1, 2026
Palisade Art Festival 2026 (All Media - Palisade, CO)
https://www.zapplication.org/event-info.php?ID=14164&utm_source=entrythingy&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=external_calls&utm_content=warning_banner
September 26–27, 2026
August 2, 2026
New Zealand National Quilt Symposium (Christchurch, NZ)
https://quiltsymposium.com
October 1-7, 2026
August 4, 2026
Quilts=Art=Quilts 2026 (Auburn, NY)
https://opportunities.wearecreativewest.org/opportunity/17715/CAFE
Oct 3. 2026 - Jan 8, 2027 (ship+show)
Annual
Aug. 9, 2026
Kids’ Quilt Challenge
https://quiltshow.com/quilt-contest
Aug. 15 - Sept. 12, 2026 (ship + show)
Aug 18, 2026
Spotlight on Student Fiber Trends (Chamblee, Georgia)
https://opportunities.wearecreativewest.org/opportunity/17504/CAFE
Oct. 31 - Dec. 19, 2026 (ship+show)
August 19, 2026
Shadyside… The Art Festival on Walnut Street - 29th Annual (All Media - Pittsburgh, PA)
https://www.zapplication.org/event-info.php?ID=14103&utm_source=entrythingy&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=external_calls&utm_content=warning_banner
August 22–23, 2026
August 21, 2026
Quilts Unlimited (Old Forge, New York)
https://opportunities.wearecreativewest.org/opportunity/17390/CAFE
October 2 - November 28, 2026
Annual
August 22, 2026
Bend Fall Festival 2026 (All Media - Bend, OR)
https://www.zapplication.org/event-info.php?ID=13921&utm_source=entrythingy&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=external_calls&utm_content=warning_banner
October 3–4, 2026
August 23, 2026
Pecan Street Fall Festival 2026 (All Media - Bee Cave, TX)
https://www.zapplication.org/event-info.php?ID=13866&utm_source=entrythingy&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=external_calls&utm_content=warning_banner
September 12–13, 2026
August 26, 2026
East Hampton Art Affair at Herrick Park 2nd Annual August 2026 (All Media - East Hampton, NY)
https://www.zapplication.org/event-info.php?ID=14104&utm_source=entrythingy&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=external_calls&utm_content=warning_banner
August 29–30, 2026
August 30, 2026
Quilt National (Athens, OH)
https://dairybarn.org/quiltnational/
Oct 23, 2026 - returned November 2029
August 30, 2026
New York Beauty: An American Icon, Reinterpreted (NY)
https://www.americanquilter.com/call-for-quilts-new-york-beauty/
November 23, 2026 - October 2027 (ship + show)
August 31, 2026
Pathways (SAQA Virtual Gallery)
https://www.saqa.com/events/pathways-saqa-virtual-gallery-call-entry
August 31, 2026 (FASA members)
Viriditas: Flourishing Life Energy (San Antonio, TX)
https://www.safiberarts.org/viriditas-exhibit-2026-134029.html
Oct 29 - Dec 14, 2026 (ship+show)
Annual
Aug 31, 2026
2026 Annual Juried Exhibition, Fiber Artists of San Antonio
September 8, 2026
Excellence in Fibers XII
https://www.fiberartnow.net/calls/
Featuring in January 2027 Magazine
and one exhibition
Sep 08, 2026
Wayne Art Center 2026 CraftForms (Wayne, Pennsylvania)
https://opportunities.wearecreativewest.org/opportunity/17168/CAFE
Dec. 6, 2026 - Jan. 23, 2027
September 9, 2026
CraftForms 2026 (Wayne, PA)
https://craftforms.org/
December 6, 2026–January 23, 2027 (ship + show)
September 30, 2026
Continuum: Quilts x Fiber (International Quilt Museum, Lincoln, NE — 2028)
https://www.fiberartnow.net/calls/
Online exhibition 2026-2027
on-site exhibition International Quilt Museum 2028 (ship + show TBD 2028)
September 30, 2026
2026 Design Showcase CT NJ NY PA (SAQA Regional) (Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania)
https://www.saqa.com/events/2026-design-showcase-ct-nj-ny-pa-saqa-regional-call-entry
November 3-15, 2026 / September 17-19, 2027
September 30, 2026
Derivatives (SAQA Regional Ohio)
https://www.saqa.com/events/derivatives-saqa-regional-call-entry
TBD
September 30, 2026
Continuum: Quilts x Fiber (Eugene, Oregon)
https://opportunities.wearecreativewest.org/opportunity/17205/CAFE
Show date: 2028 (Int'l Quilt Museum, Lincoln, Nebraska)
Below are placeholders for calls that have not been updated
WILL RETURN IN 2027 (Sequim, WA)
North Olympic Fiber Arts Festival
http://fiberartsfestival.org
Annual
Individual Applications any time
Virginia Quilt Museum (Dayton, VA)
https://www.vaquiltmuseum.org
Auckland NZ Festival of Quilts - check back for info 2027
https://www.aqg.org.nz/exhibitions/
October 31, 2026
Fungus Among Us (SAQA Global Exhibition)
https://www.saqa.com/events/fungus-among-us-saqa-global-exhibition-call-entry
April 30, 2027 - February 28, 2031 (ship + show)
October 31, 2026
QuiltCon Atlanta
https://www.quiltcon.com/quilt-show-landing/quiltshowrules
Jan 2027 - March 1, 2027 (ship+show)
October 31, 2026 (Members Modern Quilt Guild)
American Patchwork & Quilting Pick-A-Color Scrappy Challenge
https://www.quiltcon.com
Jan 27 - March 1, 2027 (ship+show)
October 31, 2026 (Members Modern Quilt Guild)
Windham Artisan Cotton Fabric Challenge 2027
https://www.quiltcon.com/quilt-show-landing/challenges
Jan 27 - March 1, 2027 (ship+show)
October 31, 2026 (Members Modern Quilt Guild)
QuiltCon 2027 Community Outreach Challenge
https://www.quiltcon.com/quilt-show-landing/challenge
Jan 27 - March 1, 2027 (ship+show)
October 31, 2026
Colorado Quilts Exhibit 2027
https://www.rmqm.org/call-for-entries.htm
July 9, 2026-October 16, 2027 (ship + show)
October 31, 2026
Maps: Beyond the Grid (SAQA Regional) (Michigan)
https://www.saqa.com/events/maps-beyond-grid-saqa-regional-call-entry
TBD
Below are placeholder for calls that do not have all the information available
October 2, 2024 (Ontario, CA)
Call Opens Aug 1, 2024
Road to California Road to California Contest
Nov. 29, 2024- Jan. 28, 2025 (ship & show)
Oct 15, 2021
The McClean Textile Gallery (McLean, VA)
https://www.callforentries.com/national-call-for-entry-to-showcase-wall-hung-fiber-art.html
4 Week Long Exhibits During 2022
October 17, 2024 AQS Quilt Week(Branson, Mo)
American Quilter's Society - AQS Quilt Contests
Feb 6-March 23, 2025 (ship+show)
Art Quilt Elements (Wayne, PA)
www.artquiltelements.org
2028 - Biennial
November 15, 2025
Local Color 7: Circular Thinking (SAQA CT)
https://www.saqa.com/events/calls-entry/regional-calls-entry
Ship + Show TBA see rules for delivery/shipping
November 30, 2026
Money, Money, Money (SAQA Virtual Gallery)
https://www.saqa.com/events/money-money-money-saqa-virtual-gallery-call-entry
November 20, 2025
AQS Quilt Week Paducah, KY American Quilter's Society - AQS Quilt Contests
March 20, 2026-may 2, 2026 (ship & show)
Look for Australasian Quilt Convention Entry Dates
Australasian Quilt Convention (Melbourne Australia in 2026)
https://quiltsymposium.com
April 2027
look for Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival Entry Deadline
https://www.quiltfest.com/upcoming-shows-and-events/mid-atlantic-quilt-festival/
Show Dates March 4-7, 2027
December 8, 2025
Vivid, Fiber Arts magazine
https://www.fiberartnow.net/calls/
Selections will be featured in the spring 2026 issue of Fiber Art Now, and be eligible for an on-site exhibition.
December 15, 2025 2026
Textures of Canada (Canada) Delights 2024 | Grandnational (grandnationalfibreartexhibition.com)
May 2026-Dec. 31, 2027 (ship + show)
December 6, 2024
Birds of a Fiber 2025
https://www.qfamuseum.org/
Jan 22-March 23, 2025
January 31, 2027
Jen Kingwell Challenge Exhibit (Golden, CO)
https://www.rmqm.org/call-for-entries.htm
Oct 1 - ?, 2027
Not Yet Updated
January 14, 2026
New Quilts From An Old Favorite: Food Upcoming Exhibits
The National Quilt Museum https://quiltmuseum.org/nqof2026/
February 18, 2026-June 2027(ship+show)
January 20, 2026
Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival (Hampton, VA)
https://www.quiltfest.com/upcoming-shows-and-events/mid-atlantic-quilt-festival/
Feb 11-March 6, 2026 (ship+show)
January 20, 2026
Mid-Atlantic Wearable Art Competition (Hampton, VA)
https://www.quiltfest.com/upcoming-shows-and-events/mid-atlantic-quilt-festival/
Feb 11-March 6, 2026 (ship+show)
Jan 23, 2026
ARTQUILTS journey
https://www.paqa-south.org/
Cary, NC
Mar 2 - May 2, 2026 (ship + show)
Jan 10, 2025
Spaces Between (Surface Design Assoc. members)
https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=14307
March 25, 2025-May 17, 2025 (ship + show)
Jan 10, 2025
Dallas Quilt Show (Dallas, TX)
https://www.quiltersguildofdallas.org/
March 14-15, 2025
Jan 15, 2025
Quilts250 (Concord, MA)
https://www.quiltersconnection.org/Quilts250.html
Mar 22 - 23, 2025
January 31, 2025
EQA (European Quilt Assoc.) Challenge 2025 ContrasteS
https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:US:fdd6795c-02bb-448a-a9eb-cd2f02627996
June 15, 2025
Jan, 2027
Sacred Threads (Indianapolis, IN)
https://www.sacredthreadsquilts.com/cfe.html
2027
February 1, 2026
Connecting with Nature (SAQA Delaware, DC, Maryland & W Virginia Pennsylvania Virginia & North Carolina)
https://www.saqa.com/events/connecting-nature-saqa-regional-call-entry
June 1-15, 2026- TBA August 2026 (ship+show)
February 1, 2026
Saqa Journal
https://www.saqa.com/events/saqa-calls
Print only in SAQA Journal
February 2, 2026
Southwest Represent!: New Mexico Trunk Show (SAQA Regional)
https://www.saqa.com/events/calls-entry/regional-calls-entry
Shipping information: TBD in March
February 2, 2026
Opposites (SAQA Regional Oceania)
https://www.saqa.com/events/calls-entry/regional-calls-entry
April 9, 2026-April 2027 (ship + show)February 1, 2026
Saqa Journal-Phoenix
https://www.saqa.com/events/saqa-calls
Print only in SAQA Journal
February 5, 2026
2026 AQC Challenge: Connections
https://aqc.com.au
March 2026- December 2026 (ship+travel)
February 9, 2026
Quilt visions 2026 (Visions Museum of Textile Art)
https://quiltvisions2026.artcall.org/
Sept 23, 20256-Jan 17, 2027 (ship + show)
February 9, 2026
Indiana Heritage Quilt Show Indiana Heritage Quilt Show (ihqs.org)
https://www.ihqs.org/enter-your-quilt
February 27-March 9, 2026 (Ship+Show)
February 16, 2026
Quilt Canada National Juried Show - Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
https://canadianquilter.com/2026-njs-call-for-entry/
June 17 - 20, 2026
February 12, 2026
(International Designers) World of Wearable Art must complete intention to enter WOW
https://www.worldofwearableart.com/competition/key-dates-and-deadlines
See website for dates of ship + show based on location
February 23, 2026
Spotlight Auction
https://www.saqa.com/events/saqa-calls -Sold to Benefit SAQA
March 1, 2026 (ship) Event held April 15-25, 2026
February 28, 2026
World of Threads - Toronto, Canada
https://www.worldofthreadsfestival.com/submissions.html
Sep 3, 2026 - Jan 17, 2027
February 28, 2026
What a Ride (SAQA Virtual Gallery) - Call for Entry
https://www.saqa.com/events/saqa-calls
May 1, 2026 - Online Gallery opens
2027 PLACE HOLDERS
February 1, 2025
Micro Textile and Fiber Art- Scythia Scythia Textile
email to receive entry form : scythiatextile@gmail.com
May-June 2025, online or Ivano-Frankivs'k, Ukraine
March 1, 2026
Inspired By…Quilting Arts (SAQA Regional Florida)
https://www.saqa.com/events/saqa-calls
online only
March 7, 2026
Contextile 2026
Bienal de Arte Textil Contemporânea
June 1 until the 15th July 2026-shipped back to the artists until the 15th January 2027
Mar 10, 2026 (African American Quilters)
Regal Threads: The Majesty of Blue and Purple
https://northcharlestonartsfest.com/african-american-fiber-art-exhibition/
April 10, 2026 -South Carolina State Museum’s 2026/2027 Traveling Exhibitions Program (ship + show)
March 10, 2025
Fiber Reimagined IV, Fiber Art Now Magazine
https://www.fiberartnow.net/calls/
Summer 2026 issue of Fiber Art Now.
Selections from the print exhibition will be eligible for the on-site exhibition at Gravers Lane Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on view July 23 through September 5, 2026.
March 15, 2026
2026 QuiltFest
https://www.geneseevalleyquiltfest.com/
May 10, 2026- end of show
March 16, 2026
t3%+!LE$: the language of fiber
https://artist.callforentry.org
Auburn, NY
May 30 - Aug 15, 2026
March 17, 2026
Georgia Celebrates Quilts (Marietta, GA)
https://www.georgiacelebratesquilts.com/enter-a-quilt/
May 31, 2026 – Quilt Drop-off at Cobb County Civic Center
March 20, 2026
Broad Spectrum IV: Evolutions(SAQA Regional Montana)
https://www.saqa.com/events/calls-entry/regional-calls-entry
June 5, 2026 -January 2029 (sHip + show)
March 21, 2026
Quilting Arts Fall 2026
https://quiltingdaily.com
For Fall 2026 Issue of Quilting Arts Magazine
March 31, 2026
Wide Horizons X (SAQA Regional SAQA Europe and Middle East Region )
https://www.saqa.com/events/wide-horizons-x-saqa-regional-call-entry
EPM September 17th 2026 -EPM September 20th 2026 Other exhibition venues TBD Artwork Returned to Artists September 2027
FUTURE
2027
Sacred Threads (US and Canada) now even years Sacred Threads (Indianapolis, IN)
https://www.sacredthreadsquilts.com
Next CFE in 2027
2027 (Aotearoa Quilters Members only)
Various Categories (New Zealand)
https://www.aotearoaquilters.co.nz/challenges/
2027
Look for South African Quilt Festival 2027 entry dates
https://sewawareness2026.co.za
Held in July 2026 with April entry deadlines
PLACE HOLDERS: These events have not yet been updated
March 4, 2024(MD, NVa, Wash DC)
Biennial Maryland Regional
Juried Art Exhibition UMGC Arts Program
June 2 - September 8, 2024
March 25, 2025
Artburst Studios: Synapse Online Show
https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=14707
April 1, 2026
The 50th Annual Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show
https://www.pmacraftshow.org/application
SHOW DATES 2026 November 6 - 11 am - 7 pm November 7 - 10 am - 6 pm November 8 - 10 am - 5 pm, 2026
April 6. 2026
Small Expressions
https://weavespindye.org/calls-for-entry/
June 15, 2026-August 2027 (ship + show)
April 12, 2025
Stitch by Stitch 2025 (UK)
https://www.alisonholt.co.uk/sbs25/index.php
Deliveries by hand, June 29 -Sept 5, 2025
April 18, 2026
Smoky Mountain Quilters of Tennessee 44th Annual Quilt Show
www.smokymtnquilters.com/quilt-show.html#
June 19/20, 2026
April 20, 2026
Wearable Art exhibit, Yardage Exhibit & Mixed Media Exhibit
https://weavespindye.org/calls-for-entry/
Dates TBA, to be held at the TBD in City TBD, State TBD, USA.
April 20, 2026
Lagniappe: The Art of Everyday Beauty, Functional Art
https://www.surfacedesign.org
New Orleans, LA
Aug 13 - 16, 2026
April 22, 2026
Minnesota Quilt Show & Virtual Conference MQ Quilt Show
https://web.cvent.com/event/3cd35be8-b35c-45d7-80a9-6fdbc7f17621/websitePage:7d7538e6-7e70-4bff-a376-f7b213a53d27
May 27, 2026--June 18, 2026 (ship + show)
April 23, 2027
Sacred Threads
https://www.sacredthreadsquilts.com/index.html
Sep 16-26, 2027
April 30, 2026
American Quilter's Society Grand Rapids, MI
https://www.americanquilter.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/qw2026-contest-rules.pdf
July 17, 2026-August 2026 (ship + show)
Place Holders
April 15, 2025
Dimensions: Contemporary Fiber (Arts Warwick Center for the Arts)
https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=14151
June 13, 2025 drop in person-August 20, 2025 in person
April 15, 2025
Art Quilt Australia 2025
https://www.ozquiltnetwork.org.au/exhibitions/art-quilt-australia/
June 28, 2025-October 3, 2025 (ship + show)
April 20, 2025
(Visions Museum of Textile Arts members) Conexiones / Connections (Sand Diego, CA)
https://vmota.org/call-for-entries
April 29, 2025
https://www.vaquiltmuseum.org/events/at-the-zoo-mini-quilt-challenge
May 9-Aug 30, 2025 (ship + show)
April 30, 2024
Men's Exhibit 2026
https://www.rmqm.org
Jan 9, 2026-April 18, 2026 (ship + show)
April 30, 2025
Peace,
TFAM https://www.tfamartists.ca/
May 15, 2025-?
April 2024
Quilt & Fiber Arts Festival (La Connor, WA) QFAMuseum
October 4-6, 2024
Calls for Entry http://www.texasquiltmuseum.org/ World of Threads
Festival 2023
(Oakville, ON, Canada) http://worldofthreadsfestival.com/submissions.html
Fiber National Biennial 2023? (Lorton, VA)
https://www.workhousearts.org ?
Front Range Contemporary Quilters members show Rhythms (Lakewood, CO)
https://www.artquilters.org/
Aug 6 - Oct 4, 202
May 1, 2025 SAQA Journal - Member Gallery: Puppy Love Published quarterly
May 1, 2026
Artfully Yours (SAQA Regional Texas)
https://www.saqa.com/events/artfully-yours-saqa-regional-call-entry
TBD-July 15, 2029 (ship + show)
May 14, 2026
STITCHED STATES: 250 YEARS—A QUILTED MAP OF OUR NATION
https://www.quilts.com/enter-your-quilt/
June 12, 2026-Dec. 11, 2026 (ship + show)
May 14, 2026
In The American Tradition
https://www.quilts.com/enter-your-quilt/
June 12, 2026- Dec. 11, 2026 (ship + show)
May 14, 2026
Modern Twist: A Twist On Tradition
https://www.quilts.com/enter-your-quilt/
June 12, 2026- Dec. 11, 2026 (ship + show)
May 21, 2026
American Quilter's Society Ohio
https://www.americanquilter.com/aqs-quilt-contests/
August 14, 2026- Sept. 2026 (ship + show)
May 28, 2026
Celebrate Life
https://www.quilts.com/enter-your-quilt/
June 25, 2026-Dec. 11, 2026 (ship + show)
May 28, 2026
A Song in Stitches
https://www.quilts.com/enter-your-quilt/
June 25. 2026- Dec. 11, 2026 (ship + show)
May 28, 2026
In Full Bloom
https://www.quilts.com/enter-your-quilt/
June 25, 2026- Dec. 11, 2026 (ship + show)
May 31, 2026
What a Ride (SAQA Virtual Gallery)
https://www.saqa.com/events/urban-rhythms-saqa-virtual-gallery-call-entry
May 31, 2026 (Texas)
Original Sewing and Quilt Expo
https://www.sewingexpo.com/Quilt-Contest
July 30, 31, and August 1, 2026
Check the following links for other calls for entries https://www.saqa.com/events/saqa-calls-entry
Virginia Quilt Museum https://www.vaquiltmuseum.org/
SOFA Sculpture objects functional art and design https://sofaexpo.com/
Minnesota Textile Center https://textilecentermn.org
Nest Arts Factory, Bridgeport CT SPUN Fiber Exhibit? https://www.nestartsfactory.com/
Textile Arts LA, Los Angeles, CA https://textileartsla.org/
May 8, 2025 (Lancaster, PA) AQS Quilt Week American Quilter's Society - AQS Quilt Contests August 7-Sept 20 2025 (ship+show)
May 15, 2025 Rummage Sale Treasures Wisconsin Museum of Quilts and Fiber Arts June 1-August 3, 2025 May 15, 2025 European Meeting Patchwork and Textile Arts: Avant Garde https://www.patchwork-europe.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/reglement-avant-garde-EN-v2.pdf July 31, 2025- Jan 2027 (ship + show, show travels) May 15, 2025 International Quilt Festival 2025 (Houston) https://www.quiltsjudgedshow.com/ July 9- Nov 21, 2025 (ship + show) May 16, 2025 (SDA members) Future Tense 2025 https://www.surfacedesign.org/events-exhibits/exhibits/ July 21-December 12, 2025 (ship + show) May 16, 2025 EIP 2025 SDA (print only) https://www.surfacedesign.org/events-exhibits/exhibits/ July 17, 2025 send images-October Journal publishes
May 31, 2025 Treasures of Our Local Watersheds (SAQA OH/PA) https://www.saqa.com/events/calls-entry/regional-calls-entry Aug 15, 2025- Jan 15, 2026 (ship + show)
May 31, 2025 "There's no place like home"Original Sewing & Quilt Expo (Irving, TX) https://www.sewingexpo.com/Quilt-Contest show July 31-Aug 2, 2025
May 31, 2025 Drawn to Lines (SAQA Virtual Gallery) https://www.saqa.com/events/saqa-calls July 15, 2025 - Notification of Acceptance via email
May 31, 2025 SAQA Journal Gallery (Exhibition in Print) https://www.saqa.com/events/saqa-calls August 1, 2025 - Notification of Acceptance via email December 2025 - SAQA Journal Gallery in print 2026 place holders
May 24, 2024 (N CA) Northern California Quilt Council New Quilts Exhibit Quilt Guilds, Quilt Teachers - NCQC June 24 - July 30, 2024
May 27, 2024(MoFA students) MOFA IN THE HOUSE: Fiber Connections (Webster Groves, MO) https://missourifiberartists.org July 26-October 28, 2024(ship+show)
June 1, 2026
Stitched North (SAQA Regional Alaska)
https://www.saqa.com/events/stitched-north-saqa-regional-call-entry
August 15, 2026-October 15, 2026 (ship + show)
June 1, 2026
Summer Potpourri: 2026 (all media - Maynard, MA)
https://artspacema.org/calls-to-artists/
Drop off by June 6, 2026 -pick up by Sept. 12, 2026
June 4, 2026
International Quilt & Fiber Arts Festival 2026 (Washington)
https://artcallentry.com/calls/international-quilt-and-fiber-arts-festival-2026_32128
Show dates: September 25–27, 2026
June 6, 2026
Art In Motion (all media - Bedford, VA)
https://members.bowercenter.org/event-calendar/details/art-in-motion-national-juried-exhibition-1559343
Show dates: August 13, 2026- Sept. 26, 2026
June 8, 2026
Fiber Art Now (Opposites Attract)
https://www.fiberartnow.net/calls
Featuring in the October 2026 Magazine
Show dates: Dec. 3, 2027 - Feb. 9, 2028
June 10, 2026
Park Hill Fall Arts Fest 2026 (all media - Denver, CO)
https://www.zapplication.org/event-info.php?ID=14193&utm_source=entrythingy&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=external_calls&utm_content=warning_banner
Show dates: September 12–13, 2026
June 10, 2026
Frederick Festival of the Arts with Craft Marketplace 32nd Annual (all media - Frederick, MD)
https://www.zapplication.org/event-info.php?ID=14193&utm_source=entrythingy&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=external_calls&utm_content=warning_banner
Show dates: September 12–13, 2026
June 11, 2026
Hands All Around (IQF, Houston, TX)
https://www.quilts.com/enter-your-quilt/
July 9, 2026-Dec. 11, 2026 (ship + show)
June 11, 2026
Landscape Quilts (IQF, Houston, TX)
https://www.quilts.com/enter-your-quilt/
July 9, 2026- Dec. 11, 2026 (ship + show)
June 11, 2026
Tactile Architecture (IQF, Houston, TX)
https://www.quilts.com/enter-your-quilt/
July 9, 2026-Dec. 11, 2026 (ship + show)
June 14, 2026
9th annual International Juried Virtual Competition: Flower Power 2026 (all media - Scottsdale, AZ)
https://www.camelbackgallery.com/flowerpower2026
Award Announcement: June 28, 2026
June 15, 2026
The Beauty Of Blackness Fine Art Show 2026 (all media - Fort Collins, CO)
https://www.zapplication.org/event-info.php?ID=14131&utm_source=entrythingy&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=external_calls&utm_content=warning_banner
Show dates: September 3–6, 2026
June 19, 2026
Asheville Quilt Guild Show (Asheville, NC)
https://www.ashevillequiltguild.org/entry-form
Show dates: Aug 13-15, 2026
June 24, 2026
East Hampton Art Affair at Herrick Park 4th Annual (all media - East Hampton, NY)
https://www.zapplication.org/event-info.php?ID=14098&utm_source=entrythingy&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=external_calls&utm_content=warning_banner
Show dates: June 27–28, 2026
June 26, 2026
International Quilt Festival Judged Show 2026 (Houston, TX)
https://www.quiltsjudgedshow.com/artistentry.php
August 10, November 12–15, 2026 (ship + show)
June 27, 2026
Art in the Wilds 2026 (all media - Kane, PA)
https://www.zapplication.org/event-info.php?ID=14316&utm_source=entrythingy&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=external_calls&utm_content=warning_banner
Show dates: June 27-28, 2026
June 29, 2026
Please Touch the Art (All Media, Tulsa, OK)
https://www.saqa.com/events/other-calls-entry
Show dates: Sept. 1 - Oct. 31, 2026
June 30, 2026
Bridgehampton Art Affair (all media - Bridgehampton, NY)
https://www.zapplication.org/event-info.php?ID=14099&utm_source=entrythingy&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=external_calls&utm_content=warning_banner
Show dates: July 3–5, 2026
June 30, 2026 (IQF Houston, TX)
Young Emerging Artists Exhibition
https://yeaexhibit.com/details.html
Sept. 1, 2026 - Dec, 2026 (ship + show - some pieces might travel)
June 30, 2026
Sensational! Saqa Global Exhibition
https://www.saqa.com/events/saqa-calls
January 1, 2027- February 28, 2031 (ship + show)
June 30, 2026
Stitched North (SAQA Regional) (Alaska)
https://www.saqa.com/events/stitched-north-saqa-regional-call-entry
September 2026
June 30, 2026
The Great Wisconsin Quilt Show: Quilt Contest (Madison, WI)
https://quiltshow.com/quilt-contest
September 10-12, 2026
June 30, 2026
The Great Wisconsin Quilt Show: Quilted Fashion Challenge (Madison, WI)
https://quiltshow.com/quilt-contest
September 10-12, 2026
June 30, 2026
The Great Wisconsin Quilt Show: Kids Quilt Challenge (Madison, WI)
https://quiltshow.com/quilt-contest
September 10-12, 2026
June 30, 2026
The Great Wisconsin Quilt Show: Semiquincentennial Quilt Challenge (Madison, WI)
https://quiltshow.com/quilt-contest
September 10-12, 2026
June 2026
European Quilt Association: EQA Challenge
PLACE HOLDER - LOOK THESE UP
Common Threads: Annual Art & Fiber Festival (St. Louis, MO)
https://www.mccordgallery.org/commonthreads
June 27, 2026 Outdoor Festival
June 23, 2025 Fiber Art Colorado 2025 https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals.php Aug 22, 2025-Oct 19, 2025 (ship + show)
June 1, 2024 Atlanta Quilt Festival Atlanta Quilt Festival August 2-September 8, 2024
June 6, 2024 International Quilt & Fiber Arts Festival iQFAF 2024 - Pacific Northwest Quilt & Fiber Arts Museum (qfamuseum.org) October 4-6, 2024
June 29, 2024(SEFAA Students) Spotlight on Student Fiber Trends 2024 https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals.php September 27-November 8, 2024
June 30, 2024 (entry link opens June 1) ARTwear (Visions Museum of Textile art, San Diego, CA) https://www.fiberartnow.net/calls/ Oct 18, 2025 - Jan 10, 2026
June 30, 2024 (Extended to July 31, 2024) Fibreart International 2025 Open Call for entry Contemporary Craft May 30-August 30, 2025
June 30, 2024 Rhythms (Colorado) https://www.artquilters.org/project/calls-for-entry/ August 6-October 4, 2024
Check the following links for other calls for entries
Virginia Quilt Museum https://www.vaquiltmuseum.org/
SOFA Sculpture objects functional art and design https://sofaexpo.com/
Minnesota Textile Center https://textilecentermn.org
Nest Arts Factory, Bridgeport CT SPUN Fiber Exhibit? https://www.nestartsfactory.com/
Textile Arts LA, Los Angeles, CA https://textileartsla.org/
https://www.saqa.com/events/artfully-yours-saqa-regional-call-entry
Kane, PA