ISSN 2207-001X 10th August, 2017
Judi Tompkins and Jo Franco, are coming together from Queensland and Western Australia to issue a rughooking
challenge with a difference – “Re-imagined”
Entries will close 31st Dec 2017 – for the 2018 event.
The Challenge is open to ALL rug makers ANYWHERE in the Southern Hemisphere – Australia/New Zealand, Pacific Islands and beyond.
Besides there being No Entry Fee, as this is a prototype event, this Challenge is different because entries are for a Virtual Exhibition.
Digital images of artwork will be assembled in a virtual catalogue and a certain number will be selected by an impartial panel to be shown in a Virtual Exhibition promoted in the online Textile & Fibre media.
Submitting artwork digitally there’s no expensive postage, so your creativity wont be limited to working on something small.
However, your creativity will definitely be Challenged as there are some seemingly strange requirements with regard to Embellishments which are the ONLY requirements of the Challenge but wait, ……. there’s a certain latitude …..
ALL the groups of Embellishments MUST be represented, however you can use the “minimum” – think cooking show and the use of “a little or a lot”.
There isn’t a “Theme”, although there is a group of Categories for you to choose from – or not! If you don’t like the categories shown you have the option of ticking [ ] Other – and creating your own.
What we are attempting to do is have an Exhibition of textile art which includes rug hooking techniques – not just a display of rugs.
We hope you will take up the Challenge and join us in this adventure with a traditional craft in cyber-space.
Jo & Judi
You can download the Call For Entries and Entry Form here or see below:-
“Re-imagined”
Australian rugmakers, Jo Franco, WA and Judi Tompkins, QLD are issuing a Challenge, open to ALL rug makers in Australia/New Zealand, Pacific Islands and anywhere in the Southern Hemisphere (no Guild membership required)
Selected Entries will form the basis of a Virtual Exhibition.
The Brief :
Create an art work (2D or 3D) using any of the listed rugmaking techniques with the addition of specific non-rugmaking items.
Conditions of Entry
- One Entry per person
- Collaboration works will receive recognition as one entry
- No entry fee required
- Artist Bio (max 150 words) to be submitted with entry form.
- Download entry form and submit via email to rugcraftingaustralia@gmail.com
- Closing date for entry forms 31st December 2017 (Note: entry form is not an online template, it must be downloaded, completed, scanned & emailed.)
The Work : 2D or 3D
Size : Work of any size will be accepted. Work must be original in concept and design and created solely for this Challenge.
Techniques: The work must contain, any one, or combination of, the following:-
- traditional rug hooking,
- locker hooking,
- punch needle hooking,
- tufting,
- latch hooking,
- proggy(proddy),
- braiding,
- chunky rugmaking,
- toothbrush rug making
- standing wool rugs.
Embellishments: All items must be represented as listed –
- Beads, one or more
- Buttons, one or more
- Recycled items; any amount of either; plastic, metal or paper (only one type of recycled item is required, all can be used if desired)
- Natural items; at least one of ANY of the following items, stones, sticks, shells, leaves – all items can be used in whatever quantity desired.
- Textiles; any yarn & fabric strips – silk, wool, novelty, cotton – no requirement of type or amount.
Categories: You may choose to nominate your work in one of the following categories or tick [ ] Other and describe.
- Humour/Whimsy
- Nature/Natural World
- Steampunk
- Fantasy/Magic
- Nautical/Marine
- Other – please describe
Submission of Work: To include –
- One overall digital image and one detail digital image of your artwork.
- Digital images must be saved as a high quality .JPEG file – resolution/min 180 dpi (No TIFF files).
- Digital Image – Maximum Size: equivalent to tablet sizing 2048 x 1536 =13 x 18cm to be emailed as an attached .jpeg file to rugcraftingaustralia@gmail.com
- A list of your chosen embellishments used in your entry.
- Title/Name of work
- Artist Statement (maximum 50 words, a description of your work and/or what inspired you)
- Closing date for Submission of Work (your digital images) 30th April 2018
Work in Progress & Social Media:
- Blogging, Facebook, Instagram; discussions & messages, no photos of entrants’ work in progress or completed, to be shown prior to the Opening of the digital Exhibition. It’s important we build up the anticipation prior to the digital “unveiling”.
- Publication of work prior to publishing of the selection for the Virtual Exhibition will disqualify an entry.
- Networking – a closed Facebook group (private/participants only) will be set up to enable participants to interact prior to the submission of work.
- Images and discussion about techniques and embellishments can be shown in the closed (private) Facebook group.
- Guidelines and Q & A page will be posted on the Facebook Group page
- Guidelines and Q & A page will also be posted on www.rugcraftingaustralia.com.au for participants who don’t have/want a Facebook presence.
Timeline:
31st December, 2017 Close of Call for Entries
30th April, 2018 Closing date for submission of Work (Digital images)
30th June 2018 Notification of selected entries
15th August, 2018 Publication – Online Exhibition.
Terms & Conditions: By submitting an entry form for possible inclusion in this exhibit I agree to permit images of my work, and/or all or part of my statement of my entry to be used in articles, ads, promotions,catalogues, books, websites (including any webcast coverage), CDs, current event news coverage, television productions, and/or multi-media productions.
Copyright: All images contained in this site are under automatic copyright to the artists. Apart from fair dealing for the purposes of private study, research or review, as permitted under the Copyright Act, no part of any image can be reproduced by any process without written permission of the artist.
