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Event History

This is the 13th exhibition of AQE, an internationally acclaimed show set in suburban Philadelphia. “One of the distinctions of our show is our professional presentation of art quilts. The exhibition has been widely praised by reviewers and artists not only for exhibiting the quilts in our gallery settings but also for promoting the art quilt as an art form” stated Nancy Campbell, Executive Director of the Wayne Art Center.

What Makes this event different?

Art Quilt Elements is the only biennial East Coast event dedicated exclusively to the art quilt. AQE embraces the Studio Art Quilt Associates definition of the art quilt which is "a creative visual work that is layered and stitched or that references this form of stitched layered structure."

Image Usage Rights

Wayne Art Center reserves the right to use images in promotional and published materials.

 

This is the 13th biennial exhibition of Art Quilt Element that celebrates the possibilities of fiber. This event features works by established and emerging quilt artists. Art Quilt Elements 2018 is the premiere venue to see firsthand the finest 2 and 3 dimensional textile artwork.

This fall, Mi-Kyoung Lee, Program Director of Craft & Material Studies at the University of the Arts, along with Marsha Moss, public curator and consultant, and Paul Smith, independent curator, will jury the online entries to select the artworks for Art Quilt Elements 2018.

Requirements

• Work must be innovative and original in design. Derivative work of other quilt artists or work created in a workshop in collaboration with an instructor is not acceptable.
• Work must be a personal expression of the artist’s intent.
• Submitted Art Quilts must have been created after January 1, 2016.
• If the quilt is framed, the finished size including the frame must be listed on the application.
• There is no size restriction for 2018.
• A hanging device MUST be included when shipping the quilt. If a hanging device is not included with the work, the artist will be charged $25 in order to properly install the work.
• Any contact email provided on the on-line application must remain active during the submission and exhibition process. The artist is responsible for checking their email for acceptance and/or decline and other information regarding the Art Quilt Elements 2018 exhibition.
• Art quilts must be available FOR SALE.
• The sale price noted on the on-line application will be the FINAL price if the quilt is accepted into the 2018 exhibition.
• We reserve the right to omit from the exhibition accepted quilts that differ dramatically from what is represented by the digital image submitted.

For further information regarding this event, please visit the Event Website.