Quilts = Art = Quilts 2026
- Deadline
- 22 days left
- Entry fee
- $35
- Award
- $1,000
- Location
- Auburn, New York
- Exhibition window
- Oct 31, 2026 → Jan 3, 2027
- Applicants notified
- Sep 4, 2026
- Size cap
- ≤ 108" max dimension
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About
Submit up to 2 original quilts for consideration in an international juried exhibition; jurors select based on design quality, visual impact and originality.
Overview
Quilts=Art=Quilts is an international juried quilt exhibition at the Schweinfurth Art Center in Auburn, New York. The Art Center has been presenting quilts in a gallery setting since 1981. Jurors select quilts based on overall quality of design, visual impact and originality. This year's jurors are Victoria Findlay Wolfe and Fuzzy Mall.
Key dates
- Entry Deadline: August 4, 2026
- Notification of Jury Results: September 4, 2026
- Delivery of Quilts: September 28 - October 3, 2026
- Artist Reception & Awards: Saturday, October 31, 2026, 4:00pm-6:00pm
- Exhibition: October 31, 2026 - January 3, 2027
- Return shipping of quilts: Beginning January 8, 2027
Eligibility & submission
Open to international artists. Applicants may submit up to 2 original quilts for consideration. You may submit one full view image and one detail image of each work for a total of 4 images (detail images are optional). Full view images must be labeled with the artwork title; detail images must be labeled as follows: Title of artwork_detail.
Quilt requirements
- Must have been completed in 2023, 2024, 2025 or 2026
- Minimum 900 square inches total (height x width)
- Vertical dimensions may not exceed 108 inches
- Must be in pristine condition and show ready
- Must have a continuous 3" wide sleeve attached to the back of the top of the quilt (exceptions made if appropriate means of hanging or display is provided)
- A quilt is a fabric sandwich comprised of at least two layers: a top, a back and usually a filling, held together with quilting or tying threads; integration of non-fabric items is acceptable
- Quilts with pre-programmed computerized machine quilting not designed by the artist are not eligible
- Quilts made or derived from kits, workshops, classes or commercial patterns are not eligible
Fees
- Non-members: $35
- Members: $30 (call 315-255-1553 for promo code)
Awards
Prizes are awarded for excellence in design and workmanship in multiple categories, including $1,000 for Best of Show. Prizes are determined after the exhibit is installed.
Selection process
Preliminary acceptance will be granted based on digital images. Final acceptance will be granted after receipt and examination of the quilt. The jurors and staff reserve the right to refuse any accepted entry for exhibition if it does not contain the same qualities as the submitted image.
Contact
- Email: cunderhill@schweinfurthartcenter.org
- Phone: 315-255-1553
- Award
- $1,000 for Best of Show; prizes awarded for excellence in design and workmanship in multiple categories
- Entry fee
- Non-members: $35. Members: $30 (call 315-255-1553 for promo code).
- Entries per artist
- Up to 2
- Eligibility
- Open to international artists.
- Audience
- International
- Size & format
- Minimum 900 square inches total (height x width); vertical dimensions may not exceed 108 inches. Must have a continuous 3" wide sleeve attached to the back.
- Also worth noting
- Minimum 900 square inches total (height x width); vertical dimensions may not exceed 108 inches. Must have a continuous 3" wide sleeve attached to the back.
- Contact
- cunderhill@schweinfurthartcenter.org
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