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The Next 50: A Bay Area Textile Open
San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles · San Jose, United States
Free open call for textile-centred work by artists of all career stages living in twelve San Francisco Bay Area counties, for an April 2027 exhibition marking the museum's 50th anniversary.
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Who can enter
- Location
- United States (by country of residence)
- Local area
- San Francisco County, San Mateo County, Santa Clara County, Alameda County, Contra Costa County, Marin County, Solano County, Sonoma County, Santa Cruz County, San Benito County, Napa County, Monterey County
- Age
- No age limit
- Career stage
- Any
- Mediums
- Textile & fibre, Installation, Mixed media
- Theme
- Joy, Innovation, and the Next Fifty Years
- Submission
- Online submission
- Also
- Artists residing in twelve named Bay Area counties; all career stages.
About
For its 50th anniversary, the San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles invites artists residing in San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Solano, Sonoma, Santa Cruz, San Benito, Napa and Monterey counties to submit textile-centred work on the theme 'Joy, Innovation, and the Next Fifty Years'.
Eligible media include quilting, weaving, knitting, crochet, embroidery, felting, surface design, basketry, soft sculpture, fiber installation and mixed media with textile as the primary component. Artists at all career stages are welcome. There is no entry fee; applications are via Google Form by 1 January 2027.
Selected works are exhibited at the museum in April 2027 and insured while on view; works are not sold through the museum.