Call for artwork for Birds of a Fiber 2025!
"Belted Kingfisher" by Melanie Marr from Birds of a Fiber 2024
Once again, it is time to invite avid birders and fiber artists alike to participate in the Pacific Northwest Quilt & Fiber Arts Museum’s Birds of a Fiber exhibition, running
January 22 – March 23, 2025.
In 2018, then Executive Director Amy Green created a group exhibition with calls to local artists to submit fiber art works depicting birds to go along with a birding festival put on in
La Conner with the Chamber of Commerce.
The first exhibition featured 25 works by local artists. Last year, 2024’s Birds of a Fiber had over 160 submissions and contained 64 selections from all over the world including Canada, Australia, Japan, Belgium, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, and all over the United States.
The geography and ecosystems around La Conner and the Skagit Valley in particular provide an authentic experience for avid birders. The combination of farmland, wetland, prairie, forest, and marine biomes provide homes for a wide variety of birds, making the Skagit Valley specifically a fantastic place for novice and experienced birders alike.
The exhibition usually contains not just quilts, but fiber art sculptures and many other kinds of textiles that represent birds in the Pacific Northwest.
Entry submissions must be received by
December 6, 2024, 5 PM PT.
Artists will be notified of acceptance by December 20, 2024.
Send email to [email protected]
with the subject line:
“2025 Birds Submission – Last Name”
Include 2 high resolution photos:
1 full view, 1 detail view. Specify title of piece, year created, media and technique used.
Attach completed submission form – (CLICK HERE TO OPEN)
Additional Information:
Birds of a Fiber will be displayed from January 22 - March 23, 2025!
January 22 – March 23, 2025.
In 2018, then Executive Director Amy Green created a group exhibition with calls to local artists to submit fiber art works depicting birds to go along with a birding festival put on in
La Conner with the Chamber of Commerce.
The first exhibition featured 25 works by local artists. Last year, 2024’s Birds of a Fiber had over 160 submissions and contained 64 selections from all over the world including Canada, Australia, Japan, Belgium, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, and all over the United States.
The geography and ecosystems around La Conner and the Skagit Valley in particular provide an authentic experience for avid birders. The combination of farmland, wetland, prairie, forest, and marine biomes provide homes for a wide variety of birds, making the Skagit Valley specifically a fantastic place for novice and experienced birders alike.
The exhibition usually contains not just quilts, but fiber art sculptures and many other kinds of textiles that represent birds in the Pacific Northwest.
Entry submissions must be received by
December 6, 2024, 5 PM PT.
Artists will be notified of acceptance by December 20, 2024.
Send email to [email protected]
with the subject line:
“2025 Birds Submission – Last Name”
Include 2 high resolution photos:
1 full view, 1 detail view. Specify title of piece, year created, media and technique used.
Attach completed submission form – (CLICK HERE TO OPEN)
Additional Information:
- Do not submit art that has been previously displayed at the museum
- Each artist is limited to ONE entry.
- The Artist is responsible for both delivery and return shipping costs
- Entry submissions must be received by December 6, 2024.
- Artists will be notified of acceptance by December 20.
- Artwork must arrive at the museum January 6 - 10, 2025.
- Additional shipping instructions, packing slip and loan form will be provided with acceptance notification.
Birds of a Fiber will be displayed from January 22 - March 23, 2025!
"Gullible" by Debbie Watkins from Birds of a Fiber 2024
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"Periculum Avian" by Glenda Mah from Birds of a Fiber 2024
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November 30th Open House and Retirement Party for Jacque Chase
Retail Manager/Education Coordinator Jacque Chase in the museum gift shop
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Come join us on November 30th for a whirlwind day of holiday joy, crafting, and celebrating the contributions of our retiring Retail Manager/Education Coordinator, Jacque Chase.
Jacque has been involved with the museum for 20+ years and has been on staff as our Retail Manager/Education Coordinator for 11+ years. Her eye for textiles has filled the gift shop with all the beautiful things all our visitors love to look at, and her contributions are too numerous to number! She will be missed! Early on during the week of Thanksgiving, our volunteers and employees will be busy decorating the mansion up for the Christmas holiday! We'll have Christmas trees around the mansion and decorations through the house. On Saturday, November 30th, a celebration for Jacque will be held from 12 - 3 pm with our traditional museum open house directly following, from 3 - 5 pm. Refreshments will be available in the library, and NEW this year, the third floor will serve as a pop-up gift factory, with handmade crafts for visitors to make and take with them as gifts for the holiday season! Admission on Saturday, November 30th is FREE for all visitors! Come share in some holiday fun!! |
PNW Quilt & Fiber Arts Museum Featured in Quiltfolk Magazine!
Exterior of the Gaches Mansion, home of the PNW Quilt & Fiber Art Museum. Photo by Azuree Holloway for Quiltfolk Magazine.
The newest edition of Quiltfolk Magazine is all about Washington State, with an in depth look at the museum and some of the artists we've featured.
Quiltfolk Magazine is a print only publication without ads, released quarterly for and by people with a love for the artform of quilting. We're so thrilled to be featured in this quarter's issue!
Check out some of the beautiful images they captured, and click the link here to subscribe or purchase a copy!
We will also have copies available to purchase in the gift shop!
Americana on display in Landmark Gallery on the first floor. Photo by Azuree Holloway for Quiltfolk Magazine
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"Word Quilt" Exhibition in the Third Floor Gallery. Photo by Azuree Holloway for Quiltfolk Magazine
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New to the Galleries:
"Elly Smith: Samplers from Seattle" and
"The Goddess Series: Art Quilts by Judith Vierow" Now on View
Elly Smith, detail of "Falling and Failing," 2023.
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The Pacific Northwest Quilt and Fiber Arts Museum is pleased to present new exhibitions.
Elly Smith is a Seattle-based artist whose contemporary “samplers” employ traditional European techniques and styles to create wholly original, contemporary subjects. Since the 1990s, her innovative needlework has been featured in Fiberarts, The Flying Needle, Piecework, Surface Design Journal, and Threads, as well as many exhibitions across the United States, The Netherlands, Japan, and France. Samplers from Seattle provides insight into Smith’s expressive explorations in needlework from the 1990s through 2023. All embroideries were created on 100% cotton even weave fabric, with DMC cotton thread, using the counted thread technique. Elly Smith: Samplers from Seattle is featured in the First Floor gallery from October 9 to December 1, 2024 |
Judith Vierow, "Goddess of the Sky and Sea," 1995-6.
Judith Vierow (1941 – 2022) lived in Columbus, Ohio, earned an MFA from The Ohio State University, and retired from the Columbus Metro Library. She was an avid weaver, quilter, batik maker, and painter.
The works on display were created by Vierow in the early 1990s.
Made from fabric scraps and embellished with embroidery, beadwork, and paint, her large “Goddess Series” quilts are figural, with most grounded by a large, darkened figure that represents Vierow’s sense of self. In her 1993 artist statement, Vierow states: "My work centers around recognizable images of the feminine goddesses if you will, that Jung would probably recognize as a search for the real self. I pursue, at my own pace, an interest in Buddhism, feminism, Jung, the "flow", and connection with the earth, our original mother, who has not ever forgotten us - we have forgotten her.
Throughout her life, Vierow’s contemporary quilts, batiks, and mixed media works were exhibited nationwide. We are grateful to Vierow’s family for donating a selection of her artwork and archives to the museum and sharing her vision with our visitors.
The Goddess Series: Art Quilts by Judith Vierow is Featured in the Third Floor Gallery from October 9 to November 24, 2024.
iQFAF 2024 Winners
On Display in Second Floor Gallery
Did you get the chance to see the International Quilt & Fiber Art Festival this year? Here's your chance to see the winning pieces if you missed your chance in Everett! Prize pieces are on display October 16 - December 22 in our second floor gallery. Come see the creativity and craftsmanship that blew our judges and attendees away this year!
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All photos by Stephanie Oppelaar
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
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Irene Roderick, "Ninja," 2024
2024 Festival Winners
Various Artists October 16 to December 22, 2024 Second Floor |
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Some of our original founding members
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Volunteer Crystal Colombo telling school tour about the exhibit art work.
VOLUNTEERVolunteerVolunteers are the heart of our organization. Every day we are open to the public, guest are greeted by a Volunteer Host and served in the Gift Shop by a Volunteer Cashier. Others serve on our Board of Directors, work on committees or events, and help in a myriad of other ways! How would you like to get involved?
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