Quilt Visions 2026

Description

Quilt Visions 2026
Call for Entries
   
Visions Museum of Textile Art (VMOTA) is proud to announce the call for entries for Quilt Visions 2026, the museum’s 27th international juried exhibition.  Exhibition jurors will select work exemplifying art quilting at the highest level of quality, innovation, surface design techniques, excellence in composition, and craftsmanship. Selected works will be featured in a full-color exhibition catalog. Cash prizes will be awarded.
Exhibition jurors will select innovative textile art that explores form and technique of 2D art quilts. Selected works will be featured in a full-color exhibition catalog. Cash prizes will be awarded.

Quilt Visions 2026 will be on display at VMOTA in San Diego, from October 23, 2026 to January 16, 2027. Selected artists will receive further information regarding participation during Quilt Visions 2026 Festival Days. Festival Days will include workshops, lectures, artist meet and greets, receptions and other gatherings. Participation by selected artists is highly encouraged but not required.
 
KEY DATES

Jan 1, 2026
Call for Entry Opens (Online Only)

Feb 9, 2026
Call for Entry Closes (12 midnight PST)

April 8, 2026
Artists notified of jurors’ selections

Apr 22, 2026
Public announcement of accepted artists

Sep 23, 2026
Deadline for artwork to arrive at VMOTA

Oct 23-24, 2026
Quilt Visions Festival Days

Oct 23, 2026
Opening Reception

Jan 16, 2027
Exhibition Closes

Jan 17-24, 2027
Artwork pick up deadline

Jan 17-24, 2027
Artwork shipping deadline

 
SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS AND ELIGIBILITY

Entry is open to the general public. Museum membership is not required.
Artists may submit up to three (3) entries. Only one (1) entry by each artist may be selected.
The non-refundable fee for entering up to three (3) works is $40 for all VMOTA members and $50 for non-members. To become a member click here vmota.org/join/.
Artwork submitted for consideration must have been completed on or after January 1, 2024 and not having been exhibited at a venue within a 100 mile radius of San Diego.
Artwork must be original and produced by the individual or a collaboration of a maximum of two (2) artists. Works created in a workshop or class are not eligible for submission.
Artworks for sale are strongly encouraged; however, NFS (Not for Sale) works may be entered.

 
ARTWORK SPECIFICATIONS

An entry is considered to be a quilt if it is composed of at least two layers that are stitched or fastened together.
Each entry may be no larger than 72" by 72". There is no minimum size requirement.
Quilts must have a 3 inch sleeve securely attached to the back of the quilt. Quilts 50" or wider must have a center opening to allow for the hanging system VMOTA uses. A second sleeve at the bottom of the work is recommended.Artwork must be clearly labeled with the artist's name and the title of the artwork.

 
PHOTOGRAPHY REQUIREMENTS

All submissions for consideration must be accompanied by photographs that meet the following requirements:

One (1) overall digital image and one (1) detail digital image for each piece of artwork.
Digital images must be saved as a high-quality JPEG file (no TIFF files).
Finished images should be 2500 pixels or more on the longer side.
There is a 4 MB maximum on any image that is uploaded. For help with resizing an image, click here.
Image file name must contain the artist surname, first initial and title of work, e.g. for Andrea Bacal’s Tulips filename would be bacalatulips. Do not use special characters, e.g., apostrophes, in your image file name. There is a security setting on the webserver that does not allow these characters to be uploaded.

If the images submitted do not meet our requirements, VMOTA staff will contact you.

For information or questions about Quilt Visions 2026, please contact us at info@vmota.org with the subject line QUILT VISIONS 2026.
SELECTION

The decision of the jurors is final.

VMOTA reserves the right to refuse to exhibit or to remove from the exhibition any art quilt which, upon receipt, is deemed unsuitable, including

poor quality
presence of hazardous materials
misrepresentation in the entry form or digital images. Selected art quilts will be compared with the images sent to jurors before the final selection is completed.

Selected artwork must be available from September 23, 2026 through January 16, 2027.

 
NOTIFICATION
      Artists will be notified of jurors’ selection via email by April 8, 2026.
      A public announcement will be made on April 22, 2026.

SHIPPING AND INSURANCE

Artwork must be delivered by September 23, 2026 for the installation of the exhibition.
Selected artists are responsible for packing, shipping and insurance in transit both ways. A prepaid FedEx, DHL, USPS or UPS shipping label or account number is required for return shipping.
Selected artwork by non-US residents may be subject to additional customs duty.
VMOTA does not assume responsibility for customs or brokerage charges. Artists will reimburse VMOTA for any such charges incurred.
All artwork will be handled with extreme care and, when possible, returned in their original packing materials.
VMOTA insures accepted work while in its possession at 60% of the retail price or the declared insurance value of not for sale (NFS) works. Artists may be asked to justify the insurance value if required.

COPYRIGHT
The artist retains the copyright of the work at all times. Images of selected artworks will be retained by VMOTA for promotional and educational purposes. Acknowledgment of the artist will be made in all such uses.
 
DECLARATION
If an accepted artwork is withdrawn from the exhibition by the artist, that artist will be ineligible to submit to any VMOTA juried exhibition for the subsequent two juried exhibitions.
 
JUROR INFORMATION
Stay tuned for our juror announcement in November!
 
FOR MORE INFORMATION OR QUESTIONS
For information or questions about Quilt Visions 2026, please contact us at info@vmota.org.
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