New AQS Show in Lancaster, PA
The American Quilter’s Society has added the Lancaster County Convention Center in Lancaster PA as the location for a fourth show and contest in 2010, (others being in Des Moines, IA, Knoxville, TN and Paducah KY). Approximately 200 quilts will be judged in various categories with more than $42,000 in total prize money being awarded. The Best of Show will receive $10,000.
The Show and Contest runs from March 24 to 27, 2010. If you can be there, you’ll be among an estimated 20,000 avid quilt enthusiasts from a locale that is already famous for its quilting culture and heritage.
The Festival Gallery of Quilt Art: Wonders of the World – call for entries
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onders of the World, man-made or natural, is the exhibition theme for a new contest and exhibition from International Quilt Festival located in Houston TX. Entries are to be art quilts that interpret this theme. Mixed media quilts are permitted provided the art quilt consists of 3 layers and is flexible in nature.
Exhibition of the art quilts selected by the judges will extend for 3 years, from August 2010 to August 2013. Quilts must be made specifically for the contest and must not have been published in any media format prior to November 2010. Size of entries must be at least 48″ but no larger than 92″ on each side, (122 x 234 cm). Entries may be the work of more than one person. Download the 2010QuiltArt PDF entry form for full details about the show and contest theme.
