International Art Textile Biennale in Australia

INTERNATIONAL ART TEXTILE BIENNALE 2025

Deadline: 17/09/2024

The International Art Textile Biennale seeks to exhibit the best of contemporary art textiles and invites submissions that reflect a wide range of works related to the textile/fiber medium.
INTERNATIONAL ART TEXTILE BIENNALE 2025 will again present a broad spectrum of phenomena in the field of fiber/textiles, which for a few years has invariably become more popular among artists all over the world.
The goal of the exhibition is to include innovative work rooted primarily in textile as well as art that explores unexpected relationships between textile and other creative disciplines.The exhibition will be shown throughout Australian Regional Galleries for a season of 20 months.​The International Art Textile Biennale 2025 (IATB25) is produced and managed by Fiber Arts Australia

PRIZES

TOTAL PRIZE MONIES: AU$5,000

IATB 2025 MAJOR AWARD WINNER: AU$2,000 (+ or – 1225€ or 1300 US dlrs)
GLENYS MANN AWARD of EXCELLENCE: AU$1,500 (+ or – 900€ or 1000 US dlrs)
AUSTRALIAN EXCELLENCE AWARD: AU$1,500 (for an Australian entrant)

Catalog:
A full color catalog of the exhibition will be published.

Exhibiting artists will receive a complimentary copy.

Entry Requirements:
Up to one artwork per entry form.
Two entries allowed per artist.
Entries must be original work completed after 31st December 2022
All work must be primarily in textile or executed in a textile technique.
Work must be original in concept and design and not be the result of a class or workshop.
Work must not exceed 2 meters in any single dimension.

Entry Fees:
A fee – AU$75.00 non-refundable per entry must be paid at the time of application.

Application:
Application will be done online via the IATB25 Application Form
Artists may submit up to two (2) works using 2 individual entry forms.
Each entry must be represented by two (2) images: One (1) full view and one (1) detail.
Works entered, as a multicomponent must be represented by three images: One (1) full view and two (2) details in jpg format, 300dpi

Artist Statement:
For each work submitted, artists must provide a no more than a 100 word artist statement/description of the work, including dimensions, materials, and techniques in a Word Doc or PDF.

Delivery and return of work:
Artists are responsible for all costs incurred in delivery and return of accepted artwork.
Artists are responsible for insurance of their work.
IATB25 will insure during transit to and from all galleries.
IATB25 will insure artworks while in the exhibition galleries.
Each shipped entry must be packaged in a reusable container for the return of work.

COORDINATOR OF INTERNATIONAL TEXTILE ART BIENNIAL 2025
GLENYS MANN
CEO
FIBER ARTS AUSTRALIA
505 Redhill Road
Callignee 3844
Victoria

+ info on the IATB’s website

Notification of the jurors’ decision will be sent to the artist’s email by 25th OCTOBER 2024

Start date: 31/01/2025

End date: 30/09/2026

Address/Location:

Tour during 2 years in Australia

Country: International

Price: 75 Australian dollars (+or- 50 US dlrs or 45€)

Website: https://www.fibrearts.net.au/iatb25.html

Email: mail@fibrearts.net.au

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