Medium & Dimensions:

All fiber mediums are welcome. We encourage 2 or 3 dimensional fiber works and wearable art. The only size limitation is that the work needs to be able to fit through a 7’ by 7’ gallery door. Our experienced installation team can install your piece with any method with your clearly written instructions. 

Please Note In order to promote artists currently working, we are asking for work produced in the last 3 years. 

Awards:

1st place $300, 2nd place $200, 3rd place $100, two $50 coordinator awards, and a Surface Design of Excellence

Commission:
- Artists receive 60% of the sales price of work that is sold.
- Indicate clearly on form if not for sale NFS but share the value for insurance purposes.
- Sales completed to SebArts Gallery visitors in the 60 days after exhibit closes require 40% payment to SebArts.

Please ensure that all images are 5MB or less in size and are in JPEG format. - Each entry/piece can have one image and up to two additional images

We advise that you submit high quality images that best represent your work. Work that differs from the submission image may not be included in the exhibition. When filling out forms, make an entry in each field. You may use “N/A” if the field does not apply.  

Submissions must be entered online only

All work must have the artist’s name and contact information on or attached to the piece of work. 

● Ship to ATTN: VISUAL ARTS TEAM SebArts, 282 S. High St, Sebastopol, CA 95472 

● Shipped work must arrive by June 13, 2025

● Artist is responsible for all shipping and handling costs to and from the exhibit.

●     Each shipped entry must be packaged in a reusable container for the return of work Include   

       packaging instructions if necessary. 

● In order to return your unsold art, each shipped entry MUST include a return label and a 
prepaid return shipping form (UPS or FedEx). 

● Unsold work, with valid return forms for shipping, will be shipped within 15 days after the 
last day of the show.

● PLEASE unpack and inspect your returned artwork and communicate any concerns
with SCA within 14 days of receipt. SCA is not responsible for damage to art after 15 days

Hand delivered art:

● Must be dropped off Tuesday June 17th, 2025- 10AM-2PM (or by prior arrangement)

● Must have artist name and contact information on the back of the work. 

● Selected work must be on view for the duration of the exhibit. Work may not be withdrawn prior to close of the exhibition. 

● Selected artists agree to allow work to be photographed for media use, for educational and publicity purposes. 

● Artists receive 60% of the sales price of work that is sold. 

● Indicate clearly on form if not for sale NFS.

Notifications:

Artists will be notified by email of acceptance by April 29th, 2025  

Questions? Damian Estrella at destrella@sebarts.org or 707-829-4797 x 1003

Application Requirements

Entry-Fees:
$35 per entry

$5 CaFE charge for addition uploads

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility

● Open to artists worldwide. 

● Maximum of 3 pieces of artwork per artist. 

● Wall mounted work needs to include fixtures and sleeves, with the exception of rods and wood bars which we can provide for those pieces mailed from out of the area. Work should have hanging instructions.

● All work must not have been previously shown in the SebArts Gallery.

● All work must have been completed in the last 3 years. 

SELECTION:
- Work will be selected from online applications.
- The Juror will view all work in an anonymous manner. Please do not contact Juror for any reason and be sure your application and artwork does not show artist name (or your work may be excluded).

Jurors:

Jessica Hemmings: Jessica Hemmings is Professor of Craft at HDK-Valand, University of Gothenburg, Sweden. She studied Textile Design at the Rhode Island School of Design, graduating with a BFA (Honors) in 1999 and Comparative Literature (Africa/Asia) at the University of London’s School of Oriental and African Studies, earning an MA (Distinction) in 2000. Her PhD, awarded by the University of Edinburgh in 2006, is published by kalliope paperbacks under the title Yvonne Vera: The Voice of Cloth (2008). In 2010 she edited a collection of essays titled In the Loop: Knitting Now published by Black Dog and in 2012 edited The Textile Reader (Berg) and wrote Warp & Weft (Bloomsbury). Jessica was the Rita Bolland Fellow at the Research Centre for Material Culture, the Netherlands (2020-2023). Her publications include the second edition of the Textile Reader (2023) and a monograph about Dutch fashion designer Iris van Herpen. 

Ramekon O’Arwisters: In his recent body of work, Ramekon O’Arwisters explores the idea of mending as art practice: of restoration as a kind of reincarnation in a new and more exalted form. For several years, O’Arwisters has been leading “Crochet Jams,” events in which he leads students, seniors, art fair visitors and social service agency clients in a kind of collaborative craft therapy. By putting crochet hooks into their hands, O’Arwisters encourages people to enjoy the process of shared labor, intertwining strips of colorful fabric in the same process that is used to make rag rugs. A native of North Carolina, O'Arwisters was introduced to quilt making at an early age by his beloved grandmother during his childhood in the 1960s when Jim Crow laws were still in force. He remembers learning how to make something whole and beautiful out of many fragments of cloth. “With her,” the artist recalled, “I was embraced, important, and special. I was a little black boy hiding my queer self from my family . . . before the turbulent years of the Civil Rights Movement that spread throughout the country.” Both the generosity and spiritual healing of his current social practice and his drive to make something out of nothing grew out of those early experiences.