The beauty of a chorus comes from the blending of different voices. Similarly, “Plurality of Voices” will allow viewers to appreciate the diverse range of artistic expression by artists in Europe and the Middle East. The concept of different artistic voices may mean many things to different people, but at its core, it represents diversity in thought, image, or reality. It could be about race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, age, and physical or mental abilities. Or it could be about religious beliefs, family status, political beliefs, educational opportunity, personal interests, appearance, world view or other ideologies. This exhibition will encourage viewers to think deeply about the diversity of artists who create, and the diversity of voices represented, as they engage with the artwork.
Artists are asked to create work that addresses the concepts of diversity and individual voice in a collective experience. You will need to submit two professional quality photographs. If you choose to submit an optional short video, you will also need to submit two images of your work.
** In order to participate in this Virtual Gallery Exhibit, you need to be a primary or secondary member of the Europe and Middle East Region.
Requirements:
- Artwork, or components within, must meet SAQA's definition of an art quilt.
- Artists may enter up to three artworks.
- Only current SAQA members (primary or secondary) of the Europe and Middle East Region may enter.
- If the artwork is a collaboration, all collaborating artists must be SAQA members.
- Work must be original and of the artist's own design.
- Artwork will not be shipped; only images will be used.
- For additional information on the terms used in these guidelines as well as digital image submission requirements, please refer to Exhibition Policies and FAQs.
Additional Guidelines:
- There is no entry fee for this call.
- No artist statement is required, but one is requested for consideration by the curators.
- There is no date by which the artwork must have been made.
- Artwork may have been published previously.
- Artwork may not have been selected for a previous SAQA Global Exhibition or for a previous SAQA Virtual Gallery.
- A maximum of one entry per member may be selected for the exhibit.
- Artwork images must not have a watermark, signature or other proprietary mark showing.
- Any type work (2D, 3D, installation, wearable, etc.) may be submitted.
- There is no requirement that the work be offered for sale.
- SAQA will not sell the exhibited work on behalf of the artist; therefore, no commission is due to SAQA if an individual artists sells his or her own artwork.
If you have any additional questions about this virtual gallery exhibition, please contact Susan Else or Sarah Entsminger at virtualgallery@saqa.com.
Geneviève Attinger, a former agricultural engineer, is a self-taught French textile artist. She started to create wall-hangings in the late 1980s while working as a part time teacher in biology and bioethics. Feeling the need for more personal expression, she took evening classes in graphic design and sculpture at the Beaux-Arts School -Lorient . These classes completely changed her work through the use of the sensual, tactile, and malleable nature of fabrics.
Geneviève’s work can be seen in international publications, such as The 30 Distinguished Quilt Artists of the World (Robert Shaw et Kasuo Enomoto, 2003) and is held in public, corporate and private collections worldwide. She has received numerous awards in the course of her career from prestigious exhibitions such as Quilts=Arts=Quilts and is a SAQA Juried Artist Member.
Claire Passmore fills her days exploring new possibilities using cloth, thread, dye, paint and print. Throughout her life she has been a teacher of one sort or another and is a strong believer in sharing knowledge with others. Her art quilts are most often influenced by matters of social conscience, whilst her 3D work focusses on the exploration of geometry and colour, and she delights in discovering the unexpected.
Claire’s work has featured in many SAQA Global exhibitions and other international events. It is also included in several private and corporate collections. She teaches widely within the UK and in 2019 was a presenter and tutor at the 5th International Quilt Symposium in Shaoxing, China.
