Open Call for Artists  ·  Submissions close July 1, 2026
Stitch and
Resist
Cloth, Thread, and the Long Tradition of Making a Statement

On view September 12–20, 2026 at Island Gateway Gallery & Gathering in Bayfield, Wisconsin, as part of Bayfield Art Escape. Gallery admission is always free.

Mary Whittaker's quilt 'Love Is' displayed at the Pulse nightclub memorial in Orlando, 2016
Mary Whittaker  ·  Love Is  ·  2016
Made for Quilts for Pulse — 1,785 quilts from 23 countries and all 50 states. Photographed at the Pulse memorial in Orlando.
This is what fiber art does.
What we’re looking for

We are looking for fiber and textile work that has something to say — work where the piece itself takes a position, bears witness, or asks something of the person standing in front of it. We are not prescribing causes or positions. The work may speak quietly or at full volume. What we ask is that the making itself is intentional — that the fiber, the stitch, the color, the form are not incidental but part of what the work is saying.

Open to artists at all stages in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, and Illinois. No entry fee. Full eligibility details and requirements are in the submission form.

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No entry fee  ·  Deadline July 1, 2026  ·  Notification by July 22
Questions? Email info@islandgateway.org — we respond within two business days.
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