One Red Thread Textile Art Prize & Exhibition
ORT2024
​''I See Red"

​ORT2024 - ''I See Red"
I wonder what the world will bring to us this coming year?
Sometimes it feels like nothing changes. The world often seems sad & horrifying with the news of wars. The rising death toll of women here in Australia due to domestic violence & then….

You look around & see wonderful, beautiful moments, little things that almost go unnoticed but sometimes just make ‘your day’ special.
Photos I’ve taken on my walks into town; the Illawarra Flame tree blossoms on the footpath, the parrot enjoying scavaging amongst the leaves.

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​However we still feel the same about the madness & mayhem that happens around us & feels out of our control. Bernadine Carrol’s “ENOUGH! STOP” and Ro Bruhn’s “Enough’s Enough” from the 2021/22 “Empowered Exhibition” are still relevant two years on!

I hope I can encourage you to create a piece for the ''I See Red" exhibition. It’s wonderful listening & chatting to bystanders about the entries at the Expertise Events Craft & Quilt Fairs and how your work engages the public. Perhaps you should come along with me & spend an hour or so listening to comments, it will make your head swell.

Many thanks to the supporters who have shared their creativity with this event since 2012. How exciting to think that one red leaf on the Boston Ivy at my back door back in 2011 could spark an idea.
​ I would like to acknowledge that without the support of Expertise Events @intocraft there would be no continuance of the One Red Thread Exhibition. It is their generosity that has kept this exhibition afloat by granting me exhibition space at their major events. A huge thank you to Expertise Events & staff for their generosity & kindness.  ​

• is open to fibre, thread & textile artists  is a non-acquisitive competition & exhibition
• accepts entries representing any use of fibre, threads & textiles & encourages the artist to explore traditional & non-traditional practices
• the focus of this textile art prize & exhibition is Colour, Composition, Creativity & Craftsmanship
• Textiles encompasses fibre, thread, stitching, quilting, embroidery & includes fabric, fibre, felt, wool, wire, paper, even metal
• Please note the Conditions of Entry 

Prizes awarded by Textile Fest:        
First Prize $300
Second Prize $200   
Third Prize $100 

Thank you to @  

for their generous support

Presented by Textile Fest
PO Box 232 Berry NSW 2535
Email: [email protected]
www.textilefest.com.au
Join us on Facebook & Instagram: @textilefest

​Conditions of Entry:

1. Entries welcome from all Textile Artists; open age & experience
2. Size: Finished size no larger than 30cm square: either vertical or landscape orientation.
3. At least One Red Thread must be included within your body of work
4. Please do not mount your work or place under glass
5. *Please note: if you decide to make your item dimensional, please do not make your item any deeper than 5cm.  I cannot guarantee it will be able to go on tour due to packaging, handling & transportation of the exhibition overall.  
6. On-line registration/entry form
7. A non-refundable entry fee of $30 is required
8. One entry per person
9. On-line entry
10. A progress photo is acceptable & can be emailed
11. Entries must be finished within the last 12 months & be the original work of the Artist
12. Works to be received no later than 14 June 2024
13. Judging & prizes will be awarded at the Sydney Craft & Quilt Fair 2024; many thanks to @intocraft for their support
14. A label with your name, address & phone number must be securely attached to the back of your work
15. Postage & Handling for returns: please include self-addressed stamped packaging for return, otherwise I will organise a PayPal invoice for return postage
16. I reserve the right to keep the exhibition for a minimum of 12 months. Invitations will be accepted for ORT2024 to tour Australia; exhibitions will be decided upon on your behalf
17. You are responsible for your own insurance for loss or damage
18. Your entry may be photographed & used for advertising, editorial, website, Facebook & Instagram
19. Liability: although all care is taken you accept that you are entering your work at your own risk.
20. Submitting the on-line entry form signifies your agreement with the conditions of entry