2006

blue ridge handweaving show

Supported by the

Western North Carolina
Fibers/Handweavers Guild, Inc.

The show of winners is now open at Grove Arcade, One Page Ave., Suite #115 (downtown), Asheville, NC. Grove Arcade Arts and Heritage Galley hours 10 AM-6 PM Monday through Saturday and 12 Noon- 5 PM Sunday.

For a complete catalog, a gallery tour of pictures, and a list of winners of the 2006 show, go to http://bellsouthpwp2.net/b/r/brhs0wncfhg/
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In the 2004 show, the winner of the HGA award was Betty Carlson's "Morning Glory"

The mission of the Blue Ridge Handweaving Show is to encourage and support both amateur and professional handloom weavers at all levels and to increase public awareness of their work.

The 2006 Blue Ridge Handweaving Show will have two venues: the Asheville show, October 18-November 17, will be held in the John M. Crawford Gallery in the Walker Arts Building at The Asheville School, 360 Asheville School Road, Asheville, NC. Winning entries will then be shown from November 20 - December 24 at Grove Arcade Arts and Heritage Gallery, One Page Ave., Suite #115 (downtown), Asheville, NC

The School is located off Smoky Park Highway (US 19/23) as it turns into Patton Avenue. The entrance is Asheville School Road which turns off Patton just west of the NC Driver's License Office on the same side of Patton. The Walker Arts Building is located at the back of the campus across from the soccer field. Parking will be directed at the opening.

For further information, see:

• rules and definitions
• categories
• judging and awards
• entry fee, form, & procedure
• delivery & shipping, insurance and waiver
• calendar, gallery hours - sales
• for further information and entry form

rules

• Entries must be handwoven on a loom.
• Weavers may submit up to two entries.
• Must be original designs except where traditional drafts are used and noted.
• Must have been completed within the last two years.
• If a joint effort, all contributors must be named; attach details to entry form (i. e., spinner, dyer, seamstress).
• Appropriate installation hardware and instructions must be included.
• Entries will remain on display throughout the exhibit period(s).
• Pieces greater than 60" in any direction may not be shown in their entirety due to space considerations.
• The committee reserves the right of final interpretation of these rules.

amateur/professional definitions

Amateurs

engage in handweaving as a pastime or hobby.

Professionals

generate income by marketing their work or teaching handweaving.

Entrants must indicate amateur or professional status on entry form.

categories

1. Accessories - Scarves, purses, jewelry, etc.
2. Decorative Functional - Linens, rugs, pillows, afghans, etc.
3. Decorative Non-Functional - Wall hangings, tapestries, 3-D work, etc.
4. Wearable - Clothing
5. Yardage - Minimum 3-yard length plus 14" full-width handling piece. Roll both pieces on a cardboard tube - do not fold. Weaver must be willing to allow the yardage to be hemmed and weighted for display.

judging

The judges are:

Neal Howard, a professional weaver and dyer for 15 years, is a member of the Southern Highlands Craft Guild, Piedmont Craftsmen, and Handweavers Guild of America. A graduate of the Production Crafts program at Haywood Community College, she has been a Studio Assistant at Penland School in dyeing, weaving, and color theory for fiber artists. In addition to teaching beginner weaving and dyeing workshops, Neal makes educational presentations to weaving, knitting, and sewing guilds and dyeing and woven shibori demonstrations to the general public at fine craft gallery and show venues.

Liz Spear is a full-time studio weaver of yardage and maker of garments, in Western North Carolina. She teaches at Penland, Arrowmont, ACC, and John C. Campbell Folk School, and is an exhibiting member of the Southern Highlands Craft Guild, Piedmont Craftsman, In.c, and Handweavers Guild of America. Her collaborations with other artists in art-quilts, dyeing, marbling, felting, paper, and polymer clay have produced a series of exhibition coats shown all over the country.

Kathrin Weber Scott is a professional hand-dyer and handweaver. She works in color and color flow creating functional items in cotton and other natural fibers. She is a member of Southern Highlands Craft Guild, Piedmont Craftsmen, and Carolina Designer Craftsmen. Kathrin regularly exhibits at American Craft Council events and other national juried shows. She teaches dyeing and weaving at the John C. Campbell Folk School as well as seminars and workshops through fiber guilds.

awards

Awards will be given in each category. Special awards, including the HGA Award, will also be presented

entry fee & procedure

• There is a non-refundable fee of $25.00 for up to two entries. Make checks payable to:
  Blue Ridge Handweaving Show
• Entry forms and fees must be received by August 31, 2006. Send to:
  Blue Ridge Handweaving Show
  P O Box 18602
  Asheville, NC 28814
• Identification labels will be sent to you
• For further information, contact Sue Reynolds, Registrar, at wncfhg@main.nc.us

delivery & shipping

hand-delivered entries

• Hand-delivered entries will be accepted at The Asheville School on Friday, October 13, from 9 AM to 12 noon.
• Hand-delivered entries must be picked up at The Asheville School on November 18 from 1 PM to 4 PM. If pickup is to be made by someone other than the weaver, please note on entry form.

shipped entries

• The weaver is responsible for all shipping costs and insurance of work in transit.
• The entrant must enclose payment for return shipment and insurance for stated value.
• All work must be shipped in a sturdy reusable container.
• Shipments must arrive by October 6, 2006. Ship to:
  Blue Ridge Handweaving Show
  8000 Long Shore Avenue
  Seneca, SC 29672

insurance

The Asheville School will insure work while it is on display. Please note the insurance value of each piece on your entry form, even if it is not for sale.

waiver

All entries will be handled with utmost care. Submission of art work automatically waives any claims for damage or loss against the WNC Fibers/Handweavers Guild. Consent for photographic reproduction for publicity purposes is to be assumed as part of the entry process.

calendar

gallery hours - sales

for further information

For a printable entry form, download brhs entry form Note: this file requires Acrobat Reader which may be downloaded from
http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html

Questions? Write Blue Ridge Handweaving Show
P O Box 18602
Asheville, NC 28814
Or E-mail to: wncfhg@main.nc.us