About

FANTASTIC FIBERS is an international competitive exhibition that seeks to showcase a wide range of outstanding works related to the fiber medium. In four years Fantastic Fibers has grown to a truly international competition/exhibition.

Last year’s Fantastic Fibers 2011 had over 400 entries submitted by 187 fiber artists from Canada, France, Japan, and Qatar, and from 23 US states. 58 works by 47 fiber artists were chosen for the exhibit.

Fantastic Fibers 2012 is hosted by the Yeiser Art Center, Paducah’s Gateway to the Arts. Located in downtown Paducah, the Yeiser Art Center is a non-profit visual arts organization celebrating more than fifty years of serving the community through exhibitions and education throughout the Tri-State Region.

Paducah is the home of the National Quilt Museum. The American Quilter’s Society Annual Show and Contest will be held in Paducah from April 25 to 28, 2012.

Now's the time to submit your best recent fiber work and join in. Who knows... you might just be this year's $1,000 first place award winner!

Awards

A minimum of $1,750 in cash awards will be given by the jurors. Awards will be made in the following amounts:

• First Place $1,000
• Second Place $500
• Third Place $250

2012 Juror

Luanne Rimel is an artist, curator, and currently the Director of Education Programs at Craft Alliance Art Center in St. Louis, Missouri. Her photographic imagery and textile work has been exhibited both nationally and internationally. Rimel received an MFA in Fibers from Southern Illinois University. She has taught numerous workshops and classes around the country. (Luanne Rimel)