ATA International Student Award

Program Information and Guidelines
(also in .pdf)

The American Tapestry Alliance (ATA) was founded with the mission of supporting the development and increasing the awareness of hand woven tapestry. To this end, ATA has created the ATA International Student Award to encourage study in the field.

THE  AWARD

The ATA International Student Award will be presented annually to a student enrolled in a college fiber program at the undergraduate or graduate level. The award will consist of $250 and a year's student membership in the American Tapestry Alliance. The winner's work will be featured in the ATA quarterly newsletter, Tapestry Topics.

ATA  AWARD  CRITERIA

A panel of three judges drawn from the American Tapestry Alliance Board of Directors will judge the submissions on the basis of the following criteria: Excellence in tapestry technique, an awareness of the textile 'language,' and creativity in imagery. For the purposes of this award, tapestry is defined as hand woven, weft faced fabric using discontinuous wefts.

THE  SUBMISSION

Applicants must submit:

• A CD containing images of three to five tapestries, with one overall image and one detail for each tapestry. Each tapestry will need to be identified with the title, the sizes, and the materials. If it is a detail of a piece please so indicate. If techniques in addition to tapestry are used please indicate this as well.

• A 100-250 word artist's statement discussing the submitted tapestries.

• A short personal biography including name, contact information and how you came to discover tapestry.

• A photocopy of your current student ID.

• A self addressed stamped envelop for the return of your materials. The winning submission CD will be retained by ATA.

The deadline for submissions will be 15 April of each calendar year. The winner will be notified in early May. The American Tapestry Alliance reserves the right to withhold the award in any given year.

Submissions for the ATA International Student Award should be mailed to: ATA International Student Award, PO Box 28600, San Jose, California 95159-8600 USA