As part of sharing my journey becoming a full-time artist as an emerging artist, I thought I’d share what I have applied for so far this year and results of the submissions. I’m including Artist in Residence Programs and the exhibitions I’ve submitted to and the quilt names of the images submitted. I thought it might be useful to include dates in which quilts will either be exhibited or when the artist in residence is. The dates are important, as I am careful I don’t overlap submissions, just in case of acceptance.

Artist in Residence Programs

Residency Program	Works Submitted	Result	Cost of Submission	Calendar
Penland Winter Artist in Residence 2023 (2 weeks)	Aroha, One of these things, Isolation, Home	Accepted	$30	7 Jan to 21 Jan
ArtSpace Summer Artist in Residence	Invisible Visible, Rails II, Snowfall, Isolation, One of these things, Aroha, Study No. 3, Cairns, Home, City of Mannheim	Declined	$25	N/A
Durham Art Guild Artist in Residence	Rails II, Snowfall, Isolation, One of these things, Aroha, Study No. 3, Home, Broken Trellis, Ford+Son, Colosseum Wood bock Print	Accepted	$15	Jul to Dec
Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park Artist in Residence Program	Rails II, Isolation, One of these things, Aroha, Study No. 3, Home, Altitudinal Ecosystem	Notification expected 17th November	$160 (for group due to family joining)

Exhibitions

Applied for	Works Submitted	Result	Cost of Submission	Calendar
Town of Cary, Solo Exhibition	Tread, Negative Crosswalk, San Francisco Bustle, Altitudinal Ecosystem, Snowfall, Orange Creamsicle, Rotating Spokes, Manicured Gardens, Rails I, Sunday Best	Accepted	$0	7 Jul to 19 Aug
QuiltCon (2023): Minimalism Category	One of these things	Declined	$20	NA
SAQA: Minimalism	One of these things	Accepted	$40	2023 to 2026
Scaffold	Outskirts	Accepted	N/A	3 Apr to 30 Jun
Excellence in Quilts (Fiber Art Now)	Rails II, Ford+Son, Colosseum at Night	Declined	$30	N/A
2023 Exhibition In Print (Surface Design Association)	Ford+Son, Rails II, Snowfall	Declined	$30	N/A
NC Artist Exhibition	Ford+Son	Accepted	$35	24 Sep to 22 Oct
DAG: Breathing New Life	Live Life	Accepted	$0	18 Aug to 22 Sep
Quilts=Art=Quilt	Rails II	Declined	$35

Additionally, I was asked to participate in a 3 person exhibition, Modern Textiles at “The Art Gallery” Fayetteville Technical Community College. It will run 23 October to 14 December and I will have up to 5 pieces hanging.

Future Planned Submissions

I don’t plan on many other submissions this year, but here are a list of possibilities with the exhibit dates:

• QuiltCon Quilt Show (Feb 2024)
• ArtSpace NC 12 x 12 Member Showcase (3 Nov – 30 Dec 2023)
• SAQA Abstraction: Textural Elements Exhibit (2024 to 2027)

The good news is, this year, I have work showing in various places from April through December (ArtSpace, Page-Walker, Durham Bottling Company, European Patchwork Meeting (France), Contemporary Art Museum Raleigh, and Fayetteville Technical Community College).

I’ll let you know how the rest of the submissions go. If you have questions, please leave them in the comments below and I will do my best to answer them.