2025 Quilts Unlimited
This juried exhibition will feature the country's finest quilters and showcase a variety of techniques and designs, from traditional quilting to contemporary art quilts.
CALL FOR ART:
We welcome submissions from all quilters working in Art, Bed, or Wall quilts.
- Bed Quilt: Design to be used as a bed quilt, measuring at least 61”x61.”
- Wall Quilt: Smaller than a bed quilt and designed to be hung on the wall, measuring 60”x60” or less.
- Art Quilt: Original design, reflecting innovative construction and design techniques, theme, subject matter, and/or materials. Quilt materials and techniques must be primarily fabric.
If applicable, all entries require attribution to the pattern designer and must have been created within the past 4 years. Kit quilts and hand-tied quilts are not eligible. Artwork previously shown at View is not eligible.
KEY DATES:
- Exhibition Dates: October 4, 2025 - November 29, 2025
- Deadline for Entry: August 22, 2025
- Notification of Acceptance: August 29, 2025
- Work Received by View: September 19, 2025
- Opening Reception: October 4, 2025 from 4 - 6 pm
- Awards will be handed out at the Opening Reception.
- The reception is free and open to the public.
- Pick-up: December 1 & 2, 2025
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
- Annual Quilts Conference: October 5 - 7
- The commission rate is 65%/35%, 35% to View.
For any questions regarding the exhibition please contact:
Kelsey Lynn Mayo
Exhibition Curator
View Arts Center
kmayo@viewarts.org
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Susan Cortese
Sue Cortese is a quilter, fabric dyer, teacher, vendor, and NACQJ Certified Quilt Judge. Her current work falls into the art quilt realm combining her love of dyeing and surface design into her quilted compositions. Growing up in Tonawanda, NY, her mother, and sisters spurred her creative nature with a variety of arts and crafts. She started quilting in 1995 while living in Green River, WY. Helping to organize the first “Quilting on the Green” Quilt Show ignited her curiosity about judging and what makes a winning quilt.
Sue Cortese is a quilter, fabric dyer, teacher, vendor, and NACQJ Certified Quilt Judge. Her current work falls into the art quilt realm combining her love of dyeing and surface design into her quilted compositions. Growing up in Tonawanda, NY, her mother, and sisters spurred her creative nature with a variety of arts and crafts. She started quilting in 1995 while living in Green River, WY. Helping to organize the first “Quilting on the Green” Quilt Show ignited her curiosity about judging and what makes a winning quilt.