Spaces Between
 Florida CraftArt501 Central Avenue St. Petersburg, FL 33701 United States |
Held in partnership with Florida CraftArt, this exhibition will feature work by SDA and Florida CraftArt members in a gallery exhibition at Florida CraftArt, St. Petersburg, FL. Selected works will build on the theme of Spaces Between and will be juried by Akiko Kotani. Entries may be submitted via CaFÉ through January 10, 2025. |
ABOUT THE EXHIBITION
JUROR
ENTRY PROCEDURE
AWARDS
IMPORTANT DATES
ABOUT THE EXHIBITION
Amidst a world in flux, this exhibition will bring together works that cultivate a deeper understanding of in-between spaces and what it can mean to navigate through and reside within them. Edges, thresholds, and borders – whether cultural, environmental, psychological, or physical – can be rigid or fluid, impermeable or frayed. Incredible richness exists in places of overlap, and astonishing webs arise where gaps have been stitched over. The interstices are sites of transition, transformation, and sometimes the piecing together of a new home.
Highlighting work made with a fibers sensibility, including traditional and cross-disciplinary materials, techniques, and practices, as well as experimental processes and material innovation, this exhibition invites artists to reflect creatively on the spaces between.
JUROR
Akiko Kotani received a BFA from the University of Hawaii near her birthplace of Waipahu, HI, and an MFA from Tyler School of Art, Elkins Park, PA. Kotani’s work is held and exhibited in museum collections, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; the Baker Museum, Naples, FL; and the Cleveland Museum of Art, Ohio. During her career, she has received multiple prizes and honors.
Since her arrival in 2015 to the Tampa Bay area, Kotani’s work has appeared in 3 one-person shows, and she was honored as the 2019 Artist Laureate by Creative Pinellas, Largo, FL. Most recently, the Baker Museum, Naples, FL, selected her work for the Florida Contemporary 2021/22, along with two other Florida artists. In 2023, the installation Neon Forest was featured and won the prestigious “Florida Prize” at the Orlando Museum of Art, Orlando, FL. Having had her work in two previous Skyways, her installation(s) will again be part of Skyway 2024/25 at The Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota, FL. Kotani exhibited Midsummer Suite at the Saga Museum, Japan, and had a solo exhibition, Burst, at the Chihuly Collection, St Petersburg, FL, in 2025. She is represented by Leslie Curran Gallery, St Petersburg, FL.
ENTRY PROCEDURE & FEE
Entries may be submitted via CaFÉ through January 10, 2025.
All SDA and Florida CraftArt members are encouraged to apply. Spaces Between will celebrate works with a fibers sensibility that push the evolution of textiles through the use of color, design, processes, and meanings. Works chosen will demonstrate unique, well-developed artistic vision and innovation and will include the best of contemporary work by members.
Each artist may submit up to two pieces. 2D, 3D, video, and audio works are eligible. Artists who have been included in prior SDA exhibits are encouraged to apply, but work should show a progression or be from a different body of work. Works previously exhibited with SDA will not be considered.
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ENTRY FEE: $45 SDA and Florida CraftArt members; $25 SDA and Florida CraftArt student members
AWARDS
| First Place | $400 |
| Second Place | $200 |
| Third Place | $100 |
| SDA Award of Excellence | One-year SDA Membership |
IMPORTANT DATES
| Oct 2, 2024 | Entries submitted through CaFÉ |
| Jan 10, 2025 | Entry deadline |
| Feb 10, 2025 | Notification of Acceptance |
| March 20-25, 2025 | Works due at gallery |
| March 28, 2025 | Exhibition opens |
| April 30, 2025 | Textile Talk Virtual Program |
| May 17, 2025 | Exhibition Closes |
| Late May 2025 | Shipped artwork is returned |