List of ATA International Student Award Winners
ATA International Student Award information(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.
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.
Submission Requirements
Applicants must submit:
- A CD containing:
- images of three to five tapestries, with one overall image and one detail for each tapestry
- an annotated list of the images containing: title, dimensions, and 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 biography including name, contact information and how you came to discover tapestry.
- A photocopy of your current student ID.
The deadline for submissions is 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.
Use our online Application Form, or mail your submission to: ATA International Student Award, PO Box 28600, San Jose, California 95159-8600 USA
