2026 HGB Show & Sale Juried Showcase Exhibit Theme
Vivid
A Celebration Of ColorCall For Entries
Showcase Submission Timeline
Applications open September 1, 2026Deadline for paid HGB Membership
– September 15, 2026
Deadline for Showcase Submissions
– October 1, 2026Jury fee $20.00 – Individual or Collaborative Entry
VIVID – A Celebration of Color
Color is used in art to evoke mood and shape perceptions. It creates depth, light and shadow. Use of color strategically involves mixing, combining, and arranging color to create harmony or contrast.
This year’s Showcase focus will be the use of intensity, the vividness of color, to evoke an emotional response in the viewer.
Low intensity colors may be calming or serene. These are exemplified by cool blues, purples and greens often associated with water, sky, mountains, earth and ice.
High intensity colors may be energetic, happy and bright. They are associated with the reds, oranges and yellows of heat, sun, and fire.
In your artist statement, explain how your use of color helped define the feelings that you wish to convey with your fiber art.
Link to Call for Entry Application
2026 HGB Show & Sale Showcase Application Preparation
• Please note once you begin the application process online you will not be able to save your application and revisit it later.
• Chrome and Firefox are recommended browsers.
It is recommended you gather the following information before starting the application process.
• Contact information – Name – Email – Phone – PIN – Address
• Prepare digital images
– Images are uploaded as attachments to the application
– Images submitted in .jpg format
– Images recommendation of minimum of 300 dpi and file less than 500kb
– Identify image files with LastName_FirstName_Image#.jpg
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• Submission details
– Title
– Artist Statement
– Materials and Techniques represented in the piece
– Price – if available for purchase
– Year made
– Size – width x height x depth
Available September 1, 2026 – Members click here to begin 2026 HGB Show & Sale Showcase Application
Entries must meet Show & Sale 2026 Rules & Regulations and be complete at the time of entry – works in progress are not eligible
Click here to review and download HGB Fiber Art Show & Sale Rules & Regulations.
HGB Fiber Art Show & Sale Juried Showcase
Each year, during the HGB Fiber Art Show & Sale at the Boulder County Fairgrounds, Handweavers Guild of Boulder members show their best work in the juried showcase. According to the theme chosen for that year, members of the Guild interpret their reflections in a wide variety of media including weaving, quilting, knitting, crochet, basketry and felting which may be hung on the wall or stand as sculpture.
The Showcase brings visitors the opportunity to see creativity and skilled artisanship up close and personal, and the chance to vote on the People’s Choice Award for their favorite work.