2025 Exhibition Entry Form 2025 Fine Art of Fiber – Exhibition Entry Form "*" indicates required fields ENTRY DEADLINE – Photos, Forms and Checks must be Received by September 12, 2025. Please read carefully – aspects of the Entry Process have changed for 2025!!!! 1. Complete this Entry Form online. If you have multiple entries, each needs to be submitted on a separate form. In other words, if you have 3 entries, you will complete the form, IN ITS ENTIRETY, 3 times. 2. You will receive a separate email confirmation for each entry you submit, with a PDF copy of your entry attached. The confirmation may take several hours to arrive. Email Confirmations may go to your Spam folder – please check it! If more than 24 hours have passed since you submitted an entry and you have not received confirmation, DO NOT resubmit entry! Please contact Lori Grupp at lorigrupp@gmail.com or via text at 312 316 6632. 3. You will need to print a copy of each PDF and mail them, with photos of your entries and ONE check for the total cost of your entry to: Chris Deering Fine Art of Fiber 7120 W. Niles Ave Niles, IL 60714 Use 4″x 6″ Photo quality paper. Indicate the top of each photo. Include ONE check for the total amount of all your entries combined. $10 for each Individual piece you submit and $5 for each Group Project. (e.g., 3 Individual entries and 1 Group Project = One check for $35). CHECKS SHOULD BE PAYABLE TO FINE ART OF FIBER. Checks are non-refundable. Chris Deering must receive all forms, photos and checks by Friday, September 12, 2024. Please fill this form out completely. We cannot contact you for further information or clarification. First Name*Last Name*Enter your name EXACTLY how you would like it to appear in the Exhibit program and on your Show Card.*Address* Street Address Address Line 2 City AlabamaAlaskaAmerican SamoaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareDistrict of ColumbiaFloridaGeorgiaGuamHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaNorthern Mariana IslandsOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaPuerto RicoRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahU.S. Virgin IslandsVermontVirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinWyomingArmed Forces AmericasArmed Forces EuropeArmed Forces Pacific State ZIP Code Phone*Email* In which Guild(s) are you a member?* IQI NSNG WGNS Title of Entry*NO “UNTITLED”, PLEASE!Which type of Entry is this?* Individual Entry Group Project (e.g. Workshop, Guild Challenge) Which Group Project?*Will you be submitting Multiple Individual Entries?* Yes No What is this entry's priority of all your individual entries? (i.e., 1st of 4, 2nd of 3, etc.)*Entry Size – Horizontal*Accurate Measurements in inches – NUMBERS ONLY. DO NOT PUT ” OR THE WORD “INCHES”.Entry Size – Vertical*Accurate Measurements in inches – NUMBERS ONLY. DO NOT PUT ” OR THE WORD “INCHES”. Detail any special hanging or other display requirements (including any display props you will provide). If none, please type N/A.*Program and Show Card Information The information below will be used in the Exhibition Program and in your entry’s Display Card. PLEASE PROOF-READ THE INFORMATION YOU PROVIDE. IT WILL APPEAR ON THE SHOW CARDS EXACTLY AS YOU HAVE PROVIDED IT.List techniques used to make piece (e.g. hand woven, machine quilted, hand dyed, hand spun, machine embroidered, hand knitted, how it is embellished etc.)*Describe what you most want people to know about entry. List any collaborators by name (e.g., long arm quilters) in this section. LIMIT: 100 words*Design ( e.g. original, pattern designer’s name, kit, etc.)*Optional – Professional Website Complete if you want this information to appear on the Entry’s Display cardOptional – Professional Email Address Complete if you want this information to appear on the Entry’s Display cardFOR SALE? (25% of sale goes to Guilds/Chicago Botanic Garden)* No Yes Sale Price (in whole dollars, please. No dollar sign needed.)*Please enter a number from 1 to 10000.The IRS requires that all participants with items for sale during the show complete a W-9 (tax id form). If you submitted a W-9 in 2022, 2023 or 2024 and the information has not changed, we do not need an updated one. Otherwise, PLEASE SUBMIT A W-9 FORM WITH YOUR ENTRY/IES, PHOTOS, CHECK, ETC.)W-9 forms are available online. ‘For Sale’ items without a W-9 on file will not be sold.By checking the box below and submitting this form online, the entrant hereby agrees: 1) to hold IQI/NSNG/WGNS/Chicago Botanic Garden harmless for any and all damage or loss of any property left in their care, custody or control. (Check your home-owner insurance policy for coverage.) 2) that he/she/they has read and agrees to the Exhibit Rules and Requirements. Exhibitor Agreement* I agree.