National Academy of Needlearts Gallery
Category: Needlework Exhibition
The Artist Statement — What Is It?
By Dolores Andrew, NAN-Certified Master Judge This article first appeared in NANthology, the NAN newsletter, in summer 2014. There are almost as many ways to write an artist statement as there are artists. Mostly, they involve the “why” in your thinking,…
Read MoreFive Myths About The Exemplary
By Inez Giles and Carlene Harwick, 2014 Exemplary Administrators This article first appeared in NANthology, the NAN newsletter, in winter 2014. MYTH #1: Entering The Exemplary is much too expensive. To be clear, there is a minimal entry fee for submitting…
Read MoreWhy Bother?
By Carlene Harwick and Inez Giles, 2014 Exemplary Administrators This article first appeared in NANthology, the NAN newsletter, in fall 2013. Why would anyone want to go through the hassle of packing and shipping needleart pieces just to enter an exhibit?…
Read MoreTHE PEEPS SHOW
By Dolores Andrew This article first appeared in NANthology, the NAN newsletter, in summer 2011. The weird thing about being asked to judge a show is that you may think you know what you will be doing, but you never really…
Read MoreThe Category of MIXED MEDIA
By Connie Lynn Borserine This article first appeared in NANthology, the NAN newsletter, in summer 2011. Of all the categories in needlework exhibitions, the most questions and controversy seem to surround the one entitled “MIXED MEDIA”. As defined by the National…
Read MoreA Recipe for Judging by CDs
By Dolores M. Andrew This article first appeared in NANthology, the NAN newsletter, in summer 2010. Ideally, when we judge, the two or three of us meet and choose the works (when jurying) or award winners (when judging), from actual pieces…
Read MoreDoes Originality Really Matter?
By Gail Sirna This article first appeared in NANthology, the NAN newsletter, in spring 2010. The 2010 NAN Assembly, and its concurrent Exemplary are pleasant memories now; but going through The Exemplary triggered some thoughts which I would like to share….
Read MoreAn Artist’s Statement, But…
by Patricia Tector, former NAN Director of Judges’ CertificationThis article first appeared in NANthology, the NAN newsletter, in winter 2010. Click here to see the original publication. Many, if not most, people understand the importance of having an artist’s statement accompany an entry…
Read MoreProfessional…or Amateur?
By Gail Sirna This article first appeared in NANthology, the NAN newsletter, in winter 2008. It’s time to send in your entry blank for NAN’s annual exhibit, The Exemplary. One decision the entrant must make is whether to classify herself…
Read MoreWhy Judge?
By Patricia Tector, NAN-certified Master Judge This article first appeared in NANthology, the NAN newsletter, in fall 2007. This is a question that can be taken in many ways. Why judge a needlework exhibit? Why judge entries for a juried show?…
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