Tuesday, January 21, 2025

The Contemporary Art Modern Project (CAMP Gallery) Announces Open Call for this year’s Fiber Show!

The Contemporary Art Modern Project (CAMP Gallery) is beyond pleased to officially announce their open call for this year’s fiber show!

CAMP Gallery invites fiber artists to submit proposals for the 7th edition of their annual exhibition, Women Pulling at The Threads of Social Discourse: Don’t be Absurd, opening October 10, 2025. The exhibition will explore absurdism, referencing Franz Kafka, Albert Camus, Simone de Beauvoir, Jose Saramago and/or Samuel Beckett. We ask that artists submit a proposal first, detailing how their piece compliments the chosen text, with an accompanying sketch and/or render.

✨ Please do not make any pieces before notice of acceptance. ✨

For a full list of details, and links to the gallery's reference materials, see below: and see website for more information: The Camp Gallery.

PROPOSAL PROCESS

Artists are required to be familiar with one (or more) of the texts listed above, and respond directly to their respective subject matter. We have included free links to make the material accessible; all rights retained by respective authors, publishers, and host sites.

We ask that artists submit a proposal first, detailing how their piece compliments the chosen text, with an accompanying sketch and/or render. Please do not make any pieces before notice of acceptance.

Artists are required to explore their response through fiber/textiles, and associated techniques. Artists may use threads, weaving, tapestry, embroidery, tufting, etc. Works can be abstract, figurative, geometric, etc.

Artists can propose one or more pieces ranging in size from 12 inches diameter, 18 inches diameter, 24 inches diameter, 30 inches diameter. We will also accept 2 works 40 inches diameter. All works will be pinned in the gallery, so we ask that proposals exclude frames; embroidery hoops, however, are acceptable.

Please note that this is a Call for Fiber Art; proposals must include practices related to fiber art, whether or not artists’ practices center the medium.

Proposals must be submitted to xoxo@thecampgallery.com with artist’s name and “Don’t Be Absurd” in the subject line.

PERTINENT DATES AND DEADLINES

Last day to submit proposals for large-scale work | March 15, 2025

Last day to submit proposals | April 15, 2025

Notice of acceptance | Rolling

Progress updates | July 15, 2025

Artwork information and final images | August 15, 2025

Last day for artwork receipt | September 18, 2025

Installation | October 6-9, 2025

Opening reception | October 10, 2025

Final day to view exhibition | December 20, 2025

Friday, October 18, 2024

You are cordially invited to attend an Artist Talk at The Contemporary Art Modern Project (The CAMP Gallery) on Saturday, October 19th from 2 - 5pm featuring artists Laeticia Adam-Rabel, Kim Moore, Rosa Henríquez and more.

Saturday Tea Time at CAMP

A heartfelt thank you to everyone who attended our opening reception and curator talk, as your presence and enthusiasm set the stage for a powerful exhibition.

Join us from 2:00 to 5:00 PM, as we welcome artists Laetitia Adam-Rabel, Rosa Henriquez, and Kim Moore for a discussion on how their works challenge traditional narratives on women's rights and power, using fiber art to address themes such as political inequality, bodily autonomy, and the collective strength of women throughout history.

The first in a series of artist panels for our annual fiber exhibition, 77 Women Pulling at the Threads of Social Discourse: We Got The Power, invites you to make a habit of stopping by every Saturday, between 2-5pm for the next two months, for more in-depth conversations with featured artists and special guests!

Sign up below to RSVP for the artist talk.

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“The Contemporary Art Modern Project’s interpretation, like many modern and post-modern interpretations, centers a markedly non-male, intersectional gaze... How do we go from the violence and harm inherent to misogyny, sexism, disenfranchisement—and a downright alienating male attitude that won’t quit—to a showcasing of the power of authentic unity, deliberately contextualized outside of it?”

—co-curator Maria Gabriela Di Giammarco

Fiber Programming: Saturday Tea Time

October 19

Artist Talk

featuring artists Laetitia Adam-Rabel, Kim Moore, and Rosa Henriquez

October 26

Panel Discussion

featuring artists Pangea Kali Virga, Silvana Soriano, Valeria Montag, and art historian Angela Chaine

November 9

Artist Talk

featuring artists Isabel Infante, and Janet M
Mueller

November 23

Artist Talk

featuring artists Aida Tejada, Atelierlustig, and Adriana Carvalho

Artist Spotlight: Liz Leggett

Liz Legget
How to Cut a Pig
Oil stick, Acrylic & Graphite on Paper
47 x 59 in.
USD$5600

This month, we're shining a spotlight on Westport-based artist Liz Leggett, known for her dynamic, process-driven abstractions that pulse with texture and energy. Leggett’s work is an exploration of balance and control, leaving the interpretation open to the viewer’s visceral response. Discover more about Liz’s creative process and her newest body of work in our full interview below.

"The marks are a channel for me to get my inner thoughts and emotions out, so the lines to me are often tracings of tension and frustration but also of catharsis and energy... I love working in flesh tones and pinks and hot pinks–there is no doubt an association with these colors that scream female, and I have no problem with that!"

—Liz Legget

READ FULL INTERVIEW

A Selection for Your Collection

Even More Fiber

This week, The Contemporary Art Modern Project presents a curated selection of fiber works by some of the artists from our roster, many of whom are currently featured in our ongoing fiber exhibition.