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Tips for Curating a Textile Exhibition

Curate (verb) – to select, organize, and look after the items in (a collection or exhibition).

Curator Knowledge  is a series of blog posts and resources based on my experience as an exhibition administrator and curator and includes:

10 Essentials for Exhibition ProposalsAdministration:

  • 10 Benefits of Online Entry Forms
  • 10 Essentials for Exhibition Proposals

Selection:

  • Vision 2020 Curatorial Insights
  • a matter of time selection process
  • a matter of time vital statistics
  • a matter of time preliminary statistics: timing, country & region
  • Living Colour Vital Statistics
  • Vital Statistics for Beneath the Southern Sky Entries

Also see:

  • The Dos and Don’ts of Submitting a Piece to Quilt National – Judy Kirpich
  • Quilt National – Picking the Awards – Judy Kirpich
  • A Look Behind the Scenes of Threads of Resistance by Sue Bleiweiss
  • Nebraska Stories: The Quilts of Ken Burns – video

curator knowledge - a matter of timeHanging & Installation:

  • How to Plan an Exhibition Layout/Diagram
  • How to Attach Textile Art to a Stretched Canvas
  • Combined Hanging Sleeve & Velcro Strip Casing
  • Hanging Arrangements for Textile Works
  • More About Hanging Textile Works
  • More (Again) About Hanging Textile Works

Photography:

  • Watermark Your Images and Protect Your Work Online
  • Seven Easy Ways to Resize Images
  • a matter of time photography day
  • How to photograph textile art by textileartist.org
  • Photographing Your Quilt by Machine Quilting Unlimited
  • Digital Photography for Textile Artists –  Holly Knott and Andy Baird

Shipping and Storage:

  • Shipping Quilts & Textile Works
  • Storing and Conserving Textiles

Gallery Links

  • A Matter of Time
  • Living Colour!

I acknowledge that I live and create on the land of the Darkinjung and Guringai people and recognise their continuing connection to this place. I pay my respects to Elders past, present and emerging and extend that respect to all First Nations people.

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Brenda Gael Smith
Contemporary Textile Art

brenda@brendagaelsmith.com

PO Box 131, Avoca Beach
NSW 2251 Australia

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On exhibition

  • 9 November 2025 – 31 January 2026 Performance Arts Culture Cessnock
    AHEAD OF THE CURVE
  • Integrifolia #3
    26 February – 1 March 2026 Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival – Hampton, Virginia
    Minimalism
This year (2026) marks the 20th anniversary of the This year (2026) marks the 20th anniversary of the Australasian Quilt Convention. The entrance features a display of the brochure covers over the years and it was fun to identify 3 covers that include snippets of exhibits that I was involved with.

⭐️ 2009 was my first AQC. I was a tutor and my contribution to the “teach me” exhibit was “Grass” that you can see in the lower right corner.

⭐️ in 2013, the Twelve by Twelve International Art Quilt Project shared the Colourplay series which included a piece by @studioconway highlighting the plight of refugees in drought (see centre left)

⭐️ in 2020 the chronology was disrupted by the Covid pandemic but not before the brochure was published with “The Fuchsia’s Looking Bright m” by @darlingdi from @vision2020textiles who poseda poignant question: Will my optimistic dream of a brighter future turn out to be 2020 vision, or just a fun and fabulous fabric fusion of my favourite colours?

Congratulations to @craft.events_  on the 20th Anniversary 🤩
I am driven to abstraction. Abstraction is a persi I am driven to abstraction. Abstraction is a persistent and insistent force in my creative practice. Working improvisationally, I capture the essence of my subjects to impart a sense of wonder of the natural world and a deep affinity to place. 

As part of the Rajah Award that I received last year, I will be sharing a selection of my textile paintings in a special exhibit at the Australasian Quilt Convention in  Melbourne presented by @craft.events_ 

Textile enthusiasts from across Australia and overseas gather at this exciting event. If you see me at AQC, please do say hello. I am looking forward to seeing everyone😍

#australasianquiltconvention  #rajahaward  #brendagaelsmithart #australasianquiltconvention2026
Looking forward to the premiere of “Opposites” , a Looking forward to the premiere of “Opposites” , an @saqaart  regional exhibition, at the Australasian Quilt Convention in Melbourne this week from 9 - 12 April. My new artwork “Night and Day” will be on display.
#brendagaelsmithart #australasianquiltconvention2026
#australasianquiltconvention 
@craft.events_
It’s official! I am excited to share a selection o It’s official! I am excited to share a selection of my textile artworks in Forza Vitale, a solo exhibition at the @carrefour_patchwork European Quilt Show at Val d’argent, France from 17-20 September 2026. 

Other inspiring exhibitors include;
@lunalovequilts 
@kellyspell 
@quiltscornerstone 
@mili.tra 
@b.lange.patchwork 
@koenigheidi 

Forza Vitale is a vibrant exhibition of abstract textile paintings that radiate energy and vitality. Created from intensely coloured, hand-dyed fabrics, each work is cut free-form and assembled into dynamic linear compositions and bold shapes, enriched with dense, expressive stitching. The collection draws deeply from the natural world. From teeming marine life to the radiant glow of sunrise, these works capture nature’s pulse and perpetual renewal. Through abstraction, colour saturation, and rhythmic mark-making, Forza Vitale celebrates the life force that animates both landscape and human experience. 

#brendagaelsmithart #forzavitale #carrefoureuropeendupatchwork #europeanquiltshow

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