Applications for HGA Grants Open In February

Deadline: March 1, 2023

The Handweavers Guild of America, Inc. (HGA) provides grants for artists, students and teachers to take or teach non-accredited classes. This allows HGA members to attend workshops, take classes at conferences and to offer classes to beginning weaving and spinning students. 

Silvio and Eugenia Petrini Grant – Established in 1994 to honor Silvio and Eugenia Petrini, the fund makes a grant of $300 per individual. The application is open to HGA members for study in a non-accredited program of any skill level. 

Mearl K. Gable II Memorial Grant-Established in 2000 to honor this generous supporter of the Weavers Guild of the North Shore, Inc. (WGNS) and the fiber art community, the fund awards grants in the amounts of $100 or more per individual. The application is open to all HGA members for study in a non-accredited program of any skill level.

Teach-It-Forward Grant – Funded by HGA’s Fiber Trust, the grant awards $500 each year. The application is open to HGA members who teach beginning weavers or spinners in a private studio, shop or school; who are bringing new people to the craft, and who have an innovative plan or proposal.

To help you prepare your applications while waiting for our new portal to open, we have prepared the following resources. Please note, do not use the sample applications to apply. These are only to help you prepare.

Resources

• Grant Application Guidelines
• Silvio and Eugenia Petrini Grant Sample Application
• Mearl K. Gable II Memorial Grant Sample Application
• Teach-It-Forward Grant Sample Application

The Handweavers Guild of America, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. It’s mission is to educate, support and inspire the fiber art community. To support HGA’s Grants program, please consider a gift to HGA’s Fiber Trust. You can donate online by clicking here. To become a member of HGA, click here to join now. For more information about HGA or questions about applying for a grant call (678) 730-0010 or email HGA@WeaveSpinDye.org. 

January-February 2023
Register to Participate – If you have questions regarding membership to HGA you can contact Tamie Herridge who is OWG’s HGA Liaison and her contact information is in the OWG Yearbook.

Join the Handweaver’s Guild of America, Inc.‘s exhibit jurors as they provide insights into the artwork featured in our 2022 exhibits: Small Expressions, Seasons of the Smokies wearable art exhibit, Vistas along the Appalachian Trail yardage exhibit, and Dogwood to Kudzu basketry exhibit.  

The Jurors’ Talks will be conducted via Zoom. Registration for the live events will close at 12:00 pm ET on the day of the event. All registrants and anyone who registers after registration closes for the live event will receive access to an “on demand” recording of the juror’s talk. A link will be emailed 24 hours after the juror’s talk has ended. 

Registration Fees are $10-15 for HGA Student, Individual, Family, & Professional Artist Members and $15-25 for all others. Members, when registering you must first log in to your account or you will not receive the member rate. 

2022 Vistas along the Appalachian Trail Yardage ExhibitJuror Robyn Spady Thursday, January 26, 1 pm ET Vistas along the Appalachian Trail is a yardage exhibit showcasing lengths of cloth produced by any fiber technique. Yardage is created for a variety of reasons: clothing or accessories adorning the body; useful objects such as towels or home décor; or as a piece of art.  Juror Robyn Spady was introduced to handweaving at a young age and has been weaving for over 50 years. She completed HGA’s Certificate of Excellence (COE) in 2004 with the specialized study Loom-controlled Stitched Double Cloth. Robyn is a well-known teacher and author on handweaving and is also founder and editor of Heddlecraft® . Register Here Image: Window View. Geri Forkner.

2022 Dogwood to Kudzu Basketry ExhibitJuror Judy ZugishThursday, February 2, 1 pm ET Dogwood to Kudzu is a basketry exhibit juried by author Judy Zugish and produced by HGA. Basketry artists were challenged to explore the broad continuum of traditional to nontraditional and functional to nonfunctional to produce extraordinary vessels with a variety of manmade to natural materials.Juror Judy Zugish began experimenting with garden fibers in 1978. This soon led to an obsession for basketmaking and many years of pursuing technique with notable traditional weavers. Today, her contemporary works using gathered natural materials are exhibited widely. She teaches her signature style both at home and abroad.