World Water Quilt
About the Project
Welcome to the World Water Quilt 2024 project, a global community initiative to raise awareness and support for our waters, rivers and waterways!
With Artists for Peace and Artsee collaborating with us, our goal is to create a meaningful quilt celebrating clean water and healthy, vibrant oceans and rivers. Each quilt piece will be created by artists/quilters/photographers/poets from around the world, illustrating their relationship with water and rivers in their lives. The quilt will be presented in New York City on March 22nd, World Water Day 2025. It will then travel and be shared around the world.
Calling All Photographers, Artists, and Poets
With the World Water Quilt, we aim to unite the voices and visions of diverse artists to pay homage to the essential element that sustains all life. This collaborative project is not only a tribute to the waters of our planet but also a platform for community artists to showcase their creativity and commitment to environmental appreciation.
We encourage artists who are passionate about water conservation, community engagement, and the healing power of art to participate in this meaningful project. Your contribution will weave together the collective story of our relationship with water - a fundamental resource that knows no borders.
To join this wave of creativity, please contact us at: . worldwhub@gmail.com.
Let’s craft a better future together, one stitch at a time.
Quilt Design
This will be a circle quilt with 5 radiating panels (each in a different shade of blue) to represent the 5 oceans of the world.
There will be 7 circles radiating outward to represent the 7 continents of the world. These will start at the center with the logo for the quilt project, and end with the outer circle of logos of organizations involved in cleaning, healing, and protecting our waters, including through the arts, education, and community involvement.
The 5 circles between the center and outer circle will be for the submitted art, fabric art, photography, and poetry. Each submission will be printed on fabric and then appliquéd to one of the pieces within a panel so each piece will stand out as a unique individual creation (surrounded by blue fabric) while still being connected with all others by the blue throughout the quilt.
Each submission must fit within an 18 x18 inch square, but can be any shape that fits within those dimensions. The circle will have a 40 foot diameter.
With the possible (but not required) exception of fabric art), all other submissions will be photographs of the work (including fabric art - artist will choose to send original or photo) and photos must be in JPEG format in at least 150 ppi/dpi.
Poetry will be submitted in PDF format in native language, plus stating the author's country and language (and preferably with a translation in English). Poet may choose to have their words on a color, photo, or pattern background.
We do ask that all images and words be respectful of all peoples of this Earth. Thank you.
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