Call for Entries

The event is designed to provide artists with a space to showcase their work without the hierarchy or competition associated with prize-based exhibitions. For its 7th edition, the Textile Art International Triennial TexpoART invites artists to engage with the theme “ORDER AND CHAOS”, opening a space for artistic reflection and dialogue.

The event aims to offer artists an opportunity to exhibit their artworks, without the inherent hierarchy implied by any prize award.         

For its 7th edition, Textile Art International Triennial TexpoART proposes the concept of ORDER AND CHAOS as theme of artistic debate.

We are going through times of planetary convulsions, of syntheses and openings that bring great turbulence to human activity. Order, also seen as predictability, can be identified as a kind of fog that prevents any anticipation, as well as the control of one's own development. The cosmic order is disturbed, the elements associated with the idea of ​​chaos in the collective mind, such as disease, death, storm, drought, eclipse, earthquakes, invasions of enemies seem to dominate the world. This days the fragile balance of order tends to transform into chaos. But, let's not forget, chaos is considered the personification of the initial state of the universe, an unlimited and indefinite space, pre-existing the cosmic order. The concepts of order and chaos refer to two opposing and complementary forces, which govern various aspects of life, from the physical universe to personal experiences. Order represents structure, stability, predictability, while chaos implies disorganization, uncertainty, but, extremely importantly, the potential for change.

In real life, order provides the basis for evolution, while chaos develops creativity, discovers opportunities, and contributes to adaptation processes. Even more so in the field of visual arts, the two concepts intertwine. The theme of the TexpoART 2026 Textile Art Triennial is ORDER AND CHAOS, and proposes to artists to develop the dynamic, antagonistic relationship of these concepts with the means of textile arts. In art, order is often identified with a clear composition, chromatic harmony, and perfect execution, but it can seem banal and boring. By contrast, chaos appears as a disruptor of rules, unsettling, yet expressive and with the potential to open up new opportunities.

Depending on what each artist proposes, works may result that deal with one, the other, or both concepts, applied to the inner universe, to nature, or to social life. The theme incites philosophical meditation and, why not, to new experiments…

TexpoART 2026 - ORDER AND CHAOS is open to professionals and master students in the field of Textile Arts with art works of medium size, made in the last 3 years.

Any textile techniques and any materials, traditional or unconventional, with witch the artists can configure their own interpretation of the idea of NEW START in a contemporary formula are accepted.

The Textile Art International Triennial TexpoART is sponsored by the National University of Arts ”George Enescu” and the Union of Visual Artists in Romania and will take place between 10 and 30 JUNE 2026 in the Art Galleries of the ROMANIAN UNION OF VISUAL ARTISTS  IAȘI BRANCH (U.A.P.R – Iași) (https://uapriasi.ro/galerii/) and the ”Aparte” Gallery of U.N.A.G.E. Iași (https://aparte.arteiasi.ro/).

 

CALENDAR:

Registration period: 15 March - 1 April 2026

The results of the selection: 22 April 2026

The period for sending the works: 22 April - 15 May2026

Exhibition period: 10 June - 30 June 2026

Reshipment of the works period: 1 July - 20 July 2026

The participation fee is 120 Euro and will be paid after receiving the result of selection. The selected artists will receive in the mail more details about the payment.

More details about the conditions of participation are mentioned on Texpoart2026_Regulations-EN.
Application form Textile Art International Triennial TexpoART 2023 EN (.doc)

Mai multe detalii despre acest eveniment găsiți Texpoart 2026_Regulament-RO.

Formular de inscriere TexpoART 2026 RO.

Online Application form for Textile Art International Triennial TexpoART 2026 the REGISTRATION link.

The registration forms will be sent online to the address texpoart@gmail.com or by accessing the REGISTRATION link.

If you have any difficulties, please contact the organizers at the email texpoart@gmail.com.