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PEI Fibre Festival 2020

PEI Fibre Festival

September 23-25, 2022

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Instructor Application

CALL FOR INSTRUCTORS

Deadline for submissions: March 3, 2023

PEI Fibre Festival offers the opportunity for artisans, artists, and instructors that offer fibre-related workshops to apply as a workshop instructor for their inaugural 2023 Festival. The selection committee will utilize the following criteria:

For artists or artisans:

  • Relevance of class (relationship to textile or fibre arts)
  • Technique
  • Creativity
  • Originality

Festival Preliminary Schedule:

Thursday, October 5
3pm to 6pm: Workshops and Lectures
4pm: Marketplace setup
Evening: Free time to sit, sip and stitch

Friday, October 6
9am to 5pm: Workshops, Lectures and Marketplace
7pm to 10pm: Traditional dinner and entertainment

Saturday, October 7
9am to 4pm: Workshops and Lectures
4pm: Marketplace tear down starts


*Please note that PEI Fibre Festival prioritizes showcasing workshops which provide instruction on techniques, arts and crafts that directly utilize wool and other natural fibres and will be vetting its applicants based on this priority. Decisions should be made by mid-March. We will then contact each accepted instructor for room setup instructions and AV requirements.

Instructors will be provided with an option to pre-order and pre-pay their lunches for Friday and Saturday, which will be delivered to your workshop room. More information will be included in the instructor packages once instructors are selected.


Workshop Instructor Application:

  • Contact Information:

  • We require the following information for the purposes of helping the PEI Fibre Festival use the most respectful language when promoting vendors on social media, website and promotional materials.
  • Business Information (if applicable):

  • (Upload here if you do not have a website that clearly shows what you will be instructing: if you do, the website will suffice)
    Drop files here or
    Accepted file types: jpg, pdf, png, Max. file size: 10 MB, Max. files: 5.
    • Workshop Details:

    • Length of workshops should be between two and four hours. Length of lectures or presentations should be between one and two hours. How long will your workshop/lecture be?
    • A minimum of 12 participants are required for most workshops.
    • General Information:

    • PEI Fibre Festival is committed to offering a diverse, inclusive, and equitable space where everyone feels valued and respected. We are seeking and encouraging all teachers/vendors/volunteers to submit a proposal regardless of their gender, race, ethnicity, national origin, age, sexual orientation or identity, education, socioeconomic status or disability. If you are part of a marginalized population and would like to share this with us, please use the text box below at your personal discretion.

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