Open call for fiber artists:
National Honor Our LGBT Elders Day 2026 Banner!

Chase Brexton Health Care is seeking a fiber artist for our eleventh annual National Honor Our LGBT Elders Day event!

Each year, we commission an artist to create an original banner between 18" x 18" and 24" x 24" in size to celebrate the diverse and marvelous lives of our LGBTQ Elders. Past artists have used sewing, quilting, applique, hand-dyeing, needle felting, machine and hand embroidery, soft sculpture, painting, and more to capture the broad tapestry of the LGBTQ+ community.

You may see some examples of past banners and additional information about the event here.

The selected artist will receive a $500 honorarium, a $100 stipend for materials, and 2 tickets to our Local National Honor Our LGBT Elders Day storytelling event, observed this year on May 14, 2026.

Preference is given to artists who are 50 years of age or older and/or who are members of the LGBTQ+ community, but identity disclosure is not required to apply.

This open call for proposals will remain open until February 13, 2026 at 5:00 PM.

If you have a question that is not covered here, please feel to reach out to Liz Fairfax at efairfax@chasebrexton.org

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* 1. Name

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* 2. Email

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* 3. Contact Phone Number

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* 4. Do you identify as LGBTQ+?

Yes

Prefer not to say

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* 5. Are you an Elder (age 50 or older)?

Yes

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* 6. Artist Bio
Please tell us a bit about yourself, both as an artist and as an individual.

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* 7. Banner design proposal
Please describe your idea for this year's Honor Our LGBT Elders Day banner.

Banners should be between 18"x18" and 24"x24", but they do not have to be square.

Designs must include the words "LGBT Elders Day 2025" and an open space in which people can place pins.

Banner proposals do not have to be polished, finalized work, but they should communicate the intent of the design.

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* 8. If you have a sketch of your design, you may upload it here.
You may upload an image in addition to or instead of describing it in words. Design sketches do not have to be polished, finalized work, but they should communicate the intent of the design.

Open call for fiber artists:
National Honor Our LGBT Elders Day 2026 Banner!

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* 1. Name

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* 2. Email

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* 3. Contact Phone Number

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* 4. Do you identify as LGBTQ+?

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* 5. Are you an Elder (age 50 or older)?

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* 6. Artist Bio
Please tell us a bit about yourself, both as an artist and as an individual.

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* 8. If you have a sketch of your design, you may upload it here.
You may upload an image in addition to or instead of describing it in words. Design sketches do not have to be polished, finalized work, but they should communicate the intent of the design.

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* 9. Please upload 1-4 examples of previous fiber arts work.

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* 10. Example 2 (optional)

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* 11. Example 3 (optional)

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* 12. Example 4 (optional)

Open call for fiber artists:National Honor Our LGBT Elders Day 2026 Banner!

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* 1. Name

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* 2. Email

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* 3. Contact Phone Number

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* 4. Do you identify as LGBTQ+?

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* 5. Are you an Elder (age 50 or older)?

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* 6. Artist BioPlease tell us a bit about yourself, both as an artist and as an individual.

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* 8. If you have a sketch of your design, you may upload it here.You may upload an image in addition to or instead of describing it in words. Design sketches do not have to be polished, finalized work, but they should communicate the intent of the design.

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* 9. Please upload 1-4 examples of previous fiber arts work.

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* 10. Example 2 (optional)

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* 11. Example 3 (optional)

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* 12. Example 4 (optional)

Open call for fiber artists:
National Honor Our LGBT Elders Day 2026 Banner!

* 6. Artist Bio
Please tell us a bit about yourself, both as an artist and as an individual.

* 8. If you have a sketch of your design, you may upload it here.
You may upload an image in addition to or instead of describing it in words. Design sketches do not have to be polished, finalized work, but they should communicate the intent of the design.