For this years Prize competition applicants were asked to explore storytelling and its relationship to needlework. As we move into an increasingly digital-first reality, what sacred stories are safely bound in cloth and what stories risk being lost? Examining personal, cultural or universal tales to unlock fundamental archetypes. Reimagining familiar or private chronicles as rich visual expressions.

Take a look through our 2026 finalists. 

Open Textile Art

Student Textile Art

Open Fashion

Student Fashion