EAC/ACB members are eligible to enter the exhibition, and you are not required to attend the seminar to do so. Please carefully check all category requirements. Complete award details and requirements are available on the EAC/ACB website.
- Each entry must be worked with a threaded needle and not have been shown at a previous seminar.
- The member entering the embroidery must have stitched the piece being entered.
- The entry must be finished and suitable for display.
- Entries must be appropriately equipped for hanging or display. The seminar committee is not able to supply display equipment.
- Instructors teaching at Seminar 2026 are eligible to enter the Exhibition Only category.
- The seminar committee and EAC/ACB are not responsible for loss or damage.
Exhibition Categories
- Exhibition Only
- Seminar Group Project Award¹
- Leonida Leatherdale Award
- Viewers’ Choice Award
- Seminar Theme Award²
- Pulled Thread Award³
- Original Design Award³
¹ Groups planning to enter a group project must inform the seminar committee of their intent to submit by sending the required information by email or through the online form.
² All Seminar Theme Award entries must include a statement of one page or less outlining the development of the design. This statement will be displayed with the piece, so don’t put your name on the front.
³ The Pulled Thread and Original Design Awards are adjudicated and require additional submission materials. Forms and requirements for submitting entries for both awards can be found at eac-acb.ca/awards-grants. The deadline for submitting these additional materials to the Education Director is April 1, 2026. Entries to the PTA and ODA must also complete and submit the Members’ Exhibition entry form for insurance and exhibition display purposes.
Entry Forms
An entry form must be completed for all items displayed at the Members’ Exhibition so the designer and stitcher can be credited with their work, and insurance can be secured for each piece.
The exhibition committee must receive entry forms and a colour photograph of the entry by April 1, 2026. Late entries will not be accepted.
Entry Drop-Off at the Seminar
Pieces delivered in person must include a copy of the entry form.
Please note that the deadline for receiving embroidery for the Original Design Award and Pulled Thread Award entries delivered in person is Monday, May 4, 2026, at noon.
Entries in the Seminar Group Project, Leonida Leatherdale, Viewers’ Choice, Seminar Theme Awards, and the Exhibition Only categories must be dropped off on Tuesday, May 5, 2026, between 2 and 5 p.m.
Receipts for entries will be issued. These are required when claiming pieces after the Members’ Exhibition closes.
Entry Shipping Instructions
Shipped entries must arrive by April 27, 2026. Shipped entries must:
- arrive in a reusable box
- include a copy of the entry form
- include return postage and insurance
- include a self-addressed return label
Please include your identification on all packing materials. You will be emailed (or sent a self-addressed postcard) to be advised when your entry arrives.
Exhibition Contacts
Entry Forms
2026Exhibition@eac-acb.ca
Sandra Baker, Members’ Exhibition Forms
c/o Jo Nichols
2941 25 Ave NE
Salmon Arm, BC V1E 3C8
Shipped Entries
Linda Brenner, Members’ Exhibition Entries
3-7600 Gilbert Road
Richmond, BC V7C 3W
