Have you always wanted to go to Katie Pasquini Masopust's Alegre Retreat, but could never really afford it. Well, Katie and some wonderful contributors have created the Alegre Retreat Annual Scholarship and the Young Emerging Artist Award to be awarded to some deserving quilters to help them attend the retreat. If you would like to apply, read on.

Alegre Retreat is the premier conference for devotees of the fabric arts, providing an escape from everyday life for art quilters to come together to learn and share their expertise. Each year, dozens of quilting enthusiasts migrate an hour south of Grand Junction Colorado to Gateway Canyons. They gather together for the Alegre Retreat, the premier conference for devotees the fabric arts. Alegre Retreat will return to Gateway Canyons Resort in April 2022.

From Katie Pasquini Masopust:

Alegre Retreat Annual Scholarship – This annual scholarship was created in 2010 to help quilters who are facing a hardship and might not otherwise be able to attend the Alegre Retreat. Sponsored by the “Hats off to Alegre” hat auction from the 2010 Alegre Retreat, this special award was made possible when each of the instructors decorated a ball cap in their signature style. All were auctioned off on the final day of the retreat, raising enough money to sponsor one quilter for the following year! This has now changed from hats to purses!

YEA Award – The Alegre Retreat Young Emerging Artist Award is to encourage young artists to enter the art quilt field. This year’s YEA Award is sponsored in part by Maureen Hendricks, Sandy Chapin, Hannah Silks by Brooke Exley, and Martelli Notions.

To Apply For The Alegre Retreat Annual Scholarship or The YEA Award – Interested applicants must be under 30 years of age on or before April 3, 2022 for the YEA Award, and any age for the Annual Scholarship.

For both scholarships – There will be one general and one YEA scholarship available. Please send an email with the following to Katiepm (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.): 10 images of your work, and a one-page essay (250-500 words) that explains what it means to you to attend an Alegre Retreat.

All submissions must be received no later than January 5, 2022 for the April 2022 Retreat.

For qualifying submissions a lottery selection process will be used to determine the winners.

Click Here to learn more about the Alegre Retreat.

Click here, or the image below, to download the Scholarship and Award Information.