Cost of Entries

Purchase your entry/entries before completing project information. You can change the quantity of purchases in your cart if you have more than one project to enter. You may also go back and purchase more entries later.

ATA Members pay a $25 fee for their entries.

Contact Tara Houston at tara.houston@textiles.org with questions.

Set Up Your Project

Set up a project after purchasing. Once your purchase is complete, click the button at the bottom of the screen that says “manage awards.” This will take you to a page to begin the project application process on the entries purchased. Click the “Edit” button to start entering project information.

Items Needed for Your Project Submission:
– Fabrics Used (name of the manufacturer and supplier)
– Project Credits (includes engineer, designer, architect, subcontractor, project manager, installer)
– Answer the Following Question: Describe the textile product(s) that your company manufactured (fabricated), installed, designed and /or created for your client. In your response include the product details, dimensions, and quantities to help the judge understand what you accomplished, and what sets this project apart.
– Optional information to consider including that is helpful: Explain what your client wanted and the goals of the project and include problems, solutions, and overall outcomes including any environmental impact. 

Can I enter?
All designers, manufacturers, or subcontractors of specialty fabric end-products qualify for this competition.

Does my project qualify?
There are 46 IAA categories that your project may qualify for. Projects must be an end-product manufactured with a specialty fabric, and must fulfill a client’s specific need or provide a design solution.

Awards Given
– Winning entries will be selected by a panel of experts. 
– Awards will be given for Award of Excellence and Outstanding Achievement in each of the 46 award categories.
– Categories will receive 1 Award of Excellence and 1 Outstanding Achievement Award. *(Judges may elect to award fewer awards in a category and the decision of the judges will be final.)
– 1 entry will receive a Best of Canada Award selected from a Canadian project entry. (New!)

Award Winner’s Package

Winners Receive:
– Award logo
– Award statuette image
– Certificate (upon request)
– Feature on the website
– Opportunity to be featured in ATA magazines
– Award plaque (upon request)

Guidelines

– Entries become property of the Advanced Textiles Association (ATA) and will be displayed at ATA Expo and on ATA websites.
– Digital images become property of ATA and cannot be returned.
– If your photo is copyrighted, you must send/submit a letter of permission allowing ATA to display and use the image and required photo credit information.
– Companies may suggest a category for their project to be placed in; however ATA reserves the right to place entries in the category deemed appropriate.
– Projects can be entered in the competition only one time.
– Companies may enter more than one project in the competition. However, each project can be entered in only one category.
– If more than one company submits photos of the same project, the company that holds the contract to the project will be the recognized entry. Others will be viewed as subcontractors.
– Companies may enter joint projects if a collaborative effort was made by two companies.

What Not To Submit

– The same project in more than one category
– Don’t submit images through e-mail
– Projects completed before June 2024
– Projects previously entered in the IAA competition

Questions? Contact Tara Houston at tara.houston@textiles.org