february, 2026
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Featuring the showcase for the Emergence 2026 poetry competition. All shortlisted poets will be invited to read, and the three winning poets—including the recipient of the Leon Priestnall Poetry Prize—will be recognized. There will, as always, be an open mic for poets who are not part of the showcase.
Michelle Robinson
Swamp Pink (imperiled s2)
2025
Cotton embroidery on muslin
16×20”
Michelle Robinson
Least Bell’s Vireo (endangered)
2023
Cotton embroidery on muslin
22×22”
Michelle Robinson
Pacific Lamprey (threatened)
2023
Cotton embroidery on muslin
22×22”
Lorenzo Hurtado Segovia
Kuntur Amaru 2
Lorenzo Hurtado Segovia
Kuntur Amaru 1
Pecan, lemon, walnut, oak, maple, ipe, and leather
31″ x 28″ x 14″
Lydia Tjioe Hall
House with Needles Outside
2026
Wool, needles
3”x 3”x 2”
Lydia Tjioe Hall
House with Needles Inside
2026
Wool, needles
3”x 3”x 2”
Arturo Alonzo Sandoval
Pattern Fusion No. 14: Motherboard 5 (pink)
2016
Layered, splicing, machine stitched and interlaced; repurposed auto industry Mylar, recycled library 35 mm microfilm, transparent polyester film, monofilament and multi-colored threads, plaited braid edging, Holographic film, Pellon, polymer medium, and fabric backed.
80.5” x 54”
Alicia Piller
Art Official Intelligence. (Poem 2)
Vinyl, recycled leather, recycled 3-D printed parts, wood, HD metal print, acrylic paint, photos on Archival Matte Fine Art Paper, smoky quartz.
23.5”h x 19.75”w x 2.25”d
Poem by Felipe Findley
Alicia Piller
Synthetic Horizon. Fossil Future.
Velvet, vinyl, recycled leather, photos on paper: deceased humans AI & 1982 astronomy book, screen, 3-D printed parts, magnifying glass, wood, metal, acrylic paint, resin, abalone shell, sea sponge, jasper, coral, mirror, tile.
45”h x 111”w x 10.75”d
Alicia Piller
Inherited Momentum. Ongoing Ascent.
Vinyl, recycled leather, photos on paper: Octavia Butler, magnifying glass, screen, 3-D printed parts, wood, metal, acrylic paint, resin, abalone shell, tile, clock spring, quartz, paper, beads, plastic, rebar, mirror.
86” h x 67”w x 10”d
Alicia Piller
Memorials. From Sea to Shining Sea.
Vinyl, paper, plastic, latex balloons, resin, acrylic, leather, wood, foam, palm fronds, sunflowers, bullet casings, American flag, used shooting targets.
111″ H X 98″ W X 12″ D
Lorenzo Hurtado Segovia
Vida, passion y muerte
2017
Acrylic, glass beads and metallic floss on muslin
27" x 85" x 28"
Arturo Alonzo Sandoval
Pattern Fusion No. 20: Motherboard 11 (Blue)
2018
Machine stitched, interlaced, layered and appliqué; digital specialty perforation tape, recycled auto industry Mylar, polyester film, recycled library 35 mm microfilm, monofilament and cotton threads, Holographic tape, Pellon, polymer medium, and fabric backed
42.25″ x 59.25″
Michael F. Rohde
Dream
2014
Handwoven tapestry: un-dyed alpaca
43.5″ x 31.5″
Michelle Robinson
Valley House 50.040
2022
Cotton cross stitch on 18 pt Aida
12″ x 12″
Alicia Piller
Remains. Tectonic forces. Vanished seas.
Vinyl, recycled screen printing ink on masking tape, latex balloons, gel medium, pine wood, sycamore seed, resin, laser prints (Button bush plant, Mississippian fossils from Missouri, & sycamore seeds), crystal.
67″H X 94″W X 5″D
Lydia Tjioe Hall
Hollow House Within
2025
Steel wire
7.5″ x 5″ x 3″
Terri Friedman
Stay Astonished
2018
Wool, cotton, acrylic, metallic fibers
62″ x 67″
James Bassler
George Washington
2016
Courtesy of Craft in America
Linda Ekstrom
Hemisphere
2003
Altered Bible, thread, wax
7″ x 7″ x 4″
Photo: Chris Rupp
The Bible text is coated in beeswax and formed into a hemisphere, then wrapped in silvery threads to create a cosmic icon. In many cultures, beeswax was honored as sacred and represents the symbol of light, purity, and healing.
