SAQA’s traveling trunk shows are designed to showcase SAQA’s diversity of talent and support our mission to “promote the art quilt.” Audiences at locations around the world are able to engage with the art quilts in an up-close and personal...
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SAQA is dedicated to promoting the art quilt and the artists who create them. Whether you're an artist, a collector, or enthusiast, we can offer you inspiration and resources to support your passion for art quilts.
Join our dynamic creative community and help make the art quilt universally recognized as a fine art medium!
Through our museum-quality exhibition program, we bring contemporary art quilts to venues across the globe. Our online collection and virtual galleries explore the beauty and diversity of this vibrant art form.
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Congratulations to the artists selected by curator Teresita Leal for the Virtual Gallery "Urban Rhythms"! This online gallery will be on display August 1. Selected Artists: Judith Ahlborn (Colorado, USA) - Nightlife in New Orleans Keri Bas (Texas, USA) -...
Congratulations to the artists selected by curator Carolyn Skei for the Virtual Gallery "What a Ride!" This online gallery will be on display May 1.
Congratulations to the following artists who were selected by jurors Ashley Ciricola, Frank Klein, and Jennifer Swope for the SAQA Global Exhibition Pollinators. This exhibition will premiere in November 2026 at Quilt Festival Houston.
Featured Exhibitions
This exhibition celebrates the wonder of wildlife and the artistry of concealment. Discover how talented artists bring the fascinating survival strategies of animals to life. Through vibrant patterns, textures, and colors, each piece reveals a story of adaptation, survival, and self-expression.
Step into a world where nature inspires the hand of the maker. Join us in paying homage to the age-old tradition of artistic expression through wood and fibers.
Imagine, if you will, an existence where you pull one string and reality unravels. Travel to a world of unique creations to explore alternate timelines, sentient beasts, bodies merged with technology, and more.
Featured Juried Artists
