Be part of SAQA’s most-anticipated fundraising event! Donate a 12 x 12-inch (30.5 x 30.5 cm) art quilt to support our exhibition and outreach programs. This year's auction will take place online from September 12 through October 5, 2025.
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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 Karen Peters for the Virtual Gallery "Below the Surface". This online gallery will be on display May 1.
Congratulations to the artists selected for the SAQA Global Exhibition Now: Contemporary Art Quilts of Today by juror Sandra Sider. This single-venue exhibition will be displayed in October 2025 at the International Quilt Festival in Houston, Texas.
For centuries, artists have used their work to convey powerful thoughts and messages about social, political, and cultural shifts, igniting awareness and conversation. Art quilts, as a textile medium, are created by us, about us, and for ALL of us...
Featured Exhibitions
There is a continuum where beauty and function blend and diverge in the hands of the contemporary artist. These artists combine skill, imagination, and vision to meld their materials into compelling and beautiful art which resonates in today’s world.
Birds are found all around the world. They remind us of ourselves yet are also able to fly up in the heavens. Artists around the globe respond to the birds they admire in myriad ways using a wide variety of materials and techniques.
From amphibians to apex predators, celebrate wild animals in their natural environments. This exhibition showcases birds, fish, mammals, and reptiles doing what comes naturally. Go WILD!
Featured Juried Artists
