One of the many benefits of membership is being eligible to enter SAQA exhibitions that travel all over the world. Our variety of opportunities is designed to satisfy the needs of members at all levels of career development.
We also offer a Virtual Gallery program, offering exhibitions crafted exclusively for the online viewer. Plus, there are many other options to share your artwork with the world. Scroll down to view them all!
SAQA Global Exhibitions
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This show is a unique opportunity to get your work in front of thousands of collectors and industry insiders. SAQA has been invited once again to participate at the 2025 Philadelphia Museum of Art Contemporary Craft Show. Now in its...
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Explore the beauty, diversity and significance of pollinators and their impact on our future. Join us in raising awareness of pollinators and their importance through art. We invite you to create a piece of art that highlights the crucial role pollinators play in sustaining Earth's ecosystems. Submit your work and be part of this meaningful exhibition.
Virtual Gallery Calls
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The concept of the art quilt has undergone a dynamic redefinition, liberating it from traditional constraints and inviting exploration into diverse forms of layered and stitched structures, in two or three dimensions. Gone are the days of rigid expectations, where...
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Water is essential for human life, not only to drink, but also to play in. From jumping in a puddle, dive bombing into a pool, watching fish jump in a stream to kayaking through rapids. We love to make it...
Other SAQA Calls
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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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What goes around comes around. In this ode to circles, show us everything from planet Earth to bicycle tires. Are polka dots your thing? How about a merry-go-round or a Ferris wheel? Whether your art quilt is of a clock or a stylish hat, if it’s round it’s keen to be in this collection.
Other Opportunities
SAQA has a very robust regional exhibition program which expands the variety of exhibition opportunities available for our members from juried shows to traveling trunk shows.
Interested in applying to be a Juried Artist member? Find out more by reviewing our application guidelines.
Explore some of the non-SAQA opportunities to exhibit your artwork. Note that SAQA lists these events as a courtesy, and inclusion on this page does not imply SAQA endorsement.
