One of the many benefits of membership is being eligible to enter SAQA exhibitions that travel all over the world. Our variety of shows--from the trunk show, regional exhibitions, quilt venues and art venues--is designed to satisfy the needs of members at all levels of career development.
We also offer a new Virtual Gallery program, offers exhibitions crafted exclusively for the online viewer.
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This Member Gallery theme invites you to share a piece that required you to move outside your comfort zone to complete. New materials? New theme? New palette? We're looking for a wild and crazy experiment where surprise equaled success.
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Interested in having your artwork featured on the SAQA website? We are now accepting submissions to be considered for our online collection of 3500+ art quilts.
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Light is our primary tool for perceiving and understanding the world around us. Without light there is no vision. Light allows us to appreciate the world through shape and form and evokes emotions. Common qualities of light are intensity, quality...
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Waiting is part of living, a constant state of anticipation regarding some aspect of our lives. Acknowledging the role that waiting plays requires us to find the balance between where we are and what we are waiting for; it can...
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Artists are invited to illustrate the incredible beauty and diversity of Oceania, the smallest continent by land mass, but the largest in overall size, due to the vast area within its boundaries in the Pacific Ocean.
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In today's fractured, divisive world, connections - both intentional and accidental - are more important than ever. We are bound by love, rituals, family and faith. We are also connected to our past, our community - near and far, and to nature.
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Our known world stretches far beyond what we can see with the unaided eye. Microscopes, magnifying glasses, and virtual imaging techniques reveal a world of great beauty and complexity.
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Celebrate wild animals in their natural environments. From amphibians to apex predators, depict or represent wild birds, fish, mammals, and reptiles doing what comes naturally. Go WILD!
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A structure can be defined as the framework or the internal arrangement of elements that form something else, whether man-made, like a building or machine, or natural like cells, bones, minerals, or chemicals. There are social structures that represent a...
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sustainABILITY focuses on meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs. Artists are invited to explore solutions to improve sustainability in our world in both two- and three-dimensional works.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.
Below are 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.