SAQA Calls for Entry

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 Virtual Gallery program, offering exhibitions crafted exclusively for the online viewer. Plus, there are many other opportunities to share your artwork with the world. Scroll down to view them all!

Interested in entering one of our calls for entry? Do check out the SAQA Exhibition Guidelines & FAQs first.

 

SAQA Global Exhibitions
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Primal Forces: Wind Read More
Primal Forces: Wind (SAQA Global Exhibition) - Call for Entry
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Wind is the movement of air; you cannot see it or hold it in your hand, but it provides a powerful source of energy essential to our planet. From a light breeze to natural hazards like hurricanes or tornadoes, wind transforms life daily. Artists are invited to express the power of wind through art. Wall-hung, ceiling-hung, and 3D artwork are all acceptable.
Minimalism CFE Read More
Minimalism (SAQA Global Exhibition) - Call for Entry
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Order. Simplicity. Harmony. Minimalism is line, shape, form, and color combined to simply highlight the very essence of the medium and materials used to create art. Erasing the distinctions between mediums to call attention to the artwork itself, without expectation of emotion or deep meaning. In the words of Frank Stella, “What you see is what you see.” A pure form of beauty.
Color in Context: RED (Artwork by Judy Kirpich) Read More
Color in Context: Red (SAQA Global Exhibition) - Call for Entry
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Ever since our earliest ancestors began applying iron oxide to cave walls and their bodies, the color red has played a major role in art, rituals, and spirituality. The use of red can evoke excitement, danger, anger or love in the West. This exhibition invites you to explore the color red and what it represents to you.
Stitch Punk Read More
StitchPunk (SAQA Global Exhibition) - Call for Entry
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** Back on schedule with new opening venue! Artists are invited to explore the science fiction worlds of cyberpunk, steampunk, dieselpunk, biopunk, atompunk, clockpunk, nanopunk, and more! The opportunities are endless.
Fierce Planets Read More
Fierce Planets (SAQA Global Exhibition) - Call for Entry
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Are you fascinated by space? We have arranged a collaboration with Johns Hopkins University Press to present Fierce Planets, an exhibition of art quilts inspired by the research of Johns Hopkins University Professor Dr. Sabine Stanley.
Virtual Gallery Calls
About the Virtual Gallery Program
Historic Detail Read More
Historic Detail (SAQA Virtual Gallery) - Call for Entry
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Virtual Gallery of selected pieces will be available for viewing on January 2! Walk down any street and you will see historic details. Architecture, landscape, and the community combine to create obvious and hidden discoveries. Whether the timeline is 20...
Other SAQA Calls
Textile Talks Read More
Call for Artist Speakers (Textile Talks)
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We're seeking innovative proposals from fiber artists who would like to present at one of SAQA's 2023 Textile Talks. On average, Textile Talks are attended live by 550 people and are viewed on YouTube by 1,700 people.
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SAQA Journal - Member Gallery: Angled
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This theme is a tribute to geometry and how it provides surprising results in art. Send images of works that show interesting lines, whether your subject be abstract lines or an interesting perspective on landscapes, architecture, or other realistic object
SAQA Board Read More
Call for SAQA Board Nominations
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SAQA is seeking nominations for the Board of Directors. As we focus on our mission to promote the art quilt and work toward our vision that the art quilt is universally respected as a fine art medium, we are eager...
Other Opportunities
LARG Read More
Regional Calls for Entry

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.

JAM Application Read More
Juried Artist Guidelines
Interested in applying to be a Juried Artist member? Find out more by reviewing our application guidelines.
Other Calls Read More
Other Calls for Entry
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.

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