SAQA Events

The Spotlight Auction will be an online event taking place April 15-25, 2026. This is an opportunity for all SAQA members to have their work showcased to a world-wide audience.

Earth, from space, looks like a shimmering gem suspended in an inky, infinite expanse. A diverse group of artists from 11 countries around the world present their views of the universe in this fascinating collection of contemporary artwork.

Have you remade a piece to take it from dull to dynamic? Artwork made by cutting up a piece that didn't work out and making it anew can be revelatory as well as beautiful. For this theme, we are looking for pieces that have been given new meaning via reinvention.

Gastronomy is the study of the relationship between food and culture, featuring not only the bountiful gifts from nature, but a gift from the human hand. The art of preparing unique, delicate food is a tradition passed from generation to...

See what’s hidden in plain sight! 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...

Imagine an existence where you pull one string and reality unravels. Twenty-seven artists from the U.S., United Kingdom, France, and Canada have interpreted the riotous creativity and far-out fusions of punk (Steampunk, Biopunk, Atompunk and more) to tell their own...

This exhibition explores fire not just as a destructive force, but as a symbol of renewal, power, and transformation. Many pieces address themes of climate change, deforestation, and the renewal that comes after devastation, adding a thoughtful and timely narrative to the visual feast.

Artist, designer, and author Amy Barickman will share a selection of quilts and fabric friends from her latest book, Love You to Pieces: A Gift of Friendship, including the Sock Monkey, Yo-Yo Clown, and Sunshine Polly Doll. We’ll explore their...

Handwork: Celebrating American Craft 2026 is a national Semiquincentennial collaboration showcasing the importance of the handmade and celebrating the diversity of craft that defines America. This talk will touch on examples of how fiber will be represented in projects over...

Sue Sherman explains all about her new "quilted and carved" work. These are whole cloth dye-painted animal portraits surrounded by metallic frames painted onto the same cloth. After quilting, Sue cuts away the background and finishes the edges for a...

Textiles have not only fueled the creative inspiration of artists throughout history, but they have also provided the catalyst for technological innovation. Joseph Marie Jacquard, a French merchant, invented the “jacquard machine” in 1801, which simplified the manufacture of textiles...

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. The color red is associated with purity in India, and in China it traditionally symbolizes luck. Red is also a primary color, crucial to the creation of other hues.

There is a continuum where beauty and function blend and diverge in the hands of the contemporary artist. Even when traditional materials such as thread, fabric, wood, reed, and paper are used, these artists combine skill, imagination, and vision to...

The International Quilt Museum presents a conversation with Executive Director Leslie Levy and Ashley Occhino, Executive Director of the Textile Society of America. Register Now

Life might be described as a ride through time and space, so what better theme for an exhibition than one that invites work depicting facets of life in motion! From literal rides (bicycles, horses, trains, planes, surfboards) to figurative rides...

AI: Artistic Interpretations unites the creativity of fiber artists from across the globe with the algorithms, data, and machine learning of Artificial Intelligence. This exhibition showcases the boundless creativity that emerges when human artistry combines with the potential of technology...

EXHIBITION THEME 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...

Earth, from space, looks like a shimmering gem suspended in an inky, infinite expanse. But this serene image masks the magnificent and volatile interior forces that make life possible on the surface. A diverse group of artists from 11 countries around the world present their views of the universe in this fascinating collection of contemporary artwork.

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.

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...