SAQA Events

All life on this planet depends on earth. However, the soil beneath our feet that nurtures us can be a destructive force. Seismic activity and mudslides have shaped the landscape for millions of years, taking a toll on living beings as well.

Be part of SAQA’s most-anticipated fundraising event! Donate a 12 x 12-inch art quilt to support our exhibition and outreach programs. This year's auction will take place online from September 15 through October 8, 2023.

A bright sky. A deep lake. A sad song. The color blue can set a mood or tell a soulful story. Submit your favorite blue art quilt to this call for publication. Let us see your mood indigo!

Layered & Stitched: 50 Years of Innovative Art is a gorgeous showcase of 50 art quilts by renowned master artists. Seminal works show the evolution of the art quilt from the earliest pioneers creating during the 1960s through to today’s...

Diana Baumbach will share artwork that tells the story of her childhood, experience of motherhood, and life as a single parent living abroad. Her interest in personal narrative is rooted in the belief that shared experiences foster empathy and connectedness...

** 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.

SIG: Machine Embroidery meets the 1st Tuesday of the month (1pm ET - time zone converter). Jayni Bloch will activate your creative muse in a stimulating conceptual exercise. There are unique images in your psyche, that want to be awakened...

This talk will explore some implications and possibilities of placing text on quilts. From historical precedents to contemporary practices, this talk will examine what it means to speak/write through the medium of quiltmaking and how words on quilts create voices...

In this Textile Talk, Professor Susanne Goetz (FIT) will provide an overview of emerging textile materials, including fabrication, availability, and design challenges. If you ever wondered what all the talk about mushroom leather and algae yarn is about, this is...

Vous parlez français et seriez heureux d’explorer le merveilleux monde de l’art quilt dans cette langue? Ne laissez pas la barrière de la langue être un obstacle – voici l’occasion idéale de profiter des avantages et des opportunités offertes par...

Without light there is no vision. Light is our primary tool for perceiving and understanding the world around us. Light allows us to appreciate the world through shape and form and evokes emotions. Common qualities of light are intensity, quality...

Exploring Contemporary Art meets each month on the 4th Tuesday at 1pm ET - time zone converter Come learn about this SIG, ask questions and talk a little bit about contemporary art. Connection information and additional information is available at...

Art Evolved: Intertwined is a collaboration between SAQA Global Exhibitions and National Basketry Organization. This exhibition is the first of its kind, featuring the best in art quilts and basketry. For this Textile Talk, we're joined by Pam Morton, NBO...

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...

Virtual Gallery of selected pieces available for viewing October 1! Prisons can take many forms. We can be incarcerated and held against our will, or we can feel trapped in a more personal prison of our own bodies and minds...

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.

For geographers and other social scientists, "place" is not simply a physical location. The concept of place includes both tangible and intangible characteristics, and it reflects the ever-changing nature of a geographical area. Textiles are often key elements in defining...

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! More Details

Come on a journey with us! We've taken the best of our online conferences and condensed them into a smaller two-day mini-event. You will be able to enjoy some fantastic presentations and make connections with other SAQA members. Hear from...

Opposing forces shape our reality in ways that are both readily apparent as well as hidden.