When you join SAQA, you become a member of a worldwide community of artists, curators, collectors, and art professionals who appreciate and love art quilts.
We foster community through online and local connections. Our members host local meetups, workshops, exhibitions, and retreats with others in their regions.
Our Live Chats and Special Interest Groups allow members to meet virtually using video-conferencing to discuss and learn about specific art quilt topics. We also have a thriving members-only Facebook group where we talk about art, our creative journeys, and what inspires us.
Come share your artwork, ask your questions, and make new friends around the world!
Upcoming Online Events
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The annual Benefit Auction is SAQA's premiere fundraising event! All proceeds help support SAQA's exhibition programs, publications, and education outreach. Plus, your purchase helps increase the recognition for art quilts and the artists who make them.
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What does it take to move a textile idea from notebook to public view? Join us for a conversation with mentors and mentees from The Lab, the Textile Society of America's mentorship incubator. We'll hear from participants about the projects...
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Dr. Tony Jean Dickerson will discuss the deep connection between quilting and storytelling in the Black experience. As a member of the Racial Equality Speakers Bureau for Indiana Humanities, Dr. Dickerson reminds us that textile art is a way to...
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Join us in celebrating SDA's Journal, Textiles for the End of the World with guest-editor Elena Wise and artists Kosisochukwu Nnebe and Maggie Thompson on Wednesday, September 30 at 2PM EDT on Zoom. Elena writes in this journal: “In very...
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The SAQA Education Committee is launching an exploration of sustainability and the role artists can play in reducing the environmental impact of their creative practices. As ecological concerns intensify, artists are increasingly examining not only what they make, but how...