Find out what you need to know to exhibit your artwork. Get the scoop on finding opportunities and preparing your artwork.
Keidra Navaroli shares "A Curatorial Perspective" in this video conversation. Navaroli is the Assistant Director and Curator at the Ruth Funk Center For Textile Arts in Melbourne, Florida. She encourages fiber artists to take risks with their work and create...
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...
The following guidelines pertain to calls for SAQA Global Exhibitions and Virtual Galleries only. Regional calls may vary so check the prospectus for details.
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As SAQA members, we are fortunate that SAQA offers a wealth of opportunities for publishing our artwork to be seen by other artists, potential buyers, museums, galleries, and art consultants. These opportunities include the SAQA Journal, exhibition catalogs, the...
As fiber artists, we have it pretty easy when it comes to shipping our work. We can roll it up, we don’t have to worry about glass, and the work is usually light and inexpensive to ship. However, we do...
To frame, or not to frame -- that is the question. Art quilt makers who are ready to display and/or sell their artwork will confront the important issue of final presentation. The previous article in this series outlined specific methods...
SAQA's Director of Global Exhibitions William Reker demonstrates all the best practices for preparing and shipping art quilts for travel. Find out more about the right tissue paper to use as well as shipping and product recommendations.
After accomplishing final completion of an art quilt, the artist must still consider the presentation of the piece. While other established fine art forms have set conventions for presentation, the fabric medium brings specific challenges to presenting the artwork. While...