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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No matter where you live, you’ve got something special to look forward to! Our annual SAQA conference "Oceans Apart, Connected by Art " will be held online from April 23-25, 2026. This unique event will focus on fiber art and...
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Join us for an oral history interview with quiltmaker, poet, and educator Gwen Westerman for the Quilters’ Save Our Stories project (QSOS). The grassroots QSOS project has been documenting the lives of quiltmakers for more than two decades. QSOS is...
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One step, one mark, one stitch. On their own, they are fairly meaningless, but repeated and gathered together, these ordinary everyday acts turn into something more consequential - a walk, a drawing, a textile. This presentation shares Gillian Cooper’s reflections...
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Join Marin Hanson, the Curator of International Collections at the IQM, for a special talk with quilt scholar Kristin Barrus about the women of Generation X making their entrepreneurial impact on the quilt world. Register Now