Resource Library

Browse through our collection of articles, interviews, and videos relating to art, business, creativity, professional development, and much more. Items with a star indicate a resource for members only - login is required.

You can find even more content about artists and art quilts in Resources and in our SAQA Seminar archives.

Professional Development

Being a professional artist means delving into the basics of accounting, business, and copyrighting issues. It's not all about creating art!

 

The creative process for many artists is usually a solitary practice, but we can benefit from feedback from our peers and collaboration on new projects.

Find out what you need to know to exhibit your artwork. Get the scoop on finding opportunities and preparing your artwork.

We love to make our art, but a professional practice doesn’t stop there. Learn more about pricing, marketing, and selling your artwork.

An important part of being an exhibiting artist is writing professional artist statements and communicating about your art using language.

 

Artistic Advice

Want to learn more about the creative process or just want a peek into the studio of some of our artists? Check out our collection of artist interviews and conversations.

 

Get advice and tips about the creative process and how to incorporate design elements in your artwork.

Looking for a new technique to try to express your creativity? We've put together of list ranging from surface design methods to using technology for art.

Educational Videos and Webinars
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As part of SAQA's ongoing critique series, Ann Johnston reviews work with artists Nicole Dunn, Susan Sawatzky, and Kathy Suprenant.
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Art on the iPad is a slide show and video demo from Susie Monday of apps that textile and quilt artists can use for designing fabric, quilts, compositions, and art tools.
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The SAQA Education Committee hosted a panel of professional artists to discuss how they developed their artistic voice and how they might discuss it with students, mentees, and friends. Panel participants included Clara Nartey, Judy Hooworth, Jette Clover, Barbara Schneider, and Paula Kovarik.
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Three award-winning SAQA artists: Dianne Firth, Sue Dennis, and Judy Hooworth share insights on incorporating their native Australian landscape in outstanding art quilts. Each artist covered their individual process of viewing landscape and transitioning their thoughts into pieces of art.
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Education Committee member Vicki Conley is joined by artists Susan Callahan and Kevan Lunney to discuss their community quilt projects.
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The second part of this series includes presentations by Lea McComas, Penny Mateer, and M. Camille Eaton Romig about their community quilt projects.
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We are excited to share recordings from two longstanding critique groups based in Northern California. These videos will show you two examples of what a critique group can be and perhaps inspire you to join or start a group with artists in your area!
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Guest critic Arturo Alonzo Sandoval, Professor Emeritus with a named University of Kentucky Endowed Professorship is known internationally for his innovative mixed media fiber art. In this 3-part video critique, Arturo provided three different artists with helpful insight about their artwork
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In this video, Lyric Kinard offers an objective approach to critique, providing insights into key elements of design and composition. Darlene Bayley, Cynthia Steward, and Ann Turley were our participating artists. 
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In this 3-part video series, Sandra Sider provides three different artists with helpful insight about their artwork. Participants included Lorna Morck, Carolina Oneto, and Arja Speelman.
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Want to learn more about creating 3D artwork? Watch Betty Busby as she offers helpful advice on creating and shipping 3D artwork. Using examples of her own artwork, Betty shares her experiences and provides valuable tips.
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In this video, Jane Dunnewold shares expert advice with artists Merran Phillips, Martha Phair Sanders, and Ree Fagan. Dunnewold's critiques focus on specific technical advice and offer wisdom on how to push successful pieces even further. She also emphasizes the...

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Learn more about new trends in textile artwork and the art quilt movement! Susan Else examines "what’s next?” for the art quilt moment. To do that, she looked at her own work to see how it resonates with other work by contemporary art quilters and with the broader textile scene.
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Lightning Talks are always a highlight of the annual  SAQA conferences. Each speaker creates a presentation of 20 slides and speaks about each slide for 20 seconds resulting in a fast-paced informative talk that around six minutes and 40 seconds...

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Katie Fowler is an artist, author, and certified creativity coach. She is all about enjoying the process and letting go of the outcome. Katie wants you to find your creative bliss.
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SAQA Education Committee presents “Not the Art Part” panel discussion with Juried Artist Members Nancy Bardach, Lisa Flowers Ross, Paula Kovarik and Maria Shell.
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This webinar includes three SAQA members from Oceania - Brenda Gael Smith, Jenny Bowker, and Charlotte Scott - sharing their art quilts and discussing how their creative lives are influenced by the places they live.
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Selling Art Quilts with Wen Redmond, Roxane Lessa, and Frieda Anderson

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Brenda Gael Smith shares her experience in putting together solo exhibitions including scheduling, checklists, planning, marketing, and communications. This information is instructive and inspiring for any art quilter whether sharing artwork at a local library or a big city gallery.
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Lyric Kinard shares tips and experiences from her years on the teaching circuit. She covers everything from communicating with guilds, developing exciting workshops, arranging travel and lodging, inspiring students, and selling products as part of your teaching business.