Textile Talks features weekly presentations and panel discussions from the International Quilt Museum, the Modern Quilt Guild, Quilt Alliance, San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles, Studio Art Quilt Associates, and Surface Design Association. The programs are held online at 2 pm Eastern (11 am Pacific) each Wednesday and last approximately one hour. Preregistration is required and recordings are available. Content in Textile Talks presentations is intended for personal educational and inspirational purposes. If you would like to use a presentation for a group, please contact the presenting organization.
Upcoming Schedule:
Wednesday, August 4, 2pm EDT (Register now)
Quilts of Southwest China
Presented by: the Modern Quilt Guild
Wednesday, August 11, 2pm EDT (Register now)
Quilters Take a Moment Virtual Exhibitions
Presented by: Quilt Alliance
Wednesday, August 18, 2pm EDT (Register now)
Talking About Book Arts: Alisa Banks, Annie Lopez & Skye Tafoya
Presented by: Surface Design Association
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Join us for artist talks with three exhibiting artists from SAQA Global Exhibition Light the World. We'll be hearing from Maya Chaimovich, Ruby Horansky, and Lena Meszaros about their work.
Light is our primary tool for perceiving and understanding...
Join us for artist talks with three exhibiting artists from SAQA Global Exhibition Primal Forces: Earth. We'll be hearing from Paula Rafferty, Kit Vincent, and Caryl Bryer Fallert-Gentry about their work.
Primal Forces: Earth is the first in a...
We had a great time talking with selected artists from SAQA Global Exhibition Beyond the Mirror. We heard from Bobbi Baugh, Al Krueger, Fuzzy Mall, and Katherine Wilson about their work, process, and inspiration. In this digital age, we cannot escape...
We had a great time talking with selected artists from SAQA Global Exhibition Ebb & Flow. We heard from Meredith R Grimsley, Carol Anne Grotrian, Marisa Márquez, and Lynne Seaman about their work, process, and inspiration. Many things in life and...
SAQA Global Exhibition Opposites Attract explores contradictions and affinities: Yin and Yang, the irresistible force versus the immovable object, black and white, and other types of opposites. We had a great time talking to exhibiting artists Claire Passmore, Maria Shell, Maggie...
Our lives are measured in seasons. Not just the familiar quarterly divisions of a year: spring, summer, fall, and winter, but with each new day we move among a variety of seasons. Some seasons have no set time of arrival...
Repurposing used materials is one of the most effective solutions there is to deal with today's environmentally devastating waste issues. Fiber art also has a rich tradition of incorporating elements that would otherwise be discarded by turning them into compelling...
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