SAQA Events

Going to Quilt Festival Houston? So is SAQA! We are thrilled that the SAQA Global Exhibition Camouflage will premiere at International Quilt Festival in Houston, Texas held October 31 - November 3, 2024. Join us for our Gallery Walks at...

Florida here we come! Our in-person conference Fabricating Excellence will be happening April 3-6, 2025 in beautiful St. Petersburg, Florida, a haven for art enthusiasts! Immerse yourself in a dynamic art scene boasting world-class galleries, colorful street murals, and captivating...

All life on this planet depends on earth. However, the soil beneath our feet that nurtures us can be a destructive force. Seismic activity and mudslides have shaped the landscape for millions of years, taking a toll on living beings as well.

The 100 days project, or its shorter versions (20 to 20, 7x7 or Jump into June) is a private Facebook group for SAQA members who want to share their creative projects every day. All Seasons Far and Near – a...

Our shared human history includes a violent and shameful component -- that of deliberate attempts to eradicate specific populations due to differences of culture, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender expression and race. Often motivated by those in power, collective trauma...

This theme encourages works that are resplendent in color--but not color for color's sake. Does your palette create visual harmony? Does color in your piece make a statement? Is an unexpected accent color just the right touch? Does that swirl of colors make the viewer stop and study the movement? We're looking for pieces that love color and display it to its best advantage.

Abstract art uses the pure elements and principles of design to create emotions and thoughts in the viewer. Because it is so free and unbounded from the real world, the diversity of abstract art is truly stunning. In the way...

Birds are found all around the world. They remind us of ourselves yet are also able to fly up in the heavens. Artists around the globe respond to the birds they admire in myriad ways using a wide variety of...

Becoming a mentor to a developing artist has many benefits Sharing your knowledge and experience makes you feel good and can be very empowering. Remember the challenges you faced when you were first starting out? Wouldn’t it have been nice...

Nature produces an endless array of colors, shapes, and patterns that creatures use to fool the eye. These animals become visible only when they move or are in contrasting surroundings. Creatures may disguise themselves to blend in by changing color on demand or with the seasons, allowing plants to grow on them, or by evolving to look like something else.

In our daily lives we are surrounded by fabric. Many of these fabrics are mass-produced and bypass the more traditional ways of working with cloth. Old world handicrafts, such as weaving, hand-dyeing and hand embroidery are being lost.

Blue is a primary color, crucial to the creation of other hues. This exhibition invites you to explore the color blue and what it represents to you.

Join us for a screening of Go Tell It quilt documentation videos recorded by Quilts of Valor Foundation volunteers in 2023. QOVF executive director Lexie Millikan and board president Lauri Leirdahl will join QA director Amy Milne for a follow-up...

Gastronomy is the study of the relationship between food and culture, featuring not only the bountiful gifts from nature, but a gift from the human hand. Combining innovative ingredients, colors, textures, and flavors creates dishes pleasing to both the palette and the eye.

SAQA has been invited to participate at the 2024 Philadelphia Museum of Art Contemporary Craft Show. Now in its 48th year, the Philadelphia Museum of Art Contemporary Craft Show features unique, one-of-a-kind works by artists from across the United States...

Spanning across media and disciplines, the Surface Design Association (SDA) is proud to present our Spring 2025 online workshop series! Join us as we hear from four of our workshop instructors, Lisa Klaulak on wet felting, Theda Sandiford on incorporating...

Imagine an existence where you pull one string and reality unravels. Twenty-seven artists from the U.S. (including three from Florida), United Kingdom, France, and Canada have interpreted the riotous creativity and far-out fusions of punk (Steampunk, Biopunk, Atompunk and more)...

Yoshie Tokutake uses repurposed indigo fabrics in her strip-pieced art quilts. In this Textile Talk, we visit her studio and gallery in Matsumoto City, Nagano, Japan.

We invite artists to submit their best work for display in the ‘ Now: Contemporary Art Quilts of Today’ gallery at Houston in 2025. This dynamic exhibition will provide an exceptional platform for your art quilt to be appreciated by...

Earth, from space, looks like a shimmering gem suspended in an inky, infinite expanse. A diverse group of artists from 11 countries around the world present their views of the universe in this fascinating collection of contemporary artwork.