The Spotlight Auction will be an online event taking place from March 26-April 5, 2025. You do not have to be a SAQA member to participate - bidding is open to everyone. All proceeds will help support SAQA programs. Over...
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Through our museum-quality exhibition program, we bring contemporary art quilts to venues across the globe. Our online collection and virtual galleries explore the beauty and diversity of this vibrant art form.
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Congratulations to the artists selected for the SAQA Global Exhibition Now: Contemporary Art Quilts of Today by juror Sandra Sider. This single-venue exhibition will be displayed in October 2025 at the International Quilt Festival in Houston, Texas.
The Virtual Gallery committee is actively seeking SAQA members to serve as volunteer exhibition curators for the Virtual Gallery program. Every exhibition tells a story and the curator is the author of that narrative.
For centuries, artists have used their work to convey powerful thoughts and messages about social, political, and cultural shifts, igniting awareness and conversation. Art quilts, as a textile medium, are created by us, about us, and for ALL of us...
Featured Exhibitions
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 materials and techniques.
Earth, from space, looks like a shimmering gem suspended in an inky, infinite expanse. But this serene image masks the magnificent and volatile interior forces that make life possible on the surface.
How do we balance humanity's needs and desires against preserving our planet for future generations? This question is at the heart of Sustainability, which addresses some of today's most pressing environmental issues.
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