Saqa intro for quilt guilds generic
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The document provides information about SAQA (Studio Art Quilt Associates), a non-profit organization that connects fibre artists from around the world. It discusses what defines an art quilt and the services SAQA provides to its members, including opportunities to connect with other artists through online forums, regional meetings, and annual conferences. The summary also gives a brief history of SAQA's founding in 1989 with the goal of promoting art quilts and serving as a resource for quilt artists.
Saqa intro for quilt guilds generic
- 1. An Introduction to SAQA
- 2. StudioDo you have a place where you canwork on fibre art? ArtDo you create original work from your own design? QuiltDo you create layered art with textiles and stitch? AssociatesWould you like to connect with other like-minded artists?
- 4. First, a few definitions ….
- 5. What is a quilt?
- 6. When Is A Quilt…Art ?
- 7. What is an art quilt?Quilt National's definition:The work must possess the basic structural characteristics of a quilt. It must be predominantly fabric or fabric-like material and must be composed of at least two full and distinct layers - a face layer and a backing layer. The face layer may be described by any or a combination of the following terms: pieced, appliquéd, whole cloth, stitched/fused to a foundation. The face and backing layers must be held together by hand- or machine-made functional quilting stitches or other elements that pierce all layers and are distributed throughout the surface of the work. At least some of these stitches or elements should be visible on the back of the work.
- 8. What is an art quilt?SAQA’s definition: a contemporary artwork exploring and expressing aesthetic concerns common to the whole range of visual arts: painting, printmaking, photography, graphic design, assemblage and sculpture, which retains, through materials or technique, a clear relationship to the folk art quilt from which it descends.
- 9. Do you think of your quilts as fibre art?
- 10. If you do …
- 11. You might like to know about . . .New techniquesHow to exhibit your workHow to photograph your workShows that you can enterHaving your work critiquedThe best way to price and market your workWays to network with other fibre artists from all around the world who do the kind of work you do
- 12. …and if so …
- 13. Then you need to know whatcan do for you!
- 14. How do artists from all over the world connect with one another?
- 15. Connecting with other artistsDaily, via Chat GroupLocally, at regional SAQA meetingsNationally, at annual SAQA ConferencesA whole network awaits you
- 16. Connecting with other artists- Daily, via Chat Group
- 17. Connecting with other artists- Locally, at regional SAQA meetings- Via regional blogs – from your rep
- 18. Connecting with other artistsNationallyandinternationally,atannualSAQAConferencesKeynote speakers
- 19. Panels
- 21. Studio tours
- 22. Art exhibitions
- 23. WorkshopsHistoryofSAQAFormed by fiber artists for fiber artists
- 24. HistoryofSAQA Believing in the need to establish a place for art quilts in the world of contemporary fine art, in 1989 Yvonne Porcella sent out 50 letters to artists and friends to rally them to her cause. And so Studio Art Quilt Associates (SAQA) was born.
- 25. HistoryofSAQAThe vision was to create an organization to:Promote art quilts to major art publications, museums, and galleries
- 26. Educate the public about art quilts
- 27. Serve as a forum for the professional development of quilt artists
- 28. Act as a resource for curators, dealers, consultants, teachers, students, and collectors Currently, around 3,000 members world-wide.
- 29. MembershipACTIVE MEMBER: 1 Year $60, 2 Years $105, 3 Years $145 Quarterly full-colour SAQA Journal
- 31. Notice of meetings, educational symposia, calls for entry
- 32. Eligibility for juried member exhibitions
- 34. Access to SAQA University and mentoring activities
- 35. Comprehensive websitePROFESSIONAL ARTIST MEMBER: 1 Year $125, 2 Years $235, 3 Years $340 Same benefits as Active Membership, plus:
- 36. Gallery page on SAQA web site with a link to your web site
- 37. Listing in teacher's registry on SAQA web site
- 38. Artwork represented in SAQA PortfolioSTUDENT MEMBER: 1 Year $30 - Same benefits as Active Membership.
- 41. GALLERY
- 46. NEWS & EVENTS
- 49. SAQA STORE
- 52. COLLECTORS
- 54. ABOUT SAQA
- 56. MEMBERSHIP
- 58. INFORMATION
- 59. INFORMATIONWorkshops and Lectures offered by PAMs
- 60. Regional and Members’ Blogs
- 62. Where to See Art Quilts: Permanent collections and installations, galleries, internet and television
- 63. Fiber Art Degree programs
- 64. Photographers
- 65. Quilt Repair
- 66. AppraisersSAQA-U
- 73. Artist IndexMentorship ForumsCritique groupsRecent DiscussionsRegion PagesSandboxSAQA Journal Back IssuesImages & Files ListPages ListSAQA website
- 78. What SAQA means to me
- 80. Cheryl DineenFerrinMOTORCYCLIST PORTRAIT PROJECT: KARI & JIM, ©2007, 64" x 72"
- 81. Virginia AbramsREFLECTIONS 5, ©2009, 36.5"H x 29"W
- 82. Laura WasilowskiARTFABRIK, ©2004, 51" x51"
- 83. Sarah Ann SmithA SENSE OF PLACE: THE WALL, ©2007, 27 h. x 29 1/2 w
- 84. Sylvia NaylorIN THE BOREAL FOREST, ©2007, 20x16
- 85. Denise LinetA RIOT OF ROSES, ©2009, 22 x 31
- 86. Phil JonesNIGHT COAT, ©2007, 51" x 36"
- 87. Where can I seemore art quilts?
- 88. Mississippi Valley Textile MuseumLocal quilt showsShenkman Arts Centre