saqa intro for quilt guilds
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A resource for SAQA Reps to introduce Studio Art Quilt Associates to quilt guilds around the world.TRANSCRIPT
An Introduction
to SAQA
Nancy G Cook - Ankle Twister II
Would you like to connect with other like-minded artists?
Studio
Art
Quilt
Associates
Do you have a place where you canwork on fibre art?
Do you create original work from your own design?
Do you create layered art with textiles and stitch?
Studio
Art
Quilt
Associates
First, a few definitions ….
What is a quilt?
When Is A Quilt… Art ?
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.
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.
Do you think of your quilts as fibre art?
If you do …
You might like to know about . . .
The best way to price and market your work
How to exhibit your work
Having your work critiqued
Ways to network with other fibre artists from all around the world who do the kind of work you do
New techniques
How to photograph your workShows that you can enter
…and
if so …
Then you need
to know what
can do for you!
How do artists from all over the
world connect with one another?
Connecting with other artists
Daily, via Yahoo Group
Locally, at regional SAQA meetingsNationally, at annual SAQA ConferencesA whole network awaits you
Connecting with other artists
- Daily, via Chat Group
Connecting with other artists
- Locally, at regional SAQA meetings- Via regional blogs – from your rep
Nationally and internationally,
at annual SAQA Conferences
Connecting with other artists
• Keynote
speakers
• Panels•Mentorship opportunities
• Studio tours
• Art exhibitions
•Workshops
Formed
by fiber artists
for fiber artists
History of SAQA
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.
History of SAQA
History of SAQA
The vision was to create an organization to:
• Promote art quilts to major art publications, museums, and galleries
• Educate the public about art quilts• Serve as a forum for the professional
development of quilt artists• Act as a resource for curators, dealers,
consultants, teachers, students and collectors
Currently, around 3,000 members world-wide.
Membership
ACTIVE MEMBER: 1 Year $60, 2 Years $105, 3 Years $145
•Quarterly full-colour SAQA Journal•Monthly e.Bulletin •Notice of meetings, educational symposia, calls for entry•Eligibility for juried member exhibitions•Visioning Project•Access to SAQA University and mentoring activities•Comprehensive website
PROFESSIONAL ARTIST MEMBER: 1 Year $125, 2 Years $235, 3 Years $340
•Same benefits as Active Membership, plus:•Gallery page on SAQA web site with a link to your web site•Listing in teacher's registry on SAQA web site•Artwork represented in SAQA Portfolio
STUDENT MEMBER: 1 Year $30 - Same benefits as Active Membership.
SAQA’s website www.saqa.com
GALLERY
NEWS & EVENTS
SAQA STORE
COLLECTORS
ABOUT SAQA
MEMBERSHIP
SUPPORT SAQA
INFORMATION
• Workshops and Lectures offered by PAMs
• Regional and Members’ Blogs
• Interviews with Artists
• Where to See Art Quilts: Permanent collections
and installations, galleries, internet and
television
• Fiber Art Degree programs
• Photographers
• Quilt Repair
• Appraisers
INFORMATION
SAQA-U
What SAQA means to me
Cheryl Dineen FerrinMOTORCYCLIST PORTRAIT
PROJECT: KARI & JIM, ©2007, 64" x 72"
Virginia AbramsREFLECTIONS 5, ©2009, 36.5"H x
29"W
Laura WasilowskiARTFABRIK, ©2004, 51" x51"
Sarah Ann SmithA SENSE OF PLACE: THE WALL,
©2007, 27 h. x 29 1/2 w
Sylvia NaylorIN THE BOREAL FOREST, ©2007,
20x16
Jill Rumoshosky WernerSplashed Unmatched
Phil JonesNIGHT COAT, ©2007, 51" x 36"
Susan ElseWork in Progress
Where can I seemore art quilts?
Mississippi Valley Textile Museum
Local quilt shows
Shenkman Arts Centre