Two Reminders

Registration is now open for our Texas Region Retreat!

 

September 10 - 12

Great Expectations Creativity Center

and

Texas Quilt Museum

in

Historic LaGrange, Texas

• Spend two days working on your latest and greatest creation with your SAQA friends during our Open Studio at the Great Expectations Creativity Center
• Then join us for "A Curator's Perspective: Critiquing Art Quilts" workshop with Dr. Sandra Sider, Curator for the Texas Quilt Museum
• If that's not enough, you'll have an opportunity to visit the Texas Quilt Museum, hear an additional lecture from Sandra Sider on her new book 1000 Quilt Inspirations: Colorful and Creative Designs for Traditional, Modern and Art Quilts followed by a gallery talk and walk through of the Intuitive Symmetry: Works on Silk by Judith Content exhibit currently on display at the museum

 



 

Call for Entries

for the

Fiber Artists of San Antonio

41st Annual Fiber Art Show

opens on

Monday, August 24

 

Click here for entry requirements, juror info,

timeline, entry form and much more!

 

Fiber Artists of San Antonio Call For Entries

Here is a new call for entry that may be of interest to SAQA members!

The Fiber Artists of San Antonio (FASA) are pleased to announce a call for entries for the 2015 Annual Exhibition. Part of our mission is to promote and advance fiber art through the education of members and the public. This is an opportunity for fiber artists to exhibit their work and for the community to gain a greater appreciation for fiber art.

The Call for Entry opens August 24, 2015  

and runs through October 15, 2015

Click here for rules, timeline, entry form and much more

or visit FASA's website for more information

Join the Caprock Art Quilters meeting Aug 7 & 8 in Lubbock

SAQA members are invited to attend the Caprock Art Quilters meeting on Friday Aug. 7, and Saturday, Aug. 8, in Lubbock, Texas.

The Friday event will begin with dinner at 5:30 pm, McAlister's Deli, 2415 19th Street, Lubbock. Afterwards, the group will head to the First Friday Art Trail for a dose of inspiration.

The 9 am Saturday meeting will be held at 21103 FM 179 in Wolfforth (just outside Lubbock). The meeting will kick off with a workshop by Cinde on the silk confetti fusion technique. The business meeting will follow, then there are two programs. Nancy Woods will show some of her quilts for "Life of Quilts of ..." The second half will be a follow up to the Sue Spargo class, so please bring your sampler (and anything else you have created since) to show to those who were not able to join. In addition, everyone is invited to bring something for show and tell.

For more information or directions, please contact  jeancrgrimes@gmail.com