Of Interest: Seeking Artists to Give Online Textile Talks

SAQA (Studio Art Quilt Associates) is seeking proposals from fibre artists who would like to present at one of SAQA’s 2027 Textile Talks. This is a paid opportunity open to artists worldwide.

Textile Talks features weekly presentations and panel discussions from four textile organisations: International Quilt Museum, Quilt Alliance, Studio Art Quilt Associates, and Surface Design Association.

There’s a playlist of previous Textile Talks: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXsBpWjk3xVCTzucHkrU3ly5NlLa7mW3f

They are looking for the following:

  • Artists with a strong body of work or point of view.
  • Artists who are using textiles or the quilt medium in interesting, new, or unique ways.
  • Artists who are documenting their work with strong visuals (photos or videos).
  • Fibre organisations and researchers/authors are also encouraged to apply. Artists may apply individually or as a group.

Deadline: the 31st of August.

For more information, visit their website: https://www.saqa.com/events/call-artist-speakers-textile-talks

Their Instagram: @saqaart

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Of Interest: Textile Talks Videos

SAQA, or Studio Art Quilt, is an international organisation dedicated to promoting the art quilt and the artists who create them. In addition to curating exhibitions devoted to art quilts, they have a fascinating series of artists’ talks on their YouTube Channel @SAQAArtQuilt. These videos cover many different textile practices.

Textile Talks features weekly presentations and panel discussions from the International Quilt Museum, Quilt Alliance, Studio Art Quilt Associates, and Surface Design Association.

There are over 170 Textile Talks that can be watched here, and they are not only about art quilts – https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXsBpWjk3xVCTzucHkrU3ly5NlLa7mW3f

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