SAQA International Quilting Exhibition

SAQA International Quilting Exhibition

At Gadsden Arts Center & Museum

September 20 – December 14, 2024

Tuesdays – Saturdays;  10:00–5:00

Organized by Studio Art Quilt Associates

Sara May Love Gallery

Curated by Martha Sielman, Executive Director of Studio Art Quilt Associates, Inc., this exhibition includes works of art by fiber artists working in over 16 countries ranging from Iceland to Japan, and 13 U.S. States, ranging from Florida to California. Sielman invited “artists around the globe [to] respond to the birds they admire in myriad ways using a wide variety of materials and techniques.” In the hands of these master artists, the humblest materials, such as thread, paper, and fabric, go through an alchemical transformation into incredible art. The mixed media exhibition presents the familiarity of birds while also displaying them as creatures worth our admiration, allowing us to dream that we too, can take flight.

Image: Zara Zannettino, Absurd Birds, 2021, cotton, paint, cotton and polyester threads, 60 x 21 inches