SAQA Oregon Conference 2025
Category
Admission
- $115.00 - SAQA Member
- $135.00 - Non SAQA Member
Location
252 Lawrence Street
Eugene, OR 97401
Summary
Description
Event: Bringing Life into Your Art
Valley South’s Local Connection and Eugene, Oregon welcome you to the 2025 SAQA regional conference! Join us for a day of running through a myriad of creative minds: Fuzzy Mall, a creative portrait fiber artist, Marcia Derse, fabric artist/designer extraordinaire, Michael McCormick, owner and publisher of Quilt Folk, Fiber Art Now and Homecooked magazines, and Judy and Angelia Peterson hosting an interactive afternoon with a slam dunk into AI and how it can elevate your brainstorming creative process then translate easily into a between the goal post pattern to design from. The newest “whisper quilt” exhibit will be displayed all day for your pleasure and inspiration. Our campus town is a hub for creativity, great food, art installations, murals, wide sweeping vistas and beautiful parks. Marcia will have fabric for sale at the conference and Michael will have issues of his magazines with plenty of time to shop for your next inspired creation.
Keynote Speaker: Fuzzy Mall https://www.quiltedportrait.net
Featured Speaker: Marcia Derse https://www.marciaderse.com
Michael McCornick: https://www.quiltfolk.com/quilts-and-time
Schedule and Hotel Suggestions
Event Dates: Thursday, September 25, 2025 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM PT
Registration Dates: 07/8/2025 - 09/10/2025
Cost: $115.00 members / $135.00 non-members
Maximum Number of Attendees: 85
Waitlist: Contact conference co-chairs: Judy Peterson or Angelia Peterson
Cancellation policy: email Angelia Peterson, by September 1st, 2025 for a refund, minus $50.00 cancellation fee, after which, strictly no refunds.