Professional Art Quilters Alliance-South (PAQA-South)
promoting innovative art quilts, art cloth and art garments
CALL FOR ENTRIES
Our 2026 Juried exhibition
ARTQuiltsjourney
March 11 - May 2, 2026
Page-Walker Arts & History Center
119 Ambassador Loop, Cary, NC
March 27, 2026 Artists’ Reception
Trips, vacations, moving from A to B, quests, imaginings, life changes, learning, spiritual awakening, self-discovery. What has been - what is now - what will be your journey? Past, present or future; Make a quilt about your journey.
View the 2025 exhibition
ARTQuilts
wild!
March 5 – May 10, 2025
Congratulations to the winners of ARTQUILTSwild!:
Juror’s Choice - “Back Pocket Blues” by Candy Hackett Shively
Gallery Choice - “Mardi Gras” by Evelyn Judson
Member’s Choice - “Summer Camp” by Miki Adams
Featured Artist
Miki Adams
Miki Adams is our featured artist as well as the Member’s Choice winner of the ArtQuiltwild! 2025 exhibition. Please take the time to admire her many beautiful and inspiring pieces.
Calendar of Events
Exhibits
QuiltCon 2026
February 19-22, 2026
Raleigh Convention Center
500 S Salisbury St
Raleigh, NC 27601
Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival
February 26, 2026- March 1, 2026
Hampton Roads Convention Center
Capital Quilter’s Annual Quilt Show
Dates: March 13 - 14, 2026
Time: 9am - 5pm
Location: Kerr Scott Building, NC State Fairgrounds, Raleigh, NC
Cabarrus Quilters Guild - Quilt Show Information
Friday, June 19, 2026 - Saturday, June 20, 2026
601 Milestone Venue, 595 Warren Coleman Blvd, Concord, NC 28025
Smoky Mountain Quilters of TN
Knoxville Expo Center
June 19 - 20, 2026
Joined by Stitching: A Quilter’s Art Exhibition
April 10, 2026 - May 10, 2026
Presented by the Arts Council of Fayetteville & Tarheel Quilters Guild
Tarheel Quilters Guild Call for Entry
** Denotes Sponsorship by PAQA-South
**Upcoming Common Threads Meetings:
2-4 pm @ Cary Quilting Company,
935 N. Harrison Ave, Cary, NC
December 17, 2025
January 21, 2026 (Board meeting 12-2)
February 11, 2026
March 18, 2026 (Board meeting 12-2)
April 15, 2026
May 20, 2026 (Board meeting 12-2)
