PAQA-South, the Professional
Art Quilters Alliance-South, was formed in May 2002 by art quilters
in the southeastern United States. Our first organizational
meeting was held May 10-11, 2002 in the Cary and Raleigh area
of North Carolina. Forty art quilters from across the South
came together to discuss what we want to do and how we want
to do it.
We are patterned after the original Professional Art Quilt Alliance,
in Chicago, who have generously allowed us to extrapolate our
name from theirs, and our organization and activities from theirs.
PAQA and PAQA-South are, however, separate and nonaffiliated
organizations.
During October 4-5, 2002 we again met in the Cary and Raleigh
area of North Carolina. An initial organizational structure
was decided upon, officers were elected, and dues were set.
Plans were laid for biannual meetings and future exhibitions.
PAQA-South became a non-profit 501(3)c corporation in 2009. |
