About Ozquilt Network Inc

The Ozquilt Story

Ozquilt Network Incorporated is a national organisation for art quilters and anyone interested in art quilts. Our membership includes quilters who have achieved national and international acclaim, as well as promising emerging artists.

FIRST THE NEWSLETTER

In 1991 twenty one people with an interest in contemporary art quiltmaking attended a workshop in Sydney. Everyone enjoyed the daily discussions and wanted them to continue. But how, when participants lived as far apart as Perth and Sydney, on different sides of the continent?
One participant, Barbara Macey volunteered to co-ordinate correspondence into a newsletter. The first newsletter went out to twenty people in September 1991.

THEN THE ORGANISATION

For several years Ozquilt Network Newsletter continued to attract subscribers, then people began to voice the opinion that an organisation serving the specialised needs of art quilters was needed. This eventuated on 30 November 1998, when Ozquilt Network Inc became an incorporated association with Barbara as inaugural President, and a Management Committee of eight. The Management Committee 'meets' six times a year, mainly by email, with a face to face meeting for the AGM and Conference. Non members are welcome to attend.

Download Our Constitution here

Ozquilt Network Inc is registered with Consumer Affairs Victoria and is governed by their rules. All states have an equivalent organisation, but they all operate a little differently.  Most of our members don’t live in Victoria, and may not be familiar with the way the CAV operates, what they can offer, and what our obligations and responsibilities are. To find out more, visit www.consumer.vic.gov.au and click on Associations, Clubs and Fundraising and you will find links to information about incorporated associations.  The Model Rules are there too, but please remember that we have adapted them to our own requirements so some parts are not relevant to our situation; please refer to our Constitution as well.

NOW THE WEBSITE ...

We look forward to exciting developments in the future. This website is dedicated to art quilters, art quilts and art quiltmaking in Australia. We hope that you enjoy it and invite you to provide us with feedback by emailing: the This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

... AND THE EXHIBITIONS

Following the success of our first members' online and travelling exhibition of small quilts, Australia Wide, we plan to organise similar exhibitions in even numbered years. Major exhibitions open to members and Australian residents will be held in odd numbered years.

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