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The National Quilt Museum announces 18 winning quilts from the 2010 An Old Favorite Contest.
on exhibit Mar. 19 – June 15, 2010 and traveling through Dec. 2011.
The Paducah Sun, Jan. 1, 2010
The National Quilt Museum has announced the 18 winning quilts of the 2010 Sunflower-themed New Quilts from an Old Favorite contest.
These quilts represent [...]
in the CQA Quilting News -Unique Quilt Shows in 2010, in the United States – Ohio, South Dakota, California, and Paducah Kentucky
Journey of Hope in America: Quilts Inspired by President Barack Obama- Dec 15, 2009 -Dec 15, 2010 at the Afro American Museum and Cultural Center, Wilberforce, Ohio
“Imagine Hope,” Hollis Chatelain’s first art exhibit, [...]
in the CQA Quilting News
from the Lansing City Pulse
MSU Museum Shows Off Quilt Scholar’s Collection through Sept. 5, 2010,
by Eric Gallippo
‘Unpacking Collections’
The Legacy of Cuesta Benberry, African- American Quilt Scholar
Visitors to Michigan State University Museum’s “Unpacking Collections” exhibit will get a peek into the vast research and materials accumulated by pioneering quilt scholar Cuesta [...]
How Green and Red Became Symbols of Christmas
© Nicole Skutelnik, in Cultural Anthropology, Oct 7, 2008 -posted here with permission of N. Skutelnik
Green and red. Together, these colors are immediately associated with Christmas. But where did that convention come from?
In fact, the convention began very long ago. There are two accepted beliefs about the origin [...]
in the CQA Quilting News, December 4, 2009
YOU MEAN 72% OF US BUY FROM BIG BOX ART RETAILERS?
excerpt from: Tips to buying art at Metro Arts Expo, by Michael Morain, Des Moines Register, 11-1-09
(with specific reference to quilt art purchases)
Des Moines Arts Festival director Stephen King was speaking to a community group a few [...]
in the CQA Quilting News
Artist evolving as quiltmaker
Nancy Crow’s latest work, the ‘Markings’ series, shows she’s kicked it up a notch
article by Dorothy Shinn Ohio Beacon Journal art and architecture critic, 11/08/2009
In the past, I’ve had difficulty writing about the work of Nancy Crow.
It’s not her fault. She’s seen as a leader in her field.
In [...]
In the CQA Quilting News
from the Idaho Statesman, 11/05/09, by BY DANA OLAND doland@idahostatesman.com
Artists from Gee’s Bend see life and history in every quilt they make
To Louisiana Pettway Bendolph, the beautiful quilts she makes are like her children.
“You have to love them first, and then you have to let them go,” she says softly, [...]
in the CQA Quilting News – August 2009
Pupils at St Mary’s Primary School in Henley win competition with giant quilt.
Henley Standard, UK
The 10-year-olds spent two months under the supervision of art teacher Kate Findlay making the 2mx2m work, which depicts town landmarks such as the town hall and Tudor House antiques shop.
They entered the prestigious [...]
in the CQA Quilting News, August, 2009
Karen Braucher Tobin – Portland Writing Examiner
“What Remains”, Katsura Press, Portland, 2009
Margaret Chula, an internationally known haiku and tanka poet based in Portland, Oregon, teamed up with master quilter Cathy Erickson in 2002 through a project linking poets with quilters so that they could collaborate for one year. Chula’s [...]
in the CQA Quilting News, August 2009
July 14, 7:15 AM, by Jeanne Williamson
Massachusetts Quilts: Our Common Wealth is on exhibit at the New England Quilt Museum in Lowell, MA from July 17 through September 20, 2009. Gallery Talks are August 6-9, at 2pm.
“Since its establishment in 1994, the Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts) has [...]
in the CQA Quilting News – July, 2009
Winchester Star, Sandy Thompson, June 27, 2009
One step into Bea Grayson’s entry hall and you know that this is the home of an artist with a background in many cultures.
Grayson is a quilter and her pieces reflect many different influences.
“Sometimes my work is informed by things friends bring [...]
in the CQA Quilting News – July, 2009
Wednesday, July 01, 2009
By Mary Thomas, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
What makes someone worthy of a lifetime achievement award?
If that someone is artist Tina Williams Brewer, it includes the refinement of artistic expression to a level that has earned international attention, an in-depth exploration of heritage that has been shared and [...]
in the CQA Quilting News, July, 2009
Erica Goss, San Jose Contemporary Art Examiner
Jack’s Falling Water, by G. Fraas
June 30, 2009 – The show, Reservoir, (John M. Walsh lll collection) showcases an extraordinary group of contemporary art quilts from the private collection of advocate and champion of the contemporary art quilt movement, John M. Walsh [...]
in CQA Quilting News – July, 2009
Smoky Mountain News, July 1, 2009
Brick Paving Stones Inspire Winning Design
The plaza at the entrance to the new Waynesville Police Station is nearing completion. Workers are placing the final touches to the brick paver design that captures the heritage of the town of Waynesville, North Carolina.
Courtney Boessel, a rising [...]
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