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Full Deck Art Quilts
Washington, DC, USA United States of America

Art collectors Warren and Nancy Brakensiek of Los Angeles, California, have recently purchased the innovative and popular quilting exhibition, Full Deck Art Quilts. The Full Deck collection consists of 54 art quilts, each created by a different artist working independently to interpret one card each from a standard deck of 52, plus two jokers. Since opening at the Smithsonians Renwick Gallery in Washington, DC, this exhibition has been touring the United States under the auspices of the Smithsonian Institutions Traveling Exhibitions Services (SITES). The Brakensieks intend to keep this outstanding art collection together, making it available for further exhibition, both nationally and internationally, starting January 1, 2000.

According to Collections Director Karen Brown, the collection combines two rich cultural traditions, quilting and card playing. This combination has universal appeal, and many people who dont typically visit museums are going to see this exhibition. Brown also notes that each time the Full Deck Quilts are shown; museum attendance, memberships and museum shop sales show a substantial increase.

Full Deck plays an important part in the art quilt movement by presenting excellent examples of the wide range of styles and techniques employed by art quilters today. The collection is documented by an accompanying book, Art Quilts: Playing with a Full Deck, and a set of actual Full Deck playing cards.

More information about this innovative and popular exhibition, and how to rent this exhibition, is available at the Full Deck Art Quilts web site, located at: www.fulldeckquilts.com or contact: Karen Brown, Full Deck Quilt Exhibition, PO Box 21142, Washington, DC 20009, ph/fax 202-483-6507, E-mail: kobrown@earthlink.net

Related Links:

Indepth Arts Resources for the State of District of Columbia

Other Important Exhibitions in Washington