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Above: "Dashboard Saints: In Memory of St. Christopher (who lost his magnetism)" by Terrie Mangat, 1985, IQSC 1997.007.1093
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Revisiting 'The Art Quilt'
through April 3, 2011
Collectors and curators often "make a bet" on a young artist considered to have great potential. Sometimes the bet pays off, sometimes it does not. Anyone would be thrilled with the "payoff" shown by the artists chosen by the curators of
The Art Quilt exhibition that opened at the Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery in September 1986.
Twenty-five years later the IQSCM exhibition Revisiting 'The Art Quilt' showcases a group of quilts chosen for that pivotal exhibition. Penny McMorris and the late Michael Kile selected sixteen artists whom they considered the leaders in the new field including: Nancy Crow, Terrie Mangat, Jan Myers-Newbury, Therese May and Pauline Burbidge, among others. They asked the artists to create new pieces that would challenge the existing definition of quilt.
Large scale quilts, bold in size and intention, were chosen for the show, which subsequently traveled to seven other sites over its three year run. The artists whose works were exhibited 25 years ago have continued to develop diverse and brilliant careers as leading studio quilt artists known world-wide. Today their work resides in significant corporate, private and museum collections. Three quilts from the 1986 exhibition are included in The Twentieth Century’s Best American Quilts and artists in the show created ten percent of the list’s quilts.
This reprise of highlights of the show will remind viewers of how prescient Kile and McMorris were in their selection of artists, many of whom remain leaders in the field. For others it will instill a new appreciation for nontraditional, innovative quilts.
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Sunday 4/3 3 PM
Gallery Talk
Guest curator Penny McMorris will give a gallery talk reflecting on her interactions with the artists who created works for the original 1986 exhibition of The Art Quilt.
McMorris is co-founder and Vice President of The Electric Quilt Company. Her earlier "quilt lives" were as a TV producer, quilt historian, and art curator.
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The
FRIENDS of the IQSCM have set the date of April 30th for the next "Night at the Museum...Destination Marseille." Mark your calendar and make your reservation for an exquisite evening with a French flair.
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WORKSHOPS: Click on the listings below for details
Instructor: Sheila Green
March 26, 2011 10 AM - Noon
Instructor: Barbara Caron
Sunday, April 10, 2011 1:30 - 4:30 PM
Nebraska Quilts and Quiltmakers 4/8/11 – 10/2/11
Featuring quilts from the award-winning book of the same title.
Elegant Geometry: American and British Mosaic Patchwork 5/28/11 – 1/8/12
Bridget Long, British quilt historian, curates an in-depth look at the variety of intricately cut and constructed quilts based on paper template piecing.
Yvonne Wells: Quilted Messages 10/7/11 – 2/26/12
Drawing from the IQSC collection of African-American quilts, this exhibition examines layers of meaning, reflection, and storytelling in the art of Yvonne Wells, who received the Alabama Visual Arts Craftsman award in 1998.
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Still showing....don't miss this opportunity!
Marseille: White
Corded Quilting
LECTURES/TALKS
Tuesday 1/25 Noon
Talk "Designing Quilts for Martha Stewart," Julie Beaudry Owens
Tuesday 2/22 Noon
Talk "The French Contribution to the Fashion World, 1680 and Beyond," Dr. Barbara Trout
Friday 3/4 5:30 PM
Public Lecture and Reception sponsored by the Lincoln Quilters Guild: "The Engineer Who Could: The Quiltmaking of Ernest B. Haight," Jonathan Gregory
Sunday 3/13 2 PM
Talk: "Marseille Quilting: Historical Perspectives," Frédérique Sevet-Collier, native of Marseille
Friday 4/1 5:30 PM
Public Lecture: "Mischief Stitched in White Thread: The Evolution of Marseille Quilting," Kathryn Berenson,
Sponsored by the Dillow Excellence Fund
Celebrate National Quilting Day Sat. 3/19
FREE admission, demonstrations, and lectures sponsored by the Lincoln Quilters Guild, the Nebraska State Quilt Guild, and Accuquilt.
January 31st is the last day to make a 2010
IRA Charitable Rollover.
If you need an easy tax deduction please consider designating the IQSCM for your donation.
Web site fact:
There are more than 25 podcasts posted on the Quilt Center's website at
www.QuiltStudy.org .
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