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Welcome to the first challenge for the Rocky Mountain Creative Quilters! This is a great way to “play” and stretch your skills and comfort level. There are a few rules: Click here for the rules on page one and click here for a fill in application. The masks must be completed and brought to the March general meeting in a box (please - no popcorn packing peanuts!) or wrapped to prevent them from being viewed. You can also deliver them to Kit Robinson, Stephanie Patterson, or Kelly Gallagher-Abbott up until April 8th . Any received between April 8th and April 15th will not be eligible for prizes, but may be shown at the museum. Enjoy the process of creating your challenge entry, and encourage others to enter! Questions or comments? Don’t hesitate to contact Kelly Gallagher-Abbott or Christy Beckman!
FRCQ meets the third Monday every other month at the Westminster City Park Recreation Center from 7p-9p, 10455 Sheridan Blvd., Westminster, Colorado.
January 21, 2008
Speaker: Stan Meyer
Art is Belief Made Visible
Amish and Mennonite Quilts from the Big Valley and Beyond
Runs through July 13th. This exhibition features twelve recently
acquired quilts. Five of the quilts demonstrate the design and color
preferences of the three groups of Old Order Amish in the Kishacoquilla
Valley of Mifflin County, Pennsylvania. The show also includes examples
of Amish quilts made in Somerset and Lawrence Counties in Pennsylvania,
Midwest Amish quilts, and Mennonite quilts from Pennsylvania.
The Architecture of the Quilt will appear at the museum from April 13th through July 6th. This touring show features about 50 quilts from the well-known African-American community of Gee’s Bend, Alabama. The quilts, constructed of utilitarian materials such as corduroy, denim, and scrap materials, represent work from the 1930s to the present. Their bold colors and forms are recognized as unique contemporary artworks. The exhibit includes the human stories behind the quilts, providing information on the roles of community and family, environmental sources of inspiration, and the artistic process. For more information on these and other exhibits at the museum, visit www.denverartmuseum.org
Don't Fence Me In: Contemporary Quilts, March 22 – May 18, 2008
http://www.ci.longmont.co.us/museum/
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Current Exhibit Textures, January 12-February 19, 2008 |