Gas is cheap!
Get that behemoth out of the garage
and plan a field trip to see
the quilt shows in 2015.
The Mingei Museum will display changing selections from the Pat L. Nickols collection throughout 2015 in its Theater Gallery.
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California, San Jose
San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles. Antique Ohio Amish Quilts from the Darwin Bearley Collection, 40 bed, crib and doll quilts, illustrating the breadth of the Ohio Amish quilt making tradition between 1880 and 1940. Through March 1, 2015.
http://www.sjquiltmuseum.org/exhibitions.html
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Colorado, Denver
Denver Art Museum. First Glance - Second Look: Quilts from the Collection, through March 22, 2015.
http://www.denverartmuseum.org/exhibitions/first-glance-second-look-quilts-denver-art-museum-collection
Catalog available for $10.95
http://shop.denverartmuseum.org/SelectSKU.aspx?skuid=1061026
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Massachusetts, Concord
Concord Museum. Behind Closed Doors: Asleep in New England includes bedding and quilts.
Curated by Jane and Richard Nylander. Through March 22, 2015
http://www.concordmuseum.org/behind-closed-doors.php
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Massachusetts, Lowell
New England Quilt Museum. A Passion for Prussian Blue, curated by Anita Loscalzo, focuses on this brilliant dye. January 14-April 4, 2015.
San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles. Antique Ohio Amish Quilts from the Darwin Bearley Collection, 40 bed, crib and doll quilts, illustrating the breadth of the Ohio Amish quilt making tradition between 1880 and 1940. Through March 1, 2015.
http://www.sjquiltmuseum.org/exhibitions.html
Colorado, Denver
Denver Art Museum. First Glance - Second Look: Quilts from the Collection, through March 22, 2015.
http://www.denverartmuseum.org/exhibitions/first-glance-second-look-quilts-denver-art-museum-collection
Catalog available for $10.95
http://shop.denverartmuseum.org/SelectSKU.aspx?skuid=1061026
Massachusetts, Concord
Concord Museum. Behind Closed Doors: Asleep in New England includes bedding and quilts.
Curated by Jane and Richard Nylander. Through March 22, 2015
http://www.concordmuseum.org/behind-closed-doors.php
Massachusetts, Lowell
New England Quilt Museum. A Passion for Prussian Blue, curated by Anita Loscalzo, focuses on this brilliant dye. January 14-April 4, 2015.
http://nequiltmuseum.org/home.html
Nebraska, Lincoln
International Quilt Study Center and Quilt Museum:
When the main galleries re-open:
Signature Cloths. Curated by Lynn Setterington, past recipient of the IQSCM Research Fellowship. Signature Cloths focuses on sewn signatures as visual ciphers and as a method of social engagement, with emphasis on the autographs of ordinary people. Feb. 6 - May 31, 2015
Reflections of the Exotic East in American Quilts examines the influence of Asian art and culture on American quiltmaking during the past 200 years. Feb. 6 - Aug. 25, 2015
Covering the War: American Quilts in Times of Conflict. Feb. 6 - Nov. 21, 2015
Traditions Made Modern: Double Wedding Ring Quilts by Victoria Findlay Wolfe. March 31 - June 28, 2015
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Nebraska State Historical Society at the Great Plains Art Museum. Homefront & Battlefield: Quilts & Context in the Civil War. This show from the American Textile History Museum "highlights a broad range of textile artifacts and other objects to explore the Civil War." February 3 - June 27, 2015.
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Virginia, Williamsburg
Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum, A Celebration of Quilts"features dozens of quilts that represent the diversity of quilts made in America from the 18th through 20th centuries. Several of the quilts are new to the collection and have never before been seen by the public."
Through June, 2016.
http://www.history.org/history/museums/abby_art_current.cfm
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Colonial Williamsburg is hosting a textile symposium Stitching Together a National Identity, Sunday through Tuesday, March 15-17, 2015. "Through a series of formal lectures and juried papers, the symposium will address the question of what is American in American quilts, clothing, and needlework; provide updates on the latest research techniques and databases; and dispel myths about homespun and Yankee thrift." See the impressive program here:
http://www.cvent.com/events/2015-stitching-together-a-national-identity/agenda-822488c37d404f97b56982746591bdf6.aspx
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Wisconsin, Cedarburg
Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts. Sheared Delights, wool quilts. Through January 18, 2015
http://wiquiltmuseum.com/
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Washington D.C.
D.A.R. Museum. Eye on Elegance: Early Quilts of Maryland and Virginia. Through September 5, 2015.
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Curator of Costume and Textiles Alden O’Brien looks at quilts from Maryland and Virginia in an exhibit of 36 quilts with a focus on quilts from 1790 to 1860, design migrations and the many hands who made the quilts.
Nebraska, Lincoln
International Quilt Study Center and Quilt Museum:
The museum's main galleries are closed for repainting through February 5, 2015. Small exhibits are mounted in other areas of the building. See the list here:
Signature Cloths. Curated by Lynn Setterington, past recipient of the IQSCM Research Fellowship. Signature Cloths focuses on sewn signatures as visual ciphers and as a method of social engagement, with emphasis on the autographs of ordinary people. Feb. 6 - May 31, 2015
Reflections of the Exotic East in American Quilts examines the influence of Asian art and culture on American quiltmaking during the past 200 years. Feb. 6 - Aug. 25, 2015
Covering the War: American Quilts in Times of Conflict. Feb. 6 - Nov. 21, 2015
Traditions Made Modern: Double Wedding Ring Quilts by Victoria Findlay Wolfe. March 31 - June 28, 2015
Nebraska State Historical Society at the Great Plains Art Museum. Homefront & Battlefield: Quilts & Context in the Civil War. This show from the American Textile History Museum "highlights a broad range of textile artifacts and other objects to explore the Civil War." February 3 - June 27, 2015.
http://www.unl.edu/plains/gallery/exhibitions.shtml
New York, Manhattan
Empire Quilters are hosting a weekend of speakers during their quilt show Under A New Star at the Fashion Institute of Technology. March 28 & 29, 2015. Speakers include Paula Nadelstern, Roderick Kiracofe, Amelia Peck, Sue Reich, Elizabeth Warren & Barbara Brackman. See the program here:
New York, Manhattan
Empire Quilters are hosting a weekend of speakers during their quilt show Under A New Star at the Fashion Institute of Technology. March 28 & 29, 2015. Speakers include Paula Nadelstern, Roderick Kiracofe, Amelia Peck, Sue Reich, Elizabeth Warren & Barbara Brackman. See the program here:
Virginia, Christiansburg
Montgomery Museum and Lewis Miller Regional Art Center. A Pieced History: Quilts of Montgomery County. Twenty locally made historical quilts, through April, 2015.
http://montgomerymuseum.org/
http://montgomerymuseum.org/
Virginia, Harrisonburg
Virginia Quilt Museum. Curator's Choice: Treasures of the Vault. A selection from the museum's collection. February 3 - March 28, 2015
Virginia, Williamsburg
Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum, A Celebration of Quilts"features dozens of quilts that represent the diversity of quilts made in America from the 18th through 20th centuries. Several of the quilts are new to the collection and have never before been seen by the public."
Through June, 2016.
http://www.history.org/history/museums/abby_art_current.cfm
Colonial Williamsburg is hosting a textile symposium Stitching Together a National Identity, Sunday through Tuesday, March 15-17, 2015. "Through a series of formal lectures and juried papers, the symposium will address the question of what is American in American quilts, clothing, and needlework; provide updates on the latest research techniques and databases; and dispel myths about homespun and Yankee thrift." See the impressive program here:
http://www.cvent.com/events/2015-stitching-together-a-national-identity/agenda-822488c37d404f97b56982746591bdf6.aspx
Wisconsin, Cedarburg
Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts. Sheared Delights, wool quilts. Through January 18, 2015
http://wiquiltmuseum.com/
Washington D.C.
D.A.R. Museum. Eye on Elegance: Early Quilts of Maryland and Virginia. Through September 5, 2015.
Applique Flower Basket dated 1849
by Anna Catherine Hummel Markey Garnhart
Curator of Costume and Textiles Alden O’Brien looks at quilts from Maryland and Virginia in an exhibit of 36 quilts with a focus on quilts from 1790 to 1860, design migrations and the many hands who made the quilts.
A symposium will be held on Saturday March 14, 2015 in conjunction with the exhibit. Below are links to the DAR Museum's page and a post I did on the topic.
http://www.dar.org/museum
http://barbarabrackman.blogspot.com/2015/01/eye-opening-symposium-march-13-14-2015.html
http://www.dar.org/museum
http://barbarabrackman.blogspot.com/2015/01/eye-opening-symposium-march-13-14-2015.html