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December Issue 2006
Arts Council of Henderson County in Hendersonville, NC, Offers International Quilt Exhibit
The Arts Council of Henderson County in Hendersonville,
NC, is offering an exhibit it is hosting from the Museum of the
American Quilter's Society; Seven Sisters: New Quilts from
an Old Favorite 2005. The exhibition will be on view through
Dec. 16, 2006.
This exhibit displays winners and finalists from the Museum of
the American Quilter's Society's (MAQS) 2005 competition. The
2005 competition challenged quilt makers to interpret a single
traditional quilt block, the "Seven Sisters," in a work
of their own design. The results are spectacular. Eighteen quilts
from Japan, Germany, and 15 states including one by North Carolina's
own Scott Murkin, will be on display. This exhibit has traveled
to select locations throughout the country, and the stop at the
Arts Council of Henderson County is the only remaining opportunity
to see these fabulous quilts in the southeast.
"One thing about the Seven Sisters block is that it's not an easy block to piece, because of the inset seams," commented Judy Schwender, Curator of Collections at MAQS. "When we announced it as our block choice for 2005, there was some concern among our staff that it would be too difficult, and that we would not get a big response. But the quilts that were entered were all wonderful! It's a very organic design, not a regular square quilt block with 90 degree angles, but that didn't stop these quilters from really running with the design."
Indeed, the "organic" quality Schwender
refers to provides for some of the most interesting, unusual and
vibrant art ever seen in the fiber medium.
MAQS focuses on celebrating and developing today's quilt making.
Each year, they hold their annual New Quilts from an Old Favorite
competition. The Museum selects a traditional quilt block design
and challenges quilt makers to interpret it incorporating their
own unconventional creativity. The competition was created to
acknowledge quilt making heritage and to recognize innovation,
creativity and excellence, thus linking the past to the present
and the future.
The Arts Council of Henderson County is a community organization
that advocates for the arts and provides opportunities to enrich
the lives of our children and adults through the arts by offering
exhibits and art education.
This exhibition was organized by the Museum
of the American Quilter's Society, Paducah, Kentucky.
For more info check our NC Institutional Gallery listings,
call 828/693-8504 or visit (www.acofhc.org) or (www.americanquilter.com).
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