Quilting has been part of American culture for centuries. And although quilts were originally produced to provide warmth and protection, they have become regular features in art museums in the past ...

The Minnesota African American Heritage Museum & Gallery has two exhibits running in February 2023: Black Liberation and the Community Quilty Project. CATHY WURZER: You know that quilting is an art ...

OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) -- Like any jazz artist, the ability to adapt and improvise is a welcome skill. For the people in the African American Quilt Guild of Oakland, that skill reconciles years of ...

The Saint Louis Art Museum recently announced the acquisition of “Pine Burr Quilt,” a colorful textile created in 1995 by artist Lucy Mingo in the rural community of Gee’s Bend, Alabama. The quilt was ...

As I greet Sauda Zahra and Edna C. Alston, two principal members of the African American Quilt Circle (AAQC), at a Ninth Street coffee shop and we begin to settle in, I notice that the three of us ...

Georgia Williams’ “Happy People” evokes a smile. In each of the 13 bright orange diamonds, a figure dances -- each individual locked in their own box but determined, nonetheless, to express themselves ...

EASTHAMPTON - Artist Susan Boss recently battled breast cancer and suffered from arthritis in her ankle that made her lame. And, after stopping her artwork and halting her creativity for years, she ...

It’s the bold colors and creative designs that will first catch your eye as you walk through Bellevue Arts Museum’s show of quilts. But look closer. Spend time examining the stitching and tacking on ...

Nubian Heritage adopted the African Adinka symbol Sankofa and took its meaning, “Learning from the past, in building for the future” as its mission statement. They celebrate the legacy of African ...

Find the Modern Quilt Guild on Facebook by searching “Inland Northwest Modern Quilt Guild.” When people think of quilts, they likely imagine a classic quilt like grandma used to make … conjuring up ...

Just as the COVID-19 pandemic was beginning, a group of African American women banded together with purpose: support one another as quilt artists and capture and promote the culture of their community ...