Quilts And Quotes As Creative Expression
Thirty-two quilts from the 12th Quilt National Collection, accompanied by 27 pages from The Public Book: Letters To Our Great-Great-Grandchildren , will be on display at the Riffe Gallery November 7, 2002, through February 9, 2003. An opening reception will be held Thursday, November 7, from 5-7 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.
Quilt National ‘01 is produced and circulated by the Dairy Barn Southeastern Ohio Cultural Arts Center in Athens. It is a juried international exhibition of the work of innovative contemporary quiltmakers. The works in Quilt National '01 were chosen from 1,411 entries submitted by 670 artists from the United States and abroad. Every work in the exhibition had to fulfill several criteria including mastery of technique, overall design and concept. Quilts were chosen for their depth of style, content, technique and emotion.
"My most fervent hope is that the non-quilting world will no longer be surprised at the variety of objects that are identified as quilts. Most importantly, people will recognize that the concepts of ‘quilt’ and ‘art’ are not incompatible," said Hilary Fletcher, Quilt National project director.
Quilt National ’01 features four Ohio artists: Cheri Arnold, Columbus ; John Lefelhocz, Athens ; Debra Lunn, Lancaster and Michael Mrowka, Lancaster .
A 112-page, full color hardcover catalog of Quilt National ’01 will be available for $25.
During Quilt National ’01 , the Riffe Gallery also will exhibit selections from The Public Book: Letters To Our Great-Great-Grandchildren , a visual and verbal record of the Greater Columbus community in 1992. It was designed to initiate broadly based grassroots involvement in the city's commemoration of the Quincentenary and thereby to create a source from which future generations might discover what it was like to live in America in the last years of the 20th century.
The Public Book’s fabric pages were conceived and created by the individuals, families, groups and organizations. Themes include the past – personal and communal history – present and hopes and fears for the future. The book provides a legacy for Columbus through which subsequent generations will be able to sense the diversity of cultural, ethnic and artistic traditions that converged here to create a vibrant American city.
Two events will be held in conjunction with this exhibition; both are free and open to the public:
Sunday, January 12, 2003, 2-4 pm. Family Day with Linda Fowler . Children of all ages and their adult companions are invited to join quilt artist Linda Fowler to create their own quilt design. With assistance from the artist, they’ll be inspired to make a unique fabric collage. Materials provided.
Thursday, January 23, 2003, 12-1 pm. Lecture and Tour with Hilary Fletcher . Hilary Fletcher, project director for Quilt National, will present a lecture and tour. Fletcher will discuss the relationship between time-honored quilting practices and the art quilt movement.
Quilt National '01 is produced and circulated by Dairy Barn Southeastern Ohio Cultural Arts Center in Athens, Ohio. Hillary Morrow Fletcher serves as Quilt National Project Director. The Public Book: Letters To Our Great-Great-Grandchildren is made possible with support from the Columbus Foundation, the Greater Columbus Arts Council and the Yassenoff Foundation. Ann Alaia Woods is the Public Book Project Director
The Riffe Gallery is supported by Ohio Building Authority. Media sponsors include Columbus Alive, Ohio Magazine and Time Warner Cable.
The Riffe Gallery, operated by the Ohio Arts Council, showcases the work of Ohio's artists and curators, exhibitions produced by the Ohio Arts Council’s International Program and the collections of the region’s museums and galleries. The Riffe Gallery’s Education Program seeks to increase public appreciation and understanding of those exhibitions. The gallery is in the Vern Riffe Center for Government and the Arts, State and High Streets, Columbus, OH. Hours are Tuesday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Saturday 12-8 p.m. and Sunday 12-4 p.m. The gallery is closed on Monday. Admission is free. For information or to schedule a tour call the Riffe Gallery at 614/644-9624.
The Ohio Arts Council is a state agency that funds and supports quality arts experiences to strengthen Ohio communities culturally, educationally and economically.
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