December 15, 2015
The exhibit Nineteen Stars: Quilts of Indiana’s Present & Past is at Old Gallery of University of Evansville in Evansville, Indiana. It will be showing through January 10, 2016.
http://evansvillemuseum.org/exhibitions/current/ is where you can get more information about the exhibit.
Beach House Blues by Caryl Schuetz
NINETEEN STARS: QUILTS OF INDIANA’S PRESENT AND PAST, begins the Evansville Museum’s celebration of Indiana’s upcoming Bicentennial. The theme is drawn from the 19 stars depicted in the state flag that commemorate Indiana’s position as the 19th state to join the Union.
Stars were favored quilt patterns in the 19th and 20th centuries and appeared in many variations. The 19 historic quilts in the exhibition span 150 years of Indiana quiltmaking from the 1830s to the 1980s and were selected from the collection of the Indiana State Museum.
The 19 contemporary works, which were created specifically for this exhibition by some of Indiana’s outstanding quilt artists, incorporate the star theme in a number of ways, from overt to illusory. The artists’ techniques vary widely, from traditional piecework and appliqué to improvisational collage, layering, digital media or richly textural thread painting.
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