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Slave quilts, Missouri City resident Pam Tilley will say, served many purposes. Stitching the colorful patterns offered an enjoyable time for slaves to socialize at the end of the day. And what ...
The ArtsCenter in Carrboro is opening The Portraits of Resistance and Resilience Exhibition Feb. 14 through March 3. The gallery showcases quilting as a medium to honor African American women with ...
Explore the creative practice of Amish quilters in the United States. Pattern and Paradox: The Quilts of Amish Women looks beyond quilting as a utilitarian practice. It reveals historical quilting ...
The African American Quilt Circle of San Antonio was created in 2017. It works as a non-profit founded by four women. Harrison says the history of Black Women quilting started as a means for survival.
Generations later, Mazloomi’s own quilts, primarily done in black-and-white, often address, “some facet of African American history or the status of women and how I am involved with my family.” ...
A stunning quilt installation created by an African Nova Scotian artist has found a permanent home at Dalhousie, unveiled late last year at a celebration marking the release of the latest annual ...
Joan Hodges' 54-by-60-inch quilt, which began with the idea of exploring Black women in the civil rights movement, will feature more than 20 women "who have made a difference," she told Newsday.
This quilt, called " I Go To Prepare a Place For You," portrays American abolitionist Harriet Tubman, and is exhibited at the National Museum of African American History and Culture, in Washington ...
Beading, painting, and healing characterize the creation of a quilt being made to honour the memories of missing and murdered Indigenous women. The Ontario Native Women's Association in Thunder ...