• She Knew Where She Was Going: (rescheduled)

    Virtual Presentation

    She Knew Where She Was Going: Gee’s Bend Quilts and Civil Rights

    Gee’s Bend, Alabama, is home to generations of extraordinary Black craftswomen whose quilts represent a crucial chapter in the history of American Art. Since the early 1800s, these women have transformed worn clothes, sacks, and other fabric remnants into patterns that surpass the boundaries of the genre.

    Join us as we welcome Brittany Luberda, Assistant Curator of Decorative Arts at the Baltimore Museum of Art, who will provide us with a virtual tour of BMA's "She Knew Where She Was Going" exhibit, featuring five beautiful Gee's Bend quilts acquired with support from the Souls Grown Deep Foundation and Community Partnership.

    To register and receive the link, please click: Gee's Bend Quilting

  • The Legacy of Rosie Lee Tompkins

    Virtual Presentation

    Rosie Lee Tompkins’s textiles offer windows into other worlds. Her quilts are at turns abstract beauties, political statements, faith-based texts, and textile craft. Until her death in 2006, Tompkins rarely spoke publicly of her work, having an intense desire for privacy. But her quilts speak volumes. Join us as art educator Riva Blumenfeld brings us a lively presentation and discussion about Lee Tompkins' quilts and her enduring legacy.

    To register and receive the link, please click: Rosie Lee Tompkins