CURRENT AND UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS
April 24 – July 8, 2018
THE QUILTED CANVAS II Featuring Molly Upton, Susan Hoffman, Beth and Jeffrey Gutcheon |
July 11 – Sept 23, 2018
H2Oh! Studio Art Quilt Associates |
Sept 26 - Dec 30, 2018
The Fabric Collage Quilts of Susan Carlson |
GENRE EXHIBITIONS ALSO ON VIEW
January 10 - April 28, 2018
THE HAND QUILTED WORKS OF GLADI PORSCHE |
May 1 - July 15, 2018
BEYOND THE BORDER WALL The Migrant Quilt Project |
July 18 - September 30, 2018
MATERIAL GIRLS QUILT GUILD Winner of NEQM Summer Celebration 2017 |
Oct 3 - Dec 30, 2018
EXPLORATIONS I The Quilt Artist's Studio |
THE QUILTED CANVAS II
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BEYOND THE BORDER WALL
The Migrant Quilt Project May 1 - July 18, 2018 This thought-provoking exhibition is the collaborative effort of artists, quiltmakers, and activists to express compassion for migrants from Mexico and Central America who have died in Southern Arizona deserts on their way to create better lives for themselves and their families. Materials in the quilts were collected at sites used for rest and shelter along established trails in the Sonoran Desert.
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Between 2004 and 2005, a record number of 282 migrants perished in the Tucson Sector, the border region between New Mexico and Yuma. The increase in deaths moved Jody Ipsen to take action to alleviate the tragic loss of life. As she hiked remote migrant trails with fellow humanitarians, Jody realized that the textile-based discards could be used to make quilts to communicate the reality of migrants’ deaths. She reached out to quiltmakers to create quilts from the blue jeans, bandanas, work shirts and embroidered cloths she gathered in the desert. Quilts would represent deaths from each year since 2000 when the Pima County Medical Examiner’s Office began documenting the names of deceased migrants.
Each Migrant Quilt lists the deaths for a specific federal fiscal year, coinciding with the U.S. government’s record-keeping. The name of each individual who died that year is inscribed on the quilt, with the word “unknown” or “desconocido” used to designate an unidentified person’s remains. Quiltmakers are free to design their quilts however they desire. Saturday, May 5 at 11 am - Migrant Quilt organizers, Peggy Hazard and Jody Ipsen, join us for an in-depth exploration of these works, the stories behind them, and how they hope to inspire viewers. All are welcome. This public program is free to members and included in the price of admission for nonmembers. |