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

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THE QUILTED CANVAS II
April 24 - July 8, 2018
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The New England Quilt Museum is proud to present, THE QUILTED CANVAS II, an exhibition of works from America's most innovative and influential contemporary quilt artists of the 1970s--Molly Upton, Susan Hoffman, Beth Gutcheon and Jeffrey Gutcheon. Rejecting traditional quilting patterns and motifs, these artists applied a fine arts perspective to their original quilt designs. Their work was groundbreaking in its complexity, graphic quality, and unique use of color that elevated quilt making to an art.
 
The NEQM is especially honored to welcome Susan Hoffman and Beth Gutcheon for an artist's talk and reception at the exhibition opening on Saturday, April 28 at 11 am. The artists will discuss the works on view and respond to questions from the audience. All are welcome. This public program is free to members and included in the price of admission for nonmembers. 

Torrid Dwelling, 1974 . Molly Upton

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BEYOND THE BORDER WALL
The Migrant Quilt Project​
May 1 - July 18, 2018

Quilt Detail

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. ​

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. ​

Embroidered Quilt Detail