Quilt National

EVENTS

Dairy Barn Fest 2012

May 4-5, 2012

A seasonal shopping tradition featuring over 44 artists and artisans from the region. Browse unique items on the first floor of the Dairy Barn Arts Center. Come find a special gift of one of a kind ...

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18th Biennial Art & Leisure Auction

May 12, 2012

Join us Saturday, May 12, at The Dairy Barn Arts Center (8000 Dairy Lane) for one of Athen's best-loved gala fundraising events, our 18th biennial Art & Leisure Auction, There will be both a live and ...

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Uncapped!-A Charitable Beer Event

October 6, 2012

For your tasting enjoyment there will be a range of styles served with brand representatives present to highlight the special features of the more than 20 varieties of beer.

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EXHIBITION

Holzer Clinic Community Gallery

January 3-20, 22 - February 1, February 4-26, 27 - March 3, March 6-17, 18-, 2012

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OH + 5 2012

January 13 - March 10, 2012

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Beyond Words: The art of the graphic novel

May 23 - July 2, July 5-16, 17 - September 9, 2012

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Quilt National

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Quilt National was intended to demonstrate the transformations taking place in the world of quilting. Its purpose was then, and still is, to carry the definition of quilting far beyond its traditional parameters and to promote quiltmaking as what it always has been -- an art form.

The works in a Quilt National exhibit display a reverence for the lessons taught by the makers of the heritage quilts. Many of the works hold fast to the traditional methods of piecing and patching. At the same time, however, the Quilt National artist is intrigued by the challenge of expanding the boundaries of traditional quiltmaking by utilizing the newest materials and technologies. These innovative works generate strong emotional responses in the viewer while at the same time fulfilling the creative need of the artist to make a totally individual statement.

The 17th biennial juried exhibition of contemporary art quilts will be on view at the Dairy Barn Arts Center May 28 through September 5, 2011.  This exhibition was juried by Nelda Warkentin, Pauline Ver Beeck-Cowart, and Eleanor McCain in Athens, Ohio during the fall of 2010.  

For an international quilt connection,  CLICK HERE to visit our partners at  European Patchwork!