Opening on Friday, May 24, 2019 at the Carnegie Center for Art and History, with a members-only gallery talk at 5:30 pm and a public opening reception from 6:00 to 8:00 pm, “Form, Not Function: Quilt Art at the Carnegie” is an annual exhibition.
Since its founding in 2004, the show has become one of the premiere exhibitions of contemporary art quilts in the nation. The exhibition is juried each year by a rotating panel of fiber artists and experts, who consider the originality, design, technique and craftsmanship of the submitted works.
On view through July 20, 2019, each year jurors award over $2000 in awards to artists and for this exhibition, 18 art quilts were selected from hundreds of submissions by artists from across the United States.
The 2019 Exhibiting Artists are: Andrea Alonge, Seattle, Washington; Emily Bellinger, Rochester, New York; Jeanne Bieri, Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan; Margaret Black, Boswell, Pennsylvania; Jen Broemel, Indianapolis, Indiana; Jinn Bug and Ron Whitehead, Clarksville, Indiana; Maggy Rozycki Hiltner, Red Lodge, Montana; Deborah Hyde, West Bloomfield, Michigan; Dong Kyu Kim, Fort Lee, New Jersey; Judy Kirpich, Takoma Park, Maryland; Paulette Landers, Rainier, Oregon; Susan Michael, Tulsa, Oklahoma; Kathy Nida, El Cajon, California; Eden Quispe, Newton, Kansas; Frauke Palmer, Columbus, Ohio; Judith Plotner, Gloversville, New York; Arturo Alonzo Sandoval, Lexington, Kentucky; and Vickie Wheatley of Louisville, Kentucky.
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The Carnegie Center for Art and History serves as a cultural resource for the education and enjoyment of the citizens of Floyd County and the surrounding metro area. To fulfill that mission, they collect, preserve and interpret the history and heritage of Floyd County; promote an appreciation of and participation in the visual arts; and preserve the historic Carnegie Library building in which the museum is housed. For more detailed history see: http://carnegiecenter.org