#celebrateblackquilters — Public Fediverse posts
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New exhibit featuring Black American quilters at the Smithsonian's Renwick Gallery, “We Gather at the Edge: Contemporary Quilts by Black Women Artists”
Some of these artists were featured in #CelebrateBlackQuilters this year but it looks like I have a bunch of new names to research for #BlackHistoryMonth 2026!
Exhibit:
https://americanart.si.edu/exhibitions/black-women-quilters
Related article:
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/from-the-antebellum-south-to-the-civil-rights-movement-black-american-women-have-long-told-their-stories-through-quilts-180986106/ -
My #CelebrateBlackQuilters posts have covered mostly African-American quilters because it's #BlackHistoryMonth in the US. But I came across this article on Black Canadian quilters in my research that doesn't quite fit the thread, but was really interesting, as well