Build a Block workshop with Dr. Sharbreon Plummer

@ 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm

Build a Block: Simple Raw Edge Appliqué Drop in to create a quilt block with this year’s Harris Lecturer, artist and public scholar Dr. Sharbreon Plummer. Participants will use raw edge appliqué to shape a …

A photo of hands working at a table scattered with fabric, scissors, thread, and glue sticks. A quilt block depicts a tower struck by lightning and one fire.

Quilt Documentation Day

Nancy Nicholas Hall
@ 10:00 am - 5:00 pm

Calling all quilts and the people who love them: find out more about your quilted treasure! Help us save the stories in the stitches by bringing your precious family heirlooms (or modern creations) to the …

Detail shot of flying geese quilt pattern.

Public Gallery Tour: Parallel Lines

@ 10:00 am - 11:00 am

Join curator Dr. Marina Moskowitz for a tour of Parallel Lines: Quilts and the American Landscape. Discuss the quilts on view, ask questions, and explore the materials and methods in the exhibit. This tour will …

A cropped view of a log cabin quilt, in which the strips form diamonds of light and dark.

Public Gallery Tour: Find Your Quilt

Nancy Nicholas Hall
@ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Join curator Dr. Sophie Pitman for a tour of Find Your Quilt. Discuss the quilts on view, ask questions, and explore the materials and methods in the exhibit. This tour will also include a special …

Cropped photo of a white quilt with light pink floral designs radiating out from the middle.

Community Quilting Workshop: Advancing the Process

Carlee Latimer
Ruth Davis Design Gallery
@ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

In this hands-on workshop led by artist Carlee Latimer, we’ll once again lift Together-together* from the gallery wall and gather around the quilting frame to continue exploring the collaborative, creative process of discovering all that …

The word "quilts" is spelled out in all caps in red pieced letters on a patchwork quilt.

Quilts are Jazz

Nancy Nicholas Hall
@ 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Join us for an evening of jazz performances inspired by quilts! In collaboration with the Mead Witter School of Music jazz studies program, the Creative Music Collective (directed by Anders Svanoe) will perform original compositions …

A close cropped view of a geometric quilt with radiating blocks of blue, pink, green, and purple creating an optical effect.

WIP Lab Workshop: Neon-Inspired Wire Bending

Nancy Nicholas Hall
@ 10:00 am - 1:00 pm

Join PhD student Skye Xollo to learn how to create sculptures that mimic the look of glowing neon. In this all-levels workshop, you’ll learn to sketch a design, shape armature wire using techniques inspired by …

Photo of a yellow-green neon light. Text on masking tape above the image reads "WIP Lab Workshop." Text on brown paper below the photo reads "Neon-Inspired Wire Bending with Skye Xollo."

MD+I Winter Design Festival

Nancy Nicholas Hall
@ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

WINTER DESIGN FESTIVAL December 12th from 5:30 to 7:00 AN INTERDISCIPLINARY CELEBRATION OF DESIGN + INNOVATION + IMAGINATION Join us for the 3rd Annual Winter Design Festival and see recent work by students from a …

Public Gallery Tour: Find Your Quilt

Nancy Nicholas Hall
@ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Join curator Dr. Sophie Pitman for a tour of Find Your Quilt. Discuss the quilts on view, ask questions, and explore the materials and methods in the exhibit. Space is limited. Please sign up so …

Cropped photo of a white quilt with light pink floral designs radiating out from the middle.

Drop In Community Quilting Workshop: Finding Your Flow

Carlee Latimer
Ruth Davis Design Gallery
@ 11:30 am - 1:30 pm

With a clear vision emerging, Together-together* is ready for even more hands. Drop in, slow down, and find your flow as you add your stitches to this collaborative quilt-in-progress. Whether you have 10 minutes or …

The word "quilts" is spelled out in all caps in red pieced letters on a patchwork quilt.