Small Fabric: The Poetics of Reading Fragments

Jen Bervin
Helen Louise Allen Textile Collection
@ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Please join poet and visual artist Jen Bervin and Helen Louise Allen Textile Collection Research Director Sophie Pitman for an immersive workshop focused on close reading of a selection of fragments from the collection. Slow …

Drop-In with the Curator: Parallel Lines

Lynn Mecklenburg Textile Gallery
@ 9:30 am - 12:30 pm

Join curator Dr. Marina Moskowitz in the exhibition Parallel Lines: Quilts and the American Landscape during its final week on view. In this informal setting, you are invited to discuss the quilts on view, ask questions, and …

A photo of a gallery space with quilts on display. In the foreground is a light green wall with a "crazy quilt" on display. To the right of quilt, vinyl text reads "Parallel Lines: Quilts and the American Landscape." Beneath the title, the wall text is too small to read. In the background, a "log cabin" style quilt made out of a wide variety of colored and patterned fabrics can be seen.

Helen Louise Allen Textile Collection Community Day

Nancy Nicholas Hall
@ 9:30 am - 12:00 pm

Join us for the spring 2026 Helen Louise Allen Textile Collection Community Day! Once a semester, collection staff host a Community Day where we lead behind-the-scene tours and share information about the collection. In addition, …

A close up photo of a pair of hands flipping over and pointing at the corner of a multicolored quilt. The individual is wearing a blue, long-sleeved shirt and is wearing a variety of golden rings. The quilt has a "grandmother's flower garden" pattern on its top and a cream colored backing.

Public Gallery Tour: Find Your Quilt

Nancy Nicholas Hall
@ 3:30 pm - 4:30 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.

Public Gallery Tour: Parallel Lines

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

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
@ 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.

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
@ 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.

Fall Exhibition Celebration

Nancy M. Bruce Center for Design and Material Culture
@ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Join us in celebrating both exhibitions in the center’s Quilting Connections exhibition season: Parallel Lines: Quilts and the American Landscape and Find Your Quilt. All attendees will receive a 16-month Quilting Connections calendar featuring images of …

Close up photo of a colorful crazy quilt with irregularly shaped patches sewn together with decorative top stitching. A white bird on brown fabric is centered.