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 Jazz Composers’ Group, (directed by Aruṇ Lūthrā) will perform original compositions inspired by the quilts …

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

Contemporary Quilters Panel Discussion

Online
@ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

This virtual panel discussion showcases the work of three contemporary textile artists — Carson Converse, Regina Durante Jestrow, and Sarah Nishiura — who expertly blend quilting and fiber arts techniques with unique design and architectural …

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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.

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.

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.

Quilter’s Book Club: Reading with Kathleen Ernst

Nancy Nicholas Hall, 5th Floor
@ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Join us for a reading and discussion with local author Kathleen Ernst. Ernst’s popular Chloe Ellefson Mysteries series of adult novels features weaving, lacemaking, and quilting! At this event, Ernst will read from Death On …

Graphic with a yellow background and green text that reads "Death on the Prairies. Bordering the text are green dashes that mimic threads, and they are attached to a sewing needle hovering over two quilt square graphics. There is also an illustration of a small, log cabin with clouds behind it to the center right of the middle of the Title text.

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 …

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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."

Small Matter

Nancy Nicholas Hall
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Soccer is the world’s most popular game, but experiences of the game are remarkably different around the world. When children do not have the luxury of affording a mass-produced soccer ball, they take to the …

A large sphere is made up of small white dots on an orange background. Text above the sphere reads "small matter."