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Elements from the Front Range Contemporary Quilters

Picture of a Quilt Depicting a Man Shoveling Snow

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A distant cousin of the decorative but practical handiwork of previous generations, art quilts are contemporary permutations of a traditional craft that has moved from the bed to the wall. Many contemporary quilt artists incorporate highly unconventional materials in their work, such as paint, paper, beads, metal, and wood. Today’s art quilts show a wide range of creativity, melding ideas of home and hearth with cutting-edge technologies of the digital age.

Elements from the Front Range Contemporary Quilters is a dazzling survey of some of the most innovative quilt work being done today. Juror Robert Shaw, author of The Art Quilt, selected 40 new works by members of the Front Range Contemporary Quilters, one of the oldest art quilt guilds in the United States. The group is made up of male and female artists from Colorado, Wyoming, New Mexico, and Kansas, and has sponsored annual juried exhibitions since its inception in 1988. The exhibition is curated by Lorri Flint, Exhibitions Chairman of the guild.

The members of Front Range Contemporary Quilters share a common interest not only in the art of quilting, but also in a prevailing theme surrounding the elements themselves. The natural elements—earth, air, fire, and water—intertwine with the locality and geography of the group to provide both poetic and practical subject matter.

Many of the artists in the exhibition have garnered national and international attention, such as Judith Trager, Carol Moe, and Sandra L. H. Woock. Other members of the guild include Betsy Cannon, Barbara D. Cohen, Jan Magee, Charlotte Ziebarth, Diana Bunnell, and Patty Hawkins.

Rental fee:
$1,900 for 5-week display

Regional fee:
$1,425 for 5-week display

Exhibition content:
40 quilts (textile and mixed media)

Curator:
Lorri Flint, Exhibitions Chairman, Front Range Contemporary Quilters, Boulder, Colorado

Organized by:
Front Range Contemporary Quilters

Security:
Limited

Shipping:
Common carrier

Running feet:
150-200

Fee includes:

Educational materials:

Text panels

Narrative identification labels

Programming guide

Reproducible gallery guide

Other materials to be determined

Publicity packet

Press release

Registrar's packet

Full insurance

Installation instructions

Custom designed and built crates

Tour Schedule:

Sept. 1, 2006–Oct. 5, 2006, Tulsa Community College SE Campus; Tulsa, Oklahoma

Oct. 21, 2006–Nov. 30, 2006, River Valley Pioneer Museum; Canadian, Texas

Dec. 15, 2006–Jan. 19, 2007, Stearns History Museum; St. Cloud, Minnesota

Feb. 3–April 30, 2007, Laredo Center for the Arts; Laredo, Texas

May 15–June 20, 2007, Salem Area Arts Council; Salem, Missouri

Sept. 1–Oct. 5, 2007, Wyoming State Archives/Museum; Cheyenne, Wyoming

Oct. 21–Nov. 30, 2007, Museum of Seminole County History; Sanford, Florida

Dec. 15, 2007–Jan. 19, 2008
Kansas City, Missouri (pending)

Feb. 3–March 10, 2008, Brigham City Museum; Brigham City, Utah

March 25–April 30, 2008, Hometown Perry; Perry, Iowa

May 15–June 20, 2008, Crosby County Pioneer Museum; Crosbyton, Texas

July 5–Aug. 16, 2008,
Hays Public Library; Hays, Kansas

Sept. 1, 2008–Oct. 5, 2008, Stauth Memorial;
Montezuma, Kansas

Oct. 21–Nov. 30, 2008
Thermopolis, Wyoming (pending)

Dec. 15, 2008–Jan. 19, 2009, New Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum; Las Cruces, New Mexico

For more information:

For the most current information e-mail or call Ramona Davis or Raina Heinrich at 800-473-EUSA (3872).