Personal and familial memories are kept
safe and held close in these quilts that mark meaningful
moments in the artists’ lives and celebrate, mourn,
and pay tribute to loved ones. The quilts in Nearness
of You: Memory and Commemoration in Quiltmaking depict
possessions and interests held dear by loved ones, construct
a sense of familial space, narrate family lore and lessons,
preserve family history, mark personal journeys, and commemorate
significant family events like births, passings, marriages,
bar mitzvahs, and adoptions. Many quiltmakers in Nearness
of You use a variety of objects including memorabilia,
photographs, clothing, and family linens and heirlooms
to infuse remembrances into their quilts. These quilts
are testaments to the people, places, and experiences
these artists and quilters can never forget.
Nearness of You quiltmakers
interpret memory and commemoration through diverse cultural
and religious perspectives. The exhibition features quilts
made by male and female internationally and nationally
renowned quilters, emerging artists, new quilters, and
quilters who make quilts only for themselves and their
families.
The Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival and The Quilt Fest of
New Jersey are organized by Mancuso Show Management, Inc.
Festival organizers expect to welcome 18,000 visitors
to MAQF.
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Hampton-McCoy Four Generations
by Joan McCoy with Mary Hampton, E. Clotelle McCoy, Debra
McCoy, and M. Clotelle McCoy |
Curated
by Keisha Roberts