Celebrate#art and#activism with us! We are so pleased to have welcomed “The March Quilts: A Celebration of Arts & Activism” Exhibition to our Pop Start Community Space! This summer will have an incredible two site exhibition of #TheMarchQuilts! The entire collection will be on view with quilts being shown at the Pickensville Rosenwald School, and Coleman Center for the Arts. The opening for Coleman Center for the Arts took place on June 16 at 5:45 PM and the exhibition will continue through August 25th. We will also have a TMQ8 sewing session later on in the summer, Saturday, July 16th 10am-12pm.
About The March Quilts: In 2015, Bib & Tucker partnered with UAB’s Department of Art & Art History and the Birmingham Museum of Art to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Selma to Montgomery marches. After open sewing sessions yielded 461 quilt blocks, Sew-Op members stitched the blocks together to make three quilts that were installed in both the Selma Public Library and the Alabama Department of Archives in Montgomery during the anniversary.
Due to an overwhelmingly positive response, collaborators decided to make TMQ an annual project. Each year, Bib & Tucker members choose a civil or human rights theme and facilitate open sewing sessions and discussion. During these sessions, participants create quilt blocks that express personal feelings about the theme. Bib & Tucker members then stitch the blocks into quilts that are exhibited in tandem with a relevant anniversary or day of recognition.
Gratitude to Team CCA, Bib & Tucker Sew Op, and Yawah of Mahala Farm for a fabulous Opening Night of “The March Quilts: A Celebration of Arts & Activism!”
