We Gather at the Edge: Contemporary Quilts by Black Women Artists Gallery Talk
- Cost
- Free | Registration encouraged
- Event Location
- Renwick Gallery first floor
- Categories
- Building
- Renwick Gallery
Gain new insight into a selection of quilts from the Women of Color Quilters Network during this gallery talk with guest curator Aleia Brown, the David Julian and Virginia Suther Whichard Distinguished Professor in the Humanities at East Carolina University. She speaks about the curatorial process behind the exhibition and shares some of the stories she learned about the quilts from the artists during her research.
Registration will open approximately one month before the date of the program.
Free | Registration required
Renwick Gallery
Meet in Lobby
Image credit: Myrah Brown Green, In My Akuabaa Form, 2000, cotton fabric and cotton batt, 95 × 86 in. (241.3 × 218.4 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Fleur S. Bresler, 2023.40.19, © 2000, Myrah Brown Green
Registration will open approximately one month before the date of the program.
Free | Registration required
Renwick Gallery
Meet in Lobby
Image credit: Myrah Brown Green, In My Akuabaa Form, 2000, cotton fabric and cotton batt, 95 × 86 in. (241.3 × 218.4 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Fleur S. Bresler, 2023.40.19, © 2000, Myrah Brown Green
Exhibitions
February 21, 2025–June 22, 2025
Artists featured in We Gather at the Edge honor the Black story quilt tradition with work that envisions a more just and connected world.