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Full-Spectrum:  Natural Fibers, Quilts & the Textile Arts.
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Bring your cell phone for a free audio tour, and hear the quilters talk about their work.

Pictured here a quilt made by Marilyn Belford, Rundy, 2005.

Exhibition: "Full-Spectrum: Natural Fibers, Quilts & The Textile Arts"

SEPTEMBER 10 - DECEMBER 5, 2009

OPENING RECEPTION: SEPTEMBER 10TH, 4–7 PM
University Art Museum
Fine Arts Building, rooms 179 & 213
4400 Vestal Parkway East
Binghamton, NY 13902

Free Admission and Free Cell Phone Audio Tour
Hours: Tuesday –Saturday: 12–4 pm, Thursday: 12–7 pm

Attend lectures, workshops, and free demonstrations presented by leaders in the field: Gerald Roy, Sue Holdaway-Heys, Regina Mason, Marilyn Belford, Marilyn Henrion, and Michael Capolupo.

The Evolution of Natural Fibers

Explore the wonders of cotton, linen, silk, and wool, tracing their development from seed and fur to colorful dyed fabrics and the rugs, tapestries, garments andother textile arts they are made into. Attend free movies, classes, and ongoing demonstrations on fabric, sheering, dyeing, weaving, spinning, and quilting.

Curated by Jackie Hogan, Assistant Director of the Binghamton University Art Museum

Vibrations: Color Resonance in Antique Quilts 1860–1940

This traveling exhibition of quilts from the Pilgrim/Roy Collection makes its first stop after its debut at The New England Quilt Museum.

Curated by Gerald E. Roy, Professional Quilter and Quilt Teacher, Appraiser, Author, and Historian

Contemporary Quilt Show

Quilts by pioneers and leaders in the field:

 Kate Adams 
Sharyn Craig
Nancy Halpern
Liza Prior Lucy
 Alex Anderson
Judy Dales Marilyn Henrion 
Gerald Roy
 Marilyn Belford 
Carol Doak
Sue Holdaway-Heys
Arnold Savage
 Sue Benner 
Caryl Bryer Fallert
Linda Jenkins
Sharon Schamber 
 Judi Blaydon
Kaffe Fassett 
Libby Lehman
George Siciliano
 Lisa Boyer
John Flynn
Margaret Miller
Doreen Speckmann
 Elsie Campbell 
Marianne Fons
Ruth McDowell
Karen Stone 
 Michael Capolupo
Rose Frierman
Paula Nadelstern
Ricky Tims 
 Hollis Chatelain
Diane Gaudynski 
Paul Pilgrim
Ethel Whittemore
 Sally Collins
Becky Goldsmith
Liz Porter 
Joen Wolfrom

Curated by Jack Braunstein, Director of Development of the University Art Museum and the Anderson Center for the Performing Arts, and former editor of quilting magazines.

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