Thu 4/30 @ 5:30PM
The next show at Yards Project at Worthington Yards in the Warehouse District shows how something considered a craft can also be an art form. Quilting the Commons displays the work of members of the Northeast Ohio Modern Quilt Guild, an organization founded in 2016 to promote innovative forms of quilt-making, which often tells personal stories or makes social/political/historical statements. (Many of the quilts by the NE Ohio-based African American Quilt and Doll Guild, which have been displayed at the former Station Hope events, do this as well.)
This show will display how the group’s collaborative practices and experimentation lead them in new directions rooted in an old craft. “These works reflect not only individual vision but also the collective spirit of making—where skills are passed down, ideas evolve, and community sustains creativity,” says the show’s statement. “In quilting, craft becomes a powerful intersection of art, connection, and belonging.”
Heidi Massingill, Margaret Dobbins and Amy Viny curated the show, which features work by 21 quilters. It opens with a reception on Thursday April 30 and will be on view through July 11.