SPENCERTOWN, N.Y. — What began as a method of survival in a remote Alabama community has evolved into some of the most distinctive textile art in the country — and now, it’s on view at the Spencertown ...
The Spencertown Academy and Austerlitz Historical Society Church, in Columbia County, N.Y., are presenting an exhibition of the famous Gee’s Bend quilts. Gee's Bend quilt exhibition, on display ...
The renowned quilters of Gee’s Bend will open their yards to the public Saturday, April 25, for the Gee’s Bend Spring Yard ...
When I mentioned to a friend that I was writing about quilts, he rolled his eyes and said, “Oh, please, you’ve seen one, you’ve seen them all.” It’s a common reaction, and I know a lot of people feel ...
A summer show in Columbia County features the bold and expressive designs crafted by the next generation of quilting artists from Gee’s Bend. Spread out over two sites, the show brings together more ...
Many may not think too much about quilts, how they’re made, or where the material comes from. But in a land in rural Alabama, with its only direct-route accessible exclusively by ferry boat, the ...
"Published in conjunction with the exhibition The Quilts of Gee's Bend organized by the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston"--Title page verso. "The quilts reproduced in this book are from the William Arnett ...
Bonus features: Gee's Bend documentary; audio tracks from the two-CD set "How we got over : sacred songs of Gee's Bend"; and more than 100 images of quilts by Gee's Bend master artists. Artists: Mary ...
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - The fourth annual Airing of the Quilts Festival is for Saturday, Oct. 4, in the Gee’s Bend community of Wilcox County. The 2025 festival will spotlight the area’s world-renowned ...
The fourth annual Airing of the Quilts Festival in Gee’s Bend is set for Saturday. The festival will take place from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Gee’s Bend Welcome Center in Boykin. Quilts created by ...