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Quilts and Textiles Blanket the Dunedin Fine Art Center this Summer

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Date: June 1, 2021
From: Dunedin Fine Art Center
Contact: Ken Hannon @ 727.298.DFAC, x230

Wall-to-Wall Quilts and Textiles Blanket the Dunedin Fine Art Center This Summer!

Nearly everyone remembers sleeping under a quilt made by their mother or grandmother, and many of those quilts were made from time-honored traditional quilt designs.  Today’s quiltmakers take those designs as departure points for works that are often inspired by nature, personal or world events. June 18 through August 15, 2021, the Dunedin Fine Art Center (DFAC) is delighted to present FOUR quilt/textile exhibits that showcase work being done with fabric today from around the world.

Support for these exhibits comes from Nancy & David Bilheimer, Syd & Irwin Entel, Rachael Wood & Jonathan Barnes, Cathy & Stan Simms, Mike and Amanda Bowman, Chip & Gail Gamble ,Dick and Sandy Kennedy, Peter & Paula Vosotas, Carr, Riggs, & Ingram, LLC, Paul Mascazine & James Harper, Holiday Inn Express of Dunedin, State of Florida- Division of Cultural Affairs, and the City of Dunedin. Media sponsors include Creative Loafing, Tampa Bay Magazine, and WUSF.

6/18/21 – 8/15/21
Tentmakers of Cairo
The Market of the Tentmakers is in the heart of Old Islamic Cairo. Tentmaker work is brilliantly colored appliqué and is historically made by men. The intricate designs are often derived from Mosque floors and Koranic calligraphy. Demo + Guest Appearance by the Tentmakers.

6/18/21 – 8/15/21
Social Justice Sewing Academy
Founded in 2017, the Social Justice Sewing Academy (SJSA) is a youth education program that bridges artistic expression with activism to advocate for social justice. Through a series of hands-on workshops in schools, prisons and community centers across the country, SJSA empowers youth to use textile art as a vehicle for personal transformation and community cohesion and become agents of social change.

6/18/21 – 8/15/21
Cloth in Common
Personal projects + works on the theme of ‘greenspaces’ by this 12-person international invitational fiber arts collective representing artistic, soulful perspectives from around the globe.

6/18/21 – 8/15/21
The Return of Velvet Elvis
Now that everyone got their feet wet painting on the daunting surface of velvet in Velvet Elvis 2020—Velvet Elvis is Back! While paintings from the fifties were once considered the ultimate in tackiness, the nostalgia and vintage chic of the genre has made them quite collectible!

June 18 through August 15, 2021

All at the Dunedin Fine Art Center – 1143 Michigan Blvd. – Dunedin, FL – 727.298.DFAC –  www.dfac.org

Special Exhibition Hours:
Mon – Fri 10 am – 5 pm

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