Quilt National: The Dairy Barn Arts Center Biennial

Venue
William King Museum
Address
415 Academy Drive
Abingdon, VA 24210
Region Blue Ridge Highlands
Locality Washington
Date(s)/Time:
Tuesday, June 18, 2013 - Sunday, June 23, 2013
Tuesday, June 25, 2013 - Sunday, June 30, 2013
Phone: (276) 628-5005
Email info@wkmuseum.org
Website www.williamkingmuseum.org

Quilt National: The Dairy Barn Arts Center Biennial

Opening Reception March 7, 2013 from 6-8pm

March 8 through June 30, 2013

United-Legard Galleries

For more than three decades, the biennial Quilt National exhibit at the Dairy Barn Arts Center in Athens, Ohio, has showcased the best and most exciting contemporary art quilts being created around the world. More than 1,000 works were submitted by artists from 46 states and 22 foreign countries. The mission remains the same for this 17th biennial installment: to select works that honor the quilting tradition while embracing new forms of expression through innovative uses of new techniques and materials.

William King Museum is open: Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday - 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Thursday - 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Saturday, Sunday - 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.



Admission Fee: Adults - $5; Seniors 65+ - $3; Students - free

Last Updated: 12/21/2012 3:31 PM
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