Opening of the New Quilt 2010

The New Quilt 2010 is an exhibition of 26 contemporary quilt textiles presented by Manly Art Gallery & Museum  in partnership with The Quilters’ Guild of NSW, Inc.  Featured textile artists are:

Geri Barr, Mog Bremner, Anna Brown, Beryl Brooks, Marion Curry, Sue Dennis , Pamela Fitzsimons, Margery Goodall, Helen Gray, Camille Lord, Nichole Lubcke, Valentina Maximova, Thelma McGough, Deborah McArdle, Gloria Muddle, Alison Muir, Judi Nikoleski , John Parkes , Cath Phillips, Brenda Gael Smith, Greg Somerville , Carolyn Sullivan and Ruth de Vos

The New Quilt 2010 opens at 10am on Friday 18 June (with an official opening event from 6-8pm) and continues until Sunday, 25 July 2010. The gallery is open Tuesday -Sunday (10am-5pm) and offers an comprehensive program of activities including a curatorial floor talk by Dr Dianne Firth at 3pm, Sunday 20 June 2010.  

Quilt Image: Anna Brown, Bushwalk, Flora, Cotton, silk accents

Machine appliqued, pieced and hand quilted. Image courtesy the artist.