Quilt Visions 2012

Contemporary Quilt Artists from Around the World at Visions Art Museum

 Artists from around the globe will be at Visions Art Museum on October 20^th for the premier of Quilt Visions 2012: Brainstorms the latest edition of an international biennial competition that has drawn crowds since 1987.

Three esteemed jurors were challenged to select an exhibition that represents outstanding design and technique from 390 entries. They have selected 40 outstanding works of art from 17 states and five foreign countries created in the last two years.   The knowledgeable jurors were Kate Lenkowsky, author of the award-winning book, Contemporary Quilt Art: An Introduction and Guide; Jane Przybysz, former executive director of the San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles, currently executive director of the McKissick Museum of the University of South Carolina, Columbia; and Kent Williams an award winning contemporary quilter whose work has appeared in numerous juried exhibitions including previous Quilt Visions biennials.

This year the 12^th Quilt Visions exhibition will be presented for the first time at the Visions Art Museum: Contemporary Quilts + Textiles at Liberty Station in San Diego, California. From the opening weekend festivities beginning October 20^th to the close on February 17^th, Visions Art Museum will welcome thousands of visitors from around the world and throughout the U.S.

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A 100-page color catalog of the exhibition will be available for sale in the Visions Store.

                                                                                                                                    

Visions Art Museum: Contemporary Quilts + Textiles is located at 2825 Dewey Road in Liberty Station, San Diego, California. Museum hours are 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday, closed Mondays and major holidays. Admission is $5, children age 12 and under are free when accompanied by an adult. Visions Art Museum members enjoy year-round complimentary admission.

For more information visit the website, www.visionsartmuseum.org or call 619-546-4872

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Update!
Several Folks have sent me pix as I could not attend the opening!
Thanks! and especially Lura and Valerie!

(not sure why there is a ruler above mine though)