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FRANCE
FLAVIGNY/OZERAIN ()
April 5th – September 28th, 2008
Interlaced. Exhibition of works by Sophie Segard and Calais lace.
Maison des Matières et du Design Textile, rue Lacordaire, 21150 Flavigny/Ozerain
www.algranate.com


 
MULHOUSE ()
March 8th – October 5th, 2008
Black and White Textile Prints from the 18th to the 21st century.
Musée de l’Impression sur Etoffes, 14 rue Jean-Jacques Henner, 6800 Mulhouse
www.musee-impression.com


 
ENGLAND
WESTON SUPER MARE, SOMERSET ()
September 12th- 14th, 2008
Weston Super Quilts 2008, 5th patchwork and quilting exhibition. Admission: £2.50. Open: Fri 11am – 5pm; Sat 10am – 5pm, Sun 10am – 4pm. Refreshments and trade stalls available. Day workshops with Jan Hassard and Judi Mendelssohn. To book a place, contact Karen Llewellyn-Parsons, tel: 01275 463119 (evenings) or karenllewellyn@tiscali.co.uk
The Price Consort Room, Winter Gardens, Weston Super Mare, Somerset, BS23 1AQ
www.weston-quilters.org.uk ; Vicki.mchugh@ukonline.co.uk

 
SALISBURY, WILTSHIRE ()
September 27th, 2008
Festival of Needle and Threads organised by the Mid-Wessex branch of the Embroiderers’ Guild. Exhibition of members’ work, trade stands, workshops for children, refreshments. Open 10am – 4pm.Admission: £2.50; under 14, £1. Contact: Jane Mayhew, 01722 743388, mayhew.hugford@lineone.net
Methodist Church Hall, St Edmond’s Church Street, Salisbury

 
YORK, YORKSHIRE ()
June 7th – September 28th, 2008
8th June, 2008
Opening of the Quilt Museum and Gallery, the national headquarters of the Quilters’ Guild of the British Isles and its world-famous Heritage Collection (some 600 quilts, miniature pieces, quilted clothing, tools and equipment).

Quilts in Time: Journey from Bed to Wall. Inaugural exhibition guest curated by Helen Joseph. Around two-thirds of the quilts on display in the opening exhibition will be from the Guild’s own Collection while the remainder of items on show will be borrowed from contemporary quiltmakers including artists like Pauline Burbidge.
Quilt Museum and Gallery, St Anthony’s Hall, Peasholme Green, York
www.quiltmuseum.org.uk

 
USA
COLUMBUS, OHIO ()
June 20th – August 31st
Material Matters: Quiltmaking in the 21st Century. Exhibition of works by 39 international contemporary quiltmakers who have pushed quilt technique, concept and style in new directions.
Columbus Museum of Art (Ross wing), 480 East Broad Street, Columbus.
www.columbusmuseum.org


 
GROTON, NEW YORK ()
July 25th – August 31st, 2008
National Small Art Quilt Works Exhibition 2007.
The Main Street Gallery, 105 Main Street, Groton
www.mainstreetgal.com


 
HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA ()
September 4th – 7th, 2008
Pennsylvania National Quilt Extravaganza XV. The largest and most prominent textile arts event on the east coast all under one roof. Quilt competition featuring traditional and innovative quilts; exhibits to offer over 600 quilts and garments as well as 200 vendor booths. Workshops and lectures.
Expo Hall – Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex, 2300 N Cameron Street, Harrisburg, PA 17110
www.quiltfest.com

 
DUXBURY, MONTANA ()
May 4th – September 7th, 2008
Rooted in Tradition. Art quilts from the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum.
The Art Complex Museum, 189 Alden Street, Box 2814, Duxbury 02331
www.artcomplex.org


 
HARRISONBURG, VIRGINIA ()
May 3rd – September 22nd, 2008
Quilts and Quaker Heritage. Featuring never before seen Quaker quilts, samplers, clothing, and related items. Researched and assembled by guest curator Mary Robare.
Virginia Quilt Museum, 301 South Main Street, Harrisonburg, VA
www.vaquiltmuseum.org


 
HARRISON, VIRGINIA ()
May 3rd – September 22nd
Quilts and Quaker Heritage. Featuring never before seen Quaker quilts, samplers, clothing, and related items. Researched and assembled by guest curator Mary Robare.
Virginia Quilt Museum, 301 South Main Street, Harrisonburg, VA
www.vaquiltmuseum.org


 
CEDARBURG, WISCONSIN ()
July 9th – October 5th, 2008
Designs in Parallel. Quilts, hooked rugs, embroidery, weaving, knitting: study in design similarity.
Wisconsin Museum of Quilts and Fiber Arts, N50 W5050 Portland Road, Cedarburg 53012
www.wiquiltmuseum.com


 
PADUCAH, KENTUCKY ()
July 11th – October 7th, 2008
9th Quilt Japan. International quilt talent and beauty from the biggest quilting contest in Japan. Museum of the American Quilter’s Society, 215 Jefferson Street, Paducah
http://www.quiltmuseum.org/index.html


 
SHELBURNE, VERMONT ()
May 18th – October 26th, 2008
Quilts in Bloom: A Bouquet of Textile Art. Senior curator Jean Burks has selected a brilliantly colourful array of more than a dozen finely-crafted works. Most are focused on a single flower. The show includes well-known contemporary quilters Judith Leslie and Emilie M. Belak of British Columbia and Velda E. Newman of California. Museum visitors will find the flowers that inspired the artists’ quilts planted throughout the museum’s 45 acres.
Hat and Fragrance Textile Gallery, Shelburne Museum, US Route 7, Shelburne
www.shelburnemuseum.org

 
LINCOLN, NEBRASKA ()
October 27th, 2006 – October 27th, 2008
Quilting A to Z. Each quilt includes a pattern or unique design element associated with a letter of the English alphabet: a perfect exhibition for families, teachers and quilt lovers everywhere. Four rotations of different quilts from the Nebraska State Historical Society and the International Quilt Study Center are featured.
Museum of Nebraska History, 15th and P Streets, Lincoln.
http://www.quiltstudy.org


 
DALLAS, TEXAS ()
September 26th, 2008 – April 1st, 2009
Quilt Mania II. 18 Dallas cultural area institutions join forces to organise the largest collaborative exhibition of quilts. More than 300 quilts from all over the world will be exhibited during the six months event. Each institution will feature works based on their mission and all the quilts will be compared and contrasted across the exhibitions.
The18 participating institutions include: African American Museum; Arlington Museum of Art, Art Centre of Plano, Cavanaugh Flight Museum, Crow Collection of Asian Art, Dallas Heritage Village, Dallas Historical Society, Farmers Branch Historical Park, Historic Mesquite Inc., Ice House Cultural Center, International Museum of Cultures, Irving Arts Center, Latino Cultural Center, Mesquite Arts Center, Museum of Nature and Science, Old Red Courthouse, The South Dallas Cultural Center, The Women’s Museum: An Institute for the Future.
Special events will be offered at each of the institutions, designed around the theme of quilts featured. Additionally, Quilt Crawls, which are day-long bus trips to six of the exhibitions, are scheduled for November 8th, 2008, January 24th, 2009 and February 28th, 2009. A different set of six museums will be toured on each Quilt Crawl. A quilt history weekend for out of town visitors is planned for March 6th – 8th, 2009 during which participants will be picked up at DFW and tour 11 of the exhibitions plus enjoy additional quilt related activities.

 
BELGIUM
GENT ()
June 21st – September 14th
Quilt Art 22 – Under Construction. Touring exhibition by the Quilt Art group.
Museum voor Industriële Archeologie en Textiel, Minnemeers 9, 9000 Gent
www.miat.gent.be


 
GERMANY
SYKE ()
July 7th – August 31st, 2008
Man and Sea. Exhibition of over 50 quilts from the German-Dutch group MeerArt.
Kreismusem Syke, Herrlichkeit 65, 28857 Syke


 
DENMARK
ODENSE ()
August 30th – 31st, 2008
Træff 2008, annual show and AGM of the Danish Patchwork Association. Exhibitions by Louise Mabbs, UK, and Ingrid Podewski, Germany. Workshops, demonstrations and shopping. Contact Winnie Egefjord for more information : egefjord@gmail.com or quilt@mail.dk ; www.patchwork.dk
Odense Congress Center Odense, Funen www.occ.dk

 
SOUTH AFRICA
GAUTENG ()
September 7th – 14th, 2008
Shosholoza, South African National Quilt Festival 2008. Exhibitions, competition quilts, workshops and lectures.
Alberton Civic Centre, Ekurhuleni, Gauteng
www.quiltjoburg.co.za


 
WALES
LLANIDLOES ()
July 14th – September 13th, 2008
Minerva Quilts 08. Summer exhibition of the Quilt Association.
Minerva Arts Centre, High Street, Llanidloes, Powys
www.quilt.org.uk


 
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