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REPORT ON THE 'HORIZONS' EXHIBITION

THIRTY FIVE ART QUILTS FROM NEW ZEALAND AND AUSTRALIA

© Sue Wademan

Ozquilt Network Newsletter #39 March 2001

February 2001

After the wonderful coverage of this travelling exhibition in the Down Under Quilts Magazine (Feb issue) and the New Zealand Quilter Magazine just before Christmas, (and this article is also to be reproduced, at least in part, by the Patchwork Quilt Tsushin Magazine of Japan) I felt there was no more to say.

But for those who contributed to this collection, most of whom are Ozquilt subscribers, let me say once again how impressed the audiences have been. There were gasps of delight by the organisers as they helped me put up the exhibition at the different venues. Throughout England and in a little place just outside Edinburgh in Scotland, called Linlithgow, they were fascinated by the bright colours and simple designs.

Never before had they seen so many different techniques in one exhibition. In Roskilde, Denmark, the audience was a little more subdued, but dutifully looked at each quilt presented against black cloth, in a wonderful auditorium where I gave my lecture 'Australian Horizons and Beyond' with spotlights and all.

Unfortunately, not all venues did them justice - in London I recall waiting in the foyer of this old hall for the 'Brownies' meeting to finish, so the quilters could get in for their evening meeting. We had to get it up in less then 30 minutes, as well as set my projector and table of goodies!

It was all worth it though, with cheers and clapping, as the London audience showed their appreciation for the efforts of bringing the 'Horizons' collection such a long way. Now that the quilts are safely home with me, I am preparing to exhibit them, for the first time in New Zealand at the Lakes District Museum and Gallery, in nearby Arrowtown.

More than 2,000 visitors come to this small Gallery each month, and more than half of those are tourists from all over the world. I did a submission to the NZ Arts body here called Creative New Zealand, to fund the printing of an invitation and to pay the gallery costs, and have just received notice that I have got a 'yes'. These are apparently extremely hard to get, so I am feeling very pleased with the result. The next and final venue is the New Plymouth, Taranaki Quilt Symposium, New Zealand's biggest ever exhibition of quilts in one place.

After this those quilts which have not been sold (or are not for sale) will be returned, and the 'Horizons' episode will be over! Greetings to all from across 'the ditch' (the Tasman Sea).

© Sue Wademan 2001
 

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