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The Australian Quilt Exhibition: Manning Regional Art Gallery

20 October 2017 Filed Under: Exhibition, Member News Leave a Comment

21 October – 26 November 2017
Opening 6 – 8 pm 20 October
Manning Regional Art Gallery, Taree, NSW

The Australian Quilt Exhibition - Origins (detail) by Anna BrownWhile there always seems to be a divide between art and craft, the status of quiltmaking has risen in the past 30 or so years to be a regular star in the gallery scene. From the early 1980s, many quiltmakers began pushing the boundaries with techniques and materials, sometimes horrifying the traditionalists. Australian quiltmakers set their work apart from others by their use of colour and symbolism. Modern quilt artists often reject the traditional design elements of pattern and repeat formats and many of these works represent issues of the environment, multicultural themes and social debates.

The Australian Quilt exhibition features a number of quilts from the Colours of Australia collection, owned by QuiltNSW, and quilts made by Manning Valley quilt artists.

Thanks to QuiltNSW for their assistance and support with this exhibition.

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