On April 26,
Hampton University Museum, the oldest African-American museum in the United States, welcomes
The Journey of Hope in America: Quilts Inspired by President Barack Obama, a very special exhibition commemorating a historic milestone in American history, the 2008 election of an African-American man as president.
This extraordinary quilt show is curated by internationally known quilt artist, author, and historian,
Dr. Carolyn L. Mazloomi for the
National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center, a division of the
Ohio Historical Society. Mazloomi has brought together a diverse group of 95 fiber artists representing a variety of races, cultures, generations, and religions.
Audiences will view a collection of powerful quilts from a wide range of styles, including art quilts, folk art, and traditional quilts. The featured quilts illustrate a broad range of techniques and materials, including piecing, painting, appliqué, embroidery, dyeing, photography, beading and digital transfer, as well as inspirations.
Members of a local quilting guild,
5440 African American Quilters, will additionally present a complimentary exhibition in the
Hampton History Gallery focusing on African-American Freedom Fighters in conjunction with the 150th commemoration of the Emancipation Proclamation.
For more information on The Journey of Hope in America:
Quilts Inspired by President Barack Obama, contact Hampton University Museum at (757) 727-5308 or check out
http://museum.hamptonu.edu/exhibitions_calendar.cfm.