Art and utility will unite when the West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History opens its annual exhibition, Quilts and Wall Hangings 2004, on Friday in the Great Hall and Art Gallery of the Cultural Center, State Capitol Complex in Charleston. The crowd-pleasing juried exhibition features 49 exquisite quilts and wall hangings representing the talents of West Virginia quilters. Quiltmaking is one of West Virginia’s oldest and most treasured art forms, and this annual display has become a tradition with visitors from all over the United States and abroad. The exhibition will remain on display through Sept. 6.
Prizes were awarded in four categories: pieced quilts, appliqued quilts, mixed/other quilts, and wall hangings. A complete list of exhibitors and winners is attached.
Lois Smith of Rockville, Md., was the judge for this year’s exhibition. She is a nationally known teacher and judge, certified by the National Quilting Association. In addition to teaching throughout the United States, Smith has taught in Africa, Brazil, Canada and Scotland. She is well known for her distinctive sampler quilts, outstanding use of color, and subtle textural effects. One quilt, Golden Memories of Christmas, was Best of Show in the Houston Quilt Festival in 1988 and another one, Summertime Sampler, is part of the permanent collection of the American Quilters’ Museum in Paducah, Ky. Smith has written Fun and Fancy: Machine Quilting and Lois Smith’s Machine Quiltmaking.
Quilts and Wall Hangings 2004 will be on display during the 28th annual Vandalia Gathering festival, which will be held May 28-30 at the Cultural Center and on the State Capitol grounds. The exhibition awards will be presented to the winning quiltmakers in a ceremony preceding the Vandalia Gathering concert in the West Virginia State Theater of the Cultural Center at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 29.
The Cultural Center is open Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., Friday and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Sunday from noon to 6 p.m. The Archives Library is closed on Sunday. For more information about Quilts and Wall Hangings 2004, call (304) 558-0162.
QUILTS AND WALL HANGINGS 2004 EXHIBITORS
Jo Anderson, South Charleston
Ariana’s Flowers
4th Place Wall Hangings
Geneal Bailey, Ripley
Cleopatra’s Puzzle
and
Cubes ’R Us
Linda Bailey, Beaver
Maltese Circles
Jane E. Bowers, Norton
Sue Nickels (machine applique)
A Sampler of Techniques
Frances Braden, Wheeling
Garden Stroll
Mary L. Brown, Hurricane
Out of the Darkness
Cabin Creek Quilts, Malden
MountainMade.com, Thomas
Sharon Ford, Dolly Cummins, Quilters
Dorothy Demboski, Designer
Log Cabin, Sunshine and Shadow
1st Place Pieced, Purchase Award
Betty Jane Chandler, Charleston
Times and Seasons
3rd Place Mixed Other
Mary Lenhart Core, Huntington
Through Grandmother’s Window
2nd Place Applique
Catherine DeMarco, Elkview
Snails’ Trails
Elwanda Dennison, Mt. Clare
Feathered Floral Medallion
Honorable Mention Pieced
Charli Fulton, Charleston
Wheel of Light
3rd Place Wall Hangings
Helen Jackson, Harrisville
Tulip Patch
Norma Jeffers, Belle
Full Circle
and
Mimi’s Garden
Linda Jones, Morgantown
Safe in Thy Breast
1st Place Wall Hangings
Fran Kordek, Elkins
String Stars in Vintage Fabrics
Barbara R. Lantz, Charleston
Remembrance
Honorable Mention Wall Hangings
and
Piece of Cake with Grapes on the Side
1st Place Applique, Best of Show
Judy Lilly, Winfield
Untitled
and
Brown Sugar Sampler
2nd Place Mixed Other
Charlene Linville, Morgantown
Log Cabin and Fans
2nd Place Pieced
Evelyn M. Miller, Charleston
A-Tisket, A-Tasket
and
Evelyn’s Vineyard
3rd Place Applique
Cynthia Myerberg, Morgantown
Happy Hour
5th Place Wall Hangings
Linda L. Osborne, Culloden
Sunshine Star
Mary A. Parsons, Charleston
Winding Ways
and
Roses ’N Ivy
Honorable Mention Applique
Hazeline Price, Spencer
Sun Bonnet Sue All Through the Year
Denise L. Roberts, Morgantown
Pearfection 2
Linda C. Ross, Morgantown
Courthouse Steps
Elsie Lou Templeton Sell, Wheeling
Crystal Blue Elegant Nosegay
and
West Virginia Stars
Janet Simpson, Morgantown
Stack ’N Whack
3rd Place Pieced
Patsy A. Smith, Martinsburg
Blooming Nine Patch
Mary Sparks, St. Albans
Garden Delight
2nd Place Wall Hangings
Judith Tenney, Buckhannon
Grandmother’s Flower Garden
and
Scarborough Fair
1st Place Mixed Other
Serena L. Toppins, Branchland
Country Roads
Purchase Award
and
Broken Star
Pam Tice, Charleston
Moon and Stars Quilters
Ann Jenkins (long arm quilting professional)
If the Shoe Fits
Gail Vaillancourt, Newton
Jewelled Bear Paw
Louella Jarrell Vance, Barboursville
Sweetheart Rose
Marge Wade, Moorefield
Moon Over the Mountain
Florence Webber, New Martinsville
Dahlia
Janet Webber, New Martinsville
Edna Dennison
Peony
Tanya M. West, Beckley
Pineapple
and
A Wedding in the Garden
The West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History, an agency of the West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History, brings together the state’s past, present and future through programs and services in the areas of archives and history, the arts, historic preservation and museums. The Cultural Center is West Virginia’s official showcase for the arts. Visit the Division’s website at www.wvculture.org for more information about programs of the Division. The Department of Arts, Culture and History is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
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