The Carnegie Center for Art and History is pleased to offer a gallery talk on the current exhibit, “Form, Not Function: Quilt Art at the Carnegie,” on Saturday February 23 at 10:00 am. The gallery talk will be presented by fiber artists Pat DaRif, Kathleen Loomis, and Joanne Weis. The three served as jurors for the exhibit, along with fellow members of River City Fiber Artists, a group of award-winning local fiber artists. DaRif, Loomis and Weis will discuss works in the exhibit and some of the techniques used. “Form, Not Function” is a national juried show of contemporary quilt art featuring works by 42 artists from across the United States. The gallery talk is free and open to the public.
The Carnegie Center for Art and History, a department of the New Albany-Floyd County Public Library, is a contemporary art gallery and history museum that offers a full schedule of changing exhibitions and other educational programs. The Carnegie Center is also home to two permanent exhibits: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Courage, an award-winning interactive multimedia exhibit on the Underground Railroad, and Grandpa Makes A Scene: The Yenawine Dioramas, a hand-carved, animated display of life in turn of the century Georgetown, Indiana. The Carnegie Center is open Tuesday through Saturday, 10:00 am-5:30 pm, and is located at 201 East Spring Street in historic downtown New Albany, Indiana. The Carnegie Center for Art and History is fully accessible. Admission is free. Visit www.carnegiecenter.org for more information on exhibits, events, and classes.
