Milford Arts Council hosts Studio Art Quilt Exhibit Opening Reception

A new exhibition of 36 original art quilts opens  this month at the Milford Arts Council, (40 Railroad Ave South, Milford).

The 21 textile artists represented in the show designed and created these fiber art pieces around a central theme, “Circular Thinking.” Collectively, this work explores the variety of meanings, images and experiences evoked by the circle as a shape, symbol, concept or metaphor. This exhibition offers diverse explorations of this ancient symbol, which has permeated cultures around the world and throughout time.

All 21 artists are members of the state chapter of Studio Art Quilt Associates. Fourteen are from Connecticut with one Milford artist among them: Lin Elmo with “Watch Your Face…In the Face of the Watch”, and “Stitches in Contrast.”  The rest hail from New York, Massachusetts and Colorado.

The show’s opening reception will be on Thursday, March 12th, from 6-8 pm. The show will hang through Friday, April 17th.    

Each work was chosen for inclusion in the show by juror Betty Busby, an internationally known fiber artist from Albuquerque, NM.  A graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design, Busby earned a degree in ceramics, then founded a ceramic tile manufacturing studio in Los Angeles, which she ran for 18 years. She has been working full-time making fiber art and teaching since 2003.

“It was a privilege to select an exhibition from works that represented such a great variety of interpretations of the theme, inspiration, and approach to creating the images,” Busby said.

“It was also quite difficult, and I would have included many more pieces if space permitted.”

A catalog of the “Circular Thinking” exhibition may be purchased at the opening reception and at Amazon.com.

After Milford, the show will be on display at the Windham Textile Museum May 2 to June 28; Brookfield Craft Center, July 25 through Aug. 22; and Wilton Library, Aug. 31 through Sept. 18.