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Lauren, Diane (me!), and Kevin in front of вЂњPortrait of a Textile WorkerвЂќ by Terese Agnew

вЂњThe Storm, the Whirlwind, and the EarthquakeвЂќ by Bisa Butler What an honor it was for us to see these incredible quilts and hear the amazing stories! Here are some pictures of us by these stunning quilts, taken by the MuseumвЂ™s fabulous Megan Stone, Corporate Development Officer.

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However, being a sponsor, we were invited for a sneak peek! As it turned out, other sponsors were not able to attend, so my plus one (aka, my wonderful husband, Kevin) and I got a private tour from the extraordinary curator of the exhibit herself, Lauren Applebaum!! The exhibit officially opened on Saturday, November 21, 2020. Here are a couple that our very own Heidi Kory, creator of monthly projects and the Design & Discover lessons, designed: Once we received the almost 100 block photos, we designed the quilts based on theme, color, and one incorporating the majority of submissions.

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What a creative idea to bring people together even though we canвЂ™t physically be together! Since thatвЂ™s what EQ software does, design virtual quilts, it was agreed that we would вЂњstitchвЂќ together the submitted blocks to create different quilts. The museumвЂ™s Virtual Quilting Bee put out an open call to communities near and far requesting they create blocks that вЂњrepresent the current pandemic, which marks a moment of change and uncertainty on a global scale,вЂќ and submit photos of those blocks. We discovered, as part of the exhibit, they were having a Covid-19 Virtual Quilting Bee. ToddвЂ™s response was terrific and he was gung-ho to figure out how we could collaborate.ДЄ couple weeks later over Zoom, members of EQ and TMA met and talked about the exhibit, Radical Tradition: Amercian Quilts and Social Change. I introduced myself, mentioned possible personal connections we have, and also suggested the potential for 2 great Ohio institutions to work together. Being a native of Bowling Green (aka, BG), I reached out to Todd Ahrens, Director of Development for the museum, and also an active member of the BG community. Someone mentioned that the Toledo Museum of Art (TMA), about 20 miles north of EQвЂ™s headquarters in Bowling Green, OH, was opening an exhibit in the fall featuring quilts.

As the song goes, вЂњletвЂ™s start at the very beginning, a very good place to start!вЂќ In early May 2020, when we were all working from home, EQ had a Zoom-staff meeting.

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