Textural Rhythms: Constructing the Jazz Tradition closes August 14th. You do not want to miss this beautiful exhibit!

Textural Rhythms unites the two most well known and popular artistic forms in African American culture-jazz and quilts. The exhibition of 64 quilts includes work from some of America’s best known African American quilters such as Michael Cummings, Ed Johnetta Miller, Tina Brewer, and Jim Smoote.

Just as the varied styles of jazz cause listeners to respond differently, the quilts of Textural Rhythms persuade us to salute the bonding of two worlds, jazz and quilts, in a distinguished combination of cultural tradition, sophistication, and panache. Irregardless of technique – unpretentious folk, intricate appliqué, conventional piecing, or complex montage, these quilt artists have harnessed in cloth, the spirit of jazz through meticulous reflections of the souls of jazz folk and the music that sways us.

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