Whistler House Museum of Art - Lowell, Massachusetts

From Fine Art to Fiber: Reinterpreting the Masters — 2010

Image above: Quilt by Lenore Crawford from Michigan, The Garden Parasol, after Frederick Frieseke

The Whistler House Museum of Art celebrates the Art Quilt with a focus on fine craftsmanship and visual design that transcends traditional patterns and functionality. The exhibit consists of quilts inspired by famous works of art.

Exhibit dates: Aug 4 to Sept 4

Festival Weekend Hours (August 12 - 14, 2010):

Admission:

Free for Quilt Exhibit in Parker Gallery: Thursday, Friday & Saturday

Historic House Tours: $5.00 Adults $4.00 Seniors & Children

Aug. 12, Thursday 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM (Gallery Night)

Aug. 13, Friday 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM

Aug. 14, Saturday 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM

EVENTS:

Friday, Aug. 13: High Tea in the Parker Gallery 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM $7.00 per person

Friday & Saturday, Aug. 13 & 14: Art Quilts in Bloom (In conjunction with From Fine Art to Fiber)

Saturday, Aug. 14: Artist Reception 2:00 to 4:00 PM

Saturday, Aug. 21: Whistler’s Mother on Safari 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
(Quilting Class — Pattern and instruction provided by Mary Walter) Fee $65 per person. Bring your stash and your imagination to class! Students will experiment and explore interpreting the classic portrait of Whistler’s Mother in fabric. You can use hand or machine piecing and applique techniques, embellishments, embroidery or threadwork to create your masterpiece. (Materials list will be posted here soon) Mail your check made out to Whistler House Museum of Art (Quilting Class, 243 Worthen St., Lowell, MA 01852) to secure you spot. Questions can be directed to Jim Dyment at 978-452-7641 x 12.

Quiltscapes at the Whistler 2009

The museum celebrates the Art Quilt with a focus on fine craftsmanship and visual design that transcends traditional patterns and functionality. This year’s theme, Quiltscapes, was inspired by the landscape genre, including living flora and fauna, lighting and weather conditions, and human elements, such as a city or built environment.

Winners of awards are as follows:

Betty Busby: Best of Show for “Cherry Trees”

Jill Kerttula: Whistler Award for “Chris’ Barn”

Monica Tierney: Juror’s Award for “Clonmacnoise with High Cross”

Janet Dye, Mary Lou Schwinn, Joan Randall, Janet Duncan Dignan, Patricia S. Smith, and Graciela Piccolo: Viewers Choice for ”Boston Back Bay”

This year’s collection included: Elaine Quehl from Canada; Monica Tierney from Ireland; Bozena Wojtaszek from Poland; Katherine K. Allen, Melani Kane Brewer, Maya Schonenberger, and Sandra Townsend Donabed from Florida; Deborah Babin from Maryland; Betty Busby from New Mexico; Marcia DeCamp from New York; Jane Frenke from West Virginia; Jill Kerttula and Suzanne Mouton Riggio from Wisconsin; Barbara Barrick McKie and Diane Wright from Connecticut; Ree Nancarrow from Alaska; Bonnie Ouellette from South Carolina; Kit Robinson from Colorado; Joan Sowada from Wyoming; Laura Wasilowski from Illinois; Joan Randall and Susan B. Wei from New Hampshire. From Massachusetts we have: Pat Smith from Marshfield, Valerie Maser-Flanagan from Carlisle, Katherine A. D. Sargent from Leverett, Beverly Sky from Somerville, Bobbie Sullivan from Scituate, Janet Dye from Bridgewater, Mary Lou Schwinn from Cotuit, Janet Duncan Dignan from Weymouth, Graciela Piccolo from Pembroke.

Our jurors for this show were: Mary Walter and Rosemary Hoffenberg.

Art Quilts at the Whistler IV

Summer 2008

Our jurors for this show were: Jennifer Gilbert and Mary Walter.

Best of Show: “Dusting the Bottom” by Maya Shonenberger. Floral interpretation by George Duncan. Sculpture by Patrick Pierce (holding flowers)

Juror’s Choice: “My Way” by Bozena Wojtaszek

Whistler Award: ”Hibiscus” by Margaret Anderson. Floral interpretation by Deb Taverna.

Viewers Choice: “Winter Tree” by Wen Redmond

1st Vice President Sara Bogosian, vistors from Ottowa - Elaine and Mary, and Co-President Donald Bedard

Tables set for High Tea

Ladies enjoying High Tea

Meredith Fife Day, Peter Kostoulakos, Almerinda Silva, 1st Vice President Sara Bogosian, and Secretary Frank Makarewicz

On the Road Quilts - Summer 2007

An exhibit of quilts with an “On the Road” connection, was held in conjunction with the New England Quilt Festival and the Lowell’s exhibit of Jack Kerouac’s original On the Road scroll manuscript.

The American Beat poet and novelist Jack Kerouac was born in Lowell, Massachusetts in 1922. His seminal novel, On the Road, (written in 1951; published in 1957), was legendarily written in three weeks on one continuous roll of Teletype paper. His writing style has been the inspiration of countless writers and artists.

2007 Best of Show:

“The Road to Anywhere You Want to Go” by Lucy Nims-LaFleche

The Road to Anywhere You Want to Go

Art Quilts at the Whistler III - Summer 2006

Best of Show:

Ozymandias by Elizabeth Poole