In addition to Women’s Work 1, Orange You Glad was also in an art exhibit.
Yes, an art exhibit not a quilt exhibit.
My work had a “[name of company]’s Got Talent”. It was mostly performances, but there was also an art show on the side and I entered Orange You Glad.
They didn’t know how to display quilts, so I had to give them a lesson and bring a curtain rod, but the art handlers flung the quilts over plinths and that’s how they were displayed. It worked out ok.
I was kind of shocked when I saw that they had taped – yes Scotch taped! – the label to my quilt!!!
Clearly they were professional curators and it was only a few hours, so I didn’t worry about it too much, but it was still kind of shocking.
I had never seen a quilt on a plinth (pillar?) before, so that was an interesting experience. I thought it looked ok, though the border I sewed was completely lost.
I was glad to have the opportunity to have another quilt on display with paintings, wood carvings and other works.
That’s so great to see on exhibit! I love that your company had an employee art exhibit. Yes, that is a super funny way to display a quilt, but you can see quite a lot of the design. A whole lot of professional art curators just don’t know how to display textiles. It’s not that hard, but it is different than the “usual”.
Yes, you are exactly right. Also, they didn’t have the equipment. It was a strange solution, but a good one.