Quilt
Events Around the Great Lakes Region
Unpacking Collections: The Legacy of Cuesta Benberry, An
African American Quilt Scholar
December 6, 2009 - September 5, 2010
Michigan State University Museum
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Cuesta Benberry of St. Louis, Missouri, was one of the twentieth-century's pioneers of research on American quiltmaking and she was the pioneer of research on African American quiltmaking. Benberry was a founding member of the American Quilt Study Group, was inducted into the Quilter's Hall of Fame in 1983, was among the first honorees of Faith Ringgold's Anyone Can Fly Foundation, and is a Quilt Treasure in the on-line multi-media project of Michigan State University Museum and the Alliance for American Quilts. In 1977, she gave the Quilter's Hall of Fame her study collection of over 800 quilt blocks, a scrapbook, and a few pieces of ephemera. In 2003 Cuesta gifted the American Folk Art Museum with the non-African American portions of her quilt ephemera collection. In 2007 Cuesta passed away leaving behind a legacy of public scholarship and her collections. In mid 2008, her family gifted the Michigan State University Museum with her collection of African and African American quilts and her quilt history collection and the museum also acquired Cuesta's extensive collection of quilt kits. In 2009, the American Folk Art Museum transferred their Benberry Collections to the MSU Museum so that the bulk of her work could be in one place where it could be more effectively accessed for research and educational uses. Over the past year, MSU Museum staff, students, and volunteers have been sifting through, cataloguing, and re-housing Cuesta's collection. In the process, these workers have been engaging in discussions of their observations about both the collection and the collector and the issues and insights that are raised when one "unpacks" the work of a scholar/collector. This exhibition, then, is an attempt to understand the work of Cuesta Benberry, one of America's important collector/scholars, through interacting with a selection of textiles, rare books, patterns, ephemera, and samples of her personal journals, correspondence, and extensive research files. Unpacking Collections: The Legacy of
Cuesta Benberry, An African American Quilt Scholar
runs in the MSU Museum's Heritage Gallery from **December 6, 2009
- September 5, 2010 before it begins a national tour. |
Denotes an Event at the MSU
Museum
2010
December 6, 2009 - September 5, 2010
Unpacking Collections: The Legacy of Cuesta Benberry, An African American
Quilt Scholar
Michigan State University Museum, East Lansing, MI
January 23-April 18, 2010
Mary Lee Bendolph, Gee's Bend Quilts, and Beyond exhibit
Flint
Institute of Arts, Flint, MI
February, 2010
Rosa Parks II, quilt on exhibit
The Henry
Ford, Dearborn, MI
Contact: Jeanine Head Miller, JeanineM@thehenryford.org
February 6 – March 28, 2010
Pieced Together: Inspirations in Collages and Quilts exhibit
Edsel & Eleanor
Ford House, 1100 Lake Shore Road, Grosse Pointe Shores, MI
February 8 – March 3, 2010
Chris Worland, Quilt Journey Through Time and Place
Residential College in the Arts and Humanities, C200 Snyder Hall, Michigan
State University
Contact: Chris Worland, chrworland@gmail.com
February 11, 2010
Becky Magnus, trunk show
Great Lakes Heritage
Quilters, Bloomfield Hills, MI
February 13, 2010
A Close Look: Quilts by Susana Allen Hunter and Clara Hulse
The Henry
Ford, Dearborn, MI
Contact: Jeanine Head Miller, JeanineM@thehenryford.org
February 16, 2010
Carol Loessel, lecture
The Quilt Guild of Metro
Detroit, Harper Woods, MI
February 20, 2010
Michelle Mitchell, workshop
The Quilt Guild of Metro
Detroit, Harper Woods, MI
February 17-20, 2010
Edyta Sitar,
lecture and workshops
Piecemakers
Quilt Guild, Saginaw, MI
February 21, 2010
Brenda Fandrei, lecture and workshops
Capitol
City Quilt Guild, Okemos, MI
February 22, 2010
Cindy Perez, lecture
Pieces and Patches Quilt Guild, Jackson, MI
Contact: deverell@sbcglobal.net
February 24, 2010
John Putnam, lecture
Evening Star
Quilters, Davison, MI
February 27, 2010
Yvonne Wells, lecture
The Henry Ford, Dearborn, MI
Contact: Jeanine Head Miller, JeanineM@thehenryford.org
February 27, 2010
Michigan Quilt Networ, Region 5, Winter Meeting
Apple Tree Quilts, Flushing Methodist Church, Flint Institute of Arts
Contact: Carolyn Malaski, cfmalaski@aol.com
March 2010
Ciao, Italy, Part 2, Michigan Quilt Artist Invitational Exhibit
Belleville
Area Historical Museum, Belleville, MI
March 9-10, 2010
Dianne
S. Hire, lecture and workshops
The Quilt Guild of Metro
Detroit, Harper Woods, MI
March 11-12, 2010
Dianne
S. Hire, lecture and workshops
Great Lakes Heritage
Quilters, Bloomfield Hills, MI
March 13, 2010
Tea and Textiles
Edsel & Eleanor
Ford House, 1100 Lake Shore Road, Grosse Pointe Shores, MI
March 13, 2010
Quilt Retreat Day, workshop
Evening Star
Quilters, Davison, MI
March 13, 2010
Machine Quilting Workshop
Great
Lakes African American Quilters Network, Livonia, MI
March 14, 2010
Children’s Sewing Workshop
Edsel & Eleanor
Ford House, 1100 Lake Shore Road, Grosse Pointe Shores, MI
March 16, 2010
Deloa Jones, lecture
Kalamazoo
Log Cabin Quilters, Kalamazoo, MI
March 17-20, 2010
Pat Speth, lecture
and workshops
Piecemakers
Quilt Guild, Saginaw, MI
March 19-21, 2010
Aniko Feher,
lecture and workshops
Greater Ann Arbor Quilt
Guild, Ann Arbor, MI
March 20, 2010
Eleanor Winters, workshop
Edsel & Eleanor
Ford House, 1100 Lake Shore Road, Grosse Pointe Shores, MI
March 23, 2010
Bonnie Hunter,
lecture
West Michigan
Quilters' Guild, Wyoming, MI
March 31, 2010
Aniko Feher,
lecture
Evening Star
Quilters, Davison, MI
April-June 2010
Ciao, Italy, Part 2, Michigan Quilt Artist Invitational Exhibit
U of M Gifts of
Arts, Ann Arbor, MI
April 8, 2010
Kat Campau, lecture
and trunkshow
Great Lakes Heritage
Quilters, Bloomfield Hills, MI
April 9-10, 2010
Quilt Celebration Quilt Show, Oakland
County Quilt Guild
First Baptist Church, 255 E. Scripps, Lake Orion, MI
April 11, 2010
Beth Donaldson, Quilting
in Detroit in the 1930s, lecture
Macomb
Community College, Mt. Clemens, MI
April 12, 2010
Chantal
Anderson, lecture
Macomb
County Quilt Guild, Mt. Clemens, MI
April 15, 2010
Mary Warner
Stone, lecture
Cameo Quilters,
Clawson, MI
April 15-16, 2010
Elsie Vredenburg, lecture
and workshop
Genesee Star Quilters Guild, Flint, MI
Contact: Carolyn Malaski, cfmalaski@aol.com
April 20, 2010
Marlene Rock, lecture
Kalamazoo
Log Cabin Quilters, Kalamazoo, MI
April 23-24, 2010
General Henry Dearborn Quilting
Society's Quilted Pleasures Quilt Show
Commandant's Quarters, Dearborn Arsenal, 21950 Michigan Ave.,
Dearborn, MI and
McFadden Ross House, 915 Brady Street, Dearborn, MI
April 28, 2010
Mary
Andrews, lecture
Evening Star
Quilters, Davison, MI
April 29 - May 2, 2010
Amy
Davidson, workshops
Thunder
Bay Resort,
Hillman, MI
April 30 - May 2, 2010
Midland Quilters Squared presents Pass the Tiara-Buttons, Beads &
Bows, 2010 Quilt Show
Heritage Park, Carriage House Hall, 3200 Cook Road, Midland, MI
Contact: 989-631-9512
May 1, 2010
Wrapped in Love, 7th Annual Quilt Show of the St. Andrew's Piece-makers
Special Exhibit: Quilts by Sally Wolff-a Hidden Treasure
Dexter Historical Museum, Dexter, MI
Contact: Elaine F. Owsley, efowsley@earthlink.net
May 8, 2010
Tote Bag Workshop
Great
Lakes African American Quilters Network, Livonia, MI
May 10, 2010
Judi Ziozios, lecture
Macomb
County Quilt Guild, Mt. Clemens, MI
May 13-15, 2010
Pamela
Allen , lecture and workshops
Great Lakes Heritage
Quilters, Bloomfield Hills, MI
May 15, 2010
Sylvia Pippin,
lecture
Greater Ann Arbor Quilt
Guild, Ann Arbor, MI
May 20 & 22, 2010
Sue Nickels,
lecture and workshop
Cameo Quilters,
Clawson, MI
May 21-22, 2010
Pieces and Patches Quilt Guild Show
St. John's School, Cooper St. (at Leroy St.), Jackson, MI
Contact: donandfern@comcast.net
May 22-23, 2010
For The Love of Quilting Show
Lansing
Area Patchers
The Summit, 9410 Davis Highway, Dimondale, MI
May 25, 2010
Velda Newman,
lecture
West Michigan
Quilters' Guild, Wyoming, MI
May 26, 2010
Sue Holdaway-Heys
, lecture
Evening Star
Quilters, Davison, MI
June 3-6, 2010
Mark Lipinski ,
workshops
Thunder
Bay Resort,
Hillman, MI
June 10, 2010
Beth Donaldson,
lecture
Monroe County Quilt Guild, Monroe, MI
June 17, 2010
Mickey Dupre,
lecture and workshops
Capitol
City Quilt Guild, Okemos, MI
June 18, 2010
Edyta Sitar, lecture
Genesee Star Quilters Guild, Flint, MI
Contact: Carolyn Malaski, cfmalaski@aol.com
June 19, 2010
Juneteenth Tea
Great
Lakes African American Quilters Network, Livonia, MI
June 24-27, 2010
Mary Lou Hallenbeck,
workshops
Thunder
Bay Resort,
Hillman, MI
June 26, 2010
Berrien Towne and
Country Quilt Show
Beth Ferrier, trunk show
Lake Michigan College Mendel Center, 2755 E. Napier Ave., Benton Harbor,
MI
June 26-27, 2010
Berrien Towne and
Country Quilt Show
Lake Michigan College Mendel Center, 2755 E. Napier Ave., Benton Harbor,
MI
June 30, 2010
Mary Balcz,
lecture
Evening Star
Quilters, Davison, MI
July-August 2010
Ciao, Italy, Part 2, Michigan Quilt Artist Invitational Exhibit
Charlevoix
Public Library, Charlevoix, MI
July 8-11, 2010
Bobbie
Bergquist, workshops
Thunder
Bay Resort,
Hillman, MI
July 17, 2010
Vickie Pignatelli,
lecture
Greater Ann Arbor Quilt
Guild, Ann Arbor, MI
August 25, 2010
Kathleen Compau ,
lecture
Evening Star
Quilters, Davison, MI
August 26-29, 2010
Sherrie Jaqua, workshops
Thunder
Bay Resort,
Hillman, MI
September 18, 2010
Across the Square Quilters Quilt Documentation Day
(Limted to members and owners or makers from Eaton County)
Spartan Room of the Charlotte Community Library, 226 S. Bostwick, Charlotte,
MI
September 18, 2010
Rachel Clark, lecture
Greater Ann Arbor Quilt
Guild, Ann Arbor, MI
October 2-3, 2010
"Remembering ...Their Legacy ... Our Heritage" Quilt Show of
the Great
Lakes African American Quilters Network
Livonia Civic Park Senior Center, 15218 Farmington Road, Livonia, MI
Contact: Kay Whittington, kw22450@aol.com,
248-349-7322
October 14-17, 2010
Ann Zemke,
Crocus Lane Quilts, workshops
Thunder
Bay Resort,
Hillman, MI
October 21-24, 2010
UFO retreat
Thunder
Bay Resort,
Hillman, MI
October 27, 2010
Kim Diehl, lecture
Evening Star
Quilters, Davison, MI
November 20, 2010
Debra Youngs, lecture
Greater Ann Arbor Quilt
Guild, Ann Arbor, MI
2010
April 14, 2011
Beth Donaldson, lecture
Great Lakes Heritage
Quilters, Bloomfield Hills, MI
April 29-30, 2011
Genesee Star Quilters Guild Show
Flushing United Methodist Church, Flushing, MI
Contact: Carolyn Malaski, cfmalaski@aol.com
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