First Time for Everything: Curating an Exhibit

First Time for Everything: Curating an Exhibit

I loved my experience at my summer internship so much that I signed up to return in the spring. However, this time I was given my own exhibit to research, write, design and install. I was initially in shock.  I was about to get a full, hands-on experience doing what I hope to be doing for a living in just a few years.

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Basket Quilts and Baskets

Basket Quilts and Baskets

This winter the Stillwater History Museum at the Sheerar is featuring a traveling quilt show from the American Quilt Study Group, “The Study of 19th Century Basket Quilts”. This exhibit will also include a variety of handcrafted baskets from Stillwater residents. Three of the weavers, whose work will be included in the exhibit, are Judy Mahle, Debby Strickland, and Cathy Southwich,   Each was mentored by the late Bernie Kopel.

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