TEXTILE TALK: Quilts & Health (the Modern Quilt Guild)

Presenters:
This session will be presented by Marsha MacDowell, Ph.D., Beth Donaldson, and Clare Luz, Ph.D., co-authors of Quilts and Health (Indiana University Press, 2017). MacDowell is Professor and Curator of Folk Arts and Quilts, Michigan State University Museum and Director of The Quilt Index. She has authored numerous publications on quilt history. Donaldson has been a quiltmaker for over 40 years, has authored 4 publications on quilting, and is the Associate Director of the Quilt Index. Luz is Associate Professor in the College of Osteopathic Medicine, Michigan State University and Director of both AgeAlive and IMPART Alliance. Her research has focused on the direct care workforce, and the intersection of the arts, aging and wellbeing.
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Studio Art Quilt Associates, Inc. (SAQA) is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to promote the art quilt: "a creative visual work that is layered and stitched or that references this form of stitched layered structure."

Founded in 1989 by an initial group of 50 artists, SAQA now has over 3,600 members: artists, teachers, collectors, gallery owners, museum curators, and corporate sponsors. With access to our museum-quality exhibition program, SAQA members challenge the boundaries of art and change perceptions about contemporary fiber art.

As a part of SAQA’s dynamic creative community, members can take their artwork and career to the next level. We offer a wide range of exclusive resources, mentorship programs, and professional opportunities.

In addition, SAQA documents the art quilt movement – our publications include full-color exhibition catalogs, the Art Quilt Quarterly magazine, and our new book, Art Quilts Unfolding: 50 Years of Innovation.