QUILT ART is a group of 20 professional quilt artists from Britain, Ireland, Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Hungary, the Netherlands and America.

Founded in 1985, QUILT ART aims to extend the boundaries of quilting as an artistic medium and achieve wider recognition of the quilt as an art form. The group holds regular touring exhibitions in Britain and Europe and has also exhibited in Japan and Canada. A tour of the United States is also planned. To accompany each exhibition, the group publishes a high quality book.

QUILT ART strives to maintain its unique reputation for integrity of expression and quality of craftsmanship. Each member brings a distinctive approach and the work is diverse, dynamic and sometimes challenging. Professional standards are expected, both from the individual artists and as an organisation dealing with administration and liaising with galleries and the press.

‘The consistently original work that they have created over the years sets them apart both as individuals and as a group.’ Robert Shaw, Vermont, USA, 2005.

In July 2007, the latest exhibition QUILT ART 22 ‘Under Construction’ opened at the Minerva Arts Centre, Llanidloes in Wales. A list of venues and dates can be found on Quilt Art venues Copies of the book accompanying the exhibition are available - please look under Publications.

We are currently working on two new exhibitions, Quilt Art at 25 and Folds, Rolls and Scrolls to be launched in 2010. These shows will be accompanied by a new book.

QUILT ART is a company registered in Scotland in 1997, register number 178428. It is also registered as a charity, with charity number SC026984. The company registered office address is: 30-31 Queen Street, Edinburgh EH2 1JS, Scotland, UK

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