The Binghamton Quilt Shows

On the way down to North Carolina, Priscilla and I made a short detour to Binghamton NY to see a quilt show that looked interesting at SUNY Binghamton as mentioned in the last post (there is a link there as well to the show). It was a fantastic show that really contained two shows in one.

There was a gallery filled with Amish and Mennonite quilts curated by Gerald Roy downstairs in the Fine Arts Bldg and a contemporary show upstairs. We just so happened to be there for the Opening Reception! Jack Braunstein was the curator of this exhibit and gave a brief introduction.

Priscilla and I would highly recommend this show to anyone interested in either genre! They are both very different but very graphic and wonderful!

This was the view down to the gallery from the second floor. You will see many familiar quilts.

This is one of Karen Stone's quilts. She has a wonderful sense of color and design.

This quilt was done by Margaret Miller.

Although I was not familiar with this woman's work, Marilyn Henrion had a couple of stunning pieces in this show which was focused on contemporary quilt artists.

A lovely evening with Priscilla's daughter and dinner out capped the evening and prepared us mentally for heading south the next day!