The Fabric of Society: Australia's Quilt Heritage from Colonial Times to 1960
- TIME
- 10am - 5pm
- DATES
- Throughout Festival (Closed ANZAC Day)
- LOCATION
- d'Arcy Doyle Place
www.ipswichartgallery.qld.gov.au
Australia's history is retold through patchwork quilts in this exhibition drawn from national, state and private collections. The fabric scraps, patterns and needlework conjure memories of past times and allow an examination of the social histories of countless ordinary and some extraordinary people which would otherwise never have been told. This exhibition includes rare and unique quilts displayed with contextual photographs and period furniture, and has been curated exclusively for the Ipswich Art Gallery by Australian Quilt Historian, Dr Annette Gero.
