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NEW in 2009 - Larger Quilt Show Special
events are planned for the 2009 Upper Cumberland Quilt Festival
which will be on
“Alzheimer’s: Forgetting Piece by Piece” is an exhibit of 52 extraordinary art quilts about Alzheimer’s disease that is traveling throughout the United States. The artists, many internationally renowned, offer poignant interpretations of the Alzheimer’s experience in fiber. Themes include imaginings of an existence stripped of memory and learning; gritty illustrations of the anger, frustration, and stress of care-giving; beautiful tributes to loved ones taken by Alzheimer’s; and the anticipation of a future cure. They are quilts of heartbreak and hope. Each artist statement is paired with a fact about Alzheimer’s. A computer CD with photographs of all the quilts in the exhibit narrated by the artists and a 112-page full color book are available for sale at venues hosting the exhibit. More than 200,000 people have had the opportunity to see these quilts at shows across the United States. “We are delighted to be able to have this wonderful exhibit at our Upper Cumberland Quilt Festival,” said Barbara Tolleson, member of the Board. “This is a unique opportunity to help educate the public about this horrible disease and to help raise funds for Alzheimer’s research. We hope the public will come to our festival and see the exhibit and help us also raise funds to support the Algood Senior Citizen Center.” Read more... Ticket price for groups of 10 or more will be $5.00 each. Call John Allen at 931-252-2755 or email for reservations for your group by Sept.10th. Group tickets not available at the door and must be paid for in advance.
The quilt trail features area
barns with quilt paintings, all in picturesque areas.
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