Stitched Patches: Quilts of Celebration a presentation by Mary Bywater Cross at the Sunriver Nature Center

Sunriver Nature Center & Observatory (SNCO) is pleased to host a free Oregon Chautauqua program from the Oregon Council for Humanities (OCH). Quilt historian and author Mary Bywater Cross will examine the significance of quilts as visual metaphors for community and cultures in Stitched Patches: Quilts of Celebration. This free, public program will take place at 7:00pm at Sunriver Nature Center & Observatory Pozzi Building, reservations are required at 541-593-4394.

Date/Time/Location:  Saturday, October 11, 2008, 7:00pm
            Sunriver Nature Center & Observatory Pozzi Building
            Off Circle 3 in Sunriver
            RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED – 541-593-4394

Over thirty years ago, many Oregonians, inspired by America’s Bicentennial, gathered together to stitch quilts that represented their counties and communities.  How have the cultural and economic borders and boundaries of Oregon’s communities changed since 1976?  Can the stitched quilt serve as a manifestation for those demographic changes?

Sunriver Nature Center & Observatory (SNCO) is pleased to host a free Oregon Chautauqua program from the Oregon Council for Humanities (OCH).  Quilt historian and author Mary Bywater Cross will examine the significance of quilts as visual metaphors for community and cultures in Stitched Patches:  Quilts of Celebration.  This free, public program will take place on Friday, October 11, 2008 at 7:00pm at Sunriver Nature Center & Observatory Pozzi Building, reservations are required at 541-593-4394.

Quilt historian and artist Mary Bywater Cross traces transformations within the quilt-making genre as she interprets locally made quilts stitched for and after the Bicenntenial.  The quilt pieces and the stories behind them will provide a catalyst to stimulate critical thinking about what it means to be an Oregonian today.  As part of this unique program, Cross is available to work closely with local sponsors to plan for and execute the design and creation of their own quilts if the community wishes to make one in celebration of Oregon’s 2009 Sesquicentennial.

OCH is an independent, nonprofit affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.  More information about OCH’s programs and publications can be found at www.oregonhum.org.  To learn more about SNCO refer to www.sunrivernaturecenter.org.