5/15/03
(photos of award winners available for download below)
Art and utility combine in Quilts and Wall Hangings 2003, which will open Friday in the Great Hall and the Art Gallery of the Cultural Center, State Capitol Complex in Charleston. The crowd-pleasing annual juried exhibition features 58 exquisite quilts and wall hangings representing the talents of West Virginia quilters. Quiltmaking is one of West Virginia’s oldest and most treasured art forms, and this annual display has become a tradition with visitors from all over the United States and abroad. The exhibition will remain on display through Sept. 1.
Prizes were awarded in four categories: pieced quilts, appliqued quilts, mixed/other quilts, and wall hangings. A complete list of exhibitors and winners is attached.
Priscilla Godfrey of Philomont, Va., was the judge for this year’s exhibition. Editor of the National Quilting Association’s (NQA) Certified Quilt Judges Quarterly, Godfrey also has been chairman of the NQA Judges Certification Program and served as moderator of the group’s annual retreat. Her quilts have been exhibited in NQA shows around the country, and in 1995, her quilt collection was featured in the galleries of the organization’s headquarters in Ellicott City, Md.
Quilts and Wall Hangings 2003 will be on display during the 27th annual Vandalia Gathering festival, which will be held May 23-25 at the Cultural Center and on the State Capitol grounds. The exhibition awards will be presented to the winning quiltmakers in a ceremony preceding the Vandalia Gathering concert in the West Virginia State Theater of the Cultural Center at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 24.
The Cultural Center is open Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., Friday and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Sunday from noon to 6 p.m. The Archives Library is closed on Sunday. For more information about Quilts and Wall Hangings 2003, call (304) 558-0162.
(the links below open publication-quality images of the quilts, in the 250-400K file size range)
Quilts and Wall Hangings 2003 Exhibitors
Jeanette Albaugh, Lewisburg
Falling Leaf
Jo Anderson, South Charleston
Untitled
Linda Bailey, Beaver
Friendship Dahlia
3rd Place Applique
and
Nasturtium Block
Carolyn Sue Baker, Waverly
Leafy Sampler
Louise Barton, Charleston
Sampler
Havonda Shaver Bowers, Charles Town
Boston Commons
Jane E. Bowers, Norton
Gracie’s Garden Sampler
5th Place Wall Hangings
Frances Fischer Braden, Wheeling
Old Fashion Charm
Mary L. Brown, Hurricane
Dresden Garden
Betty Chandler, Charleston
Old Rabbits
and
When You Believe
Best Use of Color
Gail Childress, Hurricane
Snowball
2nd Place Pieced
Catherine DeMarco, Elkview
Hidden Wells
and
Double Wedding Ring
3rd Place Pieced
Carolyn Demopoulos, Bluefield
Garden Glories
Roberta Farmer, Hurricane
Boston Common
Carolyn Gibson, Westover
Echos of Bittersweet
Dilla J. Given, Milton
Bursting Star
Honorable Mention
Jean Gladwell, Charleston
Glorified Nine-Patch
Phyllis Griffith, South Charleston
Flying Geese in the Log Cabin
Terry Lee Harper, Charleston
Celebrating West Virginia Statehood:
A Civil War Sampler
Honorable Mention/Purchase Award
Helen Henegar, St. Marys
Flowers in My World
Chris A. Hoke, Middlebourne
Sara’s Morning Glories
Helen Jackson, Harrisville
Beyond the Galaxy
Norma Jeffers, Belle
Choice Magnolias
Purchase Award
Rexine Johnson, Cross Lanes
PS I Love You
and
Double Wedding Ring
Nellie Jones, Charleston
Dots and Dashes
Fran Kordek, Elkins
Chimneys, Cornerstones, Strings and Star
Barbara R. Lantz, Charleston
All Things Bright and Beautiful
1st Place Wall Hangings
and
White Magic
3rd Place Mixed/Other
Judy Lilly, Winfield
Technicolor Spiral
4th Place Wall Hangings
Nancy L. Martin, St. Marys
$200,000 Celtic Tulips
Kathleen Matherly, Flat Top
2000 Album Quilt
Janet Jo McIntosh, Morgantown
Christening
and
Autumn’s Dance of Leaves
1st Place Pieced
Evelyn M. Miller, Charleston
My Walk on the Wild Side
2nd Place Applique
and
Promise of a Lifetime
3rd Place Wall Hangings
Simone Montfort, Charleston
Strips and Curves
Honorable Mention
Irene Murrock, Rand
Breakfast in Bed
Cynthia Myerberg, Morgantown
Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend
Linda Osborne, Culloden
Butterflies
Juanita Reed, Charleston
Flower Garden
1st Place Applique/Purchase Award
Best of Show
Linda C. Ross, Morgantown
Calendar Charm
2nd Place Mixed/Other
Elsie Lou Templeton Sell, Wheeling
Victorian Wheeling Butterflies
Honorable Mention
Patsy Smith, Martinsburg
Pretty Pansies
Mary R. Sparks, St. Albans
Summer Dreams
2nd Place Wall Hangings
Marcia Stille, Charleston
Noel Star
Judith Tenney, Buckhannon
Blocks
and
Morning Glory
1st Place Mixed/Other
Joyce N. Timson, Princeton
Four Red Hearts
Serena L. Toppins, Branchland
Summer Scene
Janet Veltri, Charleston
Feathered Star
Sharon L. Waggy, Charleston
Aye, Calypso!
June Waters, Martinsburg
(with Ruth Wright)
Railroad Nostalgia
Darene Webb, Cross Lanes
Hummingbird
Tanya M. West, Beckley
Untitled
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Ginny Painter
Director of Public Information
West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History
The Cultural Center
1900 Kanawha Boulevard, East
Charleston, WV 25305-0300
Phone (304) 558-0220
Fax (304) 558-2779
ginny.painter@wvculture.org
