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In Stitches: Contemporary Approaches to Needlework

Written by mary weeks on . Posted in Exhibitions.

September 23, 2020 – May 8, 2021

Racine Art Museum

Diverse examples shown next to one another offer opportunities for comparison and contrast. Large-scale quilts using found linens are shown alongside small-scale photo-realistic embroideries, crocheted earrings, and stitched baskets. In whatever form, these works reflect how handcraft traditions can be incorporated—and expanded upon—to make creative, aesthetic, thoughtful, symbolic and practical statements.