Dr. Carolyn Mazloomi, Kathy Wade, and members of the Women of Color Quilters Network open the Story Quilts exhibition 𝗪𝗲 𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆: 𝗔 𝗩𝗶𝘀𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗥𝗮𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗺

The first element of Kathy Wade's 𝙎𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮 𝙌𝙪𝙞𝙡𝙩𝙨 project is now available to the public with the opening of the exhibition 𝗪𝗲 𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆: 𝗔 𝗩𝗶𝘀𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗥𝗮𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗺, through September 24 in the Skirball gallery of the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, and admission to the special exhibit is 𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐄 on Sundays and Wednesdays!

We invite you, in the words of exhibit curatorial director Dr. Carolyn Mazloomi, to gain insight through the experience of others – and their stories in quilts – at this internationally acclaimed textiles exhibition.

Share your thoughts, impressions, and truths with #MyStoryQuilt

Members of the media, project partners and supporters, and museum members experienced an exclusive preview with the artists of the upcoming exhibition We Are the Story: A Visual Response to Racism on Thursday, July 1. Organized and curated by Dr. Carolyn Mazloomi courtesy of the Women of Color Quilters Network and part of Story Quilts, a program initiative created by Kathy Wade, We Are the Story showcases 53 quilts highlighting the history of civil rights, police brutality and racism in America.

Curated in response to the murder of George Floyd in 2020, the exhibition presents an alternative visual media to approach sensitive social issues embedded in American memory, such as race, class, gender, and shared cultural trauma, in a way that emphasizes storytelling and encourages healing.

“As an artist and curator, I firmly believe art has the capacity to touch the spirit, engage, educate and heal in ways that words alone cannot,” said Dr. Mazloomi.