Quilt National, organized by The Dairy Barn Arts Center in Athens, Ohio, explores the expanded field of quilting, showcasing textile-based contemporary art and fiber as a medium for material inquiry. The exhibition features works that interrogate surface, structure, labor, gender, and politics. These quilts merge craft, design, and fine art, repositioning quiltmaking within contemporary art discourse. Since 1983, Quilt National has toured across the country and beyond, with each collection traveling for approximately two years after its premiere in Athens.
QUILT NATIONAL ’25 TOUR
Breaking the Frame
Selected works from Quilt National ’25
The Dairy Barn Arts Center
Athens, Ohio
January 23 – April 18, 2027
QUILT NATIONAL ’25 Collection C
Historical and Cultural Society of Clay County
Moorehead, Minnesota
June 4 – September 3, 2027