This event was held on Thursday, May 15 @ 4 pm EDT on Zoom.
Join us for an urgent community discussion this week. Hear how recent federal funding cuts are affecting fiber artists and organizations, and find out how you can help. Panelists include Amy Milne of the Quilt Alliance, Elaine Y. Yau of UC Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, Susan Hudson a Diné Artist and 2024 NEA National Heritage Fellow, and Karena Bennett of the Surface Design Association.
Ways to Support the Quilt Alliance
If quilt documentation, preservation, and education remain a priority to you, we need your help right now. Here are some ways you can take action to support the Quilt Alliance and our community.
- Join the Quilt Alliance as a member or make a donation. Sustaining memberships allow us to budget in advance for projects and programs
- Encourage your guild to become a group member: includes free Zoom lecture, advertising, and QA Affiliate memberships for all group members
- Contact your congressional representatives in support of the National Endowment for the Arts.
- Subscribe to the QA newsletter
- Follow us on social media @quiltAlliance: IG, FB
- Share your quilt story to ensure that your voice is included and your quilts’ stories do not fade away.
Amy Milne
Quilt Alliance
Elaine Y. Yau
BAMPFA
Susan Hudson
2024 NEA National Heritage Fellow
Karena Bennett
Surface Design Association
