The historical quilting collective Gee's Bend has made colorful imagination for decades. Now, they are working to monetize their artistry. Quilters in Gee's Bend, Ala., turn textiles into art. It's a ...

A Gee’s Bend quilter is among the recipients of $100,000 grants honoring artists “for their unique and visionary approach” to traditional crafts. Loretta Pettway Bennett is among five people receiving ...

SPENCERTOWN, N.Y. — What began as a method of survival in a remote Alabama community has evolved into some of the most distinctive textile art in the country — and now, it’s on view at the Spencertown ...

The Spencertown Academy and Austerlitz Historical Society Church, in Columbia County, N.Y., are presenting an exhibition of the famous Gee’s Bend quilts. Gee's Bend quilt exhibition, on display ...

CHARLESTON — They spoke of the civil rights movement, their love of God and growing up poor. They also talked about the quilts that made them famous, but more about how they were items of necessity ...

BOYKIN, Ala. (WIAT) — The third annual Airing of the Quilts Festival in Gee’s Bend is set for this Saturday. The festival will take place from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Gee’s Bend Welcome Center in ...

Over the past two decades, Gee’s Bend quilts have captured the public’s imagination with their kaleidoscopic colors and their daring geometric patterns. The groundbreaking art practice was cultivated ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - The Freedom Quilting Bee Legacy is excited to announce the Airing of the Quilts Festival Awareness Tour, a three-city event series designed to celebrate the artistry and history ...

Quilters in Gee's Bend, Ala., turn textiles into art. It's a skill they've passed down through generations. Museums and galleries across the United States collect the work from this one town, and the ...