The opening date for “Louise Silk: A Patchwork Life” at The Heinz History Center is Sunday September 1, 2024. “The Witness Project” is its narrative centerpiece. Launched at the opening of the exhibit, Silk and a team of stitchers will embellish an enormous, resplendent ritual garment with meaningful scraps of material donated by exhibition viewers. Throughout latter exhibition days, the garment will be systematically dismantled and given away to the public. A major cultural event in the life of our region, the interactive work validates the central testament of the exhibit, demonstrating how the American quilting tradition brings disparate pieces into an exquisite, unified whole.
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