Join us for the opening of Forced to Flee, an exhibition of 36 highly personal art quilts that explore the stories & journeys of refugees. Reserve your tickets here.

Throughout history, people have been forced to flee from their homes for their own safety and survival due to war, oppression, natural disasters, and atrocious human rights violations. The refugee crisis has imposed severe impacts on the social, economic, and political structures of host countries, especially poor and developing nations. This powerful and timely exhibition illustrates the global chal­lenges arising from the current refugee crisis affecting communities across the world. Forced to Flee was organized by Studio Art Quilt Associates, Inc.

Participating Artists: Margaret Abramshe, Geneviève Attinger, Charlotte Bird, Melani K Brewer, Pamela Burns, Betty Busby, Harriet Cheney, Anne Daughtry, Jennifer Day, Gabriele DiTota, Eileen Donovan, Catherine Drummond, Jim Hay, Sandra Lauterbach, Eunhee Lee, Uta Lenk, Kathleen Loomis, Elizabeth Michellod-Dutheil, Cathy Miranker, Marie Mitchell, Hildegard Mueller, Mary Palmer, Claire Passmore, Maya Schonenberger, Christine Seager, Sara Sharp, Paula Swett, Karin Tauber, Jo Thomas, Chris Vinh, Carol Vinick, Diane Wespiser, Sabi Westoby, Grace Wever, Isabelle Wiessler, and Diane Wright.

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