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Creative Work Fund Announces $1.1 Million in Grants to 25 Projects

Creative Work Fund Announces $1.1 Million in Grants to 25 Projects

by Frances Phillips | Oct 1, 2021 | 2021, News

The Creative Work Fund is pleased to award 25 new grants to Greater Bay Area artists collaborating with nonprofit organizations to develop new works of dance, film, music, theater, visual arts, and more. Supported projects reveal artists’ profound commitment to their...
Patricia Montgomery’s Quilted Coats Head to Lawrence and Houston

Patricia Montgomery’s Quilted Coats Head to Lawrence and Houston

by Frances Phillips | Jul 4, 2017 | 2013, News, Traditional Arts

Collaborating with the African American Museum and Library at Oakland, Patricia Montgomery retold stories of heroines of the Civil Rights movement through story quilts fashioned into swing coats — each coat representing a different African American heroine....
Patricia Montgomery Exhibit (through 3/18) & Talk (2/11) Honor Heroines of the Civil Rights Movement

Patricia Montgomery Exhibit (through 3/18) & Talk (2/11) Honor Heroines of the Civil Rights Movement

by Frances Phillips | Feb 5, 2017 | 2013, News, Traditional Arts

Ten works from Patricia A. Montgomery’s collection of quilted coats honoring heroines of the civil rights movement are on exhibit through March 18 in the San Marco Gallery, Archbishop Alemany Library, at Dominican University in San Rafael. On Saturday, February...
Patricia Montgomery’s Civil Rights Coat Wins Award

Patricia Montgomery’s Civil Rights Coat Wins Award

by Frances Phillips | Oct 25, 2016 | 2013, News, Traditional Arts

Traditional quilter Patricia Montgomery collaborated with the African American Museum and Library at Oakland to create a collection of quilted coats — each incorporating the story of a forgotten heroine of the Civil Rights movement. Montgomery’s...
Patricia Montgomery’s Quilted Coats Head to Lawrence and Houston

Patricia Montgomery’s Exhibit at the Brick House Gallery in Sacramento

by Frances Phillips | Apr 11, 2016 | 2013, News, Traditional Arts

Following the inaugural presentation of “Honoring the Civil Rights Movement’s Heroines” at the African American Museum and Library at Oakland, the exhibit of Patricia Montgomery’s evocative quilted swing coats–each representing a...
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