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Exhibit shows quilting's cultural, spiritual connections to rural life

By David Gonnerman '90
March 5, 2005

Lila Teresa Church is exhibiting "Quilts and Poetry," including quilts she has designed, artifact examples of quilts from her collection and her own poetry (plus some music and dance), in Flaten Art Museum at St. Olaf College through March 13. "As a quilter, I feel spiritually and culturally connected to my rural upbringing back in the days when clean-washed quilts hung on clotheslines and displayed colors that rivaled the beauty of blossoms in flower beds," writes the North Carolinian, who is also a writer, an arts consultant and an award-winning playwright.

ChurchQuilt
Quilt detail.
Also included in the exhibition is a collection of khangas, or African cloths, shown by Northfield resident Harriberthe Mbele. The exhibition and accompanying programs are supported in part through a generous grant from the Leraas Fund. Museum hours are M-W, F 10-5 p.m.; Th 10-8 p.m.; and Sa-S 2-5 p.m. Admission is free.

Contact David Gonnerman at 507-786-3315 or gonnermd@stolaf.edu.