The Freedom Quilting Bee and ASK Apparel, a Nashville dyeshop and
clothing company focused on revitalizing the use of plant-based dyes,
have partnered for a three-day workshop on natural dyeing with plant
and earth-based materials.
On Friday, July 24th, from 6 – 8 pm in the Frist Center lobby, meet
members of the Freedom Quilting Bee for an informal social hour.
Members of the Freedom Quilting Bee will share the history of their
community, their connections to the craft of quilting, and their
visions for the future. The quilters welcome discussion of projects
old and new.
The Freedom Quilting Bee is a nationally-recognized quilting
cooperative established in 1966 in Alberta, Alabama as an outgrowth of
the civil rights movement. When local people lost their incomes, and
sometimes their homes, after registering to vote, women banded
together to put their skills to use in order to earn family income and
build community. Today, the Freedom Quilting Bee remains one of the
oldest cooperatives in the country.
The Frist Center for the Visual Arts is located at 919 Broadway,
Nashville, TN. For further information on the Freedom Quilting Bee or
ASK Apparel, please contact Sarah Bellos of ASK Apparel at
info@askapparel.com, or 615.306.3154.
We would also like to thank Southern Echo for helping bring our organizations
together. Southern Echo is a leadership development, education and training
organization working to develop effective accountable grassroots leadership
in the African-American communities in rural Mississippi and the surrounding
region through comprehensive training and technical assistance programs. For more
information on their work please visit http://southernecho.org/