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Fabulous Fads Gallery Talk & Trunk Show with Carol Butzke - RESCHEDULED TO APRIL 22
Apr
22
11:00 AM11:00

Fabulous Fads Gallery Talk & Trunk Show with Carol Butzke - RESCHEDULED TO APRIL 22

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$30/$25 WMQFA Members

RESCHEDULED TO APRIL 22

Join Fabulous Fads exhibition Co-Curator Carol Butzke on a tour through the museum’s current exhibition, then be delighted with a trunk show featuring more treasures from Carol’s personal collection.

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Many Hands: People Who Made WMQFA - The Women of WMQFA Free Virtual Program
Mar
18
12:00 PM12:00

Many Hands: People Who Made WMQFA - The Women of WMQFA Free Virtual Program

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Free Virtual Program: Friday, March 18 at noon CDT

Join us for a virtual conversation about WMQFA’s origins, based on the year-long oral history project conducted in 2021. This program will focus on the women who were interviewed and instrumental in the museum’s creation.

Donations, large and small, built WMQFA, and they are still appreciated! Registration is not required but donations allow us to keep programs like this free.

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The program will be live via Zoom and WMQFA’s Facebook.

Click here to join: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86991164264

This program is sponsored by grants from the American Quilt Study Group, Kohler Foundation, and Wisconsin Arts Board with support from the National Endowment for the Arts

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Many Hands: People Who Made WMQFA -Transitions Free Virtual Program
Feb
25
12:00 PM12:00

Many Hands: People Who Made WMQFA -Transitions Free Virtual Program

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Free Virtual Program: Friday, February 25 at noon CST

Join us for a virtual conversation about WMQFA’s origins, based on the year-long oral history project conducted in 2021. This program will focus on the museum’s transition and creating the museum you know and love today.

Donations, large and small, built WMQFA, and they are still appreciated! Registration is not required but donations allow us to keep programs like this free.

Click here to donate

The program will be live via Zoom and WMQFA’s Facebook.

Click here to join: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87966869762

This program is sponsored by grants from the American Quilt Study Group, Kohler Foundation, and Wisconsin Arts Board with support from the National Endowment for the Arts

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Many Hands: People Who Made WMQFA - Beginnings Free Virtual Program
Feb
4
12:00 PM12:00

Many Hands: People Who Made WMQFA - Beginnings Free Virtual Program

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Free Virtual Program: Friday, February 4 at noon CST

Join us for a virtual conversation about WMQFA’s origins, based on the year-long oral history project conducted in 2021. This program will focus on the museum’s beginnings and the Wisconsin Quilt History Project.

Donations, large and small, built WMQFA, and they are still appreciated! Registration is not required but donations allow us to keep programs like this free.

Click here to donate

The program will be live via Zoom and WMQFA’s Facebook.

Click here to join: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84943403132

This program is sponsored by grants from the American Quilt Study Group, Kohler Foundation, and Wisconsin Arts Board with support from the National Endowment for the Arts

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Many Hands: People Who Made WMQFA Free Virtual Program
Dec
10
12:00 PM12:00

Many Hands: People Who Made WMQFA Free Virtual Program

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Happy 10th Anniversary!

Free Virtual Program: Friday, December 10, 2021 at noon CST

2021 is WMQFA’s 10th anniversary. Throughout the year, WMQFA has been collecting oral histories from past Board Members, volunteers, and Founding Mothers - all the people who envisioned and drove the effort that became the Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts. Join us, FREE, for a special one hour zoom presenting these stories on Friday, December 10 at 12pm CST.

Donations, large and small, built WMQFA, and they are still appreciated! Your gift supports programs like this!

Click here to donate

The program will be live via Zoom and WMQFA’s Facebook.

Click here to join: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81303327740

This program is sponsored by grants from the American Quilt Study Group, Kohler Foundation, and Wisconsin Arts Board with support from the National Endowment for the Arts

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Documentation 101: Free Virtual Chat
May
7
12:00 PM12:00

Documentation 101: Free Virtual Chat

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Join WMQFA Executive Director Melissa Wraalstad, Documentation Chair Maribeth Schmit, and Index Manager Darlene Habanek for a FREE virtual chat about the museum’s documentation project.

The Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts grew out of quilt documentations. The Wisconsin Quilts: Stories in the Stitches exhibit is a tribute to that project. But what is a quilt documentation? Why does it matter? And how do they work? Join us to explore quilt documentations, the Quilt Index, and how this all led to WMQFA.

Click here to join the FREE Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87221696032

This program is free, but donations are appreciated! Click here to donate.

This program is possible with the generous support from the American Quilt Study Group, Kohler Foundation, and the Wisconsin Arts Board with support from the National Endowment for the Arts.

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