Stitch in time: quilt show opens October 7 at Lightner Museum

Artist unknown (India), ‘Soldier’s Quilt (detail),’ 1850-75, Wool, probably from military uniforms with embroidery thread, rickrack, and velvet binding; inlaid, layered-applique, hand embroidered. Image courtesy of the American Folk Art Museum, gift of Altria Group, Inc. Photo by Gavin Ashworth
Artist unknown (India), ‘Soldier’s Quilt (detail),’ 1850-75, Wool, probably from military uniforms with embroidery thread, rickrack, and velvet binding; inlaid, layered-applique, hand embroidered. Image courtesy of the American Folk Art Museum, gift of Altria Group, Inc. Photo by Gavin Ashworth

Artist unknown (India), ‘Soldier’s Quilt (detail),’ 1850-75, Wool, probably from military uniforms with embroidery thread, rickrack, and velvet binding; inlaid, layered-applique, hand-embroidered. Image courtesy of the American Folk Art Museum, gift of Altria Group, Inc. Photo by Gavin Ashworth

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – The Lightner Museum will host Handstitched Worlds: The Cartography of Quilts, an exhibition that will open October 7 and run through January 20, 2023.

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Lightner Museum unveils spring 2022 schedule

Dana Hargrove, ‘Iceland (27),’ mixed media on paper, 6 by 9in, 2018. Courtesy of the Lightner Museum
Dana Hargrove, ‘Iceland (27),’ mixed media on paper, 6 by 9in, 2018. Courtesy of the Lightner Museum
Dana Hargrove, ‘Iceland (27),’ mixed media on paper, 6 by 9in, 2018. Courtesy of the Lightner Museum

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. — The Lightner Museum will welcome visitors this spring with two new exhibitions that open on April 1 and continue through December 31. Museum members and St. Augustine residents may preview the exhibitions at a free Community Open House on April 1 from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm Eastern time.

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Lightner Museum spotlights semi-abstract artist Anna Miller

Anna Miller, ‘Tropical,’ part of the exhibit Inner Light: In a Time of Pandemic
Anna Miller, ‘Tropical,’ part of the exhibit Inner Light: In a Time of Pandemic
Anna Miller, ‘Tropical,’ part of the exhibit Inner Light: In a Time of Pandemic

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla.  Opening on July 2 at the Lightner Museum, Anna Miller’s Inner Light: In a Time of Pandemic celebrates the human spirit through abstraction. Filled with bright colors and energized forms, Miller’s paintings represent an exploration of the artist’s personal development in the midst of struggle. The exhibition will run from July 2-August 13.

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