16th Annual Fiber Arts Exhibition

July 15th - August 31st & Public Reception July 23rd

This 2010 exhibition showcases fiber art pieces composed of designs and color schemes that defy the imagination. The 16th Annual Fiber Arts Exhibition in City Hall Gallery has brought together fiber works from talented local artists of the Tallahassee Quilters Unlimited —as well as a very special selection of Quilts of Valor.

What makes this year unique is there are actually two shows in one: the first is a variety of quilts of great beauty; the second is quilts of great purpose. Quilts of Valor has created and provided more than 28,000 quilts for wounded U.S. soldiers. The national non-profit organization was started in 2003 by a woman whose son was deployed in Iraq. Since 2005, quilters from all over the country have participated in this great cause, including many local members of Quilters Unlimited, who are proud to be called “wartime quilters.” The Valor quilts in the exhibition will be sent to service members who return with physical or psychological war injuries.

For more information about the QOV Foundation, go to www.qovf.org. QOV’s goal is to cover all those service members and veterans touched by war with Quilts of Valor. For information about the Tallahassee Quilters Unlimited, contact www.quilttallahassee.com.

For further information about this exhibition, upcoming exhibitions, or COCA’s Art in Public Places program, contact Amanda Karioth Thompson at (850) 224-2500, Amanda@cocanet.org. Or find out more about COCA online at www.cocanet.org.

BOLD EDDIE BROWN: An Exhibition at Artport Gallery July 1 through August 24.

The Council on Culture & Arts is pleased to present Bold Eddie Brown, an Exhibition at the Artport Gallery from July 1^st until August 24^th as part of the Arts in Public Places program.

Eddie Brown, Sr., has two passions, he says. One is music. The other is art.

What appear to be faces emerging from stained glass dominate Eddie’s work. It is an unusual and captivating style that has few peers.

While his main media are oils and acrylics, Eddie has also used pastels and mixed media in his abstract pieces. He has been drawing and painting for more than 30 years, and his work has been exhibited internationally, as well as extensively throughout north Florida and south Georgia. His art has also been published in Warriors magazine and used commercially.

The exhibition is curated by the Council on Culture & Arts’ Arts in Public Places program on behalf of the City of Tallahassee. For more information about this program, visit www.cocanet.org.

For more information about this exciting exhibition or upcoming exhibitions contact Amanda Karioth Thompson at (850) 224-2500 or Amanda@cocanet.org. For a schedule of other exhibitions and arts and culture programs throughout north Florida, visit www.morethanyouthought.com. Learn more about COCA and sign up to receive COCA’s weekly email blast at www.cocanet.org.