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Art Night May 28th 5:30 - 8:00 at the East Bay Chamber
Featured Artist: Allison Wilbur, fiber artist, quilter East Bay Chamber of Commerce, 16 Cutler St., Suite 102 Warren RI
The East Bay Chamber’s Featured Artist : Allison Wilbur
Allison’s vibrant art quilts combine traditional quilting techniques with hand dyed fabrics, beading, couched fibers, inks and paint. Her fabrics and subjects often draw inspiration from her many years abroad in Japan, Russia, Oman, Tunisia and Switzerland. In each country she observed local fiber art traditions and has incorporated many of these elements into her work. Allison’s mother was a watercolor artist and her father is a cabinet maker, so it feels right to her to combine the color and geometry of these two mediums into quilting. Allison lectures on Quilting Around the World and teaches at Knit One Quilt Too in Barrington. She and her husband, Dick Wilbur, have a project, Quilt for Change, that curates art quilt exhibits on topics related to women’s issues which have been displayed at the United Nations and at major U.S. quilt shows.
Allison Wilbur
Barrington, RI 02806
allisonquilt@me.com
http://AllisonWilburQuilts.com
http://QuiltforChange.org Using the Art of Quilting to Inspire Social Change
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Other ARtists who will be showing and selling their work: Sue Bleiweiss, www.suebleiweiss.com,
Nancy Turbitt, www.studiogirasole.blogspot.com and Karen McCann. We hope you come see all the beautiful quilts!
How to do ART NIGHT right - Drive, Walk, Bike or Take Our Art Night Trolley Tour
Every 4th Thursday of the month from May to September Bristol and Warren artists, galleries, museums, and businesses open their doors to showcase the arts of the vibrant East Bay community.
Take Our Art Night Trolley Tour
Art Night Bristol & Warren Trolley Tour
Begins at 5:30pm
In Warren at 30 Cutler Street
or in Bristol at 125 Thames Street
Ends approx. at 9:00pm in location
where your tour began
Park & Ride - Meet & Greet the Artists!
It’s free & fun ... but seating is limited
Click Here to reserve your seat today!
The Art Night trolley... back and better than EVER!
Our trolley includes a guided tour. We’ll have music, performers, and tour guides who show you every participating gallery and featured artist space in Bristol and Warren!
Our Trolley Tours are sponsored by:
Roger Williams University &
Top Drawer Art at The BrassDrive, Walk, Bus or Bike
Explore the open studios and galleries on foot, by bicycle or on the number 60 RIPTA bus that stops in the center of both towns. Free parking is available in both towns.
Parking
In Downtown Warren :
Is available on Railroad Avenue along the bike path or adjacent to studios and shops on Water St.
In Downtown Bristol :
Free parking is available behind the main post office on Thames Street, along
Independence Park on Thames Street, and off Court Street across from
the Bristol Town Hall.
Chart your own Art Night path or experience the creative offerings of both towns riding the trolley! Compare notes with your friends at the end of the tour at one of the East Bay’s great restaurants or cozy pubs!
