Current exhibition
Layers and Narratives
An exhibition to celebrate the 40th anniversary of QuiltArt, opening in 2025.
- Midlands Arts Centre, Cannon Hill Park, Birmingham, B12 9 QH, GB,
27.11.2027 - 27.2.2028 - De BROODFABRIEK, Rijswijk, NL " QuiltArt in Rijswijk "
11.02.2027 - 13.02. 2027 - William Allen Gallery, Ushaw House, Woodlands Road, Ushaw Moor, Nr Durham
17.4 - 20.6.2027 - Naturpark Öewersauer. Cloth Factory, Esch-sur-Sûre. Luxembourg.
21.11.2026 - 07.03.2027 - FUGA Gallery, Petofi Sandor u. 5., Budapest 1052, H,
4.9. - 4.10.2026 - Textile Collection Max Berk, Brahmsstraße 8, 69118 Heidelberg- Ziegelhausen,
G, 1.2. - 26.7.2026 - German Textile Museum Krefeld, Andreasmarkt 8, 47809 Krefeld, G
7.9. - 28.12. 2025 - Het Gasthuis, Elisabethlaan 103, 3200 Aarschot, B
4.5. - 25.5. 2025 - Museum de Kantfabriek, Americaanseweg 8, 5961 GP Horst (LB), NL,
19.1. - 27.4. 2025
Exhibition timeline since QuiltArt was founded in 1985
QuiltArt was established in Edinburgh, UK, in 1985 and has regularly exhibited internationally as a group since.
Following the Thread
Naturpark Öewersauer, Tuchfabrik (Cloth Factory), Esch-sur-Sûre, Luxembourg
De Schierstins, Veenvouden, the Netherlands
Guildford House, Guildford UK
Material Evidence
Menier Gallery, London, UK
Fuga Gallery, Budapest, Hungary
Museum de Kantafabriek, Horst, the Netherlands
Textilsammlung Max Berk, Heidelberg, Germany
Handwerksmuseum, Deggendorf, Germany
The Hub, Sleaford, UK
MAC, Midlands Arts Centre, Birmingham, UK
Traces
Festival of Quilts, Birmingham, UK
Farfield Mill, Cumbria, UK
New Brewery Arts, Cirencester, UK
Vanermuseet, Lidköping, Sweden
De Schierstins, Veenwouden, the Netherlands
High Five Gallery, Baarle-Nassau, the Netherlands
QuiltArt Re-Group
Kapellerput, Heeze, the Netherlands
Dialogues
Textilsammlung Max Berk, Heidelberg, Germany
The Quilt Museum, York, UK
Museum Dr 8888, Drachten, the Netherlands
Nordwolle Museum, Delmenhorst, Germany
Carrefour Europeen de Patchwork, Alsace, France
International Quilt Museum, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
Guildford House, Guildford UK
Kirkcudbright Galleries, Scotland, UK
Small Talk
Festival of Quilts, Birmingham, UK
Silk Museum, Macclesfield, UK
De Schierstins, Veenwouden, the Netherlands
Textile Art Berlin, Germany
De Kunstpraktijk, Veldhoven, the Netherlands
QuiltArt in Russia – In Search of Perfection
Tsaritsyno Palace, Moscow, Russia
Voices
Devon Guild of Craftsmen, Bovey Tracey, UK
Quilt und Textilkunst, Munich, Germany
Waterside Arts Centre, Manchester, UK
The Brindley, Cheshire UK
Farfield Mill, Cumbria, UK
New Brewery Arts, Cirencester, UK
QuiltArt @ 25
Bankfield Museum, Halifax, UK
Michael West Gallery, Isle of Wight, UK
The Quilt Museum, York, UK
Rhyl Library Arts Centre, Wales, UK
Textilsammlung Max Berk, Heidelberg, Germany
The Hunt Museum, Limerick, Ireland
A Slice of QuiltArt
Festival of Quilts, Birmingham, UK
Quilt und Textilkunst, Munich, Germany
Festival Internacional de Patchwork, Sitges, Spain
Prague Patchwork Meeting, Prague, Czech Republic
The Courthouse Arts Centre, Tinahely, Ireland
Budapest Textile Museum, Budapest, Hungary
Museum Rijswijk, the Netherlands
De Kunstpraktijk, Veldhoven, the Netherlands
De Schierstins, Veenwouden, the Netherlands
International Expressions (QuiltArt 20 touring the USA)
Minnestrista Cultural Center, Indiana
Pensacola Museum of Art, Florida
Taubman Museum of Art, Virginia
Oregon Historical Society, Oregon
James A Michener Art Museum, Pennsylvania
Edsel & Eleanor Ford House, Michigan
Karl and Helen Burger Gallery, New Jersey
Sioux City Arts Center, Iowa
QuiltArt 22 – Under Construction
Minerva Arts Centre, Llanidloes, Wales, UK
Art Centre, Silkeborg Bad, Denmark
Gloucester City Museum and Art Gallery, UK
MIAT Museum, Gent, Belgium
Museum Rijswijk, the Netherlands
Cifra Palota Museum and Pinacotek, Kecskemet, Hungary
QuiltArt 21 – Vertically Challenged
A one-off exhibition, Durham, UK
QuiltArt 20
Collins Gallery, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Royal Cornwall Museum, Truro, UK
Bankfield Museum, Halifax, UK
Gloucester City Museum and Art Gallery, UK
Harley Gallery, Nottinghamshire, UK
Stedelijk Museum, Roermond, the Netherlands
Budapest Gallery, Budapest, Hungary
Nordwestdeutsches Museum für Industrie-Kultur, Delmenhorst, Germany
National Craft Gallery, Kilkenny, Ireland
Musée Textile de Haute-Alsace, France
International Quilt Week, Yokohama, Japan
Burlington Museum, Ontario, Canada
Textilsammlung Max Berk, Heidelberg, Germany
QA Artists Exhibition
Festival of Quilts, Birmingham, UK
Re-Intepretations
Braintree District Museum, Essex, UK
Quilt und Art, Mülheim am Main, Germany
Dorset County Museum, UK
New Brewery Arts, Cirencester, UK
Limited Edition
A one-off exhibition in which the artists incorporated fabric created by Dutch textile designer Els van Baarle
Knitting & Stitching Show, London, Harrogate and Dublin
Moving On
Royal Cornwall Museum, Truro, UK
Braintree District Museum, Essex, UK
Collins Gallery, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Myles Meeham Gallery, Darlington, UK
Dudley Museum, Dudley, UK
Gloucester City Museum and Art Gallery, UK
Silk Museum, Macclesfield, UK
Textilsammlung Max Berk, Heidelberg, Germany
Stedelijk Museum, Roermond, the Netherlands
Bankfield Museum, Halifax, UK
Simmonscourt, Dublin Museum, Ireland
Poetic License
Maidstone Museum and Art Gallery, UK
The Washington Gallery, Penarth, UK
The Grace Barrand Design Centre, Nutfield, UK
The Art Gallery, Weston-super-Mare, UK
Knitting and Stitching Show, London, UK
Ruskin Gallery, Sheffield, UK
Textilforum, Herning, Denmark
Durham Art Gallery, UK
Cotswold Countryside Collection, Northleach, UK
Braintree District Museum, UK
New Work
Bankfield Museum, Halifax, UK
Musée Textile, Ventron, France
Holburne Museum, Bath, UK
Ulster Folk and Transport Museum, Northern Ireland
Musée Municipal, Nogent-le-Rotrou, France
Munkeruphus, Monkerup, Denmark
Kultur Altes Rathaus, Potsdam, Germany
Galerie in Ermelerspeicher, Schwedt/Oder, Germany
Quilt Art, Ten Years On
Museum of Oxford, UK
Anniversary exhibition
Seminar: The group and the individual, Thoughts on Quiltmaking
24/60 All Square
Hemswell Crafts Centre, Hemswell, UK
Pearoom Craft Centre, Heckington, UK
Maidstone Museum and Art Gallery, UK
Morley Gallery, London, UK
Art for All, Derby City Hospital, Derby, UK
Llantarnam Grange Arts Centre, Wales, UK
Mitre Art Gallery, UK
Galerie Smend, Cologne, Germany
Poole Museum, Poole, UK
Woodspring Museum, Weston-super-Mare, UK
Seminar: Quilt Languages
Goldsmiths College of Art, University of London, UK
Quilt Art
Textilsammlung Max Berk, Heidelberg, Germany
Seminar: Whither the Art Quilt?
Craftworkers Guild, London, UK
Touring Exhibition
Bankfield Museum, Halifax, UK
Shipley Gallery, Gateshead, UK
Keighley Gallery, UK
Brighton Gardner Centre, UK
Inverness Gallery, Scotland, UK
Crafts Council Gallery, Dublin, Ireland
Touring Exhibition
Deutsches Textilmuseum, Krefeld, Germany
Touring Exhibition
Nottingham Castle Museum, UK
Barbican Concourse, London, UK
Cirencester Arts Centre, UK
Durham Gallery, UK
Norwich Museum, UK
QuiltArt founded
Cloth Factory Luxembourg
Traces High Five Gallery Baarle-Nassau NL
Bovey Tracy UK
Museum de Kantfabriek Horst NL
Museum de Kantfabriek Horst NL
The Hub Sleaford UK
The Hub Sleaford UK
Tsaritsyno Museum Moscow RU
The Hub Sleaford UK
Museum de Kantfabriek NL
Material Evidence Handwerksmuseum Germany
FUGA Gallery Hungary
Het Gasthuis Aarschot Belgium
Cloth Factory Luxembourg
FoQ Birmingham UK
Menier Gallery London
