On April 2, 2026, Thomasville Center for the Arts will launch “My Side of the Story,” featuring multiple public art activations during the Center’s Due South Music, Food, & Art Festival and continuing through the 105th Rose Show and Festival. This experience promotes Southern quilting, makers, and artists across the South, providing them with a platform to showcase their talents. Through June 2, 2026, the community can view and experience these public art installations in Downtown Thomasville. This column highlights the storytellers, historians, artists, and quilters involved in this public art experience. Alongside the narrative quilt competition, the project includes a community “Airing of the Quilts,” featuring quilt flags created from the quilts of Thomasville residents and groups. This week’s feature: The Gee’s Bend Stamp Quilts In August 2006, the USPS issued the Quilts of Gee’s Bend commemorative stamps in a double-sided booklet containing 10 designs. The images depict photographs of quilts crafted by African-American women in Gee’s Bend, Alabama, from around 1940 to 2001. These quilts feature bold, improvisational styles originally created for warmth and daily use. These stamps are part of the American Treasures series, which showcases American fine crafts. Through public art, Thomasville Center for the Arts continues its mission to make lives brighter through the arts.
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