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Help us celebrate the newest exhibition at Memphis' art museum! This party will be the first chance to experience Of Salt and Spirit: Black Quilters in the American South, a stunning exhibition of the Mississippi Museum of Art's largest quilt collection in the American South. This exhibition will feature highlights of handmade and machine-stitched quilts by renowned Black southern quiltmakers from the MMA’s collection, including Crossroads Quilters, Gwendolyn Magee, and several gifted by American photographer and quilt collector Roland L. Freeman on his travels.
Curated by Dr. Sharbreon Plummer, this exhibition and the accompanying publication seek to illuminate the processes and practices of Black Southern quilters while celebrating the enduring impact of quilting on communities and generations.
Credit: Roland L. Freeman (1936–2023), Catherine Gill, Classy Blaylock, Decatur, MS, 1993. Color print, 24 in. x 36 ½ inches. Collection of the Mississippi Museum of Art, Jackson, Gift of the Kohler Foundation, Inc., 2022.9.162. Photo: Gib Ford (detail).
Of Salt and Spirit: Black Quilters in the American South is organized by the Mississippi Museum of Art. The exhibition is curated by quilts scholar Dr. Sharbreon Plummer with Lydia Jasper, former Assistant Curator of the Permanent Collection, Mississippi Museum of Art. National support is provided by the Henry Luce Foundation and Art Dealers Association of America Foundation.
The Memphis iteration is curated by Kristin Pedrozo, Art Bridges Curatorial Fellow, and presented by First Choice Global Sales & Merchandising Group, Cathy Ross, and the Black Art Collective, with major support from Burch, Porter & Johnson LLC; Kroger; Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz; Dr. Linda Tharp; Tanya and Mark Hart; Gloria and Kenneth Boyland; National Civil Rights Museum; and the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art staff.
All exhibitions at the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art are underwritten by the MBMA Exhibition Fund.
All exhibitions at the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art are underwritten by the MBMA Exhibition Fund. Major annual support is provided by Kay Clark and Maggie and Milton Lovell, with generous annual funding from Anonymous, Gloria and Kenneth Boyland, Holly and Paul T. Combs, Deborah and Bob Craddock, Eleanor and William Halliday, Debi and Galen Havner, James R. Humphreys, Jay and Kristen Keegan, the Doris S. and Hubert Kiersky Charitable Remainder Trust, Carl and Valerie Person, and Bill Townsend.
Date & Time
Tue, Sep 30, 2025 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Venue Details
Memphis Brooks Museum of Art
1934 Poplar AvenueMemphis, Tennessee 38104
