To mark the opening of the Haley Gallery exhibition Heritage: Southern Vernacular—which will feature quilts made by women in the Gee’s Bend community of Alabama, as well as sculptures and two-dimensional works from Black vernacular artists associated with the state—Gee’s Bend quilters will participate in a panel discussion moderated by Paul Barrett, the exhibit’s guest curator. Barrett and the panelists will discuss Gee’s Bend’s history and its connection to From Where I Stand: The Black Experience in Country Music, the Museum’s expanded box set of recordings and online experience. The collection, which spans a century of country music by Black artists, is illustrated with Gee’s Bend quilts from roughly the same time periods as the music. Ford Theater. Program ticket required. Free.

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