Quilts and Arpilleras at The Verbal Arts Centre, 2008-2013

Introduction
From 2008 to 2013 a series of story quilts and arpilleras were displayed at The Verbal Arts Centre in Derry. The displays began on 20 April 2008. Story quilts and arpilleras made by community groups from different parts of the island, other countries, or individual women were displayed for a number of weeks before being replaced with a new piece or pieces. Below are the details (in reverse chronological order) of the textile pieces that were on display at The Verbal Arts Centre.
(Photographs by Martin Melaugh unless stated otherwise.)

Venue:
Verbal Arts Centre (NI) Ltd
Stable Lane and Mall Wall, Bishop Street Within,
Derry / Londonderry, Northern Ireland. BT48 6PU
T: 028 7126 6946 F: 028 7126 3368
E: info@verbalartscentre.co.uk
W: www.verbalartscentre.co.uk

Nuestra Travesía / Our journey
Created by: Mujeres del Mundo-Babel
On display: 15 January 2011 to 28 February 2011
Photo by: Rory McCarron
Leaflet [PDF; 175KB]

Textile Installation on Afghanistan
Created by: Heidi Drahota and her German pupils using embroideries made by women and girls from Afghanistan
On display: 8 November 2010 to 15 January 2011
Leaflet [PDF; 54KB]

From Threads of Life to Following the Thread
Created by: Various groups of quilters and arpilleristas in Liverpool
On display: 15 August to October 2010
Leaflet [PDF; 122KB]

Sheep in Quilts
Created by: Letterkenny Irish Countrywomen’s Guild members, facilitaded by Deborah J Stockdale and members of Castlederg Women’s Institute
On display: 1 July to 15 August 2010
Leaflet [PDF; 78KB]
Letterkenny Museum brochure page 1 [PDF; 295KB]
Letterkenny Museum brochure page 2 [PDF; 319KB]

Guatemalan Textiles Installation
Created by: Participants of Guatemala Streetwise Quilt
On display: 29 March to 28 June 2010
Leaflet [PDF; 70KB]

'The Bill of Rights'
Created by: Caw/Nelson Drive, Tullyalley Women’s Centre and Galliagh Women’s Group 2010
On display: Monday 8 March to 27 March 2010
WOMEN BUILDING BRIDGES Art Exhibition and Programme celebrating International Women's Day 2010 - Poster [PDF; 382KB]

'Limavady Borough Millennium Community Quilt'
Created by: Various quilters from in and around Limavady
On display: 9 December 2009 to 7 March 2010
Note [PDF; 122KB]

'The African Quilt'
Created by: Roland Agbage (Nigeria) and Polly Eaton
On display: 22 October to ...
Note [PDF; 79KB]

'Cultures from the heart'
Created by: The Women’s Centre, Multi-Cultural Group
On display: 10 September to 12 October 2009
Note [PDF; 120KB]

'Events of 1998'
Created by: Irene MacWilliam
On display: 10 July to 10 September 2009
Note [PDF; 103KB]

Visions of The Community Quilt
Created by: Bluebell Arts Project participants facilitated by Tina Maclaughlin
On display: 5 May to 10 July 2009
Note [PDF; 92KB]

Sew and Sew Quilt
Created by: Sew and Sew Castlerock quilting group
On display: 6 April to 5 May 2009
Note [PDF; 43KB]

Peruvian Arpilleras
Created by: Various Peruvian arpilleristas; stitched together by Amelia Stewart
On display: 7 February to 6 April 2009
Catalogue [PDF; 1972KB]

'Shared Visions'
Created by: 32 women from diverse communities around Belfast, Northern Ireland, arpilleristas; stitched together by Amelia Stewart
On display: 13 January to 6 February 2009
Photo by: Cristopher Keenan
Note [PDF; 182KB]

'Micro Cosmos'
Created by: Deborah J. Stockdale
On display: 3 December 2008 to 12 January 2009
Launched: Wednesday 3 December 2008 at 3.00pm, Verbal Arts Centre.
Details [PDF; 1326KB]; Photographs of lauch [PDF; 472KB]

'a piece of me, a piece of us'
Created by: young mothers from the Women's Centre in Derry.
On display: 14 October to 2 December 2008
Launched: Tuesday 14 October 2008 at 10.15am, Verbal Arts Centre.
Each participant made an arpillera and assembled them into a large quilt.
Invitation [PDF; 101KB]; Photographs of lauch [PDF; 725KB]

'A Quilt for the World'
Created by: Women of One World, , Nuremberg, Germany, with squares done by women from 35 countries to exhibit at Beijing's Women's Conference in 1995
On display: July to August 2008
Note [PDF; 154KB]

'Women’s Rights are Human Rights'
Created by: Organized by CAJ (Committee for the Administration of Justice) and with participation of women from the whole of Ireland to bring to Beijing's Women's Conference in 1995
On display: 20 April to 30 June 2008