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The Soul of Black Folks: 250 Years of Creativity, Leadership and Innovation

An exhibition featuring 32 artists of the Women of Color Quilters Network celebrates the resilience and creativity of African American culture, utilizing quilts as a vehicle for healing, remembering and reclaiming narratives.

The quilts’ tactile and colorful qualities engage people emotionally through an artist reception (August 14), story quilt workshop/poetry reading (August 29) and ongoing gallery tours.

The exhibition is curated by Carolyn Mazloomi, a nationally acclaimed quilt artist, lecturer and founder of WCQN.

Free admission.

Medium: 
Fiber, Mixed Media
A visitor engages with “Black Lives Matter,” by Deanna Tyson, part of “Visioning Human Rights in the New Millennium: Quilting the World’s Conscience,” organized by Carolyn Mazloomi, featuring the Women of Color Quilters Network and Friends, presented by the Fitton Center for Creative Arts, summer 2018. Courtesy of Fitton Center for Creative Arts
“Visioning Human Rights in the New Millennium: Quilting the World’s Conscience,” organized by Dr. Carolyn L. Mazloomi, featuring the Women of Color Quilters Network and Friends, presented by the Fitton Center for Creative Arts, summer 2018. Courtesy of Fitton Center for Creative Arts
“Visioning Human Rights in the New Millennium: Quilting the World’s Conscience,” organized by Dr. Carolyn L. Mazloomi, featuring the Women of Color Quilters Network and Friends, presented by the Fitton Center for Creative Arts, summer 2018. Courtesy of Fitton Center for Creative Arts
Jul 24, 2026 -Sep 12, 2026
Fitton Center for Creative Arts
101 S Monument Ave 
Hamilton, 
OH 
45011
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