To identify, preserve, protect, promote and present the ideas, arts and artifacts of West Virginia's heritage, building pride in our past accomplishments and confidence in our future.
Quilting provided early West Virginians a functional object as well as an opportunity to socialize. Designed to provide warmth, quilts also brightened what were often rather dark, drab rooms and showcased women’s sewing skills. Numerous designs of patchwork quilts were created by highly innovative farmwomen throughout West Virginia. One such design was commonly called a “friendship quilt.”
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CHARLESTON, W. Va. – The second cycle of applications are now being accepted for the FY21 Rural Youth Engagement through Public Art Grant from the West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History (WVDACH) and the West Virginia Commission on the Arts (WVCA). Approximately $47,000 in grants will be awarded.
