For the second day of my art excursion to Melbourne, my focus was on the Australasian Quilt Convention. I have attended AQC many times as an exhibitor and as a teacher. This time I had a special assignment before the doors opened to the public but otherwise was free to view the exhibits, check out the merchant stands and catch up with lots of friends. Luxury! In fact, I was so engrossed in enjoying the moment that I only took one photo. Please follow the links below for more photos and information.
BERNINA National Best of Australia Quilt Award
My special assignment was to be one of three judges to select the BERNINA National Best of Australia Quilt Award from the eight BERNINA Best of Show Winners 2017. I commend all of the BoS winners on their wonderful quilts. You can view the quilts as they tour Australia including at the Sydney Quilt Show (20-24 June 2018).
The national award was presented to Sugy Kim of Melbourne for her remarkable hand-quilted quilt Colourful Retina.
AQC Challenge 2018: Bridges & Borders
The theme for the 2018 AQC Challenge is Bridges & Borders. This is a more demanding theme than some previous challenges and, adding an extra degree of difficulty, the rules required both the bridge and border elements to be addressed in the work. I am guessing (I don’t know) that this affected the volume of entries but the 28 quilts that were selected are rich in content and meaning. View the AQC Challenge 2018 online gallery. Apart from the fact that the exhibit was hung too low, I really enjoyed taking time to consider each quilt closely. And I look forward to another look at the Sydney Quilt Show in June when I am certain I will see new things.
Bordering Extinction by Sue de Vanny: 1st Prize and Viewers’ Choice
Best of QuiltCon 2018
After poring over the QuiltCon 2018 Winners online, what a thrill to view the Best of QuiltCon 2018 in the cloth. I attended the floor talk by Riane Menardi Morrison (Communications Manager for the Modern Quilt Guild) and she provided a good overview of the characteristics of modern quilts. The stand out quilt to my eye was the flying geese quilt by Kat Jones
in complementary hues of blue and orange/yellow, with tiny flying geese units and embossed triangles in the background. Here’s a detail shot:
Come back tomorrow for my report on Day 3 of my Melbourne art excursion and the sensory overload of the Triennial at the National Gallery of Victoria.
Candy Walker says
Thanks for sharing Brenda