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48 • portfolio uilted and fiber artworks are showcased during Western Art Week at the Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art in Great Falls, Mont. Broad Spectrum is a contemporary quilting exhibit showcasing art quilts by 21 artists chosen by Executive Director Sarah Justice of the Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art. "Broad Spectrum is an exhibition of art quilts that go beyond what many people think or know about quilts," says Justice. An art quilt is defined as "a creative visual work that is layered and stitched or that references this form of stitched layered structure," according to the Studio Art Quilt Associates, Inc. (SAQA), to which the featured artists belong. e organization was launched in 1989 with the goal of establishing a place for art quilts in the world of contemporary art. For this juried show, quilters and fiber artists were asked to submit artworks based on their interpretation of the theme, "Broad Spectrum." "I selected works that stretched the limits of tradition," says Justice. "When viewing these quilts, you will be challenged, inspired, and in awe of what you see. From small scale to large scale, the quilts vary stylistically and contextually. Come be inspired at e Square." e "Broad Spectrum" exhibit is presented by Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art (and organized by the Northcu Steele Gallery of Montana State University-Billings, Mont. It will be open through Western Art Week and until April 14, 2022, in the Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art. Other exhibits open during Western Art Week include New Acquisitions and Spotlight on e Square, which focuses on Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art as the central location for contemporary art cultivation and appreciation in Great Falls, according to Nicole Evans, Curator of Exhibitions and Collections. "New Acquisitions focuses on the museum's exciting recent acquisition of contemporary artwork to the permanent collection," she explains. "e exhibit highlights new work, the artists who made the work, and how they fit into our collecting goals as a contemporary art museum." Spotlight on e Square features artwork created by the inspired minds that make up Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art. "e purpose of the exhibition is to showcase works created by e Square's amazing art instructors in the museum's Studio Arts Education program, as well as artwork made by their dedicated and new students ranging in age 7 to 80-plus years old," explains Evans. "Artwork by e Square's museum team is showcased in the Rothschiller Gallery, as our team of staff and instructors are accomplished and recognized sculptors, painters, crasmen, poers, mixed-media artists, and artisans." Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, Wednesday through Friday, and om 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday during Western Art Week. e Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art is located at 1400 First Avenue North in Great Falls. Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art Contemporary Fiber, Quilted Artworks Featured During Western Art Week By Shannon Ruckman Monique Kleinhans - Out of Darkness • 16" x 25.5" x .25" Appliqued Tiled Background Layered with Angelina Fibers, Dyed Cheesecloth, and Cotton Fabric paris gibson square museum of art Q

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