PLACES
presented by Transmissions: Quilts for Trans PeopleCordy Joan and Joey Dehais
June 15-21
SPECIAL EVENTS
TUE June 16, 10am-10pm • Quilt in a Day
SAT June 20, 6pm-10pm • Quilts Performance Showcase
GALLERY OPEN HOURS
WED June 17, 12-5pm
THR June 18, 12-5pm
FRI June 19, 12-8pm
Transmissions is a project that makes bespoke gift quilts for individually nominated trans people. Quilts have been used to mark life transitions across time and cultures, and this project lives in that legacy. By sharing quilts, our project connects trans people to each other across identity, geography and time.
Transmissions is a quilt-project that folds in additional art including oral history, music, writing and photography. We’re interested in how quilts can hold hands with and lift up other mediums. This exhibit will explore quilting and performance, inviting the audience in for multiple events that highlight quiltmaking and its adjacent arts.
ARTIST BIOS
Cordy Joan is the lead artist on the Transmissions Quilts Project. They support quilt-making and administrative efforts for the project. Outside of Transmissions they teach quilting, take care of kids and like to play pool. They are from New Jersey.Joey Dehais is a quilter for the Transmissions Quilts Project and has completed and delivered one quilt in Massachusetts with another in progress. In addition to quilting, Joey is a social worker.
This project is made possible with support from the Kindling Fund (SPACE Gallery, Portland ME) and the Coby Foundation.
photo by Tonal Simmons (@tonals.corner)