Officially opening on Saturday, “Mary Lee Bendolph: Quilted Memories” is a new exhibition of quilts created over the span of three decades by an artist of Gee’s Bend, AL, a rural community that played a pivotal role during the civil rights movement. Accompanied by several other quiltmakers and residents of Gee’s Bend, Bendolph will lead a morning program ( 11 a.m.) featuring demonstrations and singing. Later in the afternoon (3:30 p.m.), the museum will share While I Yet Live, Maris Curran’s short documentary profiling five artists and freedom fighters, followed by a panel discussion on the intersections of quilting, craft and African-American culture. Stick around after the screening for 90 Carlton: Autumn from 5:30–7:30 p.m.
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