Posts by Rosemarie Steele

Local artist prepares to reproduce denim work by renowned British artist Ian Berry for Quilt City USA® Murals

Paducah, KY, September 28, 2023—Paducah Quilt Murals Inc (PQMI) is pleased to announce that painting will soon commence on a third mural in the Quilt City USA® Murals series. Tanya Neitzke, one of six juried local artists selected to paint photo-realistic representations of notable quilts, will recreate “The Cheyenne has Gone,” a denim on denim textile creation by British artist Ian Berry. Brothers Tom and Jim…

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Paducah Quilt Murals project gains momentum with Carson-Myre Charitable Foundation grant award

Paducah, KY, June 17, 2019­—The Carson-Myre Charitable Foundation recently awarded a $20,000 grant to the Paducah Quilt Murals Inc (PQMI) for the Quilt City USA® (QCUSA) Murals project. The funds secure the sponsorship of the premier mural featuring an image of the iconic quilt Corona II, Solar Eclipse (1989) by Carol Bryer Fallert-Gentry. The first…

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