Press Releases
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…
Read MoreNew Quilt Mural depicting the American Flag to be unveiled on Veterans Day
Paducah, KY, October 30, 2020—Paducah Quilt Murals Inc (PQMI) is proud to announce the unveiling of the second panel of the Quilt City USA® mural series. The quilt “…and Our Flag was Still There!” created by Melinda Bula from El Dorado Hills, California, and painted by Stefanie Graves, Cowango Studios in Paducah, will be unveiled…
Read MoreWriter/reporter who covered first AQS Quilt Show sponsors upcoming Quilt Mural
DUE TO CIRCUMSTANCES RELATED TO COVID 19, THE UNVEILING OF THIS MURAL HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED FOR VETERANS DAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2020, at 11 am. June 27, 2019, Paducah, KY—Paducah Quilt Murals Inc (PQMI) is pleased to announce that Pat Brockenborough, former reporter for the Paducah Sun and contributing writer for Posh Magazine, is sponsoring the…
Read MorePaducah 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…
Read MoreFrom Quilt to Painting to Floodwall–“Corona II: Solar Eclipse” Mural to debut at upcoming AQS QuiltWeek®
Paducah, KY, August 29, 2017—On the heels of Solar Eclipse 2017, Paducah Quilt Murals Inc (PQMI) is proud to announce that the countdown is officially on for the unveiling of Corona II: Solar Eclipse–the premier panel of Quilt City USA® Murals. The unveiling will take place prior to the AQS QuiltWeek® kick-off ceremony on September…
Read MoreArtists’ Maquette submissions for Quilt City USA® Murals Project on display in LowerTown gallery
Paducah, KY, March 17, 2017—The Paducah Quilt Murals Inc board is proud to announce that the 14 local artists who participated in an audition process for the upcoming Quilt City USA® Murals project have completed and submitted their Maquettes—scaled model paintings that show how the finished work will fit in the proposed floodwall site. The…
Read MoreNew quilt-themed public art project to debut during AQS QuiltWeek – September 2017
Paducah, KY, June 16, 2016 –As plans for the Fall Paducah 2017 American Quilter’s Society annual QuiltWeek® and the new Holiday Inn Paducah Riverfront evolve around the Schroeder Expo Center and Carroll Convention Center, Paducah is preparing another creative component to its ongoing quilting and fiber art assets. Plans are underway for a series of…
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