Come to the New England Quilt Museum in Lowell now through July 16th to see some "quilts" banned from certain quilt shows. The exhibit is of the 3-dimensional works of Dominique Ehrmann of Canada. The works have to be seen to be appreciated! The 3-D works have been banned by certain quilt shows because of the installation challenges.

I lived in Billings,Mt for many years. I loved going to the Yellowstone Art Museum. A beautiful building and many great show.
But the show I remember the most was dead horribly smelly animal carouses. The volunteers and staff were appalled at what was shipped to them. They had to ship some back right away because they were too fresh.
Are quilters ready for something like this??
It was "art" Where to draw the line is interesting.

I would say, why call it a quilt? A quilt is a top, batting and backing created from fabric and thread. Rather than squeeze this kind of art under quilting, why not create a new category? Rather than dilute what quilting has always been, let’s embrace an off shoot of quilts as a separate textile art category.

I suppose I'm in the minority today, but I don't even like ink or painting on a quilt. Seems like "cheating" if the image isn't created from fabric and thread. I think there should be new, separate categories, such as "quilted art" or "quilted paintings"... or, as someone on the video suggested, a "mixed-media" category. My question is, is it a "quilt" show, or a general "art" show? I don't go to a quilt show to see wood and plastic and paint...