Organization: SAN JOSE MUSEUM OF QUILTS & TEXTILES
Mission: TO PROMOTE AND CELEBRATE THE ART, CREATORS, CRAFT, AND HISTORY OF QUILTS AND TEXTILES.
Activities: DURING FISCAL 2019, THE MUSEUM SCHEDULED 20 EXHIBITIONS THAT SHOWCASED THE DIVERSE ARTISTIC WORK OF LOCAL, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL QUILTERS AND FIBER ARTISTS. ONE OF THE EXHIBITIONS HELD OFF-SITE AT THE ANNUAL PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL QUILT FESTIVAL FEATURED ACQUISITIONS FROM THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTION. THE TOTAL PAID ATTENDANCE THIS YEAR WAS APPROXIMATELY 6,000, AND OVER 7,000 PEOPLE ATTENDED FIRST FRIDAY PROGRAMMING, CONFERENCES, SCHOOL AND ADULT TOURS, LIBRARY PASS PROGRAM, MUSEUM DAY LIVE, RECEPTIONS INCLUDING QUILTERS AND FIBER LOVERS WHO EXPERIENCED THE MUSEUM'S POP-UP EXHIBITION AT THE PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL QUILT FESTIVAL. EXHIBITIONS ARE PLANNED BY THE MUSEUM'S EXHIBITION COMMITTEE WHICH CONSISTS OF KEY VOLUNTEERS, ARTISTS AND STAFF. THE EXHIBITS COMMITTEE MEETS QUARTERLY TO REVIEW SUBMISSIONS FROM ARTISTS, COLLECTORS AND THE COMMUNITY TO PLAN A MISSION-DRIVEN SCHEDULE OF ARTISTICALLY AMBITIOUS SHOWS AND PROGRAMS THAT REFLECTS THE ORGANIZATION'S STRATEGIC AND ARTISTIC GOALS. PROGRAMS ALSO HAVE TO MEET BUDGET AND RESOURCE ALLOCATIONS.
THROUGH THE MUSEUM'S SCHOOL TOUR PROGRAM OVER 400 STUDENTS VISITED THE MUSEUM DURING THE FISCAL YEAR. CHILDREN ARE PROVIDED WITH AN HOUR AND HALF LONG DOCENT LEAD TOUR, DRAWING SESSION IN THE GALLERY AND THEN AN EXHIBITION RELATED PROJECT. THE MUSEUM CONTINUES ITS PARTNERSHIP WITH NEXT DOOR TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND THE SANTA CLARA VALLEY QUILT ASSOCIATION (SCVQA) TO JOINTLY PROVIDE THE QUILTS AS WOMEN'S SHELTER PROGRAM.
THE PERMANENT COLLECTION OF THE SAN JOSE MUSEUM OF QUILTS & TEXTILES CONTAINS OVER 1000 TEXTILES AND INCLUDES HISTORIC QUILTS, CONTEMPORARY ART QUILTS AND TEXTILE-BASED ART FORMS, AS WELL AS GARMENTS AND TEXTILES FROM WORLD CULTURES. IT ALSO FEATURES A LIBRARY WITH OVER 700 VOLUMES. A KEY OBJECTIVE OF THE COLLECTION IS TO RECOGNIZE AND PROMOTE AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE CENTRAL ROLE PLAYED BY BAY AREA ARTISTS IN THE QUILTING AND FIBER ARTS REVIVAL DURING THE SECOND HALF OF THE 20TH CENTURY - A MOVEMENT THAT CONTINUES TODAY.
NTEE category: Arts, Culture & Humanities