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A rendering of what the memorial could look like, created at the conceptualization of the project.
18,000 quilts were burned in the Tulsa Race Massacre (Hirsch 2002), resulting in a loss of history and connection to family and community as well as the practical warmth quilts provide.
Join us to create a collaborative memorial effort through quilting as a restorative and reparative act—join a quilting group and make a quilt to memorialize what was lost and what remains in Tulsa! All ages and abilities are welcome! If you don’t know how to quilt, we’ll teach you! Quilt groups will meet in Tulsa, OKC, and online. Masks required for in-person meetings to keep our community safe.
GET INVOLVEDQuilts hold memories—the fabrics used are often scraps of other projects or clothes just past their life cycle, fabric that has lived with people and taken on their essence. The burning of quilts is more consequential than just a loss of potential warmth, it also severs ties to people and the past.
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This project is supported by Thrive Grants, which is an initiative of Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition. www.thrivegrants.org
Quilts hold memories.
