ANG Seminar February 2018 - 6

A Musical Inspiration
Quest XXV
The Quest Challenge celebrates its 25th year by offering
an opportunity for all needle artists to create and exhibit an
original or adapted piece of needlepoint at the ANG Seminar
Exhibit 2018 in Washington, DC. All members of ANG are
encouraged to accept the challenge and participate in
Quest XXV by demonstrating their creative abilities based
on the 2018 theme: A Musical Inspiration.

Quest XXV

The theme, A Musical Inspiration, offers many possibilities
for individual interpretation and design choices. Consider
all meanings - whether inspired by a piece of music or lyrics
(please provide the information, if so), musical instruments,
musical notes, musical rhythm, just to name a few ideas as the source of your artistic inspiration for your stitched
entry. Creative interpretation is the key to success in Quest
challenges. As you let your creativity soar, the primary
concern should be excellence in design and interpretation of
the theme.
Stitched pieces may be entered in the Original and
Adaptation judged categories or in the non-judged category
of the Exhibit, and they must be designated as Quest
entries. While technical ability is always a factor, it is not a
primary consideration in the Quest challenge.
An Artist's Statement explaining the design and the
interpretation, as relevant to the theme, is required and must
accompany each Quest entry in order to be eligible. The
Artist's Statement will become part of the Quest program
archives. The judges will review the Artist's Statement,
evaluate the relativity of the written material to the design
and stitched needlepoint, and write a brief evaluation.
Qualifying entries will receive the judge's brief evaluation
and a special Quest Certificate of Participation.
Quest XXV is sponsored by the ANG Judging Certification
Program.

Visiting Washington, DC
What would you like to do when you are in Washington, DC
- visit museums, see needlework or textile exhibits, go to a
baseball game, visit a national monument or a historic home,
take a dinner cruise on the Potomac River or ......?
The possibilities are endless.

Special Interest

Washington National Cathedral
More than 1,500 pieces of needlework-kneelers, seat
cushions, and more-can be found throughout the
Cathedral, portraying historic Americans, floral patterns,
baby animals, and Christian symbols. They regularly
conduct tours of the needlepoint called Close-Up Tour:
Needlepoint plus there are a variety of other tours in the
Cathedral. https://cathedral.org/
The Textile Museum
The Textile Museum is located at George Washington
University. The Textile Museum was established in 1925 by
collector and connoisseur George Hewitt Myers to expand
public knowledge and appreciation-locally, nationally,
and internationally-of the artistic merits and cultural
importance of the world's textiles through scholarship,
exhibitions, and educational programs.
Today, its collections of more than 20,000 textiles and
related objects represent five millennia and five continents,
including cultures from the Middle East, Asia, Africa, and the
indigenous peoples of the Americas. The 20,000-volume
Arthur D. Jenkins Library of Textile Arts is one of the world's
foremost resources for the study of textiles. https://museum.
gwu.edu/
Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens
Hillwood was the home of Marjorie Merriweather Post
and reflects the life of its founder and her passion for
excellence, gracious hospitality, art, history and gardens.
Ms. Post was a collector of items from around the world
and many of these are out for viewing in the Museum. The
gardens are a spectacular place to take a stroll. https://www.
hillwoodmuseum.org/
DAR National Headquarters
(Daughters of American Revolution)
Encompassing an entire downtown city block, DAR
National Headquarters houses one of the nation's
premier genealogical libraries, one of the foremost collections
of pre-industrial American decorative arts, Washington's
largest concert hall, and an extensive collection of early
American manuscripts and imprints. For a list of current
events go to https://www.dar.org/museum

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2018 ANG Seminar

https://www.cathedral.org/ https://museumgwu.edu/ https://museumgwu.edu/ https://www.hillwoodmuseum.org/ https://www.hillwoodmuseum.org/ https://www.dar.org/museum

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