Stated Goals of The Center
According to the GLQC website, the primary goals of the center are to:
- Record written and oral history documenting quilting and the personal histories of quiltmakers
- Expand and maintain a research collection of information on Great Lakes quilting
- Initiate educational and exhibition programs to bring quilting history to a wider audience
- Increase awareness of textile conservation issues and support preservation efforts of endangered textiles
- Identify and recognize quilters and quilting traditions from diverse regional, social, economic, and ethnic backgrounds
- Honor outstanding individual quilters and quilt groups through the Michigan Heritage Awards and other programs
- Support the continuation of traditional quilting styles and practices through the Michigan Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program
- Publish information on Great Lakes quilts, quilters, and quilting
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