The Middle East Peace Quilt is available for travel, and provides an excellent example of textiles used for peace education and for the bringing together of peoples traditionally in conflict. For more information contact quilt@vcn.bc.ca.

Here are the locations where it has already been exhibited.

London Ontario, King's University College Centre for Creativity, February 2005

South Bend Indiana, Schurz Library, Indiana University, November-December 2004

South Bend Indiana, Warner Gallery, Indiana University, November-December, 2004

South Bend Indiana, Saint Mary's College Library, Notre Dame, November 2004

Berea Kentucky, Hutchins Library, Berea College, October-November, 2004

Kingston New York, City Hall and Downtown Visitor Center, arranged by Quilters for Peace and Woodstock Women in Black, March-April 2004

Short Hills New Jersey, Rosalind & Alfred Lippman Gallery, at Congregation B'nai Jeshurun, January-February 2004

Teaneck New Jersey, Puffin Cultural Forum, November-December 2003

New York City, Cathedral of St John the Divine, September 2003
The Steering Committee for both New York City Exhibits included: US Servas, The Dialogue Project, The Asma Society, CAMBA Diversity Project, Congregation Tehillah, The Council of Pakistan Organizations, Judson Memorial Church, The Just Peace Committee of St Bart's Church, The Islamic Cultural Center, The Tanenbaum Center for Interreligious Understanding and The Village Temple.

Tolland Massachusetts, Camp Kinderland,, July-August 2003

New York City, St Bartholomew's Church, June 2003

Kitchener Ontario, Waterloo County & Area Quilt Festival, May-June 2003

Mount Pleasant Michigan, Peace History Society Conference, Central Michigan University, April 2003

Toronto Ontario, Toronto Jewish Film Festival, April 2002

Toronto Ontario, Winchevsky Centre, November 2001-April 2002

Fredericton New Brunswick, University of New Brunswick Art Centre, July-August 2001

Ottawa Ontario, National Archives of Canada, May-December 2001 (one panel)

Winnipeg Manitoba, Mennonite Heritage Centre, May-June 2001

Los Angeles California, University Religious Center on the USC campus, February-March 2001
The showing was co-sponsored by The Rev. Diane Kenney, United Ministry at USC Imam Sadullah Khan, Islamic Center of Los Angeles Rabbi Jonathan Klein, Hillel Jewish Center at USC The Rev. Bear Ride, Peace Center, United University Church.

Portland Oregon, Building Bridges for Peace Artreach Gallery, First Congregational Church, January 2001
Building Bridges is a small grassroots group formed in 1999 to create connections and understanding among Palestinians, other Arabs, Jews and Israelis in Portland, Oregon.

Los Angeles California, Shenere Velt Gallery, November/December 2000

Pasadena California, American Friends Service Committee Headquarters, August 2000

San Francisco California, Jewish Community Center Gallery, June/July 2000
This successful exhibit culminated in a dinner of over 100 people, with Arabs and Jews equally represented, at the Jewish Community Center.

San Francisco California, Third Annual Jewish Palestinian Dinner, May 7, 2000
Sponsored by the Jewish Palestinian Living Room Dialogue Group of San Mateo County, California, celebrating 97 meetings and nearly eight years, helping to change strangers into friends, "enemies" into partners, to invigorate the public peace process here and overseas.

Lakewood Florida, Israel Expo 2000, May 2000

Victoria BC, Maltwood Art Gallery, University of Victoria, February 2000

Vancouver BC, Roundhouse Community Centre, September 1999
In its opening exhibition in Vancouver, the Quilt had constant visitors, and was warmly supported by both the Jewish and Arab communities. The show culminated in a sold out dinner for 110 people of Middle Eastern food and a concert of Jewish and Arab music with emphasis on the musical connections between the two cultures.

The exhibit is available for travel and provides an excellent example of textiles used for peace education and for the bringing together of peoples traditionally in conflict.

For more information contact quilt@vcn.bc.ca