Art Quilt Exhibit 2016 at The United Nations, Palais des Nations – USUN Geneva, Switzerland, Art Quilt Exhibit 2016

Water is Life: Clean water and its impact on the lives of women and girls around the world

A Call for Submissions

A challenge quilt exhibit to debut at the United Nations headquarters, Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland in March 2016 to commemorate the UN World Water Day. Organized by the United States Mission to the United Nations in Geneva in partnership with American Exchange Rome and Quilt for Change.

Quilters are invited to create and submit art quilts that address the issue of clean water and its impact on the lives of women and girls. Participating quilters can highlight any aspect of water – for example, how access to clean water can affect women’s daily lives, health, safety, the environment, mobility, income and development or any other aspect related to the theme, including women’s relationship to water, such as fishing, acquaculture and even transport. We are seeking a wide range of interpretations and a balance of subject matter.

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Previous Exhibitions:

USUN Geneva 2014 Quilt Exhibit

USUN Geneva 2013 Quilt Exhibit

USUN Geneva 2011 Quilt Exhibit