June 17 - October 2, 2011: Paula Nadelstern, Kaleidoscope Quilt Exhibit - Akron Art Museum (One South High, Akron, Ohio) For internationally renowned quiltmaker Paula Nadelstern, the word kaleidoscope “promises surprise and magic, change and chance.” Nadelstern (born 1951) has spent over two decades capturing in cloth the excitement of the ever-changing relationships of color, pattern, light and texture of kaleidoscope images. Nadelstern’s dazzling quilts employ crystalline patterns composed of painstakingly assembled slivers of jewel-like fabrics. Her creations encompass science, history and artistic tradition. This exhibition places the artist’s quilts within a historical context for the first time, exploring the kaleidoscope’s impact on the decorative arts, including quilts, and the intimate relationship between Nadelstern’s quilts and the art of the contemporary kaleidoscope. In this exhibition an early 19th century star pattern quilt joins 19 contemporary quilts and 12 kaleidoscope quilt blocks by Paula Nadelstern; contemporary kaleidoscopes; and two rare early kaleidoscopes, one patented by Brewster and one by Bush. Akron will be the only Midwest venue for this stunning exhibition. This exhibition is organized by the American Folk Art Museum, New York.