This quilt, "Autumn Brown County Ind., 2012," won't be exactly what the awards will look like, but Redman plans to use a variation of it. Photo courtesy Daren Pitts Redman
Next year, Indiana Governor's Arts Award recipients won't be handed a sculpture or a painting. For the first time, they'll be getting an art quilt, and it'll come from the art colony of Brown County.
Daren Pitts Redman, a textile artist from Nashville, has been chosen to create the 2015 Indiana Governor's Arts Awards. They'll actually will be given in 2016, to mark the state's bicentennial.
Redman plans to make a quilted piece that can hang on a wall, featuring hand-dyed cotton and wood from the Indiana Constitutional Elm tree. The design will be inspired by Indiana Amish quilters and use the seasonal colors of Indiana's famous autumn leaves, she said.
"It is an extraordinary honor, both exciting and daunting," she said.
The Indiana Governor's Arts Awards are given every other year to recognize "significant contributions to Indiana's livelihood and heritage," says the Indiana Arts Commission's webpage. The IAC coordinates the awards along with the governor's office.
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