Join us for a tour of Signature Styles: Friendship, Album, and Fundraising Quilts, led by Emelie Gevalt, curator of folk art.

Meet at the Self-Taught Genius Gallery in Long Island City.

Vienna Carroll. It’s the fire in her belly that lights up the fire in your soul. Her folksy blues and soulful funk take you back to church, back to the roots. The passion in her voice and her masterful storytelling fill a room, draw you in and hold you close. Through her songs—the spirituals, work songs, prison blues, and sea shanties she presents—she relates the history of her ancestors.  As is traditional, audiences are invited to join in singing.

Teaching artist David Barnett will discuss the vanishing art of hand-painted signs in New York City, followed by a hand-painting workshop using both freehand and transfer techniques found in the typographical works featured in American Perspectives.