Collected Item: “Threads of Connection Virtual Quilt”
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Threads of Connection Virtual Quilt
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Webpage
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Virtual project from the Institute of Contemporary Art Boston that is an extension of their Art Lab installation Threads of Connection. The project prompts people of all ages to create a quilt square of their own and email it to the ICA in order to continue building a vast digital quilt. This activity combines two things that museums have sought to do during social distancing; give people activities while at home and engage with them on social media. in doing so, it keeps museums relevant and engaging even if people cannot physically access their collections.
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#GREATERBOSTON, #InstituteofContemporaryArt, #covidmuseum, #ICA, #publicart, #art, #quilt, #socialmedia
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https://web.archive.org/web/20200710135318/https://www.icaboston.org/articles/threads-connection-virtual-quilt
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Institute of Contemporary Art
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2020