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In honor of Grand Central Terminal's Centennial in 2013, The City Quilter designed four fabrics to commemorate this anniversary, and recruited American Patchwork & Quilting to sponsor a national quilt-making "challenge," a competition to make commemorative quilts that use these Grand Central fabrics and that exemplified what Grand Central meant to them.
The quilts were judged by American Patchwork & Quilting and The City Quilter.
Then the New York Transit Museum enthusiastically embraced an exhibition for its 1,000 square foot Gallery in Grand Central Terminal. There are 3 winners, 9 honorable mentions, and 18 finalists, all in this exhibit, quilt artists representing 15 states.
"Grand Central Centennial Quilts" will be in Grand Central from March 15 through July 6, with these hours: Monday–Friday, 8 am to 8 pm; Saturday & Sunday, 10 am to 6 pm.
According to Travel + Leisure magazine in a October 2011 survey, Grand Central Terminal is "the world's number six most-visited tourist attraction", bringing in approximately 21,600,000 visitors annually. Based on average attendance figures at the Transit Museum's GCT Gallery, we project 70,000 to 120,000 visitors.
The 30 quilts exemplify the artistic diversity of quilt art. As examples, here are the three prize winners You can view them all online via the APQ link provided.
Grand prize winner: Amy Krasnansky, Baltimore, MD
Quilt name: “Time Flies, But We Take the Train”
First prize winner: Ligaya Siachongco, New York, NY
Quilt name: “Grand Central Terminal Mandala”
Second prize winner: Beth Carney, Yonkers, NY
Quilt name: “Chasms 16: Under the Stars”
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Monday--Noon to 6 pm
Tuesday--Friday, 11 to 7 pm
Saturday--10 to 6 pm
Sunday--11 to 5 pm
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