BARN QUILT PROJECT

A special thanks to these donors for helping us
make the Chelsea Barn Quilt Trail a success!

Barn quilts are panels of plywood painted with geometric designs that resemble the patchwork of a quilt. These painted panels are hung on the outside of a home, barn, or business, and often have symbolic meaning for the property owner.

THE CHELSEA BARN QUILT PROJECT:
The Chelsea Arts Collective and FBCC (First Branch Community Collaborative) have curated a trail of barn quilts throughout the First Branch region, made by local individuals and groups. The initial goal was to complete between 30 to 50 barn quilts. To date, we have over 70 properties (residences, businesses and organizations) participating in our community art project. The Chelsea Barn Quilt Project and Trail was imagined by a group of residents who saw art as a way to bring people together and energize their community.

HOW TO GET INVOLVED,

EXPLORE!

Here are a handful of ways to bring more public art to your community!

1. Make a barn quilt and hang it on your home, barn or business. Share your art with your neighbors!

2. Make a barn quilt for your neighbors, friends and/or relatives. Pick a pattern that says something about who they are and what they mean to you.

3. Start a barn quilt trail with a group and/or in your community. Art is contagious, spread the love!

4. Hire a local artist (s) to get your barn quilt trail started. Not only will you be supporting the arts, you will also be creating jobs for working artists.

5. Support your local barn quilt project. It takes the support of a community, "a village", to make public art happen.

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