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In the late 1970s Athens, Ohio, was home to numerous talented artists. Included among this group were Nancy Crow, Françoise Barnes and Virginia Randles. These and other area artists were using fabric to create works that were pieced, layered, stitched and stuffed. These works were "quilts" by virtue of their structure, although they were intended to be viewed on a vertical plane. Crow and Barnes recognized the need for an appropriate showcase for what are now known as "art quilts." Built in 1914 as part of a farm complex situated on grounds belonging to the state-owned mental health facility, the barn had served as part of the activities therapy program. Artists and others in the Athens community felt that the barn had the potential for a second life. In 1978 the building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places and The Dairy Barn Southeastern Ohio Cultural Arts Center was born.
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The Kennedy Museum of Art is located on
the campus of Ohio University in Athens, Ohio. The museum is housed in
the renovated administration building of the former Athens Mental
Health Center, in an area of campus now called The Ridges, overlooking
Ohio University and the city of Athens. The museum's collections
include the Edwin L. and Ruth E. Kennedy Southwest Native American
Collection and an extensive contemporary print collection. The museum
displays a variety of changing exhibitions from the collections as
well as traveling exhibitions.
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