Members of Akoma Ntoso Modern Quilt Guild presented as a featured guild on Thursday, July 10, 2025. Quilt Africa Fabrics 2025 online Quilt Africa International Summit is called Community Threads. The Quilt Africa International Summit is more than just an event; it’s a 3-day immersion into a vibrant world designed to ignite your creativity and connect you with a global community …
Annual Retreat a Meditative Masterpiece: Sew Serene!
This year’s theme for our annual retreat was “Sew Serene!” It absolutely did not disappoint! From decorating water bottles while meditating on the “why” we quilt, to creating original Enso pieces, and warm/cool rice packs with essential oils, the participants of the retreat got in touch with their inner creative selves. Located in Trafalgar, IN, the FFA Leadership Center ensures …
Quilts and Black Storytellers
I had the pleasure of speaking at the Elkhart Public Library in downtown Elkhart, IN on Wednesday, June 11, 2025. I hope you enjoy this presentation!
Quilty Sister Barb Triscari Curates “Sacred Thread” 2025
Congratulations to Barb Triscari, who leads the effort to curate the 2025 Sacred Threads exhibition here in Indianapolis, IN. Sacred Threads is a biennial exhibition that was established to provide a venue for quilters of all faiths who see their work as a connection to the sacred and/or as an expression of their spiritual journey. Sacred Threads is open to …
Heritage Quilt Show in Bloomington a Success
The 2025 Heritage Quilt Show held at the Monroe Convention Center in Bloomington, IN on March 6th, 7th and 8th can be heralded as a success for the guild! We used the opportunity to begin the raffle season of the 2025 charity quilt that will raise funds for Alzheimer’s Awareness, our Veteran’s Day gifts for veterans celebrated by the Ransburg …
2025 Initial Exhibition Schedule
Every year members of Akoma Ntoso have the opportunity to exhibit their art in venues around the city of Indianapolis. Here is the initial schedule for 2025: February 2025: Center for Black Literature and Culture (CBLC) at the Central Library Downtown (Reception and Talk by Dr. Tony J. Dickerson) October – November 2025: Landmark Indiana (Member Spotlights) November 2025: Sacred …
2025 General Meeting Schedule
The members o Akoma Ntoso will meet on the fourth Sunday of the month from January – May; September – November, 2025. General meetings are held from 3pm – 5:45pm at the Ransburg YMCA at 501 N Shortridge in Indianapolis, IN. All meetings are subject to cancellation due to inclement weather. Sunday, January 26, 2025 Sunday, February 23, 2025 Sunday, …
Akoma Ntoso President Part of ARE Speakers Bureau
Our president is a member of the 2024 Advancing Racial Equality Speakers Bureau of Indianan Humanities. Her topic about Black quilters and how they use the artform to discuss tough topics, most focused on how African Americans have survived the American Chattel Slavery system, will be featured at libraries across Indiana. Dr. …
2022 Spirit and Place Festival
This year’s 2022 Spirit and Place Festival will be held November 3 – November 13, 2022. Akoma Ntoso and INFiber will again partner together to create a fiber extravaganza! Partnering with Trusted Mentors, members of the groups will create pieces that help to celebrate the individuality of those persons who may not have had others support them through their life’s …
Fantastic Opening of Exhibit at James Museum in St. Petersburg
Our founder and president was exciteed to be a part of a new exhibit at the James Museum of Western & Wildlife Art chronicles the contributions of Black people to the historical American West, and beyond. Black Pioneers: Legacy in the American West is a collection of unique pictorial quilts, each hand-fashioned by members of the national Women of Color Quilters …