Ashe Arts Barn Quilt Project

The quilt is a symbol of comfort and family. Barns are symbol of our heritage and community. What would be better than combining the two and creating a visual image of who we are and where we come from?

The Ashe County Arts Council has brought together members of our community to design, paint and mount quilt block paintings on barns in our area through the Ashe Arts Barn Quilt Project. Ashe County was one of three counties in North Carolina is be invited to participate in a pilot program creating Barn Quilts in Western North Carolina.

The program is based on similar projects around the United States. The original project was funded by a Blue Ridge National Heritage Grant through Handmade in America. Ashe County is part of the Blue Ridge National Heritage Area and the mission of the organization is to protect, preserve, interpret and develop the unique natural, historical a cultural resources of Western North Carolina for the benefit of present and future generations.

The purpose of this project is to extend the downtown mural project into the rural parts of our county. This project is intended to bring a diverse group of folks together to create works of art that showcase our culture and history in a new and interesting way. This is an ongoing project and new quilts are being added.

View our Barn Quilt Map. See all of the Barn Quilts.