Quilting is an expressive art and craft form popular in America for over 200 years. Quilts uniquely capture human experience and creativity through eye-catching patterns and colorful fabrics. This exhibit celebrates the art of quilting and the cultural impact of the 50th anniversary of Black Hills Quilt Show in Rapid City. Since 1974, the Quilt Show has been a community staple, drawing together thousands of quilters, their families, tourists, and vendors. Each year, the Black Hills Quilt Show offers a one-of-a-kind creative visual experience. Quilts Illustrated features 27 quilts, ranging from king size to miniatures. They represent the variety of quilt show categories over the past fify years. Visitors will delight in the creativity of area quilters and their quilts made by hand or machine, and designed with a wide range of techniques, patterns, and fabric choices representative of the decades. In honor of quilting history, the exhibit includes an antique and vintage section featuring several Civil War-era quilts and a signature quilt signed in the 1950’s by Rapid City area residents and people from surrounding communities.