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“Lost Village” (commercial and hand-dyed cotton fabrics, commercial bias tape, machine pieced, appliqued and quilted), by Joe Cunningham, in his show “Quilts for These Times,’’ at the Cahoon Museum of American Art, Cotuit, Mass., through Sept. 15.

This series of 10 quilts marks a turning point for the artist as each quilt addresses current events.

Quilting up a storm in Gloucester

From an exhibition of quilts by members of the Rose Baker Senior Center in Gloucester, Mass., at the Cape Ann Museum there.

Above, left to right: "Portuguese Hill." Quilt, mixed media. Linen backing made possible through grants from the Massachusetts Cultural Council. Gift of the Art Program at Gloucester's Rose Baker Senior Center, 2015. [Acc. #2015.033.09]; "West Gloucester." Quilt, mixed media. Linen backing made possible through grants from the Massachusetts Cultural Council. Gift of the Art Program at Gloucester's Rose Baker Senior Center, 2015. [Acc. #2015.033.08]; "Magnolia." Quilt, mixed media. Linen backing made possible through grants from the Massachusetts Cultural Council. Gift of the Art Program at Gloucester's Rose Baker Senior Center, 2015. [Acc. #2015.033.03]