Hi friends, In the midst of so much shift and change in our nation, in our world and possibly in your own world, I do hope this message finds you… Continue reading

It was still dark when we pulled into NewFoundland Gap that morning. A sign in the middle of the parking lot announced where North Carolina met Tennessee. We wanted to… Continue reading

Editor’s note: Rachel Sauls began her time with RCWMS in January 2020, moments before the pandemic began. Instead of her planned one semester with us, she continued through a gap… Continue reading

Hello beloveds, It is my joy to join the RCWMS team in the capacity of Theologian in Residence. As I consider an initial post in this new role I recalled… Continue reading

The Resource Center is thrilled to share the news of the launch of our friend Kimberley Pierce Cartwright’s new website. Together with web design wizard Carol Thomson, of FireStream Media,… Continue reading

RCWMS is committed to supporting women (trans and cis) and nonbinary folks as they find their voices and make them heard. In addition to our writing classes, workshops, and retreats,… Continue reading

Editor’s note: RCWMS Special Assistant to the Executive Director Rachel Sauls recently asked RCWMS trustee and former Anita McLeod Intern Liddy Grantland to reflect on her writing practice. Read Liddy’s… Continue reading

This post is the second of a series as 2024 RCWMS Artist-in-Residence MJ Sharp contemplates her photographic archive. Stay tuned for more!! In 2021/2022 I had the privilege of spending… Continue reading

Join RCWMS on April 5, 2024 for a traditional Japanese tea gathering with Host Chizuko Sueyoshi. Nestled in the Culberson Asiatic Arboretum at Duke Gardens, the teahouse was built in… Continue reading

Solitary Sheep Forty-minute exposure by moonlight near Wick, Scotland (on the North Sea)2010Part of a project to photograph by the winter moon in Scotland, terminating at the Standing Stones of… Continue reading

Thank you to everyone who donated to our year-end fundraising campaign. Your generous gifts surpassed our $45,000 goal—we ended up raising $68,000! We can’t thank you enough. Your donations will… Continue reading

RCWMS is so pleased to officially welcome MJ Sharp as our 2024 artist-in-residence! Co-sponsored by RCWMS and The Fruit, MJ will be working with previously unseen material from past decades as… Continue reading

As part of our ongoing documentary film project featuring North Carolina quilter, educator, and community organizer Jereann King Johnson, we are thrilled to share a short, five-minute film about Jereann… Continue reading

On Juneteenth weekend, 2023, dozens of African American quilters from across the country gathered in Durham, NC for three days of sisterhood, exploration, and fun. Directed by RCWMS Artist in… Continue reading

RCWMS is committed to supporting women as they find their voices and make them heard. In addition to our writing classes, workshops, and retreats, we run an essay contest in most… Continue reading

This is an interview with Jereann King Johnson, a founder of the African American Quilt Circle of Durham and the Heritage Quilters of Warren County, as well as an advisor… Continue reading

As momentum builds for the Kindred Spirits: A Convergence of African American Quilters conference in June, we’d like to share some snapshots of the inspiring speakers who will serve on the… Continue reading

On June 19, 1865, Union Army General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas, and announced that the Civil War had ended and all enslaved people were free, two years after… Continue reading

As momentum builds for our Kindred Spirits: A Convergence of African American Quilters conference in June, we’d like to share some snapshots of the creative souls who will teach at the… Continue reading

Kimberley Pierce Cartwright, RCWMS’ current artist in residence, is our Conference Director for Kindred Spirits: A Convergence of African American Quilters. She envisions it as a time of sisterhood, exploration,… Continue reading

Editor’s note: We were inspired by RCWMS friend Ann McColl’s reflections on an unexpected journey with a disability and her surprise at her affection for her wheelchair.  Nine months after surgery,… Continue reading

The following emerged during a recent writing group session. The prompt was: “What do you do when you feel off-kilter?” Thanks to Jeanette Stokes and Rachael Wooten for the prompt…. Continue reading

Halfway between the Winter Solstice and the spring equinox is a time known in ancient Gaelic traditions as “Imbolc.” Also known as the time when Saint Brigid passes through, those… Continue reading