“Some of the most miraculous works of modern art America has produced”
–The New York Times
Featured Attraction
Mark your calendar for the 2025 Airing of the Quilts Festival on Saturday, October 4 in Gee’s Bend, Alabama.
This beloved annual event honors the community’s generations-old quiltmaking tradition with vibrant quilt displays and sales, hands-on workshops, guided tours, live music, and more—celebrating the artistry, history, and enduring spirit of Gee’s Bend.
The Freedom Quilting Bee Legacy invites you to explore a community whose contributions to the history of American culture are unrivaled.
Year-round exhibitions, workshops and tours provide visitors the opportunity to learn about the tradition of activism and artistic excellence in Alberta and Gee’s Bend and engage with the extraordinary women who uphold it to this day.
Gee’s Bend Heritage Trail
The Gee’s Bend Heritage Trail commemorates the 10 Gee’s Bend quilts that appeared on U.S. postage stamps in 2006. This self-guided driving tour allows you to explore the community and its quiltmaking heritage at your own pace.
Mary’s Dirt Road Tours
Craft your own unforgettable journey! Led by Andre Pettway, son of renowned quilter Mary Leathea Pettway, these tours offer a deeply personal and authentic experience. Famous for its vibrant quilting heritage, this charming community invites you to explore its storied past and creative present.
Featured Attraction
The River Gallery presents year-round exhibitions curated by Souls Grown Deep that explore the history and artistic heritage of Gee’s Bend.
On view through September 2025
JUST LOOK WHERE HE BROUGHT ME FROM: THE FAMILY QUILTS OF MARY LEE BENDOLPH
Curated by Souls Grown Deep in collaboration with two of Bendolph’s children–Rubin Bendolph, Jr. and quiltmaker Essie Bendolph Pettway–the exhibition brings together quilts, prints, and archival images to showcase the powerful throughlines of storytelling, cultural expression, and familial connection in Bendolph’s work
Featured Attraction
Vacation with an Artist:
Quilts of Gee's Bend with Loretta & Marlene
Experience the quilting tradition in Gee's Bend, recognized as one of the most important African-American visual and cultural contributions to the history of art within the United States, with master quilters Loretta and Marlene. Learn how to hand stitch quilts in Gee's Bend style while enjoying the slow pace of rural Alabama life and experiencing the legacy of quilt making.