Support the Center for Painted Wall Preservation: Win this hand-painted quilt this summer

This summer, you have a unique opportunity to win a stunning piece of art while supporting a unique nonprofit.  

The Rufus Porter Museum is excited to host the annual fundraiser for The Center for Painted Wall Preservation, an organization dedicated to the research and preservation of 18th and early 19th-century paint-decorated plaster walls — a mission closely aligned with our own. This year's fundraiser is an amazing, hand-painted and hand-stitched king-sized quilt, created by CPWP founder and past-president, Linda Carter Lefko.

Inspired by an antique quilt featuring theorem-painted designs, Linda, a trained historic decorative painter and co-author of "The Art of Theorem Painting" and"Folk Art Murals of the Rufus Porter School," has created this one-of-a-kind masterpiece. This special "10th Anniversary Quilt" beautifully embodies the folk art spirit that both CPWP and RPM cherish. 

Raffle tickets will be on sale starting Saturday in the RPM Gift Shop, and you can view this incredible quilt on display on the second floor of the Graham Center. To learn more about this extraordinary quilt and the important work of the Center for Painted Wall Preservation, we encourage you to read the full story about the creation of this quilt here.