Open Studio with Francesca Olsen

Quilter Francesca Olsen hosts an open studio n Arrowhead’s historic piazza as part of the Berkshire Artists Residency Program. She will talk about her craft and demonstrate her technique. 

FREE event

Francesca Olsen is a quilter, writer, and consultant. Her creative work focuses on storytelling, heritage, ritual, magic, and the power and significance held in objects and stories. Olsen is a connector whose work aims to build community by holding space for others and creating a dialogue around legacy, history, and the symbolism we assign to it. 
She is the recipient of a 2024-25 Artists at Work grant, a WPA-inspired program that funds a year of artist work with community organizations. North Adams Project grant via MASS MoCA’s Assets for Artists, a 2021 grant from the North Adams Artist Impact Coalition, and a 2022 grant from the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation’s Martha Boschen Porter Fund. She has reached hundreds of artists via digital marketing talks for various arts and culture organizations across New England.

This event is sponsored by the Massachusetts Cultural Council.