Bebe Nichols Wins Viewers’ Choice at Kauaʻi Quilt Show in Kukui Grove

Bebe Nichols was named the Viewers’ Choice winner at the Kauaʻi Quilt Show and Boutique, which closed after a multi-day run at the Kauaʻi Society of Artists Gallery in Kukui Grove Shopping Center on Feb. 24. The honor was announced at the show’s conclusion inside the gallery space at Kukui Grove.

The exhibition and boutique were hosted by the Kauaʻi Society of Artists Gallery at Kukui Grove Shopping Center, bringing quilting work to a retail-anchored venue in Lihue during the late-February run. Organizers staged the multi-day event to showcase local makers, and the show presented a selection of quilts alongside boutique offerings before naming Nichols the Viewers’ Choice winner on Feb. 24.

Community coverage of the event appeared in local media earlier in the month; The Garden Island published photographs and a short community note on Feb. 2 that documented pieces destined for the Kauaʻi Quilt Show and Boutique at the Kauaʻi Society of Artists Gallery. That Feb. 2 item provided visual context ahead of the show’s close on Feb. 24 and highlighted the community focus of the Kukui Grove exhibition.

The Viewers’ Choice recognition for Bebe Nichols spotlights individual quiltmakers in a gallery setting at Kukui Grove Shopping Center and underscores the role of the Kauaʻi Society of Artists Gallery as a venue for late-February community arts activity. With the show now concluded, Nichols’ award stands as a local acknowledgement of quilting craft presented during the multi-day boutique and exhibition at the Kukui Grove location.