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Metalsmith Kai Wolter takes us on a tour of his work on display in Baltimore… ...
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In Marian Clayden’s remarkably varied career, celebrated in this vibrant retrospective at the San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles, the constant is dye. ...
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He’s colorful, he’s crafty and he’s utterly adorable, especially if you have a weakness for baby elephants. ...
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Continuing her staunch support of the arts, especially craft, Racine’s own Karen Johnson Boyd will be signing copies of the current issue of American Craft magazine featuring “Karen Johnson Boyd and the Art of Stealth Philanthropy” at the Racine Art Museum at 441 Main Street, on Saturday, December 13 from 2:30-4:00 p.m. The article speaks of Boyd’s many accomplishments and gives readers the chance to know other, more personal sides of Boyd.
For anyone unable to attend and meet Boyd in person, copies of the magazine are available for purchase from RAM’s Museum Store and ...
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Creative director, Jeanette Abbink, recounts her brush with near debacle during a photo-shoot with weaver/textile designer Jack Lenor Larsen and furniture designer Pierre Paulin. ...
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The spectacle of blue skies, brilliant sunlight and the high aroma of desert sagebrush are definite lures to the culturally rich city of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Yet, over in historic Nob Hill at Mariposa Gallery there exists another impressive convergence of engaging artwork in diverse media displayed simultaneously throughout the gallery.
On view in the main space until the end of September is an eclectic array of beautifully crafted work by three artists in whatever D, 2 or 3, that catches your eye. Quirky, playful jewelry by gallery co-owner Jennifer Rohrig flirts with Scott Lyon’s free standing, mixed-media ...
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Day two and after a dose of rest I hurried back to the convention center, thanks in part to a stiff wind carrying me along, for another look at the fantastic work on display at the American Craft Council’s show. After 33 years, word gets around and once again, the crowds showed up, keen to see more high-end craft. The weekend seemed to draw more people so it was a bit of a challenge to navigate through the aisles but the anticipation of meeting and speaking with the artists spurred me on. Without further ado, here’s more ...
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New York, NY (June 24, 2010) - The American Craft Council announced the hiring of Monica Moses as American Craft magazine's new Editor in Chief, effective June 28.
Moses, a Minneapolis resident, has been an independent editor and creative director after serving as the Executive Director of Product Innovation for the Minneapolis Star Tribune. While in that role she helped to launch Vita.mn, a social media-tabloid-events brand for young adults that delivered new readers and advertisers to the company at a time of media contraction. Prior to that, she served as the Star Tribune's Deputy Managing Editor. She directed the ...
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While there were no claims of Obama sightings, sounds of jubilation rose once again in Chicago during a celebration last night at the Museum of Contemporary Art, when artists across a broad array of disciplines—architecture and design, crafts and traditional arts, dance, literature, media, music, theater arts and the visual arts—were honored with United States Artists (USA) Fellowships.
Launched in 2006, USA, the national artists’ advocacy organization, annually provides support to outstanding artists, some still struggling to achieve their dreams, through its highly competitive national nomination process. This year, 50 unrestricted grants of $50,000 each ...
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Gallery owner Leslie Ferrin emerged from Art Overload in Miami just long enough to offer up some of her thoughts on the festivities, the state of the market and many of her photographs… ...
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The past few years has seen a welcome rash of films about art/craft/design culture… ...
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I've had a lot of reasons to think about touch lately. One is that I've been working on a Q&A with Michael Petry - artist, curator, museum director, and (as if that weren't multi-talented enough), author of the new book The Art of Not Making, which is all about artists who have their work or portions of it made for them. Petry makes a compelling case against fetishizing touch, and questions its necessity at every stage in the creative process. (Stay tuned to read our conversation in the Aug./Sept. issue.)
Then, just when my brain is buzzing with all ...
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Natalie Chanin, founder of Alabama Chanin, discusses her new collection as she prepares to pack up after a hectic New York Fashion Week and head home for the hopefully warmer southern climes. ...
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National Museum of the American Indian, George Gustav Heye Center
New York, New York
September 26, 2008-September 2009
Identity by Design: Tradition, Change and Celebration in Native Women’s Dresses
If you happen to find yourself in lower Manhattan these days and seeking distraction from the relentless Wall Street woes, you might want to duck into the National Museum of the American Indian, George Gustav Heye Center, in its resplendent home, the former U.S. Custom House at Bowling Green, and check out this exhibition of Native women’s dresses that has a great deal to say about the role ...
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In an ambitious effort by to display the most interesting craft and design being produced on the West Coast today co-curators Ted Cohen and Kathleen Hanna visited studios and workshops in Washington, Oregon and California, looking for what was innovative, well designed and well made. ...
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“Wow, it’s just one thing after another—it’s just amazing,” a passerby enthused at the American Craft Council Baltimore Show and as the event draws to a close I can think of no better way to sum up the experience. Except to say what a total pleasure it was to meet the artists, see their work up close and in many cases put a face to the names I often heard and somehow felt I already knew. Spending time with all the artists I hoped to proved impossible but nevertheless, here’s a final nod to a few more ...
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Retablo artist Nicario Jimenez explains his process and shows why this traditional art form still has so much power. ...
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Serious art exhibitions usually consist of works by a single artist or, less often, thoughtful theme shows. The Wexler Gallery in Philadelphia (202 North 3rd Street), known for art furniture and secondary-market glass art, offers us a third possibility: the two-person exhibition as an exercise in provocative comparisons. Through February 29, recent works by furniture-art kingpin Wendell Castle and prints by top-notch Photorealist Chuck Close are surprisingly juxtaposed.
Artists are said to dislike comparisons, but in this case Castle and Close are so highly ranked in their respective fields that similarities and differences can only illuminate both. ...
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