AMERICAN CRAFT COUNCIL CELEBRATES CRAFT ARTISTRY AT ANNUAL SAINT PAUL SHOW 2005

As one of the most respected juried craft shows of its kind, the Saint Paul Craft Show 2005 will feature more than 240 of America's top contemporary artists, 23 of whom live and work in Minnesota and Western Wisconsin. Craft exhibited at the show includes jewelry; clothing and accessories; furniture; quilts; and sculptural and functional objects in clay, fiber, glass, metal and wood.

"The Saint Paul Craft Show 2005 features a wonderful collection of distinctive works of craft artists from around the country," said Reed McMillan, show director of the American Craft Council. "Visitors to the exhibition can choose from a wide variety of beautifully hand crafted works and have the opportunity to meet the artists who created them."

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Media Inquiries
Media interested in attending or covering the American Craft Council's St. Paul show should contact Anne Pinney at 612-252-1735 or Annep@thefoleygroup.info.

Editor's Note
Images and b-roll are available upon request. A list of exhibiting artists is available at www.craftcouncil.org (select: shows and markets, select: StPaul). For downloadable photos of craft artwork, please visit http://www.thefoleygroup.info/acc/acc_gallery.html.

About the American Craft Council (www.craftcouncil.org)
Founded in 1943, the American Craft Council is a national, nonprofit public educational organization. The mission of the Council is to promote understanding and appreciation of contemporary American craft. As the nation's leading authority on contemporary craft, the Council's programs include the award-winning bimonthly magazine, AMERICAN CRAFT, six annual juried craft shows presenting artists and their work, a specialized library and archive on contemporary craft, and the Aileen Osborn Webb Awards honoring excellence in craft. Membership is open to all. For more information, please contact the American Craft Council at 1-800-836-3470 or visit www.craftcouncil.org.