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Haystack/Art Schools Collaborative

by Laura MacLean
|December 22, 2011
|Categories: Craft Education, Symposia

More than 80 students from 10 Northeastern post-secondary schools gathered at the picturesque seaside campus of Haystack Mountain School of Crafts on the last weekend in September to attend the Haystack/Art Schools Collaborative event. This gathering was a first for Haystack, which typically hosts students for one or two week studio workshops in specific disciplines.

Craft Self-Esteem: 3 Hopeful Signs

by Monica Moses
|April 04, 2011
|Categories: Web Exclusive, Symposia

Why is craft seemingly less prestigious than fine art?

That's a question that often hangs in the air whenever studio craft people - artists, curators, and academics - get together to talk about the field. This weekend, at the CraftForward conference and pre-conference convenings at California College of the Arts, was no exception.

Craft Forward at California College of the Arts

by Elizabeth Ryan
|March 28, 2011
|Categories: Web Exclusive, Symposia, Seminars

Craft makers and thinkers will unite April 1-3 for what promises to be a weekend filled with rich discussion about the ethos of craft as the California College of the Arts hosts its Craft Forward symposium.

Crafts Across the Country

by Christine Kaminsky
|March 09, 2010
|Categories: Mixed Media, Symposia, Workshops

The American Craft Council’s 34th annual flagship show at the Baltimore Convention Center this February featured the newest jewelry, clothing, furniture and home décor by 700 of the country’s leading craft artists, such as last year's winner Ani Kasten, who created Bottle Still Life. Beyond shopping opportunities, there were also new networking events on wholesale days and live demonstrations during the retail portion of the show.

More from Miami

by Leslie Ferrin
|December 10, 2008
|Categories: Web Exclusive, Ceramics, Design, Furniture, Glass, Lighting, Mixed Media, Symposia

Gallery owner Leslie Ferrin surfaced from Art Overload in Miami just long enough to offer up some of her thoughts on the fairs, festivities, the state of the market and share her photographs prior to getting back to business at her Pittsfield, Massachusetts gallery. Her self-defined mission was to look at the experience through the lens of craft material, technique and market.

Dispatches from the Land of Obama: SOFA Chicago, Opening Night Impressions

by Andrew Wagner
|November 07, 2008
|Categories: Web Exclusive, Design, Conferences, Fiber, Found Objects, Furniture, Glass, Lighting, Metal, Mosaics, Paper, Sculpture, Symposia, Tiles, Travel, Wood, Workshops

Can Chicago sustain its frenzied fervor over the election of hometown hero, President-Elect, Barack Obama? Can SOFA Chicago maintain its momentum on its 15 year anniversary? Can you drink wine while walking the aisles at any other time other than opening night? Some thoughts on these queries and more follow. What do you think?

The Politics of Craft with Rob Walker, Sabrina Gschwandtner and Liz Collins

by admin
|September 19, 2008
|Categories: Symposia

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Connect/(Dis)connect: Bruce Metcalf and Chanel Kennebrew in Conversation

by admin
|July 25, 2008
|Categories: Fashion, Jewelry, Symposia, Design

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Openings, Farewells, Honors

by Joyce Lovelace
|Photography by Deide von Schaewen,
|March 01, 2008
|Categories: Mixed Media, Symposia, Workshops

How does craft inform the design process? GlassLAB, a new collaboration between the Corning Museum of Glass and the Vitra Design Museum offers a live, up-close look at the eternal interplay, bringing Corning glassmakers and technicians together with leading designers for public demonstrations, in which concepts are rendered into hot-glass prototypes.

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