June/July 2016
June/July 2016
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Feature Articles
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Alicia Dietz
Woodworker Alicia Dietz draws on her military service...
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Bohemian Rhapsody: Olympia, Washington
At about 50,000 residents, Olympia, Washington, supports an outsize arts scene.
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Complements
Summertime goods...
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Dig In
Reviews of Craft for a Modern World, Slow Stitch, and American Studio Ceramics...
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Disconnect
Leading a craft museum is challenging, the recent closure of the Museum of Contemporary Craft suggests.
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Everyday History
Can functional pottery be contemporary art?
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Go, Team
Team dynamics.
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History at Hand
New digital resources at the ACC Library...
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Like-Minded
Doubles may be defined by their common traits, but they’re distinguished by their departures.
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Looming Change
Car crashes, semi-nude selfies: Erin M. Riley reinterprets these voyeuristic visions on the loom.
![Lisa and Scott Cylinder Three Musicians Lisa and Scott Cylinder Three Musicians](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/Lisa-And-Scott-Cylinder-Three-Musicians.jpg?itok=MoBY4Pv-)
Recomposition
With their piles of instrument parts, Lisa and Scott Cylinder are taking the components of one art form – music – and creating another.
![Sue Aygarn-Kowalski at the Art Complex Museum Sue Aygarn-Kowalski at the Art Complex Museum](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/Sue-Aygarn-Kowalski-Art-Complex-Museum.jpg?itok=FPcONx1d)
Shows to See: June/July 2016
Shows that reveal...
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Siemon and Salazar
Glass artists Caleb Siemon and Carmen Salazar reflect on their balanced business strategy.
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Sweet Fusion
A pair of glass artists meld nostalgia and modernism in their comfy Tennessee sanctuary.
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Tansey Contemporary
The evolution of Santa Fe gallery Tansey Contemporary...