Notkin Photo/Phoebe R. Toland, Liimatta Photo/Wayne Kawamoto.
F L /O rlan d o
O rlando M useum o f A rt:
Therm an Statom: Stories o f the
New World
to M ay io
w w w .om art.org
Statom explores themes o f hope
and ambition in this gallery-
w ide mainly glass installation.
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U n iv ersity o f H aw aii A r t
G allery:
Theioth International Shoebox
Sculpture Exhibition
M ar. l-A p r. 9
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A rt and C raft, both in Portland,
are offering a joint M.F.A. in
Applied C raft and D esign.
..
A rthur Jacobus is the new CEO
and executive director o f the
Pilchuck Glass School in Stan-
w ood, w a. H e previously headed
Copia: T h e Am erican Center
for W ine, Food and the A rts,
in Napa, ca , and the K entucky
Center for the Perform ing
A rts.
.. D esigner Antonio La-
rosa has become furniture
design chair at the Savannah
College o f A rt and D esign, GA.
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T h e D esign Center at Philadel-
phia U niversity has received
$200,000 from the Philadelphia
Exhibitions Initiative to present
“ Lace in Translation,” a series o f
campus installations by three
artist/designers-Tord Boontje,
Dem akersvan and C al Lane—
w ho w ill use the center’s histori-
cal Quaker lace archives as
inspiration to “ reconceptualize
conventional notions o f lace”
(fall ’09/winter ’10).
In other n ew s.
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T h e Jane Sauer G allery o f
Santa Fe got rare exposure to
China’s burgeoning art m arket
as one o f 74 dealers from 13
countries invited to take part in
the 2008 Beijing A r t Salon,
held Septem ber 30- O ctober 3 at
the W orld Trade Center there.
Sauer traveled to Beijing for the
event w ith the sculptor G eof-
frey Gorm an, w hose w ork she
featured along w ith that o f Patti
W arashina, G ugger Petter,
T oland Sand and others from
her stable.
.. A fte r W orld W ar
II, the master w oodw orker
G eorge N akashim a (1905-1990)
bought a parcel o f land on a
hillside in N ew H ope, pa. O ver
four decades he designed, built
and landscaped a com pound
that came to encompass 19
buildings on nine acres, includ-
ing his home, studio and w ork-
shop, all in the International
Style w ith traditional Japanese
influences. N ew ly listed on
the N ational R e g iste r o f H is-
toric P laces, the com plex is
open for tours, by appointment
(w w w . n a k a s h i m a w o o d
w orker.com ).
.. D espite a tough
econom y, supporters stepped
up to exceed the target o f
$100,000 in a recent fund-rais-
ing drive for the N orth Carolina
P ottery C enter in Seagrove
(w w w. ncpotterycenter.com ).
O bituaries
H enry Sum m a, w ho brought
artistry and innovation to his
w ork in glass for over 35 years,
died Septem ber 27 after a brief
battle w ith renal cancer. Known
for his sculptures, vessels, plat-
ters and paperw eights, he was
59 and lived in Santa Fe. D ona-
tions may be made to the H enry
Summa Memorial Scholarship
Fund o f the Adaptive Ski P ro-
gram , where he taught skiing,
another o f his passions, to the
disabled (w w w .adaptiveski.
org).
.. K eith Lebcnzon, a mak-
er o f prized paintbrushes, died
o f a stroke on Septem ber 21.
He was 62 and lived in Beaver-
ton, OR. He began making
brushes in 1971 for use on his
own pottery. Calling him self
“ T h e Brushm an,” he exhibited
for many years at American
C raft Council Shows and other
venues, w inning awards and
a devoted following.
Artists challenge space with
shoebox-size objects, such as
Sari Liim ata’s
Pieces of.
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IL / D e K a lb
N orthern Illin ois U n iversity
A r t M useum :
Crossing Threads, Crossing
Boundaries
to M ar.
6
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Stitching and beading become
a springboard into sculpture as
artists embrace diverse mate-
rials, concepts and methods.
M A / Lexington
L exin gton A r ts & C rafts:
The State o f Clay 2009
M ar. 29 -A p r. 25
w w w .lexingtonm a.org/LA CS
V ibrant w ork from the M assa-
chusetts ceramics community
enhances the state’s rich heritage
o f creativity.
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