CraftWeek ne, presented by
the James Renwick Alliance and
the Smithsonian Women’s
Committee. Highlights include
the Smithsonian Craft Show
and the alliance’s annual Spring
Craft Weekend, featuring a
symposium with Master of the
Medium honorées David Ells-
worth, Warren MacKenzie,
Norma Minkowitz, Richard
Marquis and June Schwarcz.
Lloyd Herman, founding direc-
tor of the Renwick Gallery,
will also be honored.
On the Move
A fixture on the Atlanta art
scene since 1984, the Vesper-
mann Glass Gallery has a new
name—Vespermann-Cooper
Galleries-and a new home,
at 764 Miami Circle, where
founder Seranda Vespermann
and her business partner, Jean-
nie Cooper, offer paintings
along with glass art. vesper
mann.com.
In Remembrance
Kurt Matzdorf,
founder of the
highly regarded metals program
at the State University of New'
York, New Paltz, and a master
metalsmith renow'ned for his
ceremonial objects-maces, me-
dallions, Judaica-died Decem-
ber 20 at the age of 86. Born in
Germany, Matzdorf began
teaching at
s u n y
New' Paltz in
1957, retiring as professor
emeritus in 1985. “Kurt Matz-
dorf was a man of umvavering
certainty and determination,”
Jamie Bennett and Myra Mim-
litsch-Gray, currently metals
professors there, wrote in a
statement. “His vision and pas-
sion for the world of jew'elry
and silversmithing set a stan-
dard for this program and the
profession. He championed an
understanding of the practice
through a thorough grounding
in the history of jewelry and
metal, w'ith an eye to the future.”
Matzdorf was the recipient»
Gifts and Grants
Toshiko Takaezu O has given
the Museum of Contemporary
Craft in Portland, Oregon, 17
of her ceramic vessels, on view
there throughjuly 12.
.. Arizona
State University’s Ceramics
Research Center has received a
$180,000 grant from the Wind-
gate Charitable Foundation for
a Karen Karnes retrospective in
2010.
.. The Wolfsonian-Florida
International University in Mi-
ami Beach, a museum, library
and research center dedicated
to art and design, has received
a $500,000 grant from the An
drew W. Mellon Foundation.
vvolfsonian.fiu.edu.
In Public
For a new public art project at
the Sava Pool in San Francisco,
Catherine Wagner photo-
graphed the swirling waves
made by a swimmer and repro-
duced the images on porcelain
enamel panels, now installed
on a wall overlooking the pool.
Their deep blue color echoes
that of custom-made Heath
ceramic tiles on adjacent w'alls.
..
To mark its 130th anniversary,
Duquesne University in Pitts-
burgh commissioned for its
campus an outdoor sculpture by
Kathleen Mulcahy and Ron
Desmett, founders of the Pitts-
burgh Glass Center. Called
The Spirit o f Duquesne
©, the
seven-foot-tall w'ork is made
of glass and steel, a nod to the
region’s industrial heritage.
Capital Honors
Collectors converge on Wash-
ington,
D C ,
April 22-26 for
People & Places
T ribu tes a n d
G oings-on
© NC/Charlotte
Mint Museum of Art:
Bob Trotman: Business as Usual
May 23-Nov. 15
mintmuseum.org
Trotman’s figurative sculptures
juxtapose w'ood’s w'armth w'ith
a sense of estrangement.
PA / Philadelphia
Clay Studio:
Julia Galloway: The Audubon
Cups
Mayi-31.
theclaystudio.org
Galloway’s utilitarian cups w'ith
drawings of birds pay homage to
John James Audubon.
Wood Turning Center:
The A rt o f Opening: Corkscrews
& Bottle Stoppers
May i-July 18.
woodturningcenter.org
In a mix of media and styles,
from classic to zany, these
kitchen utensils demonstrate
that man cannot live by bread
alone.
Republic of Korea / Icheon
Icheon World Ceramic Center:
World Ceramic Biennale 2009
Korea (cniiiKO) International
Competition
Apr. 25-June 21.
wocef.com
Korea, with its distinguished
ceramic history, is a natural host
for this biennale.
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Takaezu Photo/Dan Kvitka, Mulcahy/Desmett Photo/Jim Judkis, Trotman Photo/Kcvin Remington.
