Transformations ’08:
I c o n s
&
I m a g e r y
Innovative new work
by 32 artists from
9 countries
May 7 - July 27, 2009
Everhart Museum
Scranton, Pennsylvania
ontact SAOA for
more information:
860-487-4199
S 4 Q 4
UuMi Art Qua Kaûoam
www.saqa.com
zoom
J i m / J u l
0 9
C o u n c i l N
e w
s
A w a r d s a n d C r o w d - p le a s e r s
a t B a lt im o r e S h o w
A t th e A m e r ic a n C r a f t S h o w
in B a lt im o r e , F e b r u a r y 2 7 -
M a r c h 1, A w a r d s o f E x c e lle n c e
w e r e p r e s e n t e d to J a c o b A lb e e
o f B u r li n g t o n , V e r m o n t ,
E m a n u e la D u c a o f N e w Y o r k
C i t y , P e t e r H a r r is o n o f M id d le
G r o v e , N e w Y o r k , A n i K a s -
t e n o f T a k o m a P a r k , M a r y -
la n d , Ia n K e s s le r - G o w e ll o f
B u r n s v ille , N o r t h C a r o lin a
a n d J u s t in R o t h s h a n k , m a k e r
o f
Lincolnware
a n d
Mao Platter
© , o f P it t s b u r g h , P e n n s y lv a -
n ia . O u t s t a n d in g b o o t h d e s ig n
w i n n e r s w e r e J o h n D o d d o f
C a n a n d a ig u a , N e w Y o r k , a n d
I k u z i T e r a k i a n d je a n n e B i s -
s o n o f W a s h in g t o n , V e r m o n t .
E liz a b e t h A g r o , a s s o c ia t e c u -
r a t o r o f A m e r ic a n M o d e r n
a n d C o n t e m p o r a r y C r a f t s a n d
D e c o r a t iv e A r t s , P h ila d e lp h ia
M u s e u m o f A r t a n d J a c q u e -
lin e T . C o p e la n d , d ir e c t o r o f
E d u c a t io n a n d P u b lic P r o -
g r a m s , th e W a lt e r s A r t M u -
s e u m , w e r e th e ju r o r s . V i e w
w o r k b y a ll w in n e r s a t a m e ri-
c a n c r a ft m a g .o r g .
T h i s y e a r ’s S e a r c h lig h t A r t -
is t s e n g a g e d t h e c r o w d w i t h
t h e ir e d g y d e s ig n s —p r o v o c a -
t i v e f u r n i t u r e b y S y l v i e
R o s e n t h a l a n d la r g e b io m o r -
p h ic m e ta l s c u lp t u r e b y K a i
W o lt e r , t o n a m e t w o .
F o r t h e s e c o n d c o n s e c u t iv e
y e a r , A l t C r a f t a r t is t s , m a k e r s
w h o e x e m p l i f y a s n e w h a n d -
m a d e m o v e m e n t , w e r e j u r ie d
in t o th e s h o w . F r o m D e b o r a h
C r a c c h i o l o ’ s le a t h e r s lip p e r
m o c c a s in s t o J o s h a n d M a r g a -
r e t S m i t h ’s d is h e s t h a t c o m -
b in e p r in t m a k in g a n d c e r a m -
i c s , im a g in a t io n r u le d .
B e s t o f S h o w in A t l a n t a
A w a r d s o f E x c e l le n c e w e r e
p r e s e n t e d a t t h e A m e r ic a n
C r a f t S h o w A t l a n t a , M a r c h
13 -15 , t o a s e le c t f e w a r t is t s :
C a n d is s C o le - F o o t it t a n d R o g -
e r F o o t i t t o f S e d o n a , A r i z o n a ,
R o b e r t F a r r e ll o f V e n i c e ,
F l o r i d a , a n d D e r e k H e n n ig a r
o f C o lu m b u s , N o r t h C a r o lin a .
B e s t b o o t h d e s ig n w a s a w a r d -
e d t o A a r o n H e q u e m b o u r g o f
M o n t i c e ll o , G e o r g i a . G u e s t
j u r o r w a s D in a h M c C l i n t o c k ,
p r o f e s s o r o f a r t h i s t o r y a t
K e n n e s a w S t a t e U n i v e r s i t y .
V i e w w o r k b y a ll w in n e r s at
a m e r ic a n c r a f t m a g .o r g .
