zoom
Penland
GALLERY
Penland School
o f
Crafts
Penland, NC • 2 .765.6211
[email protected] • www.penland.org
Anne Lemanski
Senkwekwe
Studio Art Quilt Associates
P o r t f o l i o
1 6
T h e A r t Q u i l t S o u r c e b o o k
available at:
w w w . s a q a . c o m
Apr/M ay 10
Council News
Show Time
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 cre-
ated
Bottle StillLifeO-
Beyond
shopping opportunities, there
were also new networking
events on wholesale days and
live demonstrations during
the retail portion of the show.
Other attractions included
a new Lawn & Garden sec-
tion and an expanded Alt-
Craft section on retail days.
More than 225 of the na-
tion’s most respected artists
displayed their wares at the
American Craft Council Show
in Atlanta, Mar. 12-14,as the
largest indoor craft show in the
Southeast returned to the
Cobb Galleria Centre. For the
first time in that show, Alt-
Craft artists shared the stage
with veteran exhibitors. A
benefit preview was presented
in partnership with the Mu-
seum of Design Atlanta.
Nearly 250 local and na-
tional artists put the spotlight
on a vibrant craft community
when the American Craft
Council Show takes place at
the St. Paul RiverCcntrc, Apr.
16-18, an event even more
significant this year since the
Council will move to Minne-
apolis in July.
Save the dates for the San
Francisco Show: Aug. 13-15.
On the Move
The board and staff of the
American Craft Council are
preparing for the Council’s
relocation from New York
City to Minneapolis this sum-
mer. “Minneapolis, with its
rich craft traditions and ener-
getic artist communities, pro-
vides tremendous opportuni-
ties for the Council to enhance
its contributions to art and
craft communities at a national
and local level,” notes board
chair Leilani Lattin Duke.
Education
The second in a series of
“Making, Meaning and the
Marketplace” symposiums
funded through the Windgate
Charitable Trust will take
place at the University of Min-
nesota on Apr. 16, to coincide
with the Council’s St. Paul
Show. Rob Forbes, the found-
er of Design Within Reach,
will give a lecture. E-mail
The final symposium, “Ar-
tonomics: New Tools for Art-
ists and Designers,” will be
at the Rhode Island School of
Design, Apr. 29-30. John Mae-
da,
r i s d ’s
president, will be
the keynoter, and a panel dis-
cussion moderated by Julie
Lasky, editor of the online
magazine
Change Observer
and
former editor in chief of 1. D.,
will look at new tool models
to help articulate marketplace
opportunities and disseminate
ideas.— C .
k .
