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PA / Philadelphia
Wood Turning Center
Magic R ealistn: Material Illusions
to July 17
woodtumingcenter.org
Trompe l’œil artifacts are
constructed with wood, clay,
leather and glass to resemble
other materials.
TX / Houston
Houston Center for
Contemporary Craft
Michael Peterson: Evolution/
Revolution
to July 2
crafthouston.org
Early lathe-turned bowls along-
side recent wood sculptures
demonstrate the trajectory
of Peterson’s 20-year career.
WI / Racine
Racine Art Museum
'Jennifer Angus
to Sept. 26
ramart.org
Angus gives new meaning to
the phrase creature comforts
in wallpaper-like installations
and dioramas made of insects.
The Netherlands / Rijswijk
© Museum Rijswijk
Holland Papier Biennial2010
June 8-Sept. 12
museumryswyk.nl
International paper artists offer
surprisingly different results,
including Noriko Ambe’s//
Piece o f Flat Globe,
while often
employing the same materials
and techniques.
J u n e/J u ly 2 0 1 0
Council N ew s
Artists Honored at Baltimore
and Atlanta Shows
At the American Craft Show in
Baltimore, held Feb. 25-28, the
Council presented its Awards
of Excellence to a select few
artists. Chosen from 700 exhibi-
tors by jurors Jane Milosch,
curator for contemporary craft
and decorative arts at the
Smithsonian American Art
Museum, and Josephine Shea,
curator of the Edsel & Eleanor
Ford House, a historic home
near Detroit, the recipients
represent a cross section of
the American craft scene: Nata-
lie Blake (ceramics) of Brattle-
boro, VT; Gretchen Romey-
Tanzer (decorative fiber),
creator of
Green Square
©, of
Orleans, MA; Dan Mirer
(glass), who made various ves-
sels©, of Corning, NY; Linda
Kindler Priest (jewelry) of
Concord,
m a ;
Reiko Ishiyama
(jewelry) of New York City;
and Holly Toraheim (wood)
of Nevada City, CA.
The Council took the American
Craft Show to Atlanta Mar.
12-14. Mark Karelson, director
of Mason Murer Fine Art Gal-
lery in Atlanta was asked to
select the Awards of Excellence
this time around. Paveen Beer
Chunhaswasdiku (ceramics)
of Gadsden,
a l ,
Sonya Yong
James (fiber) from Atlanta and
James and Victoria Mullan
(mixed media) of Pompano
Beach, FL, were chosen from
more than 230 artists.
In Baltimore, awards for out-
standing booth design were
given to Cara Romano for her
display of fashion accessories
and to Brad Smith for his invit-
ing presentation of furniture.
Ceramic artist Jennifer
McCurdy of Vineyard Haven,
m a , won the booth design
award at Atlanta. View work by
all winners atamericancraft
mag.org.
American Craft Council
Conference Book
The Council has published the
proceedings of our 2009
ence, “Creating a New
Culture,” featuring
Richard Sennett, Rob
Natalie Chanin and more,
available for purchase on de-
mand through Blurb.com. A
link to purchase is at craftcoun
cil.org/confere11ceo9.—
c . k .
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