exhibition, “Uncommon Beauty
in Common Objects: The Lega-
cy of African American Craft
Art,” organized by the National
Afro-American Museum and
Cultural Center in Wilberforce,
Ohio. It opened in October
1993, toured through June 1995,
and featured 120 objects by 107
African American artists.
Here in 2011, the African
American craft field is still ben-
efitting from the impact and
influence of this historic event.
The absence of “Uncommon
Beauty in Common Objects” in
your timeline is a miscarriage of
craft justice.
- W I L L I S “ B IN G ” D A V IS
Director, Shango: Center fo r
the Study o f African American
A r t and Culture, and curator,
“Uncommon Beauty in
Common Objects ”
e d i t o r ’ s n o t e :
Thanks, Bing,
fo r your note. W e’ve updated the
interactive timeline at american
craftmas. org/timeline with the
“Uncommon” exhibition. A n d we
welcome other timeline suggestions
at timeline@craftcouncil.org.
O n F a c e b o o k
Amanda Marie Studios
on
“Craft: State o f the Market, ”
[Oct./Nov. 2011]: loved this
article, thanks so much!
Spoontaneous
on “A Redefined
Purpose, ”
[the Center for Art in
Wood, Aug./Sep. 2011]: Been
a long time а-coming. Being a
non-turner I have wished for a
broader representation. Now
maybe I can join their “tree
house club.” <grin>
Mark Sylvester
on “Some
Assembly Required, ”
[Aug./Sep.
2011]: Insightful book and inter-
view. The increasing disassocia-
tion between conception and
creation is a troubling trend,
not just in artistic endeavors.
Art by amber perrodin
on
“Cardboard, Unpacked, ”
[Aug./
Sep. 2011]: this. is. incredible.
Bella Figura Communications
on “W hy I M ake: Healing Beads”
[online]: This is a beautiful sto-
ry and has inspired me to bring
out my beads again. Thank you.
O n T w it t e r
©ElenBahr: Been reading
American Craft
magazine
online. If you love art,
check it out. Great stories,
gorgeous images.
@ohmyhandmade: Brush up
on your handmade history
with 70 years of making via
@American Craft.
©artsboston: Hurricane read-
ing: check out the new issue of
@AmericanCraft\
celebrating
America’s handmade history
b it.lv /
70
vears.
@ Lady fits: This is a very
fascinating interview [“Some
Assembly Required,” Aug./
Sep. 2011] - really connects
to my form of art.
©BareRootStudio: Oh, wow.
Amazing sculpture from a plen-
tiful resource by Ann Weber
[“Cardboard, Unpacked,”Aug./
Sep. 2011] via
@American Craft.
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