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SO FA C H IC A G O , T H E F L A G S H IP
S cu lp tu re O b je c ts & F u n ctio n al
A r t exh ib itio n and sale, draw s
thousands o f art lo vers to the
c ity ’s N a v y P ie r to see th e d a z-
zlin g w o r k that to p -fligh t ga ller-
ies h ave ch o sen to d isplay. B u t
e x c e p t for a sm all exh ib ition and
reception in 2003, the A m erica n
C ra ft C o u n cil has been a quiet
vo ice there for m an y years.
T h is p ast N o v e m b e r, the
A C C w as b a ck at S O F A in a
b ig w a y , w ith an e xh ib itio n o f
w o rk b y 27 A C C G o ld M ed a l
w in n ers. A p t ly titled “ G o ld ,”
th e exh ib itio n w as o rgan ized
b y ed u cation d irecto r T a n a
H a rg est and curated b y M ich a e l
M o n ro e , A C C trustee and
d irecto r em eritus o f th e B elle -
vu e A r ts M u seu m in W a s h in g -
to n state.
“ G o ld ” p ic k e d up w h ere
the C o u n cil le ft o ff in 1993,
w h e n it h o sted its last m ajor
e xh ib itio n o f go ld m edalists
at S O F A C h ic a g o . T h is y e a r’s
e xh ib itio n sh o w e d the w o rk
o f A C C go ld m edalists from
1994 to 2010, in clu d in g D a le
C h ih u ly (glass), J a ck L e n o r
L a rsen (fib er), T o s h ik o T a k a -
ezu (clay), A lb e r t P a le y (m etal),
and W e n d e ll C a stle (w o o d ).
T h e G old M ed al is the C oun cil’s
h igh est h on or, re co gn izin g
e xtraord in ary artistry and
con su m m ate craftsm anship.
“T h e s e 27 m edalists h ave
e xp a n d e d the p ossibilities o f
their m ed iu m ,” M o n ro e says.
“T h e y are the extraord in ary
on es, th e role m od els, the m en -
tors - the nam es record ed in
h isto ry b o o k s.” T o b e selected
for this h on or, artists m ust
already h ave been nam ed to the
C o u n c il’s prestigiou s C o lle g e
o f F e llo w s.
T h e “ G o ld ” e xh ib itio n , in
fa ct, represen ts a k in d o f restart
o f the C o lleg e o f F e llo w s aw ards
program , w h ich began in 1975.
H arg est poin ts to a n um ber o f
changes under w a y to strengthen
the program . F o r exam ple, fe l-
lo w s w ill be nam ed e v e r y oth er
ye a r, rather than an n ually, w ith
the possibility that m ore indivi-
duals w ill b e h on ored each tim e.
T h e bien n ial aw ards cerem o n y,
alon g w ith an e xh ib itio n , w ill be
h eld at S O F A C h icago , b egin -
nin g in 2012. A n d H arg est w ill
b e d eve lo p in g edu cation al p ro -
gram m in g around the h on orees,
in cludin g a speakers’ bureau that
w ill be active at A C C show s.
W a n t to sam ple “ G o ld ” ?
See vid eo highlights o f the A C C ’s
S O F A e xh ib itio n , narrated b y
the en ergetic M o n ro e , at b it.lv /
A C C v id e o s .
-M O N IC A M O SE S
M o n i c a M o s e s i s
A m erica n
C r a ft
’s e d i t o r i n c h ie f .
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