SOFA Chicago photos « Lark Crafts Lark Crafts at 8:55 PM

SOFA Chicago photos « Lark Crafts Lark Crafts
You may have seen my previous posting of photos from SOFA Chicago. Well, I have oodles more to share with you. Posting these reminds me that ohmygosh, I saw so much incredible art work and heard some great lectures and met really amazing people! Thanks, Lark, for sending me to this fantastic expo?.....

Core 77 asks "Why a jewelry designer?" at 8:07 AM

On October 12 the University of the Arts Industrial Design program and Bresslergroup partnered to host the second Philadelphia-based Designer's Accord Town Hall Meeting. This also took place during DesignPhiladelphia, the largest design event of its kind in the nation. Tying in to the DesignPhiladelphia schedule broadened the attendee base, exposing the Designers Accord to a larger audience and widening the discussion through new voices........

Link to the Core 77 Post...

PAA Announces New Program Series! at 10:42 AM

The Philadelphia Art Alliance is thrilled to announce our newest program stream, The Commonwealth! Continuing with PAA’s new mission of the advancement and appreciation of contemporary craft and design, The Commonwealth will explore the current issues pertaining to the modern craft and design movement, through panel discussions and lectures by artists, academics and curators from the notable craft specific institutions in the city and the larger Northeast Corridor. The selection of critically acclaimed speakers represent the next generation of craft artists and curators, who will seek to provide a clearer understanding of the place of craft and design in the larger context of modern fine art. This series is the product of collaborations between PAA and nationally featured artist/educator Doug Bucci, who is serving as Program Curator. The Commonwealth will kick off on October 14th, 2010 with a lecture by David McFadden, Senior Curator of the Museum of Art and Design in New York City, and will continue with subsequent lectures each month (excluding January) until the series wrap-up in May 2011. The dates, times and topics are as follows:

• October 14 – 7:00 PM:
  Speaker: David McFadden, Chief Curator, Museum of Art and Design, NYC
  Topic: The Institutional Joining of Art Craft and Design
• November 11 – 7:00 PM:
  Speaker: Svenja John, Internationally renowned German jewelry artist
  Topic: The Global Craft Movement
• December 9 – 7:00 PM
  Speaker: Candy Depew, Cultural Entrepreneur and Director, Candy Coated Center, Philadelphia
  Topic: Departures from Craft

Spring 2011 Schedule

• February 10 – 7:00 PM
  Speaker: Melanie Bilenker, Philadelphia jewelry artist
  Topic: Objects of Memory
• March 10 – 7:00 PM
  Speaker: Judith Schaechter, Philadelphia glass artist
  Topic: Social Movements
• April 14 – 7:00 PM
  Speaker: Adelaide Paul
  Topic: The Influence of Science and Technology
• May 12: 7:00 PM
  Wrap Up Panel Discussion with 2010/11 featured lecturers
  Moderator: Rama Chorpash, Chair and Assistant Professor, Industrial Design, UArts

PAA announces this new series with great excitement, as we embark on the next chapter of our distinguished history. Having successfully navigated through our transition from a multi-disciplinary art center to one focused on contemporary craft and design, PAA is poised to embrace our new mission, and position our institution as a pre-eminent presenter of thought provoking craft and design exhibitions and programs in the Philadelphia region and beyond. The Commonwealth will solidify this commitment and usher in a new era for PAA and our constituents.

For more information, call 215-545-4302

SNAG 2009: The REVOLUTION will be televised ! at 4:17 PM

REVOLUTION, the 2009 Society of North American Goldsmiths conference, will take place
May 20-23rd in Philadelphia, birthplace of the American Revolution. Revolution can be
defined in many ways: a sudden change; a movement against a current situation; the
actions of individuals or groups of individuals "revolutionaries." On SNAG's 40th anniversary,this conference will provide the critical context to consider the future of our profession,provide us the opportunity to reflect upon our history, and ultimately celebrate the independent thinkers and decisive movements that ensure change, growth and evolution in our discipline.

Philadelphia is not only known for the Declaration of Independence and the first Capitol,but it is also a city of firsts in the Arts; opening the first art school and art museum in America, and the first and oldest Diamond District in the United States. The city continues its revolution in arts education, as Philadelphia contains three major art schools with three historically strong and distinctive metals programs: TheUniversity of the Arts, Tyler School of Art/Temple University, and Moore College of Art & Design.

The conference will take place in the Loews Hotel, a National Historic Landmark which was Howe & Lescaze's 1932 PSFS (Philadelphia Savings Fund Society) building. This building is widely considered the first International Style skyscraper, and is a dramatic setting for our gathering.

From Independence Hall to the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia has much to
explore and enjoy, and is the perfect setting for SNAG 2009. We have an exciting program of speakers and exhibitions that investigates and provokes dialogue, surrounding REVOLUTION from both historical and contemporary perspectives. We hope to see you in May 2009.

For more information: www.snagmetalsmith.org

Doug Bucci & Vickie Sedman
SNAG 2009: Philadelphia Conference Co-Chairs
January 2009

SHOP TALK - American Craft magazine at 9:20 AM

STORY BY Joyce Lovelace
PHOTOGRAPHY BY Trevor Dixon

Bringing it all Together

Visit: http://www.americancraftmag.org/zoom-entry.php?id=6023

Thank you Sherri & Lewis for the mention!!