by Carole Epp | Apr 2, 2011 | Uncategorized
Below is from the Milwaukee Art Museum website.
What is contemporary craft? Craft theory from the late nineteenth century and throughout the twentieth century valued the artisan’s hand over the work of the machine. Thus, historically, the artisan has represented an important social virtue. The New Materiality: Digital Dialogues at the Boundaries of Contemporary Craft presents the work of sixteen emerging and established American craft artists who blend traditional craft materials such as fabric, glass, wood, metal, and clay with digital technologies and, in turn, blur the boundaries between the traditionally established categories of craft, art, and design. Works in the exhibition range from an eleven-foot portrait of Madam CJ Walker made out of combs to glass reliquaries containing videos of extinct objects such as encyclopedias and typewriters. One of the largest pieces, Donald Fortescue and Lawrence LaBianca’s Sounding (2008), explores the relationship between not only craft, art, and design, but also technology and nature. Inspired by Herman Melville’s Moby Dick, the artists lowered a cabriole-legged table into the ocean, together with a hydrophone to record the ambient sound, and kept it there for two months. The work is exhibited with an oversized hornlike funnel, tied together with zip ties, to amplify the recorded sound. ”The New Materiality shows us that the lines between art, design, and craft are becoming more porous as each co-opts various theoretical, technical, and philosophical aspects of the other, asking us to scrutinize the distance between them in contemporary creative practice,“ said Fo Wilson, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee professor and curator of The New Materiality. Also represented in the exhibition are Brian Boldon, Shaun Bullens, Sonya Clark, Lia Cook, E.G. Crichton, Maaike Evers, Wendy Maruyama, Christy Matson, Cat Mazza, Nathalie Miebach, Mike Simonian, Tim Tate, Susan Working, and Mark Zirpel. The New Materiality: Digital Dialogues at the Boundaries of Contemporary Craft is organized by the Fuller Craft Museum and is organized at the Milwaukee Art Museum by the Chipstone Foundation. It is curated by Fo Wilson, assistant professor in the Department of Art and Design at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
by Carole Epp | Oct 8, 2010 | Uncategorized
From the site:
“Prairie Excellence is a unique and ground-breaking joint project of the Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta Craft Councils. The competition and exhibition, accompanied by awards, a catalogue, a website, and a multi-province tour, involved several years of idea generation, negotiation, planning, fundraising, administration, shipping and handling, photography, design and other duties by boards, staff and volunteers from all three councils. It entailed the participation of more than 160 craft artists across three provinces. Indeed, there were a few occasions when the entire idea seemed simply too much. But the risk and the work of countless people paid off.”
Check out some great Canadian Craft here.
by Carole Epp | Sep 21, 2010 | Uncategorized
@font-face { font-family: “Arial”; }@font-face { font-family: “Univers”; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: “Times New Roman”; }a:link, span.MsoHyperlink { color: blue; text-decoration: underline; }a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed { color: purple; text-decoration: underline; }p { margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: “Times New Roman”; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; } The finalists have been announced for the Woollahra Council’s prestigious Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize. Now in its tenth year, the prize attracted 552 entries from around Australia and internationally including New Zealand, Italy, USA, UK, Romania, Canada, China, Denmark, Japan, Vietnam, Hong Kong and Germany.
The Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize, the only national prize for free-standing sculptures up to 80cm, draws dedicated support from artists, critics and collectors alike. The award of $10,000 will be announced on Friday 22 October, followed by a free public exhibition showcasing finalists which will run for two weeks from 23 October until 7 November. This year the exhibition and opening hours have been extended due to public demand and to celebrate the tenth anniversary. The predominate themes of entries in 2010 involve animals, figures and landscapes and use a vast array of materials including marble, glass, wood, metals, woven materials and found objects. Some of the memorable entries are humorous and outrageous, cheekily poking fun at the art market and asking viewers to question the value of art.
Finalists include well known artists such as John Nicholson, Nike Savaas, Kathy Temin and
Christopher Hodges. This year’s exhibition will also feature the work of indigenous artists from the Northern Territory including Dulcie Sharp, Mary Pan and Dinni Kunoth Kemarre who lives and works in the Utopia community. The 2010 Prize will be judged by John Kaldor AM, Principal of Kaldor Public Art Projects, Monica McMahon, Curator, University of Western Sydney and Glenn Barkley, Curator, Museum of Contemporary Art. The Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize totals $13,000 across 3 categories: · The Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize: an acquisitive award of $10,000 · The Special Commendation: a non-acquisitive award of $2,000 · The Viewers’ Choice: a non-acquisitive award of $1,000 The Viewers’ Choice Award will be announced at the conclusion of the exhibition. Opening: Friday 22 October at 6pm (by invitation only) Winner and the Special Commendation Award announced Woollahra Council’s historic Redleaf building, 536 New South Head Road, Double Bay. Exhibition: 23 October to 7 November 2010 (9am-6pm weekdays; 10am-4pm weekends) Woollahra Council’s historic Redleaf building, 536 New South Head Road, Double Bay. Free Entry Artist Floor Talks: Saturday 23 October at 2pm
A selection of 2010 finalists will be conducting free community floor talks at the exhibition between 2 and 4pm. Entry is free, but bookings are essential on 9391 7166 or email [email protected]. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: AMY AT DMCPRMEDIA TEL: 02 9550 9207 | MOB: 0412 818 071 | EMAIL: [email protected]
Kid’s Day Out: Sunday 24 October 10am-2pm. Free family cultural event featuring the Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize and Environmental Schools Sculpture Prize. Environmental Schools Sculpture Prize: Local schools are invited to participate in this prize and this year’s theme is Total Water Cycle Management. The 2010 Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize receives generous support from the following Gold Sponsors: John Symond AM, Sanchia Brahimi, Silver Sponsors: Ashdel Properties Pty Limited, Lucy and Malcolm Turnbull, Westpac, Sponsors: Alastair Walton, Luca and Anita Belgiorno-Nettis Foundation, Gleneagle Securities, The Wentworth Courier, Stoneleigh Wines Associate Sponsors: Hugonnet Design Associates, Megacolour http://sculptureprize.woollahra.nsw.gov.au/
by Carole Epp | Sep 3, 2010 | Uncategorized
23-29 September 2010 | Old Spitalfields Market London E1 6EW
Origin is an annual showcase of original contemporary craft, bringing together 220 of the most innovative UK and international makers for 1 week. It offers a rare chance to buy directly from the makers and meet them face to face.
Origin 2010 will relocate from Somerset House to the newly refurbished Old Spitalfields Market from the 23rd-29th September 2010. This exciting new venue in the heart of creative London and the new timing of Origin as a major presence during the London Design Festival will inject new life and a renewed sense of excitement into this highly respected, established event.Here is just a teaser of some of the artists you can find there:
Mizuyo Yamashita
Rebecca Wilson Ceramics
Sara Moorhouse
Virginia Graham
See the full line up of artists on their website here.
