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Lori Bacigalupi as seen in Ornament Magazine
 Lori Bacigalupi as seen in Ornament Magazine
Rae Gold as seen in Ornament Magazine
Peggy Russel as seen in Ornament Magazine

Holly Lee as seen in Ornament Magazine

Alexandra Har as seen in Ornament Magazine

Ivey Bows as seen in Ornament Magazine

CRAFTBOSTON 2006 shows at the Seaport World Trade Center from March 30 to April 2. One hundred seventy-five craft artists from a wide variety of backgrounds including metal, glass, fiber, clay, jewelry, paper, wood, furniture and mixed media will be present at the show. Some featured artists are Steven Ford and David Forlano, Penelope Wurr, and Michael and Maureen Banner. Top, left to right: the clothing of Lori Bacigalupi, Marsha Fleisher, Rae Gold, Peggy Russell. Bottom, left to right: the jewelry of Holly Lee, Alexandra Hart, and Ivey Bows. Seaport World Trade Center, 200 Seaport Blvd., Boston, Massachusetts; 617.266.1810.
MUSEUM EXHIBITIONS
CALIFORNIA
 AUTRY NATIONAL CENTER hosts the traveling exhibition, Totems to Turquoise: Native North American Jewelry Arts of the Northwest and Southwest, from April 2 to September 4. The show features a stunning array of some five hundred pieces of contemporary and historic jewelry and artifacts that celebrate the beauty, power and symbolism of the magnificent tradition of Native American arts. 234 Museum Dr., Los Angeles, CA 90065; www.autrynationalcenter.org.
FLORIDA THE MUSEUM OF ART/FORT LAUDERDALE is the next stop for the exhibition Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs, through April 23. The exhibition displays over one hundred fifty adornments the young king was buried with and the objects that venerated and protected him on his journey to the other side. Among the objects are bracelets, earrings, amulets, pectorals, anklets, collars, rings and head ornaments. Tutankhamun’s objects are made of solid gold and some are inlaid with carnelian and colored glass. In ancient Egypt, the dead were buried with adornments as well as food, clothing and weapons for survival and protection in the afterlife. One E. Las Olas Blvd., Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301; 954.525.5500.
ILLINOIS THE FIELD MUSEUM presents Pompeii, Stories from an Eruption, an exhibition running until March 26. The exhibit displays hundreds of objects to illuminate the inhabitant’s lives: gorgeous room-size frescoes and mosaics, gold coins and precious jewelry, marble and bronze sculptures, and a variety of everyday household objects and tools. 1400 S. Lake Shore Dr., Chicago, IL 60605-2496; 312.922.9410.
NORTH CAROLINA THE MINT MUSEUM OF CRAFT & DESIGN showcases a new exhibition, Thirties Glamour and the Allure of Bakelite, at their Historic Costume Collection. The exhibit will be focused on the Bakelite jewelry that was used as inexpensive alternatives during the Depression, and is running through April 2. 220 North Tryon St., Charlotte, NC 28202; 704.337.2000.
Anna Shapiroa as seen in Ornament Magazine Ann Light as seen in Ornament Magazine Janine DeCresenzo
THE PARADISE CITY ART FESTIVAL appears in Marlborough, Massachusetts and Valley Forge, Pennsylvania in March and April. Each of these shows brings together the best new work of carefully juried independent American artists and master craftsmen from thirty states. Original works in art glass, jewelry, leather, wearable art, painting, decorative fiber, mixed media, and much more will be displayed. The Malborough show will have one hundred seventy-five exhibitors, and runs from March 17 to 19. The Valley Forge show will have one hundred fifty exhibitors, and runs from March 31 to April 2. Shown is a shawl by Anna Shapiroa, a mask by Ann Light, and a necklace by Janine DeCresenzo. Royal Plaza Trade Center, Marlborough, MA. Valley Forge Convention Center, Valley Forge, PA; 800.511.9725; www.paradisecityarts.com.
NEW MEXICO THE INSTITUTE OF AMERICAN INDIAN ARTS MUSEUM hosts Changing Hands: Art Without Reservation 2, the second of three major exhibitions that place contemporary art by Native North American artists within the context of international art and culture. The second exhibition focuses on the work of more than one hundred ninety Native artists from the regions of the Plains, Prairie, Plateau and Pacific in both the United States and Canada, as well as artists from Alaska and Hawai’i. The exhibition will go from March 4 to April 30. 108 Cathedral Pl., Santa Fe, NM 87501; 505.988.6281.
NEW YORK THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART displays The Fabric of Life: Ikat Textiles of Indonesia, which are both literally and figuratively interwoven in the lives of many Indonesians from cradle to grave. This exhibition explores the imagery, forms and functions of one of the most important, widespread and technically sophisticated of all Indonesian textile traditions, the colorful and boldly patterned fabrics known as ikat. The show begins February 28 and ends September 24. 1000 Fifth Ave., New York, NY 10028; 212.535.7710.
NEW YORK THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN presents the exhibition Arctic Transformations: The Jewelry of Denise and Samuel Wallace, from February 23 to July 30. Their jewelry reflects the stories and myths of Denise Wallace’s Alaskan Native heritage. One hundred fifty pieces of individual jewelry as well as sixteen elaborate belts are on display. The exhibition was organized by the Anchorage Museum of History and Art, where it opened earlier in 2005. Lois Sherr Dubin has written a major exposition on the artists in Arctic Transformation; The Jewelry of Denise and Samuel Wallace, published by Easton Studio Press/Theodore Dubin Foundation. U.S. Custom House, One Bowling Green, New York, NY 10004; 212.514.3700.
OKLAHOMA THE NATIONAL COWBOY & WESTERN HERITAGE MUSEUM
presents the exhibit Beaded Brilliance: Wearable Art from the Columbia River Plateau, running from February 10 to May 14. The display will include approximately one hundred seventy-five examples of twentieth century American Indian beadwork from the interior Pacific Northwest. Beaded flat bags (single and double sided) will comprise about half of the display items. However, a variety of men’s vests, women’s dresses and dance yokes, horse gear and other personal accessories will be included. A symposium about the manufacture and use of glass beads is scheduled for May 6. Among the speakers are Jamey Allen and Robert Liu. The program will include presentations on glass bead manufacturing, bead trade systems, American Indian beadwork traditions, West African beadwork, and contemporary art beadwork. 1700 NE 63rd St., Oklahoma City, OK 73111; 405.478.2250.

PENNSYLVANIA PHILADELPHIA MUSEUM OF ART continues its presentation of Fashion’s Favorites: From Rococo to Romantic, through April. This exhibition follows the dramatic changes women’s dresses underwent in silhouette and ornamentation between the 1750s and 1830s. The extensive evolution is catalogued, from elaborate rococo gowns worn over wide panniers, to a slim high-waisted neo-classical frock to a romantic creation with large leg-of-mutton sleeves. Benjamin Franklin Pkwy & 26th, Philadelphia, PA 19130; 215.763.8100.
WASHINGTON D.C. BEAD MUSEUM as seen in Ornament Magazine
WASHINGTON DC BEAD MUSEUM is seeking national support. The Museum will be celebrating its tenth anniversary this year. The Museum survives with the help of a team of dedicated volunteers, but also requires a core staff and a three hundred thousand dollar annual budget as it enters its second decade. Founded and maintained by the Bead Society of Greater Washington, the Museum has mounted eleven major exhibitions and nine smaller exhibits in its first ten years, all designed to help celebrate the wonder of beads: the people who create them, the cultures that inspire them, and the memories they hold. The Museum’s centerpiece is a thirty-five foot permanent Bead Timeline of History, which includes more than five thousand beads from prehistory to present. The Museum also houses a fourteen hundred volume reference library. Support the Bead Museum by becoming a contributing ($60), supporting ($100), patron ($500) or benefactor ($1000) member. Memberships are tax deductible and the BSGW’s quarterly newsletter as well as discounts on books and some jewelry are included. Send membership checks to: The Bead Museum, 400 7th St., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20004; www.beadmuseumdc.org.
WASHINGTON, D.C. THE TEXTILE MUSEUM features an ongoing exhibition, Silk & Leather: Splendid Attire of 19th Century Central Asia, with thirty-eight garments and accessories worn by the ruling class and elite of the region on display, through February 26. 2320 ‘S’ St., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20008; 202.667.0441.
CANADA THE CANADIAN MUSEUM OF CIVILIZATION hosts Beads of Life: Eastern and Southern African Adornments, through February 26. This exhibition examines the artistry, history and meaning of African beaded adornments, and features one hundred eighty-five objects from Canadian collections. Among them are exquisite pieces of jewelry and items of beaded clothing from South Africa, Kenya, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Botswana, Sudan and Zimbabwe. 100 Laurier St., POB 3100, Station B, Gatineau, Quebec, J8X 4H2; 800.555.5621.
Liar's Cloth as seen in Ornament Magazine.
THE TEXTILE MUSEUM OF CANADA opens the exhibition Lion King of Mali on February 10. Curated by Patricia Bentley, Lion King of Mali displays a selection of masterful cloths, ritual garments and beadwork from the third to the sixteenth centuries. The exhibition ends June 18. Also presented is the Dance of Pattern exhibit, which is currently running until June 25. The deepest natural and cultural patterns find their expression in patterned textiles from Indonesia, Africa, Peru and many other countries. Shown is a Liar’s Cloth, worn by Asantehene (king) when rendering judgment on who is lying and who is telling the truth. 55 Centre Ave., Toronto, ON M5G 2H5; 416.599.5321; www.textilemuseum.ca.
CLASSES & WORKSHOPS
MINNESOTA UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA announces Split Rock Arts Program, a summer series of intensive workshops in visual arts, design, creative writing and creativity enhancement. Workshops are held June through August at the University of Minnesota’s Twin Cities St. Paul campus and the Cloquet Forestry Center in northern Minnesota. Summer 2006 faculty includes Gerald Allan, Xenobia Bailey, Virginia Blakelock and Carol Perrenoud, Susan Brandels, and many more. Online registration begins February 25. Workshops may be taken for graduate, undergraduate, or no credit. Split Rock Arts Program, 360 Coffey Hall, 1420 Eckles Ave., St. Paul, MN 55108-6084; www.cce.umn.edu/splitrockarts; 612.625.1237.
CHINA VALERIE HECTOR leads a twelve-day beading workshop and cultural tour in Beijing, designed for intermediate to advanced beadworkers. Project oriented morning classes on historic Chinese bead netting techniques, some of which are unknown in the West, will be followed by afternoon tours to museums, cultural sites, flea markets, and curio shops. The workshop will be from May 8 to 19. www.valeriehector.com.
   
FAIRS, MARKETS & SHOWS
ARIZONA THE HEARD MUSEUM holds its forty-eighth Indian Fair and Market, March 4 to 5. Six hundred plus Native American artists will show and sell their work, and there will be exciting music and dance performances, including a Hoop Dance performance featuring Derrick Suwaima Davis, Lisa Odjig and Nakota LaRance, Clan/destine and Xavier Quijas Yxayotl & America Indigena. The reception on March 3 includes a silent auction of work by Rosemary Lonewolf and Tony Jojola, as well as jewelry artists Denise and Samuel Wallace. 2301 N. Central Ave., Phoenix, AZ 85004-1323; 601.251.0209, x6414.
FLORIDA CRAFTS AMERICA presents the third Palm Beach Fine Craft Show, showing from March 3 to 5. Approximately one hundred thirty-five of the nation’s most promising and established craft artists will present a significant body of their latest work, demonstrating their breadth of vision and mastery in wearable art, glass, ceramics, basketry, fiber, jewelry, metal, wood, furniture, paper, and mixed media. Several outstanding artists, such as fiber artist Juanita Girardin, jeweler/metalsmith Hongsock Lee, and basket maker Mary Jackson, will be in attendance. 650 Okeechobee Blvd. and Florida Ave., West Palm Beach, FL 33401; www.craftsamericashows.com.
GEORGIA
THE SOUTHERN JEWELRY TRAVELERS ASSOCIATION (SJTA) and the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) host the third annual Student Design Competition during the Atlanta Jewelry Show, February 25 to 27. The competition challenges students and alumni from SCAD’s Metals and Jewelry Program to design a commercial piece of jewelry that embodies their interpretation of this year’s theme, The Science of Innovation. Alan Revere, founder and director of the Revere Academy of Jewelry Arts, will be judging the competition, as well as leading a number of educational programs in conjunction with the Atlanta Jewelry Show, 800.241.0399, www.atlantajewelryshow.com .
MASSACHUSETTS 
THE BOSTON CHAPTER OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF GLASS BEADMAKERS hosts their Glass Bead Extravaganza on May 6. The show will represent the work of members of the Boston chapter with handmade glass beads, jewelry and home accents, such as knobs, finials and wine stoppers. This will be the fifth all-glass bead show in New England. Armenian Cultural Center, 47 Nichols Ave., Watertown, MA 02472; www.bostonchapter.org.
Alishan Halebian as seen in Ornament Magazine.		 Pascal Lacroix as seen in Ornament Magazine. Michael Good as seen in Ornament Magazine. Alan Revere as seen in Ornament Magazine.
AMERICAN JEWELRY DESIGN COUNCIL unveiled their eleventh annual design collection on October 6, 2005, consisting of the works of twenty-six members. Original artwork was created exclusively for this annual event, following the theme of Pyramids. Artists such as Susan Sadler, Kent Raible, Barbara Heinrich, Paul Klecka and many more created a wide variety of craft pieces. Pictured from top: Alishan Halebian, Pascal Lacroix, Michael Good, and Alan Revere. 760 Market St., Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94102; 415.391.4179.
OREGON
THE CREATIVE METAL ARTS GUILD (CMAG) announces its 2006 Jewelry and Metal Arts Show and Sale, taking place from May 5 to 7 at the Oregon Convention Center. Sixty of the Pacific Northwest’s finest jewelry designers and sculpture artists will present their work at this eighteenth annual event. Last year, more than ten thousand people attended this special exhibit. Oregon Convention Center, Meeting Rooms B 113-116, 777 N.E. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Portland, OR 97232.
NEW MEXICO
INDIAN ARTS AND CRAFTS ASSOCIATION (IACA) holds its first ever annual Albuquerque Indian Market, from April 22 to 23, via a new partnership between the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center (IPCC) and the IACA. Ron Solimon (Laguna), President & CEO of IPCC says, “This exciting endeavor between two Albuquerque-based organizations is to promote Native arts and to begin a tradition of a quality Indian Market in Albuquerque. “This is also a call to artists,” states President of IACA, Michael Garcia (Pascua Yaqui). He adds, “This joint venture will feature a first-class retail market. It will be the first exclusive retail show with IACA Market rules and authenticity standards.” 4010 Carlisle, N.E., Ste. C, Albuquerque, NM 87107; 505.265.9149; www.iaca.com.
TEXAS
SOUTHWEST SCHOOL OF ARTS & CRAFT holds its San Antonio 2006 Fiesta Arts Fair on April 22 and 23. This event commonly draws twelve thousand people to see the more than one hundred twenty-five exhibitors in jewelry, metals, mixed media, painting, fibers, ceramics, and more. The fair will be held on the picturesque grounds of the Southwest School of Art & Craft, overlooking San Antonio’s famous River Walk. 300 Augusta, San Antonio, TX 78205; 210.224.1848; www.swschool.org.
CONFERENCES, LECTURES & SYMPOSIA
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ARIZONA
 THE YUMA ART SYMPOSIUM, sponsored by the Friends of the Yuma Symposium, Arizona Western College, the city of Yuma and the Yuma Fine Arts Association, is being presented from February 23 to 25. At the symposium, internationally recognized and emerging artists will give a series of demonstrations, lectures and slide presentations. Some specific presentations include Flocking, The Art of Fuzzy Thinking in Jewelry, by Daniel Jocz, and Earth beneath My Feet: The Nature of Metal, by Harlan Butt. 78 W. 2nd St., Yuma, AZ 85364.
CALIFORNIA
 THE GEMOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF AMERICA (GIA) has invited former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine K. Albright to give the lead keynote address at GIA’s fourth International Gemological Symposium on August 27. Secretary Albright is currently head of the Albright Group LLC, a global strategy firm that she founded, and a jewelry enthusiast, noted for her eclectic collection of fine and costume brooches. She is working on a book about her collection, which will be published in 2008. The Symposium brings together upwards of fifteen hundred participants from around the globe to gain firsthand knowledge from gem and jewelry experts representing every aspect of the international trade. The Symposium will be held from August 27 to 29. Manchester Grand Hyatt Hotel, One Market Place, San Diego, CA 92101-7714.
MINNESOTA
 THE TEXTILE CENTER holds a symposium on Art Cloth and Surface Design from July 20 to 26. There will be exhibitions of art cloth yardage and dozens of workshops, seminars and round table discussions by national and international artists, including Ann Johnston, Susan Monday and Holly Brackmann. Jane Dunnewold, of San Antonio, is giving the keynote address. Registration materials are available February 15, and are due June 1. 3000 University Ave. S.E., Minneapolis, MN 55414; www.textilecentermn.org; 612.436.0464.
NEW MEXICO NEW MEXICO RIO GRANDE hosts the twentieth annual Santa Fe Symposium from September 10 to 13. For twenty years, the Symposium has served the jewelry manufacturing industry as the place to gather, network with colleagues, discover the latest in research, and learn about process innovations. The traditional venue has been changed to the DoubleTree Hotel in historic downtown Nashville, Tennesee. www.santafesymposium.org.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
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CALIFORNIA ORNAMENT MAGAZINE and its printer Publishers Press received the Printing Industry Association of the South’s (PIAS) 2005 Graphic Award of Excellence. Tom Wheeler represents Ornament at Publishers Press. Ornament can be visited at www.ornamentmagazine.com.
ILLINOIS THE FRIENDS OF FIBER ART INTERNATIONAL presented their 2005 grant awards to six organizations with projects that will further their mission to raise interest, awareness and appreciation of contemporary fiber art. Over ten thousand dollars was split among the Fiberarts Guild of Pittsburgh, Quilt San Diego/Quilt Visions, Florida Craftsmen, Inc., Arizona State University Art Museum, American Tapestry Alliance, and the Center for Craft, Creativity and Design. POB 468-G, Western Springs, IL 60558; 847.236.4118. 
VIRGINIA ARTISANS CENTER OF VIRGINIA is making a call for entries for Masks, Visages and Veils, which is showing from May 18 to June 28. The exhibition will be juried by Trudi Van Dyke, Executive Director of the Torpedo Factory Art Center in Alexandria, VA. The deadline for entries is March 11, postmarked. All fine craft media will be considered, except for two dimensional art, photography or paintings. Submissions must be original in design and should be recent work completed in the last two years. POB 452, Waynesboro, VA 22980; 540.946.3294; www.ArtisansCenterofVirginia.org;
WASHINGTON YWCA RAGS GUILD announces its twelfth annual juried art show and sale. The RAGS 2006 event takes place March 9 to 12, 2006, and is open to artists working in all media of wearable art. 405 Broadway, Tacoma, WA 98402; 253.272.4181/ext.352. For entry information: www.YWCApiercecounty.org.
ITALY TRISSINO’ORO, the Association that gathers more than forty jewelry manufacturers from Trissino, Vicenza province, northeast of Italy, is promoting the role of designers as protagonists in the development of the luxury sector. The design competition, Geometrichemozioni, is open to designers of any age coming from all over the world. Entries must be delivered exclusively by post and submitted by April 28. The judging of the entries takes place during June and awards will be presented sometime in September. www.trissinooro.it.
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