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David Watkins (England) as seen in Ornament Magazine
Ted Noten (The Netherlands) as seen in Ornament Magazine
David Bielander (Switzerland) as seen in Ornament Magazine
Giampaolo Babetto (Italy) as seen in Ornament Magazine
Helen Britton (Australia) as seen in Ornament Magazine
Sergey Jivetin (Uzbekistan/United States) as seen in Ornament Magazine
Liv Blåvarp (Norway) as seen in Ornament Magazine
SOFA NEW YORK 2006. The ninth annual exposition of Sculpture Objects & Functional Art returns June 1 to 4 to New York City. Fifty international galleries and dealers present works bridging the decorative and fine arts. Opening night benefits the Museum of Arts & Design. Twelve lectures slated for the show include a special focus on European jewelry. Top, left to right: David Watkins (England), Ted Noten (The Netherlands), David Bielander (Switzerland), Giampaolo Babetto (Italy), Helen Britton (Australia), Sergey Jivetin (Uzbekistan/United States), Liv Blåvarp (Norway). Seventh Regiment Armory, Park Ave. at 67th St., New York, NY; 800.563.7632; www.sofa.com.
MUSEUM EXHIBITIONS
ARIZONA
 THE HEARD MUSEUM offers a comprehensive retrospective of Hopi jeweler Charles Loloma, in Loloma: Beauty in Hopi Jewelry, through May 31. On loan from the Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian in Santa Fe, New Mexico, the show includes Loloma’s influential jewelry designs from the 1950s to the closing of his studio in 1988, and focuses on the early influences of his artistic development. 2301 N. Central Ave., Phoenix, AZ 85004; 602.252.8848; www.heard.org.
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.
CALIFORNIA THE 14TH ANNUAL ART OF MOTION PICTURE COSTUME DESIGN honors the work of costume designers in the film industry, including the work of Academy Award winning designers. On exhibit through April 29 at the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising Museum and Galleries, there are over one hundred costumes from twenty-three of the 2005 motion pictures, including last year’s Oscar winner for best costume design, The Aviator, by Sandy Powell. 919 S. Grand Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90015; 213.624.1200; ww.fashionmuseum.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.
Grace Kelly’s Wedding Dress as seen in Ornament MagazineTHE PHILADELPHIA MUSEUM OF ART commemorates the fiftieth anniversary of the wedding of Philadelphia-born, Academy Award-winning actress,Grace Kelly to Monaco’s Prince Rainier with its exhibition Fit for a Princess: Grace Kelly’s Wedding Dress. The bride donated the dress to the Museum soon after the ceremony, though due to the increased fragility since then it is shown only during special exhibitions. The exhibition will be accompanied by an illustrated publication with an essay by curator Kristina Haugland focusing on the design and construction of the dress, called a “masterpiece of engineering” at the time. Also on display are the headdress, veil and shoes, lace and pearl encrusted prayer book, bridesmaid and flower girl dresses. Benjamin Franklin Parkway and 26th St., Philadelphia, PA 19130; 215.763.8100; www.philamuseum.org.
ILLINOIS THE FIELD MUSEUM presents Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs, from May 26, 2006 to January 1, 2007. New and larger than the blockbuster King Tut’s treasures that toured the world in 1977, this exhibit includes one hundred thirty objects from Tutankhamun’s tomb and other royal tombs. Few of the items were seen in the 1977 exhibition and some have never left Egypt. 1400 S. Lake Shore Dr., Chicago, IL 60605; 312.922.9410; www.fieldmuseum.org.
MASSACHUSETTS PEABODY MUSEUM OF ARCHAEOLOGY & ETHNOLOGY and Tozzer Library of Harvard University present A Noble Pursuit: The Duchess of Mecklenburg Collection from Iron Age Slovenia, the only excavated European Iron Age (800 B.C. -1 A.D.) collection located outside of Europe. A pioneer of European archaeology, the Duchess Paul Friedrich of Mecklenburg took up the practice of archaeology at the age of forty-eight in 1905. Over the next nine years, and with the patronage of Austro-Hungarian emperor Franz Josef I and German Kaiser Wilhelm II, the duchess excavated twenty-one Iron Age burial sites in her home province of Carniola (modern Slovenia). The show, which runs from April 19, 2006 to March 2007, offers a look at thirty-four objects from the burial sites and includes ceramics, metal ornaments and glassware. Harvard University, 11 Divinity Ave., Cambridge, MA 02138; 617.496.1027; www.peabody.harvard.edu.
NEW JERSEY THE NEWARK MUSEUM highlights American and European jewelry from its collection in Objects of Desire: 500 Years of Jewelry, from May 3, 2006 to February 26, 2007. Brought together for the first time, the show consists of more than two hundred objects from 1500 to the present, and represents every aspect of jewelry design and production from gold and rubies to platinum and plastic. The exhibition explores the meanings of jewelry and ways in which people wear it to express themselves and their place in the world. Also at the Museum is the continuation of Queen for a Day: Korean Bridal Traditions. The exhibit features robes, crowns, gifts, and paintings used in nineteenth and early twentieth century Korean weddings. 49 Washington St., Newark, NJ 07102; 973.596.6550; www.NewarkMuseum.org.
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 MUSEUM OF ARTS & DESIGN presents Schmuck 2006, from May 18 to September 3, 2006. The juried jewelry exhibition showcases the recent work of established artists and emerging talent. Displaying the work of sixty-three artists from twenty-one countries, this Munich-based exhibition anticipates the 2008 opening of the Museum’s new home at Columbus Circle. The new facilities will include a center for the exhibition and study of contemporary art jewelry. 40 West 53 St., New York, NY 10019; 212.956.3535; www.madmuseum.org.
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.
Shown are twentieth-century hats from Cameroon as seen in Ornament Magazine
Shown are twentieth-century hats from Cameroon as seen in Ornament Magazine
THE TEXTILE MUSEUM offers Seldom Seen: Director’s Choice from the Museum’s Collections, a selection by Director Daniel Walker of thirty textiles from the Museum’s permanent holdings, through July 30. The textiles chosen for the exhibition are varied in culture and function and represent the major geographic areas traditionally collected by the Museum: South America, Africa, the Middle East, Southeast Asia, and Japan. Shown are twentieth-century hats from Cameroon. 2320 ‘S’ Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20008-4088; 202.667.0441; www.textilemuseum.org.
NEW YORK PARRISH ART MUSEUM is the next stop for the Newark Museum’s exhibition Power Dressing: Men’s Fashion and Prestige in Africa, through May 28. The artistic diversity and visual splendor of African men’s dress is displayed in fifty examples of male attire from Morocco to South Africa and represent over a century of fashion. Drawn from the Newark Museum’s own important collection, as well as from private and public lenders, the works reveal how a man’s clothing can define, sustain and reinforce ideas about power and status. The exhibit travels to the Museum of International Folk Art, Santa Fe, New Mexico, from December 2006 to February 2007; and Memphis Brooks Museum, Memphis, Tennessee, from March to May 2007.
25 Job’s Lane, Southampton, NY 11968; 631.283.2118; www.parrishart.org.
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.
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.
TEXAS DALLAS MUSEUM OF ART presents the Lords of Creation: The Origins of Sacred Maya Kingship, through May 7. Featuring nearly one hundred fifty objects, many never seen in the United States, the exhibit explores the appearance of divine kings in Mayan civilization and their roles in developing a complex urban society two thousand years ago. On display are jade figures, royal jewelry, ceramic vessels, carved bone, and shell. 1717 North Harwood St., Dallas, TX 75201; 214.922.1200; www.dallasmuseumofart.org.
WASHINGTON D.C. BEAD MUSEUM as seen in Ornament Magazine
WASHINGTON D.C. 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.
CANADA TEXTILE MUSEUM OF CANADA continues The Lion King of Mali, through June 18. This exhibition tells the story of the great West African kingdoms from the third to the sixteenth centuries, with a selection of cloths, ritual garments and beadwork, and shows how their power and beauty inform contemporary African textiles. 55 Centre Ave., Toronto, Ontario, M5G 2H5, Canada; 16.599.5321; www.textilemusuem.ca.
GALLERY EXHIBITIONS
 
ARIZONA MARIPOSA GALLERY opens a two-person show May 2 through May 31. Peggy Maloney creates jewelry that incorporates pottery shards from the beaches of Japan with bird feathers, gemstones, sterling silver and gold. Pat Marsello paints hanging paper scrolls and pottery that is both decorative and functional. 3500 Central Ave. S.E., Nob Hill, Albuquerque, NM 87106; 505.268.6828. www.mariposa-gallery.com.
CALIFORNIA CROCKETT CONTEMPORARY ART features six Alaskan artists in the exhibit Northwest Coast Contemporary Art, through April 16. Artists include Delores Churchill, Janice Criswell, Steve Henrikson, Holly Churchill, Evelyn Vanderhoop, and Donald Varnell. There will be examples of root and cedar bark baskets and hats, carved panels, masks, bentwood boxes, engraved silver, copper shields, maquettes, and works-in-progress. 1538 Pomona St., Crockett, CA 94525; 510.787.1900; www.crockettcontemporaryart.com.
CALIFORNIA THE MAGPIE GALLERY in San Francisco features three artists through mid-May: Holly Badgley is a Bay-area clothing designer working with handpainted cloth; Fabienne Zervas, a Taos textile artist, offers felted architectural creations; and Charles Strong is a San Francisco artist who will show digital images of a recent trip to China. 1528 Grant Ave., San Francisco, CA 94133; 415.391.2191; www.themagpienest.com.
COLORADO SANGRE DE CRISTO ARTS & CONFERENCE CENTER presents the solo jewelry show Integration of Stone & Metal by artist Michael Boyd, through April 29. This show is a retrospective of his work and includes new pieces. 210 N. Santa Fe, Pueblo, CO 81003; 719.295.7200; www.sdc-arts.org.
Jesse Mathes as seen in Ornament Magazine Yevgeniya Kanganovich as seen in Ornament Magazine
LILLSTREET ART CENTER announces Shelter Me, a juried metal exhibition, from May 6 to June 17, held in conjunction with the 2006 SNAG conference in Chicago, Illinois. The works selected are all wearables that evoke shelter, from the architectural to the emotional to the metaphysical. From left: Jesse Mathes, Yevgeniya Kanganovich. 4401 N. Ravenswood, Chicago, IL 60640; 773.769.4226.
CONNECTICUT YALE UNIVERSITY ART GALLERY explores meanings of personal adornment in American culture in Baubles, Bangles, and Beads: American Jewelry from Yale University 1700-2005, through July 23. The exhibition considers the question of why Americans wear jewelry and looks into the roles that jewelry plays as a personal statement of style and taste, in the social rituals of mourning and in indicating an individual’s cultural and social affiliations. Works include a necklace of gold beads created by a colonial goldsmith, insignia from the Society of the Cincinnati and the Masons, Bakelite bracelets from the 1930s, and studio jewelry of contemporary artisans. This is the first exhibition in the Gallery’s history to specifically examine jewelry in its many forms. Chapel at High St., New Haven, CT 06520; 203.432.0600; www.artgallery.yale.edu.
MASSACHUSETTS MOBILIA GALLERY presents, from April 4 to 29, Ellen Wieske, whose jewelry is made from recycled materials and John Garrett’s new work in mixed media. From May 2 to 31, Wendy Ramshaw’s sculptural jewelry in primary colors will be featured. The show is titled Color Field 1 and is a two-part show with Color Field 2 shown in May 2007. From June 6 to 30, Mobilia shows Nora Fok’s, Nylon Botanicus, jewelry inspired by the Ware Collection of glass flowers at the Peabody Museum at Harvard University. 358 Huron Ave., Cambridge, MA 02138; 617.876.2109; www.mobilia-gallery.com.
NEW YORK FASHION INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY presents The Tailor’s Art, featuring tailoring techniques and its influence on fashion for both men and women for over two hundred fifty years, from May 23 through mid-November. To illustrate tailoring techniques (particularly the seaming of complicated garments), muslin versions that show how the garment was made are displayed next to finished garments for both men and women by Adrian and Balenciaga. The exhibition ends with a display of the most modern examples, from the gray flannel suit Gregory Peck wore to a “ghetto fabulous” suit by Sean Jean, also known as P. Diddy. Seventh Ave. at 27th St., New York, NY 10001; 212.217.5800; www.fitnyc.edu.
VIRGINIA ARTISANS CENTER OF VIRGINIA presents Masks, Visages and Veils, from May 18 to June 28. The contemporary craft artists selected for this show were juried by Trudi Van Dyke, Executive Director of the Torpedo Factory Art Center. P.O. Box 452, Waynesboro, VA 22980; 540.946.3294; www.artisanscenterofvirginia.org.
WASHINGTON
FACERE JEWELRY ART GALLERY features Signs of Life running from May 17 through June 4. Nine studio jewelers and nine authors have created work especially for this exhibition. Each author responded to a piece of jewelry and Facere produced a literary journal/exhibition publication documenting this show. The artists include Ken Bova, Jessica Calderwood, Judith Hoyt, David Kissel, Thomas Mann, Linda Kindler Priest, Kristin Mitsushica, Jan Smith, and Kristen Zevenbergen. The writers include McArthur Award Winner for poetry, Linda Bierds, Kathleen Bisagna, Jeff Greenwald, Joanne H. Krauss, Paula Larocque, Neil Mathison, Frances McCue, Colleen J. McElroy, and Bernard Taper, who wrote for The New Yorker magazine for thirty-six years. Opening lecture and reception will be May 17. City Center, 1420 Fifth Ave. #108, Seattle, WA 98101; 206.624.6768; www.facerejewelryart.com.
CLASSES & WORKSHOPS
CONNECTICUT
 BROOKFIELD CRAFT CENTER announces its spring workshops in a variety of techniques in creating handmade objects. Subjects such as metalsmithing, ceramics, textile arts, beading, photography, and more are offered. Workshops are held April through August in the Center’s campus on the Still River. It contains four colonial vintage buildings on over two acres. There are five teaching studios, an exhibition gallery, and a retail sales shop. Spring faculty includes John Carnes, Marilyn Bottjer, Pat Gullet, A. Lebel, Suzanne Halvorson, Margot Levy, Carol Cypher, Cynthia Saari. Registration may be at any time prior to the start of class. 286 Whisconier Rd. Brookfield, CT 06804; 203.775.4526; www.brookfieldcraftcenter.org.
MAINE HAYSTACK MOUNTAIN SCHOOL OF CRAFTS begins its first session of the 2006 summer season on June 4 and ends with the final summer workshops on September 9. The school offers intensive studio-based workshops in a variety of craft media including blacksmithing, book arts, clay, fibers, glass, graphics, metals, wood, writing, and mixed media. Programs range from short workshops to three-week sessions and anyone may participate, from beginners to advanced professionals. The sixth session will be an all-Australian faculty. Haystack is located in mid-coast Maine on Deer Island on a campus designed by Edward Larrabee Barnes. There are evening lectures and performances by faculty and visiting artists. Application deadline is April 15. P.O. Box 518, Deer Isle, ME 04627; 207.348.2306; www.haystack-mtn.org.
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THE GILBERT COLLECTION of decorative arts in London, England brings the most comprehensive exhibition of Tiffany jewelry ever mounted. Bejewelled by Tiffany, 1837-1987, opens June 24 and closes November 26. Some one hundred eighty pieces from the Tiffany Archive, together with a selection of jewels loaned from private collections, chronicles Tiffany’s first one hundred fifty years. Many works have not been on public display. The pieces will be arranged thematically, highlighting particular designers, sources of inspiration or the materials favored at different periods.
Somerset House, The Strand, 44 (0)20.7420.9400; www.gilbert-collection.org.uk.
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.
SOUTH CAROLINA THE INTERNATIONAL BEAD EXPO, sponsored by Recursos de Santa Fe, from May 17 to May 21 features eighty-five classes in a variety of media, techniques and skill levels. It will be held at the Charleston Area Convention Center and Embassy Suites Hotel, North Charleston. The International Bead Bazaar’s wholesale buyers only preview will be on Thursday, May 18, with proceeds supporting educational activities. Since 1992, Bead Expo has promoted bead education, scholarship and research. Recursos de Santa Fe, 826 Camino del Monte Rey, A3, Santa Fe, NM 87505; 800.732.6881; www.beadexpo.com.
WISCONSIN CHARLES A. WUSTUM MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS explores polymer clay with its Workshops with the Masters: Kathleen Dustin, on June 9-10. Kathleen Dustin is a pioneer of fine craft in polymer clay and has worked with it for twenty-three years, inventing most of her techniques. 2519 Northwestern Ave., Racine, WI 53404; 262.636.9177; www.ramart.org.
CHINA VALERIE HECTOR leads a twelve-day beading workshop and cultural tour in Beijing, designed for intermediate to advanced beadworkers, from May 8 to 19. 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. www.valeriehector.com.
FAIRS, MARKETS & SHOWS
ARIZONA THE BEAD RENAISSANCE continues its multiple shows throughout 2006. The next shows are May 19-21 in Dallas, Texas; June 2-4 in Las Vegas, Nevada; June 9-11 in Portland, Oregon; and June 23-25 in Ogden, Utah. All shows are retail and wholesale, with bead artists and merchants carrying ancient, vintage and contemporary beads. Admission is free for all shows. 505.894.1293; www.beadshow.com.
CALIFORNIA MIRAMAR EVENTS announces its spring and summer California 2006 arts and crafts shows for May 6-7 in Mountain View; July 15-16 in Menlo Park; Sept. 2-3 in Millbrae; Sept. 9-10 in Mountain View; and Oct. 14-15 in Half Moon Bay. All are free and feature hundreds of exhibitors, live music and food. www.miramarevents.com.
CALIFORNIA
THE CITY OF LAGUNA BEACH hosts the seventy-fourth annual Festival of the Arts, from July 2 through September 1 in Irvine Bowl Park. One hundred forty painters, sculptors, ceramists, jewelers, and other artists display and sell original works in this juried show. Also included are art workshops, education classes, demonstrations, art tours, and music and dance performances. 650 Laguna Canyon Rd., Laguna Beach, CA 92651; 949.494.1145 or 800.487.3378; www.lagunafestivalofthearts.com.
MARYLAND SOTTERLEY PLANTATION hosts the sixteenth annual Southern Maryland Quilt and Needlework Show on the grounds of the historic Landmark Plantation in Hollywood, Maryland, from May 19 to 21. 800.681.0850; www.sotterley.org.
MASSACHUSETTS 
THE BOSTON CHAPTER OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF GLASS BEADMAKERShosts its Glass Bead Extravaganza on May 6 at the Armenian Cultural Center, 47 Nichols Ave., Watertown, Massachusetts. 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. www.bostonchapter.org.
MINNESOTA MINNESOTA CRAFTS COUNCIL presents the thirty-fourth annual Minnesota Crafts Festival featuring one hundred forty craft artists on the grounds of the Minnesota History Center overlooking downtown St. Paul on June 23-25. www.mncraft.org.
NEW YORK
 THE INTERNATIONAL ASIAN ART FAIR featuring the arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas will be held from March 31 to April 5 at the Seventh Regiment Armory, Park Ave at 67th St, New York City. www.haughton.com.
NEW YORK THE 30TH ANNUAL AMERICAN CRAFTS FESTIVAL will be held two consecutive weekends of June 3-4 and June 10-11 on the outdoor Plazas of Lincoln Center in New York City. Produced by The American Concern for Art and Craftsmanship, this juried show features more than four hundred craft artists from forty-three states. Free admission, entertainment and craft demonstrations are available. www.craftsatlincoln.org.
NEW YORK MUSEUM OF ARTS & DESIGN announces LOOT! 2006, the Ninth Biennial Contemporary Jewelry Exhibition and Sale, from April 27 to 30. International artists, including a group of designers from Great Britain, as well as emerging artists, will exhibit and sell their work. Proceeds will benefit Museum exhibitions and educational programs. 40 West 53 St., New York, NY 10019; 212.956.3535; www.madmuseum.org.
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 in Portland.
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 holds its first annual Albuquerque Indian Market, via a new partnership between the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center, from April 22 to 23, at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center, 2401 12th St., N.W.
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, and ceramics. 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.
WISCONSIN THE BEAD & BUTTON SHOW, the world’s largest consumer bead show, returns to Milwaukee’s Midwest Airlines Center June 11-18, opening to the public on June 16. More than three hundred fifty vendors will attend, as well as classes and workshops offered for attendees. A Master Class will be conducted by Arline Fisch, featuring textile techniques for metals. www.beadandbuttonshow.com.
CONFERENCES, LECTURES & SYMPOSIA
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THE 2006 SNAG CONFERENCE, MIND & MATTER: FROM THOUGHT TO OBJECT, hosted by the Chicago Metal Arts Guild, will be held May 24-27, in Chicago, Illinois at the Marriott Chicago Downtown. Sponsored by the Society of North American Goldsmiths, the conference program and exhibitions will explore all aspects of the creative process in jewelry, designing and metalsmithing. Top to bottom: Jewelry by conference lecturers: Sharon Church, Tina Rath and Karl Fritsch. 503.329.2352; www.snagmetalsmith.org.
CALIFORNIA
 THE BOWERS MUSEUM in conjunction with the exhibition Art of Adornment: Tribal Beauty presents a lecture by Robert K. Liu, Coeditor of Ornament Magazine on Asian Torques: Neckpieces by Anonymous Ethnographic Jewelers, on June 3, at 1:30 P.M. Often made with great skill and beauty by jewelers working with very simple toolsets, torques are a rigid form of neckwear used worldwide in ethnographic contexts. 2002 N. Main St., Santa Ana, CA 02706; 714.567.3600; www.bowers.org.
CALIFORNIA
 THE GEMOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF AMERICA has invited former United States Secretary of State Madeleine Albright to give the lead keynote address at GIA’s fourth International Gemological Symposium on August 27. Deepak Chopra will present Unlocking the Hidden Dimensions of Your Life on August 29. 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. This year’s symposium is in conjunction with GIA’s seventy-fifth anniversary. The Symposium will be held from August 27 to 29 at the Manchester Grand Hyatt Hotel, One Market Place, San Diego, California. 5345 Armada Dr., Carlsbad, CA 92008; 760.603.4197; www.gia.edu.
CALIFORNIA
 SURFACE ART ASSOCIATION AND SURFACE DESIGN ASSOCIATION are co-sponsoring, Beneath the Surface: Behind the Scenes, June 16 and 17. This two-day surface design conference in the Los Angeles area, includes a wide variety of lectures, workshops, and demonstrations. It is being held at Woodbury University School of Architecture and Design in Burbank, California. Janet Stoyel, the keynote speaker, has developed innovations in the use of lasers and ultrasound on fabric, leather and metal. Surface Design Association, P. O. Box 10458, Burbank, CA 91510; email at sda-soca@global.net.
MARYLAND THE WALTERS ART MUSEUM is sponsoring a lecture by Dyfri Williams, Keeper, Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, The British Museum, London. The Boshell Family Foundation Distinguished Lecture in Archaeology will be presented in the Museum’s Graham Auditorium on April 30 at 2 P.M. Williams will give an overview of ancient Greek jewelry between 700 and 300 B.C. and will address who wore jewelry, how it was made as well as outline regional variations within the Greek world, attempting to identify the various anonymous craftsmen. 600 N. Charles St., Baltimore, MD 21201; 410.547.9000; www.thewalters.org.
MINNESOTA
 THE TEXTILE CENTER holds a symposium on Art Cloth and Surface Design from July 20 to 26 in Minneapolis. 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 is giving the keynote address. Registration materials are due June 1. 3000 University Ave. S.E., Minneapolis, MN 55414; 612.436.0464; www.textilecentermn.org.
Rebekah Younger as seen in Ornament Magazine UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA SPLIT ROCK ARTS PROGRAM summer workshops at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities St. Paul campus will feature Rebekah Younger’s Essential Elements of Knit Design: The Swatch, held June 18-21. The workshop will be an opportunity for hand and machine knitters to explore the knitted swatch as an essential design element. Rebekah Younger is an artist and designer who creates one-of-a-kind and limited edition fine art knitwear for women under the label Younger Knits. 360 Coffey Hall, 1420 Eckles Ave., St. Paul, MN 55108-6084; 612.625.1237; www.cce.umn.edu/splitrockarts.
MISSOURI GLASS ART SOCIETY 2006 CONFERENCE:
Glass Gateways: Meet in the Middle, will be held June 15-17 in St. Louis, Missouri. Demonstrations, technical panels and exhibitions by established and emerging artists will be offered. Lectures will be given by artists including David Chatt on Where Glass Meets Fiber, There Sits Beadwork. Giving the keynote lecture is Sidney Goldstein, Curator of Ancient and Islamic Art, Saint Louis Art Museum. 3131 Western Ave., Suite 414, Seattle, WA 98121; 206.382.1305; www.glassart.org.
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.
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CALIFORNIA THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES Department of Cultural Affairs announces Art 2 Wear, an exhibition of wearable art at the Los Angeles International Airport. Featuring over thirty-five international and national artists, works can be viewed by ticketed passengers in the U.S. Customs Hall and in the lobby of the Tom Bradley International Terminal on the Lower/ Arrivals level. The wearable art is on display through May 28
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.
MASSACHUSETTS CAMBRIDGE ARTISTS’ COOPERATIVE, an artist-owned and operated fine craft gallery in Harvard Square, is seeking fiber artists to participate in Art To Wear 2006, its sixteenth annual fiber arts show. The final collection will range from classically designed fine wearables to contemporary fiber arts. Acceptance for the show is by invitation and jury. Application and samples must be received by May 31. 5-A Church St., Cambridge, MA 02138; 617.868.4434; www.cambridgeartistscoop.com.
MINNESOTA CORNUCOPIA ART CENTER announces a call for entries for its national juried exhibition Art of Adornment, from July 1 to August 19. Deadline for entry is April 30 and open to all artists living in North America who design and produce their own work. Headgear, body armor, jewelry, decoration are accepted. 103 Parkway Ave. N., P.O. Box 152, Lanesboro, MN 55949; 507.467.2446; www.lanesboroart.org.
NEW YORK BURCHFIELD-PENNEY ART CENTER, located at Buffalo State College, is sponsoring Craft Art Western New York 2006. Its tenth biennial exhibition devoted to works in clay, fiber, metal, and wood, the show will be held from September 16, 2006 to January 7, 2007. Deadline for entries is May 12. This year’s juror is Lloyd Herman, founding director of the Smithsonian Institution’s Renwick Gallery. Buffalo State College, 1300 Elmwood Ave., Buffalo, NY 14222; 716.878.6011; www.burchfield-penny.org.
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. 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.

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