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A viscera coffinas seen in Ornament Magazine
An a nkh as seen in Ornament Magazine
Tut’s golden diadem as seen in Ornament Magazine
A vaseas seen in Ornament Magazine
A scarab brooch as seen in Ornament Magazine
A headrest as seen in Ornament Magazine
A broadcollar as seen in Ornament Magazine
THE FIELD MUSEUM hosts Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs, through 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 the tomb of Tutankhamun and other royal tombs, few seen in the previous exhibition and many have never before left Egypt. Also featured is in-depth film footage and pictures from National Geographic covering the story of his family and his time; the 18th dynasty, the pinnacle of Egyptian culture, wealth and power. Included is the golden diadem that circled Tutankhamun’s head in life and death. Left to right, top to bottom: a viscera coffin, ankh, Tut’s golden diadem, vase, scarab brooch, headrest, and broadcollar.
1400 Lake Shore Dr., Chicago, IL 60605; 312.665.7100; www.fieldmuseum.
MUSEUM EXHIBITIONS
ARIZONA
 HEARD MUSEUM NORTH celebrates twenty years of design and innovation by Native American artists with Mid-century Moderns: Native American Art in Scottsdale, through August 13. The exhibit features handbags, men and women’s designer clothing, paintings, pottery, and jewelry created by native artists living and working in Scottsdale in the 1950s and 1960s. Cherokee fashion designer Lloyd Kiva New created lines of clothing, handbags and fabric that sold throughout the United States and Europe, and Navaho artists Kenneth Begay and Allen Kee created modern silver pieces that made the shop and gallery, the White Hogan, renowned for silver creations that incorporated traditional Navajo design.
Pedregal Festival Marketplace, 34505 N. Scottsdale Rd., Scottsdale, AZ 85262; 480.488.9817; 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.
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.
Krobo powder-glass beads from Ghana as seen in Ornament Magazine A diorama as seen in Ornament Magazine
THE BEAD MUSEUM opened in April the exhibition Nyama: The Vital Force in African Ceremony, which explores ritual and ceremony in African cultures. The objects in Nyama are all drawn from musical ritual performance, traditional dance and everyday adornments, and include textiles, beads, clothing, and beaded artifacts. The exhibition continues through March 15, 2007. Left to right: Krobo powder-glass beads from Ghana and a diorama from the exhibit.
5754 W. Glenn Dr., Glendale, AZ 85301; 623.931.2737; www.beadmuseumaz.org.
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 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 METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART presents Anglomania: Tradition and Transgression in British Fashion, an exhibition investigating the ideals, stereotypes and representations of Englishness by juxtaposing historical costume with late twentieth and early twenty-first century fashions. Anglomania, the craze for all things English, gripped Europe during the mid- to-late eighteenth century. But what began as an intellectual phenomenon became and has remained a matter of style. The exhibition ends September 4.
1000 Fifth Ave., New York, NY 10028; 212.535.7710; www.metmuseum.org.
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 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, through 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.
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.
Steven Grafe, curator, as seen in Ornament MagazineTHE NATIONAL COWBOY & WESTERN HERITAGE MUSEUM, Oklahoma City, presented a beadwork symposium on May 6, in conjunction with their large exhibition, Beaded Brilliance, Wearable Art from the Columbia River Plateau. With just five speakers, this was a perfect example of good things coming in small packages. Robert K. Liu spoke on traditional and unconventional techniques of glass beadmaking; Jamey Allen on the routes of the movement of trade beads during the Age of Exploration; Steven Grafe (shown above), curator of the exhibition and organizer of the symposium, on Columbia River Beadwork: Individual expression and shared styles; Moyo Okediji on African beads: songs, poetry and folklore; and Alice Scherer on a passion for contemporary beadwork: a new art form. Beads and beadwork were covered in detail, broad strokes and in context. www.nationalcowboymuseum.org.
WASHINGTON D.C. THE TEXTILE MUSEUM continues its exhibition, Harpies, Mermaids, and Tulips: Embroidery of the Greek Islands and Epirus Region, through September 3. Focusing on the island societies in the Ionian and Aegean seas during the era of the Latin West and Ottoman East, the exhibition displays some seventy textiles created during the seventeenth and nineteenth centuries for bridal trousseaux and domestic life. These embroidered textiles, from bed tents and pillows to handkerchiefs and embroidered panels from women’s clothing, attest to the power of these communities to assimilate Venetian and Ottoman influences into their own native folk traditions.
2320 ‘S’ St., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20008; 202.667.0441.
WASHINGTON
MARYHILL MUSEUM OF ART presents A People’s legacy: Romanian Folk Life Through Dress, Textiles & Arts, through November 14. Despite a century of political turmoil, over ninety areas of distinct folk cultures still exist: emerging from close contact with invaders and neighbors such as the Saxons, Turks, Armenians, Bulgarians, Hungarians, and Ukrainians. The exhibition features traditional costumes, folk and sacred art from the museum’s permanent collection, and objects from the Henry Art Gallery, Seattle Washington; The Folk Art Museum, Santa Fe, New Mexico; and the Kent State University Museum, Kent, Ohio.
35 Maryhill Museum Dr., Goldendale, WA 98620; 509.773.3773; ww.maryhillmuseum.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.
GALLERY EXHIBITIONS
 
ARIZONA ANDORA GALLERY, a contemporary fine craft gallery, has relocated to North Scottsdale. Formerly in Carefree, Andora Gallery features work by emerging and established artists working in clay, fiber, glass, metal, wood, and art jewelry.
480.595.1039; www.andoragallery.com.
CALIFORNIA SAN LUIS OBISPO ART CENTER hosts an exhibition of fine beadwork, NanC Meinhart’s 13th Master Class, by the Vista Point Artists, a group of seventeen who use bead weaving and wire bending techniques. Some of the artists include Jan Anderson, Priscilla Beadle and Amanda Taylor. The public reception is July 7, with the show July 6-31.
1010 Broad St., San Luis Obispo, CA 93401; 805.543.8562; www.sloartcenter.org.
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.
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.
ENGLAND THE CRAFTS COUNCIL hosts the touring exhibition, Well Fashioned: Eco Style in the UK, which originally showed at the Crafts Council Gallery, and will be moving on to the City Gallery in Leicester, from July 15 to August 26. The exhibition covers the various ways in which fashion designers have approached “green” fashion, from materials and processes to concepts and techniques.
90 Granby St., Leicester, England LE1 1DJ; www.craftscouncil.org.uk.
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.
NORTH CAROLINA BELLAGIO features three textile artists for the summer: Maralyce Ferre, Babette and Ocelot. Ferre produces elegant and unique contemporary outerwear for women. Babette is known for embellishments that are kept to a minimum, with any detail having a useful function. Angelina DeAntonis established Ocelot in 1998, and continues to make comfortable and unique clothing paired with an unusual sensibility for color.
5 Biltmore Pl., Asheville, NC 28803; 828.277.8100; www.bellagioarttowear.com.
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.
CALL FOR ENTRIES
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COLORADO ART CENTER OF ESTES PARK announces a call for entries for its Lines Into Shapes Art Exhibition and Sale, from September 22 through October 16. Media accepted includes fiber and jewelry. Over five thousand dollars in prizes were awarded in 2005. Deadline is August 1. Entry form is available at
www.artcenterofestes.com. POB 3635, Estes Park, CO 80517; 970.586.5882.
PENNSYLVANIA FIBERARTS GUILD OF PITTSBURG announces its nineteenth triennial juried exhibition Fiberarts International 2007 at the Society for Contemporary Craft and the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, running from April 14-August 19, 2007. Deadline for entries is August 18, 2006 and can include a wide range of fiber art, including traditional craft as well as expressions of unexpected relationships to other mediums, such as painting, sculpture, conceptual, and installation art. www.fiberartinternational.org.
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.
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.
OREGON THE OREGON COLLEGE OF ART & CRAFTannounces its summer semester of week-long workshops for students of all skill and age levels. Workshops with visiting artists, Art Adventures Summer Day Camp for children as well as evening classes for adults are offered. Workshops and classes will be given in book arts, ceramics, drawing/painting, fibers, metals, photography, and wood.
8245 S.W. Barnes Rd., Portland, OR 97225; 503.297.5544; www.ocac.edu.
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; 949.494.114 or 800.487.3378; www.lagunafestivalofthearts.com.
CALIFORNIA SONOMA WINE COUNTRY GLASS ART & BEAD FESTIVAL will be held August 12, 13 at the Sonoma Veterans Memorial Building. This free show is sponsored by Soft Flex Company and features a juried show of more than ninety-five vendors, classes and a marketplace of beads, gemstones, findings, collectible glass art, and jewelry. www.softflexcompany.com.
CALIFORNIA THE ANNUAL CONNOISSEURS’ MARKETPLACE takes place from July 15 to 16, in Menlo Park. Roughly two hundred artists and craftspeople from throughout the west will present works including beadwork, photography, flatware, gold and silver jewelry, textiles, handbags, and hats.
Santa Cruz Ave., Menlo Park, CA 94025; 650.325.2818, www.miramarevents.com.
CALIFORNIA THE MILL VALLEY FALL ARTS FESTIVAL shows September 16 and 17 in Historic Old Mill Park in downtown Mill Valley, California. This juried show of original art includes clothing, jewelry, woodwork, painting, printmaking, graphics and drawings, sculpture, ceramics, and mixed media. 415.381.8090; www.mvaf.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 HAMPSHIRE 
THE LEAGUE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE CRAFTSMEN FAIR takes place August 5-13 at Mount Sunapee Resort in Newbury, New Hampshire. Fine contemporary and traditional handcraft in every type of craft medium, including jewelry, glass, fiber works, weaving, leatherwork is on display. Demonstrations and workshops are offered and two craft exhibitions, Living With Craft and CraftWear, showcase handcrafted items for the home and as art-to-wear.
603.224.3374; www.nhcrafts.org.
NEW MEXICO  BEAD RENAISSANCE SHOWS continue their schedule of retail and wholesale shows with bead artists and merchants carrying ancient, vintage and contemporary beads. The fall shows are September 14-17, October 27-29, November 3-5, November 10-12, and November 17-19 in Denver, Colorado, Live Oak, Texas, Tulsa, Oklahoma, Kansas City, Missouri, and Albuquerque, New Mexico, respectively.
505.894.1239; www.beadshow.com.
NEW MEXICO WHITEHAWK ASSOCIATES hosts a new venue for its summer antique shows in 2006 and 2007 at El Museo Cultural de Santa Fe, located in a historic railyard district in Santa Fe. The 23rd Annual Antique Ethnographic Art Show will be held August 11-13, and the 29th Antique Indian Art Show on August 14-16. A third show will be the same weekend as the Indian Market: Antiques of the Americas (& Beyond), featuring an eclectic mix of antiques including folk art, ethnographic, tribal, and historic American Indian Art. Show dates are August 18-20.
POB 1272, Santa Fe, NM 87504; www.whitehawkshows.com.
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THE MUSEUM AT THE FASHION INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY presents Love and War: The Weaponized Woman, which explores the influence of armor and other military styles in fashion, from uniforms and armor to lingerie. Approximately eighty contemporary garments by leading designers will be featured in this exhibition, and split into four categories: The Weaponized Woman, The Hard Body, Officers, Not Gentlemen, and Skin2: Weapons of Seduction.Left to right: a soft armor suit by Christian Francis Roth, a deconstructed military jacket and skirt by Junya Watanabe, and an evening dress by Christian Dior. The exhibit will run from September 9 to December 16, 2006.
Seventh Ave., 27th Street, New York, NY 10001; 212.217.7642; www.fitnyc.edu.
NEW YORK THE 21ST ANNUAL AUTUMN CRAFTS FESTIVAL will be held on two consecutive weekends: September 9, 10 and September 16, 17, 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. Free admission, entertainment and craft demonstrations are available. www.craftsatlincoln.org.
NEW YORK THE CRAFT AS ART FESTIVAL holds its tenth annual event, September 29 to October 1, 2006. More than fifteen thousand visitors are expected, viewing one hundred displays of contemporary American craftsmanship from handwoven apparel, precious and non-traditional jewelry, to functional and decorative pottery and stained glass. More than eleven thousand uniquely designed works will be presented by the participating artists.
Nassau County Museum of Art, One Museum Drive, Roslyn Harbor, NY, 11576; 973.746.0091.
NORTH CAROLINA THE 21ST ANNUAL PENLAND SCHOOL OF CRAFTS BENEFIT AUCTION takes place August 11, 12 on the Penland campus. More than one hundred fifty pieces of work in the fields of jewelry, textiles, ceramics, glass, metals, wood, handmade books, photography, printmaking, drawing, and painting will be on sale. The work has been donated by current and former Penland instructors and resident artists, including some of the country’s most prominent craft artists. The proceeds benefit the programs and studios of Penland School of Crafts.
POB 37, Penland, NC 28765; 828.765.2359; www.penland.org.
OREGON
BEAD FAIRE continues its showing of vintage to contemporary beads in Portland at the Oregon Convention Center, July 14-16. Beadmaking classes and more are included.
503.252.8300; www.gemfaire,com.
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BROOKFIELD CRAFT CENTER held a group exhibition entitled Passing the Torch: Contemporary Art Glass Lampworking, from April 9th to May 21, at the Lynn Tendler Bignell Gallery. Curated by Connecticut lampworker and glass artist Cynthia Liebler Saari of Woodstock, the exhibit included work by Michael Barley, Tom Boylan, Bandhu Dunham, Kate Fowle Meleney, Bronwen Heilman, Jason Herring, Caitlin and Marshall Hyde, David Licata, Kristina Logan, Mike Mangiafico, Cynthia Liebler Saari, Susan Breen Silvy, Nancy Tobey, Pati Walton, Beth Williams, and Lewis Wilson. Top to bottom: a necklace by Kristina Logan, a glass wasp by Mike Mangiafico and a bead pendant by Kate Fowle Meleney.
286 Whisconier Road, Brookfield, CT 06804; 203.775.4526.
PENNSYLVANIA
PHILADELPHIA MUSEUM OF ART CRAFT SHOW will hold its juried, public exhibition and sale of one-of-a-kind and limited edition contemporary crafts on November 2-5. Nearly two hundred artists from across the United States are selected to participate. For the first time in the history of the show, twenty-six artists from Finland will participate in the Guest Artist Program. Clay, fiber, glass, metal, wood, and jewelry and wearables will be featured. The beneficiary of the show is the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Pennsylvania Convention Center,
12th & Arch Streets, Philadelphia, PA 19101; 215.684.7930; www.pmacraftshow.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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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.
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.
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'S Conference: Glass Gateways: Meet in the Middle, will be held June 15-17 in St. Louis. Giving the keynote lecture is Sidney Goldstein, Curator of Ancient and Islamic Art, at the Saint Louis Art Museum. 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.
TENNESSEE THE 20TH ANNUAL SANTA FE SYMPOSIUM changes its venue and date. The 2006 symposium will be held in Nashville, September 10-13. Serving the jewelry manufacturing industry, the symposium is a place to gather and network with colleagues, discover the latest in research, and learn about process innovations.
800.952.6222; www.santafesymposium.org.
TEXAS THE SOUTHWEST SCHOOL OF ART & CRAFT in San Antonio presents the lecture, That Hat! Millinery as Art, August 4, at 7 P.M., Ellison Lecture Hall. Speaker Jan Wutkowsky studied millinery with Waltraud Reiner at the Melbourne School of Millinery and has taught old-world hatmaking throughout the United States since 1998. Free and open to the public.
210.224.1848; www.swschool.org.
WASHINGTON THE NORTHWEST POLYMER CLAY GUILD hosts its triennial international conference Ravensdale, The Art of Polymer Clay, from August 6-13, in Issaquah. Teachers conducting studios and classes include Dan Cormier and Tracy Holmes, Jeff Dever, Grant Diffendaffer, Lindy Haunani, Patricia Kimle, Maggie Maggio.
206.287.9170; www.nwpcg.org.
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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.
NEW YORK THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF JEWELRY APRAISERS announces an opportunity for national and international gemology students to explore a career in gems and jewelry appraising. It is offering to GIA, FGA, FGAA, FGG, and FCGmA students a scholarship to attend the 27th Annual Winter Educational Conference, January 29, 30, 2007 in Tucson, Arizona. Deadline for submission is November 1, 2006. Applications can be obtained through NAJA’s website or by a faxed request to 718.997.9057.
POB 18, Rego Park, NY 11374; 718.896.1536; NAJAappraiser.com
PENNSYLVANIA NICHE Award Winners for 2006 were honored at the Philadelphia Buyers Market of American Craft. The NICHE Award program recognizes excellence and innovation in the American and Canadian craft industry. The Fiber category winners are Clothing: Laura Huhn; Decorative: Joh Ricci; Handwoven: Laura Fisher-Bonvallet; Knitted: Robin L. Bergman; Pieced/Quilted: Judith Larzelere; and Surface Design: K.C. Lowe. The Jewelry winners are Fashion: Kimberly Winkle; Gold: Todd Reed; Gold with Stones: Michelle Krespi; Sculpture to Wear: J. Carlos Caballero-Perez; Silver: Thomas McGurrin; and Silver with Stones: Janine DeCresenso. The annual arts competition received more than one thousand entries, and jurors selected up to six finalists in each of the thirty-eight categories. The NICHE Award is sponsored by NICHE magazine, published by the Rosen Group. www.AmericanCraft.com
TEXAS THE HOUSTON CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY CRAFT has announced its newest Executive Director, Kristen Loden. The Houston Center is a nonprofit organization founded to advance education about the process, product and history of craft. Joanna Wortham, Board President of Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, states: “Kristen’s deep passion for the arts, extensive background in fund development and strong connections in the philanthropic community in Houston make her the perfect leader for this position.”
4848 Main St., Houston, TX 77002; www.crafthouston.org.
Rob Sidner new director of Mingei Gallery, as seen in Ornament Magazine.MINGEI INTERNATIONAL MUSEUM’s Chairman of the Board, Maureen Pecht King, has announced the second director of the Museum, Rob Sidner. who has been acting director since November 1, 2005. Sidner will be managing the daily operations of the Museum including the planning of exhibitions and their related educational programs, developing the collection, administrating, fundraising, and marketing. He joined the staff of Mingei International September 1993 as Membership Coordinator. A year later, he was appointed Director of Public Relations and, in summer 1996, was named Assistant Director. During his tenure at Mingei International, he has played an integral part in the building of the Museum's forty-one thousand square-foot facility in Balboa Park and its North County venue in Escondido. In that time, the institution's budget and its permanent collection of arts of the people—currently more than sixteen thousand objects from one hundred countries—have doubled, and the staff has quadrupled. www.mingei.org.
TURKEY THE INTERNATIONAL BEAD AND BEADWORK CONFERENCE Academic Committee invites proposals for its upcoming conference in November 2007. The theme is The Global Perspective of Beads and Beadwork: History, Manufacture, Trade, and Adornment. Proposed papers must be original and previously unpublished works. The conference venue will be the Hilton Hotel, Istanbul. Email proposals to valeriehector@sbcglobal.net.
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.
WASHINGTON, D.C THE 24TH ANNUAL SMITHSONIAN CRAFT SHOW declared its winners April 19, 2006, with Best of Show award going to Randall Rosenthal. Dennis Nahabetian and Steven Ford and David Forlano received Gold awards. Silver was awarded to Tim and Kathleen Harding, Ronald Dekok, Ikuzi Teraki and Jeanne Bisson, and Todd Reed. Bronze was awarded to Fong Choo. The First Time Exhibitor award went to Sequoia Miller. www.smithsoniancraftshow.org
WASHINGTON, D.C THE TEXTILE MUSEUM invites researchers and the general public to explore its searchable online catalog of the Textile Museum’s Arthur D. Jenkins Library. TextileMuse provides a full catalog of titles in the Library’s collection of textile-related material.
www.textilemuseum.org
WASHINGTON THE PRATT FINE ARTS CENTERhas opened its newly remodeled jewelry studio. Improvements include fourteen new jeweler benches, a flex shaft for every bench, new ventilation and lighting, and a second studio for smaller classes and independent artists. The studio also houses soldering stations, a hydraulic press, a step shear, a rolling mill, and more. Charon Kransen will be conducting a seminar: Building Professional Relationships, June 16-18. Lectures will include information on how galleries and dealers work, what their motives are, how they select the artists they work with, what their vision is, and how they develop contacts.
1902 S. Main St., Seattle, WA 98144; 206.328.2200. www.pratt.org.
WASHINGTON SEATTLE METALS GUILD is a non-profit organization made up of people with varying professional and personal interests and involvements in traditional and contemporary jewelry and metal arts. The Guild was founded in 1989 to provide for the exchange of ideas and information, as well as to offer affordable educational opportunities to its members and the public. The Guild sponsors a bimonthly newsletter, exhibitions and a series of aesthetic, technical and business workshops, and lectures. The Guild invites new members to share its many activities.
1425 Broadway, #154, Seattle, WA 98122; www.seattlemetalsguild.org.

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