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ARIZONA |
THE
BEAD MUSEUM showcases the exhibition Flourish: The Sculptural
Beads of Christi Friesen, through June. This exhibit is one of the first
of a series of solo shows of selected bead artists. Friesen is known for
her unique polymer clay art beads, embellished with gems, semiprecious
stones, pearls and glass. The Museum is also hosting Silver: From Fetish
to Fashion, an exhibition of over one hundred pieces of personal adornment,
through April 2008. 5754 W. Glenn Dr., Glendale, AZ 85301; 623.931.2737; www.beadmuseumaz.org. |
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| ARIZONA |
THE
HEARD MUSEUM presents Sole Stories: American Indian Footwear,
on view through October. The display features seventy pairs of shoes from
traditional moccasins and mukluks to elaborately beaded platform shoes
and cowboy boots. Both traditional and contemporary footwear is shown.
Paintings, ceramics and other objects in which shoes are featured as a
motif are also present. 2301 North Central Ave., Phoenix, AZ 85004; 602.252.8848; www.heard.org. |
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CALIFORNIA
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THE
AMERICAN TAPESTRY ALLIANCE hosts American Tapestry Biennial
6, an exhibition being held at the San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles.
This international juried exhibition runs through July 8. 520 South First St., San Jose, CA 95113 520.626.8364; www.tapestrycenter.org. |
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| MASSACHUSETTS | THE
PEABODY MUSEUM OF ARCHAEOLOGY AND ETHNOLOGY announces the extension
of its exhibit of Imazighen! Beauty and Artisanship in Everyday Berber
Life, to September 2007. Featuring an extensive collection of cultural
artifacts from the Berber groups of North Africa, objects ranging from
jewelry, leatherwork and metalwork to pottery, textiles and weaponry are
on display. 11 Divinity, Cambridge, MA 02138; www.peabody.harvard.edu. |
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| MASSACHUSETTS | MUSEUM
OF FINE ARTS, BOSTON presents Tsutsugaki Textiles from the Collection
of David and Marita Paly, through July 6. The exhibition explores the
clothing and textiles of the lower classes of Japan, who, unlike the upper
class, made do with fabric made from hemp, known as ramie, as well as
cotton introduced in the fifteenth century. The technique used specifically
on these garments, tsutsugaki, involved protecting specific areas of the
cloth with a starch paste, which was later removed after the dyeing process.
The protected area was then subsequently handpainted. Also on display
is Jewelry by Artists: The Daphne Farago Collection, ending March 5, 2008.
This exhibition features one hundred fifty examples of art jewelry from
Daphne Farago’s outstanding collection. 465 Huntington Ave., Boston, MA 02115; 617.267.9300; www.mfa.org. |
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THE
AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY in New York City continues
the exhibition Gold, through August 19. The display focuses on the historical
fascination with this icon of wealth, beauty and power. Rare natural
specimens and important cultural artifacts spanning from the famous
La Trobe Nugget to gleaming precolumbian jewelry and other objects from
the Museum’s collection are on display. Central Park West at 79th St., New York, NY 10024; 212.769.5100; www.amnh.org. |
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THE
METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART presents Poiret: King of Fashion,
through August 5, 2007. This special exhibition examines the work of
the the innovative fashion designer Paul Poiret, who lived from 1879
to 1944. Best remembered for freeing women from corsets and further
shaking the establishment through pantaloons, it was nevertheless his
remarkable cutting and construction of cloth, despite his inability
to sew, that secured his legacy. The exhibit focuses on Poiret’s
technical ingenuity and originality and explores his modernity in relation
to and as an expression of the dominant discourses of the early twentieth
century. 1000 Fifth Ave., New York, NY 10028; www.metmuseum.org. |
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| PENNSYLVANIA
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THE
ALLENTOWN ART MUSEUM presents Knights in Shining Armor, a major
exhibition covering Renaissance and Baroque art, arms and armor. The show
is on display from January 28 to June 3. Nearly four years in the making,
Knights in Shining Armor explores the popularity of arms and armor in
the art and daily life of these periods. 31 N. Fifth St., Allentown, PA 18101; 610.432.4333; www.allentownartmuseum.org. |
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| PENNSYLVANIA
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THE
FRANKLIN INSTITUTE SCIENCE MUSEUM hosts Tutankhamun and the
Golden Age of the Pharaohs, through September 30. New and larger than
the blockbuster that toured the world in 1977, this exhibition includes
one hundred thirty objects from Tutankhamun’s tomb and other royal
tombs. |
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| TEXAS | THE
MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, HOUSTON will host Ornament As Art: Avant-Garde
Jewelry from the Helen Williams Drutt Collection, on view from September
30, 2007 to January 21, 2008. In 2002, the museum acquired seven hundred
twenty pieces from her collection, and approximately three hundred of
these objects will be included in the exhibition. 1001 Bissonnet Street, Houston, TX 77005; 713.639.7300; www.mfah.org. |
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| WASHINGTON
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THE
SMITHSONIAN AMERICAN ART MUSEUM presents From The Ground Up:
Renwick Craft Invitational 2007 at the Renwick Gallery, through July 22.
The third in an ongoing series, the exhibit biennially spotlights artists
whose innovative approaches make them figures to watch in American art.
The multi-media jewelry of one of the artists, Jocelyn Chateauvert, is
the subject of a lecture by curator Jane Milosch and conservator Hugh
Shockey on June 29. Pennsylvania Avenue at 17th St., N.W.; www.americanart.si.edu. |
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| CANADA
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THE
TEXTILE MUSEUM OF CANADA presents You Wenfeng: Fish Skin Clothing,
an exhibition that covers the Hezhe people, one of the smallest of China’s
fifty-five ethnic minorities, who live in the Heilongjiang province
alongside the Songhua River. You Wenfeng learned how to create fish
skin clothing from her grandmother and began producing pieces at the
age of twenty-one for the provincial museum. The exhibit, curated by
Natalia Nekrassova, closes September 28. Also showing, through July
8, is Colour & Light: Embroidery from India and Pakistan, guest
curated by Dale Gluckman. The textiles are drawn primarily from the
Museum’s South Asian holdings. 55 Centre Ave., Toronto, ON M5G 2H5; 416.599.5321; www.textilemuseum.ca. |
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| CALIFORNIA |
TABOO STUDIO presents The Spring Exhibition with jewelry
by Pat Flynn, Isabelle Posillico, Wanda Kuprienko, Boo Poulin, Sydney
Lynch, Claire Sanford, and Nancy Shapiro, through June 22. 1615-1/2 W. Lewis St., San Diego, CA 92103; 619.692.0099. |
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| CALIFORNIA | VELVET
DA VINCI hosts new jewelry by Ramon Puig Cuyas and Silvia Walz,
through June 30. 2015 Polk St., San Francisco, CA 94109; 415.441.0109. |
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| CALIFORNIA | THE
CANTOR ARTS CENTER at Stanford University displays the Art of
Being Tuareg: Sahara Nomads in a Modern World, which originally opened
at the Fowler Museum at the University of California, Los Angeles. The
Art of Being Tuareg is the first major exhibition in the United States
to examine the art and culture of the Tuareg, a semi-nomadic people of
North Africa. The exhibition continues until September 2, when it moves
to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African Art. Lomita Dr. and Museum Way, Stanford, CA 94305; www.stanford.edu/dept/ccva. |
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| PENNSYLVANIA |
THE FIBERARTS GUILD OF PITTSBURGH showcases Fiberart
International 2007, a triennial exhibition of contemporary fiber art,
at the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts and Society for Contemporary Craft,
through August 19. Stretching the boundaries of fiber art, all manner
of objects from clothing to bowls and sculptures made from outlandish
materials are on display. Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, 6300 Fifth Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15232; and the Society for Contemporary Craft, 2100 Smallman St., Pittsburgh, PA 15222. |
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| WASHINGTON, D.C. | THE
FREER GALLERY OF ART hosts a continuing exhibition of small glass vessels and sculpture collected by Charles Lang Freer. The exhibit consists of a number of ancient Egyptian sculptures of wood, stone and bronze, as well as amulets, glass beads and inlays, and other objects purchased by the gallery’s founder. Independence Avenue and 12th St., S.W.; www.asia.si.edu |
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| ILLINOIS |
AMERICAN CRAFT EXPOSITION presents its twenty-third show
on August 24 - 26. Produced by the Auxiliary of Evanston Northwestern
Healthcare, this impressive venue provides attendees the opportunity to
appreciate and purchase the work of one hundred fifty master craftspeople
while benefiting breast and ovarian cancer research. Everything from metal,
glass, jewelry, ceramics, fibers decorative and wearable, leather, wood,
furniture, and more will be on sale. The show will take place at the Henry
Crown Sports Pavilion. 2311 Campus Dr., Evanston, IL 60208; www.americancraftexpo.org. |
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| MINNESOTA | THE
INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF GLASS BEADMAKERS presents the exhibit
ConneXtions: A Collaborative Effort Between Wood and Glass. Running from
July 26 to December 15, this exhibition is a collaborative effort between
the ISGB and the American Association of Woodturners. Over one hundred
artists from these two organizations have partnered to create synergistic
works of glass beads and lathe-turned wood. The exhibit shows at the AAW
Gallery, Landmark Center, 75 W. Fifth St., in St. Paul. www.isgb.org. |
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THE
SANTA FE INTERNATIONAL FOLK ART MARKET holds its 2007 session
on July 14 -15. The Folk Art Market has grown into one of the country’s
largest juried venues for folk art in only three years. Last year over
fourteen thousand visitors attended the event held at the Milner Plaza
on Museum Hill, in Santa Fe, New Mexico. This year over one hundred
fifty artists from forty-one countries will display their wares. www.folkartmarket.org. |
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| WASHINGTON
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THE
NORTHWEST BEAD SOCIETY plans for its next Bead Bazaar at a new
time and venue. Showing from September 15 to 16 at the Lynnwood Convention
Center, in Lynnwood, Washington, the Bazaar features numerous bead vendors.
There is a current list on the website, which will be updated as more
applicants are accepted. www.nwbeadsociety.org. |
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| COLORADO |
RIO
GRANDE prepares for Clasp— A Convergence of Jewelers, its
second annual conference which explores all aspects of jewelrymaking.
Clasp runs from September 14 to 16 in Denver, Colorado. The inaugural
conference was held last September in Nashville, Tennessee. www.claspconvergence.com. |
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THE
INTERNATIONAL PRECIOUS METAL CLAY GUILD announces dates for
its fourth biennial conference, which will be held July 17-20, 2008,
at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. The most recent conference
was held in July 2006 in the same location, featuring distinguished
speakers from around the world. Information about the conference is
posted on the Guild’s website. www.pmc-conference.com. |
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| TENNESSEE | THE
SOCIETY OF NORTH AMERICAN GOLDSMITHS holds its 2007 conference
from June 13 to 16. The theme is Directions Unknown: Looking Ahead, Learning
From History. Many lectures and exhibitions are available, such as Women
in Iron by Elizabeth Brim, which explores the introduction of women smithers
into this medium, and Directions Unknowable with Ralph Caplan. The Conference
takes place at the Peabody Hotel in downtown Memphis, Tennessee and is
hosted by the Metal Museum. www.snagmetalsmith.org. |
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| ENGLAND | PRECIOUS
METAL CLAY GUILD, UK is holding a symposium on July 28 at the
London Met, Sir John Cass Department of Art, Media and Design. Along with
one hundred participants, three leaders of the PMC community will make
presentations. Additional features include an exhibition of work from
the Small Treasures competition as well as distinguished work by visiting
artists, a Vendors Room, and ongoing video presentations. www.pmcguild.co.uk/symposium/ index.html. |
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| TURKEY | THE
INTERNATIONAL BEAD AND BEADWORK CONFERENCE takes place in Istanbul,
Turkey, from November 22 to 25. The theme for the program is The Global
Perspective on Beads and Beadwork. Museum and other exhibitions are planned
and there will be a bead bazaar and associated tours. www.istanbul-boncuk.org. |
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| HAWAII |
TEXTILE SOCIETY OF AMERICA requests submissions for
its eleventh biennial symposium meeting in Honolulu, Hawaii, September
24-27, 2008. Submission deadline is October 1, 2007. The symposium theme
is Textiles As Cultural Expressions. www.textilesociety.org. |
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| INDIANA |
THE INTERNATIONAL PRECIOUS METAL CLAY GUILD announces
dates for its fourth biennial conference, July 17-20, 2008, on the campus
of Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. Information about the
upcoming conference will be posted on the Guild’s website. Conference
co-chairs Jeanette Landenwitch and Tim McCreight are requesting proposals;
deadline is June 15. www.pmcguild.com. |
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| MARYLAND | NICHE MAGAZINE issues a call for entries for the 2008 NICHE Awards. Among the well-known categories such as fiber, glass, jewelry, metal, ceramics, wood, and mixed media are included new categories of handmade beads and polymer clay. The deadline for professionals is August 31, 2007, and for students September 28, 2007. Applications are currently available from www.americancraft.com. |
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| MINNESOTA |
THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF GLASS BEADMAKERS presents
the exhibit ConneXtions: A Collaborative Effort Between Wood and Glass.
Running from July 26 to December 15, this exhibition is a collaborative
effort between the ISGB and the American Association of Woodturners. Over
one hundred artists from these two organizations have partnered to create
synergistic works of glass beads and lathe-turned wood. The exhibit will
show at the AAW Gallery in St. Paul, Minnesota. www.isgb.org. |
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| NEW MEXICO |
RIO GRANDE announces the finalists of the Seventh Annual Saul Bell Design Award Competition. Twenty-seven jewelry designs are selected in the five categories of the competition, which include gold/platinum, precious metal clay, hollowware, silver, and beads. From these finalists, ten winners are chosen and announced at a gala celebration dinner held during the annual JCK Show, held in Las Vegas, Nevada. www.saulbellaward.com. |
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| OREGON |
THE MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY CRAFT in Portland, Oregon
issues a call for artists for an intriguing exhibit. Artists are encouraged
to explore questions of materiality, construction, design, and wearability.
Putting aside preciousness, makers of art jewelry are invited to create
objects that give audiences the freedom to touch and even temporarily
wear these adornments. The application deadline is August 15. www.museumofcontemporarycraft.org. |
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| TEXAS |
THE SCHOOL OF ART at Stephen F. Austin State University,
in Nacogdoches, invites applicants to Refined, its biannual exhibition
of jewelry and metalwork. Juror Charon Kransen is seeking innovative responses
to the concept of abundance and its formal and conceptual manifestations
in the medium of jewelry. At least fifteen hundred dollars will be awarded
at the juror’s discretion. The entry deadline is October 1. www.art.sfasu.edu. |
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| CONNECTICUT |
AID TO ARTISANS announces the launch of an innovative
five-year project to benefit artisans in India. The project, named Artisan
Enterprise Development Alliance Program, will start officially in October.
Aid to Artisans is a nonprofit organization focusing on training and assistance
to artisan groups worldwide, and has worked in one hundred ten countries
since its founding in 1976. www.aidtoartisans.org. |
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THE
FIELD MUSEUM presents The Ancient Americas, a new permanent
exhibit examining thirteen thousand years of cultural evolution
in the western hemisphere. More than two thousand artifacts
are on display representing some twenty distinct cultural groups,
from the early hunter-gatherers of the American continents to
the great empires of the Aztecs and the Incas. Ground-breaking
research by Field Museum scientists and others should shatter
long-held preconceptions. Shown is an Inca textile, indicative
of their richly patterned motifs.
THE
FIFTH ANNUAL SINKANKAS SYMPOSIUM, sponsored by the
San Diego Mineral & Gem Society and the Gemological Institute
of America at GIA’s world headquarters in Carlsbad, California,
featured on April 21 eight prominent speakers on jade: Fred
Ward, Jades of the World; Si Frazier, Nomenclature of Jade;
Mary Lou Ridinger, Current Guatemalan Jade Market; Don Kay,
Current Trends in Jade Jewelry; Richard Hughes, Burmese Jadeite
Mining; Dale Blankenship, How to Carve Jade; John Koivula, The
Microworld of Jade; and Dr. George Rossman, Color in Jade and
the Measuring Process. There were nearly one hundred fifty enthusiastic
and knowledgeable attendees, with a similar number turned away
due to lack of space. Two showcases displayed a variety of rare
and interesting examples of ancient, ethnographic and contemporary
jade pieces from around the world. Books and other publications
on jade, often out-of-print, were available for purchase. Shown,
from left to right, are Roger Merk, organizer of the symposium;
Mary Lou Ridinger, co-discoverer of seven jadeite sources in
the Motagua River Valley of Guatemala, and Fred Ward, well-known
jade and gemstone author and photographer. Only in the late
twentieth and early twenty-first centuries were precolumbian
sources for jade in Central America confirmed.
