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Fiber Symposium

October 31, 2007 at 1:46 pm | In conferences, lecture/exhibition, theory | Leave a Comment

An International Fiber Symposium
March 6 – 8, 2008 The University of the Arts, Philadelphia

M a t e r i a l t y + M e a n i n g : Examining Fiber and Material Studies in Contemporary Art and Culture

Hothouse: Expanding the field of Fiber at Cranbrook 1970-2007

June 29, 2007 at 8:21 am | In art, education, lecture/exhibition | Leave a Comment

Cranbrook Academy of Art has been a hothouse environment for graduate studies in the visual arts for more than seventy-five years. In particular, the program in fiber under the successive leadership of Gerhardt Knodel and Jane Lackey has contributed to the rethinking of the field, redefining and shifting it in new directions. Hot House: Expanding the Field of Fiber at Cranbrook, 1970-2007 presents work by Knodel and Lackey as well as over 150 of their 275 graduates, all of whom have contributed to the ever-expanding field of fiber. From the introductory essay by Gregory Wittkopp

Redefining Craft for the 21st Century.

December 15, 2006 at 9:59 am | In craft, lecture/exhibition, theory | Leave a Comment

This is a direct link to the keynote presentation by Dennis Stevens at the 2006 CODA (Craft Organization Development Association) conference in Portland, Oregon. Watch/listen to the talk and post your responses.

As a critic, an object maker and a former gallery owner, Stevens interprets contemporary art and craft practice with an interdisciplinary perspective and an eye towards the future.
Dennis Stevens is working on his doctorate at Teachers College in NY and writes Redefining Craft.

Contemporary Crafts Museum & Gallery-Portland

November 4, 2006 at 10:46 am | In art, craft, lecture/exhibition | Leave a Comment

New Embroidery: Not Your Grandma’s Doily….runs thru Nov.12,2006… so if you are in Portland, check it out…
http://www.contemporarycrafts.org/exhibitions/index.php?f=2006_09_embroidery

Radical Craft: 2006 Art Center Design Conference – By Janet Abrams

October 26, 2006 at 10:13 pm | In conferences, education, lecture/exhibition, theory | Leave a Comment

Radical Craft: 2006 Art Center Design Conference – By Janet Abrams

Conference swag bag

As I lugged my Timbuk2 swag bag of conference sponsor goodies back to my hotel room–an advert for unsustainability, heavy enough to dislocate your shoulder–and wrenched its ultimately useful contents (a pen, a notebook, a discount voucher and some breath mints) free from their surfeit of packaging, I found myself pondering what Maurice Cox had said, in his talk, about using design to stir unrest, dissatisfaction with the way things are, and of making access to design one of every citizen’s “inalienable rights.” Could a design conference truly galvanize, challenge its audience, provoke us into action, spurred rather than dazed by the stunning variety of its speakers’ agendas and accomplishments?

Now, that would be radical.