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

 

 

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.

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.

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