Two ACE jewelers will be featured in the second season of PBS “Craft in America,” which will air in fall 2009! David and Roberta Williamson of Berea, Ohio will be part of Episode V, “Process”: Episode V: Process In a fast-track, high-tech, drag-and-drop world, what inspires a person to choose a career in craft and how do they go about …
Galleries: Philadelphia’s airport is a gallery with wings | Philadelphia Inquirer | 06/21/2009
Since 9/11, only ticketed passengers who have been through security have been able to see our airport’s eclectic, timely mix of exhibitions – a pity, since its program of rotating exhibitions is one of the best of its kind. via Galleries: Philadelphia’s airport is a gallery with wings | Philadelphia Inquirer | 06/21/2009.
Tom Lauerman | Freep.com | Detroit Free Press
A ceramic artist from Chicago gets a shout out in the Detroit Free Press: “I appreciate heavy conceptual art, but I also appreciate really fine craft. Personally, I like it when those things meet and get really messy. You start with a pretty good idea, but if you just have an idea in your head and make it happen, there’s …
Dates Announced for 2010 Buyers Market of American Craft – 6/19/2009 10:51:00 AM – JCK-Jewelers Circular Keystone
The 2010 Winter show of the Buyers Market of American Craft will be held at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, 1101 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pa. 19107. The jewelry preview will be held Thursday, February 11, 2010, and the show will be held Friday – Monday, February 12 – 15, 2010. via Dates Announced for 2010 Buyers Market of American Craft – …
Beer’s on tap for crafts show – MassLive.com
A local microbrewery is going to set up shop at the annual Old Deerfield Summer Craft Festival. Hmm, do we think this will also help the men open up their pocketbooks and buy more fine crafts? Men who may reluctantly accompany their wives to this weekend’s 34th annual Old Deerfield Summer Craft Festival will have something to keep them busy …
Small budget for entertainment? How does free sound? | clarionledger.com | The Clarion-Ledger
A local paper promotes Mississippi craft exhibits as a low-cost form of family entertainment: Art and fine craft lovers should also set their sights on these Jackson sites: the Arts Center of Mississippi; Municipal Gallery of Art, both in Jackson; the Mississippi Craft Center in Ridgeland. via Small budget for entertainment? How does free sound? | clarionledger.com | The Clarion-Ledger.
25 Years of Handcrafted Art
ACE recently published “These Hands Tell a Story: 25 Years of Handcrafted Art.” This “coffee table” book features original photos of 25 leading artists who have participated in the American Craft Exposition since its inception. “These Hands” features award-winning artists Cliff Lee and Josh Simpson, whose work appears in the White House Collection of American Crafts, and MacArthur Foundation Fellow, …
Welcome to the American Craft Exposition blog!
Welcome to the American Craft Exposition blog! The American Craft Exposition (ACE) is busy preparing for our event Aug. 28-30, 2009 in Evanston, Illinois. ACE is one of the nation’s premier fine craft shows. Presented by the Auxiliary of North Shore University Health System, ACE is a major fundraiser supporting breast and ovarian cancer care and research. This blog aims …