American Craft Expo :: Special Events

A Discussion with Artist Randall Darwall

WHAT:	Studio clothmaker Randall Darwall, recently featured in the award-winning mini-series Craft in America, will speak about his work as a designer and fiber artist. A coffee reception will take place at 10:30 a.m. before the discussion. This free event is presented in conjunction with the Block Museum exhibition Land without End and Other Works by Theo Leffman (July 9-August 29) and the American Craft Exposition.
WHO:	ACE (The American Craft Exposition) is a prestigious, juried indoor exposition and sale of fine American craft sponsored by The Auxiliary of NorthShore University HealthSystem at Evanston & Glenbrook Hospitals. The Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University, is the fine arts museum of Chicago’s North Shore, offering focused visual arts programming for the Northwestern University community and the greater Chicago area. The Museum mounts several exhibitions a year, organizes numerous lectures, symposia, and workshops with artists and scholars, and screens classic and contemporary films at Block Cinema. We also reach national and international audiences through our traveling exhibitions, publications, and Web site. Our expanding permanent collection—consisting primarily of works on paper—distinguishes the Block as an important repository of original works of art.

WHEN:	Saturday, July 10 11:00 a.m.
COST:	Free event
WHERE:	Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University 40 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston, IL 60208 www.blockmuseum.northwestern.edu (847) 491-4000
FOR INFO:	For more information about this event or ACE visit americancraftexpo.org. ACE returns to Evanston August 27-29, 2010. Become a Facebook fan of ACE today!