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Call for Texts: Tchotchkes in the White Cube: Exhibiting Craft and Design in the 20th century

Tchotchkes in the White Cube: Exhibiting Craft and Design in the 20th century

Conventional art institutions such as museums and galleries have had problematic relationships with three-dimensional utilitarian objects since their inception. As several scholars, including Ruth Phillips and James Clifford, have argued, conventional displays deprive objects of their…

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Added by Brigitte Martin on August 31, 2011 at 4:00pm — No Comments

Please: Add your name and info into the tag section of your photos - or else.

Hello all you lovely crafthaus people!

Please: Do yourselves a favor and add your name and relevant information into the TAG section of your photos - OR ELSE .... no one, I repeat: NO ONE (!) can find your work on the internet and that would be a shame. Adding so called "tags" to your photos is super easy and done in a…

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Added by Brigitte Martin on August 31, 2011 at 10:30am — 3 Comments

The Billboard Art Project Breaks ART BOUNDARIES in Duluth, MN

Originally posted by Harriete Estel Berman. Reposted with permission.

Normally we see art and craft in galleries, museums, stores, or online -- seldom does a venue actually reach out to the general public. Well, that's about to change! The Billboard Art Project breaks through all the ivory tower gates and grabs the…

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Added by Brigitte Martin on August 19, 2011 at 10:38am — No Comments

Entertainment is Survival (and a crowbar?)

Robbie Q. Telfer

I often…

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Added by Brigitte Martin on August 18, 2011 at 11:00am — 1 Comment

Art Photography: ‘Madame Peripetie’

‘Madame Peripetie’ aka Sylwana Zybura is a Polish photographer based in Germany. Sylwana explores the boundaries between fashion, sculpture and the human body, experimenting with various fabrics and patterns; whilst infusing high-fashion elements with…

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Added by Brigitte Martin on August 13, 2011 at 11:01am — No Comments

Wanaree Tanner wins First Prize in Art Clay World's North American Design Competition

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT: Wanaree Tanner 217.221.9827

TANNER WINS FIRST IN ART CLAY WORLD’S NORTH AMERICAN DESIGN COMPETITION

Wanaree Tanner, a relative newcomer to the world of metal clay, was award by unanimous…

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Added by Brigitte Martin on August 2, 2011 at 7:53am — 4 Comments

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