Welcome to CLAYFOLK .. Southern Oregon Potters Assoc

 

American Craft Week is delighted to welcome Clayfolk - Southern Oregon Potters Association to ACW2020 and we look forward to a long and happy relationship for many more years. Check out their talented members under the gallery menu on their website. We look forward to hearing what events they have planned and we'll be sure to let you know. 

Oregon's fabulous CLAYFEST is online this year ...

 

Oregon's famous Clayfest is eagerly awaited each year, so this year to ensure you don't have withdrawal symptoms from your ceramics fix ... they've gone online from now through December.  Check out their virtual show at this website to see who's selling online, who's hosting studio visits and general info on the artists, local pick up or delivery etc. Follow them on Facebook for updates.

American Craft Week is delighted to welcome them to this year's celebration and we look forward to many more years celebrating craft together.

Meet Byers McCurry Studio in New Mexico

 Welcome to New Mexico's Byers McCurry Studio, participants in 2020 American Craft Week. Check out their website and online shop.  If you're in the area - they're based in Lamy, NM just 12 miles from Sante Fe. Artists Holden McCurry and Ed Byers would love to welcome you to their studios. .. give them a call to set up an appointment. .. be safe, don't forget your mask 😊 

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Art Therapy in the Time of Covid winners

Artist Susan Wiersema of Bainbridge Island, Washington State, one of the winners in the exhibit

Have you seen all the fabulous winners of American Craft Week Art Therapy in the Time of Covid art contest yet? Click here right away and check them all out. It's an amazing exhibit ... enjoy!

Cape Anne Artisans plan 2 summer mini-studio tours July 18 and August 15

Cape Anne Artisans plan two special “mini-tours” in July and August. Many of the artists can't open their studios because of Covid-19. However, a few can and they have scheduled Saturday, 18 July and 15 August to hold a mini-tour from 10 a.m. To 5 p.m. They encourage you to make an appointment, but it is not essential, and Covid-19 rules will apply, so please wear a face mask, practise social distancing and use hand sanitizer. Remember to look for the pink tour banners!

The participating Gloucester artists (with links to websites) are ;

Jillian Demeri, Beth Williams Studio, Cape Ann Designs - Jacqueline Ganim-Defalco, Plum Cove Pottery - David Archibald.

The Participating Rockport artists are :

Cynthia Curtis, Pam Stratton, Twin Lights Studio – Scott and Erin O'Sullivan-Place

For details, the Cape Anne Artisans website has information and links.
American Craft Week encourages you to attend these mini studio tours, support local craft and art... and have fun but please, be safe! Please also share this notice on your social media and to your friends. Thank you!

Please Support Crafting The Future

Shanti Broom, a Crafting the Future recipient, during her 2019 summer workshop at Penland School of Crafts.

 Photo courtesy of Crafting The Future's website

American Craft Week  promotes all American craft and crafters/artists with enthusiasm. And when crafters/artists help other crafters/artists, we love it even more. So we'd like to introduce you to Crafting the Future. Their website explains, "Crafting The Future is a collective of artists concerned about the lack of racial and ethnic diversity in the fields of craft, art and design. We formed in order to change our community. Working together and combining resources, we support the careers of young, underrepresented artists by connecting them to opportunities that will help them thrive."
Crafting the Future partners with organizations around the country, such as the renown Penland School of Craft  in North Carolina, The Haystack School in Maine and YAYA, a youth arts organization in New Orleans, La. They raise funds through subscriptions, grants and kickstarters to enable crafters to attend workshops and courses in their field.
Whether you're an artist or crafter, a collector or a passionate supporter of the arts, please consider helping. Check out, and follow, their website and Instagram
We wish them, and the talented recipients, continued success in this wonderful endeavour.

Vermont Virtual Spring Studio Tour, May 23 and 24 - don't miss it!

For 27 years bright yellow signs have popped up all over the verdant state of Vermont to direct visitors to art studios and galleries for the VT Spring Studio Tour.  This year Covid19 has put a dent in the long tradition, so the Vermont Craft Council and their artists quickly adapted and are holding a virtual studio tour this weekend, May 23 and 24.
Check out the website for information.  Artists have pictures of their work with links to their social media pages, websites and videos showing their studio space and working styles.  You browse through them and be sure to have the credit card ready ... there are wonderful treasures to be found.  It all starts at 8 a.m. this Saturday, May 23... enjoy!

Sculpture by metal artist Steve Bronstein of Blackthorne Forge. image courtesy of VT Craft website