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1151. Craft Connection, Volume 26 Number 1, First Quarter 2000

Creator:
Minnesota Crafts Council
Date Created:
2000
Description:
Volume 26, number 1 of Minnesota Crafts Council (MCC) Craft Connection was published in the first quarter of 2000. On the front page is a series of photos of MCC artists and artworks. Other contents include information on the upcoming MCC Annual Meeting; the Charitable Giving Tax Relief Act and giving to MCC; an Economic Impact Study in North Carolina and the possibility of conducting a similar study inthe midwest; photos and award winners from the 1999 Fiber/Metal show; and reflections from artists about how MCC has influenced their careers as MCC celebrates its 25th anniversary.
Contributing Institution:
American Craft Council
Type:
Text
Format:
Newsletters

1152. Craft Connection, Volume 11 Number 1, First Quarter 1985

Creator:
Minnesota Crafts Council
Date Created:
1983
Description:
Volume 11, number 1 of Minnesota Crafts Council (MCC) Craft Connection was published in the first quarter of 1985. On the front page are photographs of kiln building. Other contents include comments on wholesaling; the departure of Ad Sales Manager and longtime MCC volunteer Joan Chalmers; profile of potter Linda Christianson; the upcoming Annual Meeting in February; The Artisans' Cooperative in Santa Cruz; the glass exhibition 'Timeless Motion: The Art of Glass in Transition'; two galleries on Grand Avenue (Grand Frame and Gallery and Hmong Handwork); advice on taking good slides of crafts; clay jewelry-maker Joyce Yamamoto; review of and exhibition of Riki Kšlbl Nelson's works at Steensland Gallery; and the closure of By Design gallery.
Contributing Institution:
American Craft Council
Type:
Text
Format:
Newsletters

1153. Craft Connection, Volume 28 Number 3, Third Quarter 2000

Creator:
Minnesota Crafts Council
Date Created:
2000
Description:
This issue of Minnesota Crafts Council (MCC) Craft Connection was published in the third quarter of 2000. It immediately follows volume 27, number 2, but is labeled as volume 28, number 3. On the front page are color photos of work by artists at the upcoming Minnesota Crafts Festival. Other contents include recipient of the MCC Lifetime Achievement Award Joan Chalmers; profiles of some Minnesota Crafts Festival artists (Karen Naylor, Ann Ringness, Sue Mersman, Maya Madden and Wayne Farra, Char terBeest Kudla, David Caradori, Terry Evans, and Jeff Zachman); and a list of artists participating the in the 2000 Minnesota Crafts Festival.
Contributing Institution:
American Craft Council
Type:
Text
Format:
Newsletters

1154. Craft Connection, Volume 23 Number 3, Third Quarter 1998

Creator:
Minnesota Crafts Council
Date Created:
1998
Description:
Volume 23, number 3 of Minnesota Crafts Council (MCC) Craft Connection was published in the third quarter of 1998. On the front page are photos of Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient Timothy Lloyd and his metalwork. Other contents include dates for the 26th Annual Minnesota Crafts Festival; MCC's referral services for members; the Textile Center of Minnesota; profiles of some artists exhibiting at the Minnesota Crafts Festival (Bridget O'Malley, Michael Knott, Craig Lossing, Dawn Tomlinson, Richard Blue, Donna Getsinger, and Don Bagwell); summary of workshops with potter Svend Bayer; display of MCC members' work at an interior design trade show; and a list of exhibitors and an entertainment schedule for the1998 Minnesota Crafts Festival. Pages 11-16 of the issue are damaged.
Contributing Institution:
American Craft Council
Type:
Text
Format:
Newsletters

1155. Craft Connection, Volume 16 Number 2, Second Quarter 1992

Creator:
Minnesota Crafts Council
Date Created:
1992
Description:
Volume 16, number 2 of Minnesota Crafts Council (MCC) Craft Connection was published in the second quarter of 1992. The story on the front page celebrates the 20th year of the Minnesota Crafts Festival. Other contents include an interview with 1992 Minnesota Crafts Festival juror Susie Gray; the balance of competition and cooperation among craftspeople; responses from exhibitors at the 1992 American Craft Exposition; a message from new MCC President Barbara Hager; directory of exhibitors for the 1992 Minnesota Crafts Festival; the Fibers Minnesota show and its addition of metal artists, leading to the creation of the Fiber/Metal show; and a review of 'The Language of the Goddess,' a pictorial book of Neolithic art.
Contributing Institution:
American Craft Council
Type:
Text
Format:
Newsletters

1156. Craft Connection, Volume 10 Number [4], Fourth Quarter 1989

Creator:
Minnesota Crafts Council
Date Created:
1989
Description:
This issue of Minnesota Crafts Council (MCC) Craft Connection was published in the fourth quarter of 1989 and is erroneously labeled as volume 10, number 3. On the front page is a photo of potter Warren MacKenzie in his studio. Other contents include encouragement to write to local government representatives concerning the amendments to the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill; a summary of the 1989 Minnesota Crafts Festival; retiring University of Minnesota Regents Professor Warren MacKenzie; the Fibers Minnesota '89 show; and a profile of woodworkers Paul and Sharon Shuster.
Contributing Institution:
American Craft Council
Type:
Text
Format:
Newsletters

1157. Craft Connection, Volume 14 Number 2, Second Quarter 1990

Creator:
Minnesota Crafts Council
Date Created:
1990
Description:
Volume 14, number 2 of Minnesota Crafts Council (MCC) Craft Connection was published in the second quarter of 1990. The front page graphic reads 'Galleries of Grand Avenue.' Other contents include a message from new MCC President Craig Lossing; spotlights on galleries on Grand Avenue in St. Paul (Technic Gallery, Grand Avenue Frame and Gallery, Front Porch Pottery and Gallery, Celebration Designs Gallery, Hmong Handwork, and Images Under Glass); reflections on craft demonstrations from basket artists Rain Mako and David Blasius; the upcoming 1990 American Craft Expo and its move to the Minneapolis Convention Center; artists at the American Craft Expo with celebrity clientele; the selection of 1993 as the Year of American craft; and results of a survey about sales and commissions received through adverstisements in the yearly publication 'The Guild.'
Contributing Institution:
American Craft Council
Type:
Text
Format:
Newsletters

1158. Craft Connection, Volume 12 Number 1, First Quarter 1986

Creator:
Minnesota Crafts Council
Date Created:
1986
Description:
Volume 12, number 1 of Minnesota Crafts Council (MCC) Craft Connection was published in the first quarter of 1986. On the front page are photos of glass artist Steve Maslach and potter Catharine Hiersoux. Other contents include the busy holiday craft season; a letter in response to an article on textile arts from the Minneapolis Star and Tribune; the upcoming Annual Meeting and its focus on business strategies; summary of 'A Minnesota Made Holiday '85' event; the First Annual Governor's Award in the Crafts organized by Governor Rudy Perpich; a business strategies workshop with Catharine Hiersoux, Steve Maslach, and Candiss Cole; and the opening of Art Dock craft gallery in Duluth.
Contributing Institution:
American Craft Council
Type:
Text
Format:
Newsletters

1159. MCC Craft Newsletter, December 1997

Creator:
Minnesota Crafts Council
Date Created:
1997-12-01
Description:
December 1997 issue of the Minnesota Crafts Council (MCC) Newsletter. Topics include the annual holiday gift exchange event; the annual meeting and "Inspirations" winter conference; announcements of new Board of Directors members; a message on MCC's financial direction; the 1998 Minnesota Crafts Festival; goodbyes to departing board members; holiday gift donations to MCC; letters to MCC; member news; member sale opportunities; workshops and classes; exhibits and shows; membership form; classified ads; and future MCC activities.
Contributing Institution:
American Craft Council
Type:
Text
Format:
Newsletters

1160. Craft Connection, Volume 18 Number 4, Fourth Quarter 1994

Creator:
Minnesota Crafts Council
Date Created:
1994
Description:
Volume 18, number 4 of Minnesota Crafts Council (MCC) Craft Connection was published in the fourth quarter of 1994. The story on the front page profiles multimedia artist Linda Sue Eastman. Other contents include the Global Art Project; a list of artists and photographs for the upcoming Fiber/Metal '94 exhibition; photographs from the 1994 Minnesota Crafts Festival; the Two Rivers Art Expo; information about becoming an MCC Boardmember; the Craft Connection Gallery; resources for finding craft fairs; highlights from past fourth quarter issues of Craft Connection; highlights from summer workshops at Anderson Ranch Arts Center; and a summary of a slide photography workshop with Wayne Torborg.
Contributing Institution:
American Craft Council
Type:
Text
Format:
Newsletters

1161. Craft Connection, Volume 13 Number 3, Third Quarter 1987

Creator:
Minnesota Crafts Council
Date Created:
1986
Description:
Volume 13, number 3 of Minnesota Crafts Council (MCC) Craft Connection was published in the third quarter of 1987. On the front page are photos from the 15th Annual Minnesota Crafts Festival. Other contents include the departure of Craft Connection editor Reinder Van Til; suggestions for crafspeople to attract publicity; profile of multimedia artist Joyce Yamamoto; summary of the 1987 Minnesota Crafts Festival; profile of ceramic artist Donna Getsinger; weaver Gayle Limon; and chef Tom Benson.
Contributing Institution:
American Craft Council
Type:
Text
Format:
Newsletters

1162. Craft Connection, Volume 15 Number 2, Second Quarter 1991

Creator:
Minnesota Crafts Council
Date Created:
1991
Description:
Volume 15, number 2 of Minnesota Crafts Council (MCC) Craft Connection was published in the second quarter of 1991. On the front page is a photo of a piece of furniture by Allen Noska and Carnita Tuomela. Other contents include how various artists are preparing for the year's American Craft Expo; marketplace conditions in northern Minnesota; responses from readers about favoring local artists in shows and festivals; an exhibition and workshop on clay firing at Northern Clay Center; alternatives to showing at art fairs; and a workshop with ceramic artist Tom Kreuger.
Contributing Institution:
American Craft Council
Type:
Text
Format:
Newsletters

1163. Craft Connection, Volume 15 Number 1, First Quarter 1991

Creator:
Minnesota Crafts Council
Date Created:
1991
Description:
Volume 15, number 1 of Minnesota Crafts Council (MCC) Craft Connection was published in the first quarter of 1991. On the front page is a photo of knitters Jacky Rayman and Susan Meisner at a retreat. Other contents include the announcement of the end of the publication 'Artscape'; a knitting retreat started by Susan Saari; the Collective Visions gallery, a collective of women artists; Minnesota Hands, the organization involved with planning local events for the Year of American Craft 1993; exhibition of Minnesota bead artist Diane Fitzgerald at the International Bead Conference; and the creation of the Crafters' Insurance Program.
Contributing Institution:
American Craft Council
Type:
Text
Format:
Newsletters

1164. MCC Craft Newsletter, August 2000

Creator:
Minnesota Crafts Council
Date Created:
2000-08-01
Description:
August 2000 issue of the Minnesota Crafts Council (MCC) Newsletter. Topics include 28th annual Minnesota Crafts Festival award winners and a summary of event attendance, sales, artists' evaluations, marketing and promotion, and sponsors; Craft Organization Directors Association survey reminder; Artwear in Motion 2000 event; member spotlight; exhibits and events; calls for entries; membership form; classes and workshops; and future MCC activities.
Contributing Institution:
American Craft Council
Type:
Text
Format:
Newsletters

1165. Craft Connection, Volume 20 Number 4, Fourth Quarter 1996

Creator:
Minnesota Crafts Council
Date Created:
1996
Description:
Volume 20, number 4 of Minnesota Crafts Council (MCC) Craft Connection was published in the fourth quarter of 1996. The story on the front page profiles fiber artists Mariella TerBeest and Char TerBeest-Kudla and jewelry maker Frank Kudla. Other contents include the end of Craft Connection Gallery as a part of MCC; artists of distinction for the Fiber/Metal Arts '96 show; the second Global Art Project; fine craft versus popular craft; list of award winners from the 1996 Minnesota Crafts Festival; and a call for entries for a member exhibition to be held at the MCC Annual Meeting.
Contributing Institution:
American Craft Council
Type:
Text
Format:
Newsletters

1166. Craft Connection, Volume 20 Number 3, Third Quarter 1996

Creator:
Minnesota Crafts Council
Date Created:
1996
Description:
Volume 20, number 3 of Minnesota Crafts Council (MCC) Craft Connection was published in the third quarter of 1996. The story on the front page profiles jewelers Duke Klassen and LaDes Glanzer. Other contents include reflections on the art and craft of Cambodia, Laos, Burma (Myanmar), and Vietnam; an exhibit of Irish textile art at the Goldstein Gallery; list of exhibitors for the 1996 Minnesota Crafts Festival; potters in Nicaragua and the Potters for Peace organization; the publication of MCC's website and a user's guide; and highlights from past third quarter issues of Craft Connection.
Contributing Institution:
American Craft Council
Type:
Text
Format:
Newsletters

1167. Craft Connection, Volume 14 Number 4, Fourth Quarter 1990

Creator:
Minnesota Crafts Council
Date Created:
1990
Description:
Volume 14, number 4 of Minnesota Crafts Council (MCC) Craft Connection was published in the fourth quarter of 1990. On the front page is a photo of potter and Northern Clay Center Executive Director Peter Leach. Other contents include an interview with Peter Leach about the foundation of the Northern Clay Center; profile of paper artist Allen Schwert; a history of handmade paper in America; summary and award winners of the 1990 Minnesota Crafts Festival; the upcoming Fibers Minnesota '90 show; intreview with Edgewood Orchard Gallery owner Anne Haberland; a recent Supreme Court decision on work-for-hire; and suggested events for celebrating the Year of American Craft 1993.
Contributing Institution:
American Craft Council
Type:
Text
Format:
Newsletters

1168. MCC Craft Newsletter, August 1998

Creator:
Minnesota Crafts Council
Date Created:
1998-08-01
Description:
August 1998 issue of the Minnesota Crafts Council (MCC) Newsletter. Topics include a thank-you message to participants and volunteers at the 1998 Minnesota Crafts Festival; Fiber/Metal Arts show; Minnesota Crafts Festival award winners; conferences and workshops; MCC's current procedures for bad weather and a request for member feedback on a written bad weather policy; review and evaluation of the 1998 Minnesota Crafts Festival; visiting artist program; ceramic sculpture workshop to be held by Rudy Autio; calls for entries; member news; exhibits and shows; workshops and classes abroad; grant application information; membership form; and future MCC activities.
Contributing Institution:
American Craft Council
Type:
Text
Format:
Newsletters

1169. Craft Connection, Volume 19 Number 1, First Quarter 1995

Creator:
Minnesota Crafts Council
Date Created:
1995
Description:
Volume 19, number 1 of Minnesota Crafts Council (MCC) Craft Connection was published in the first quarter of 1995. The stories on the front page profile jewelry maker Dale Connors and felter Carol Sperling. Other contents include reflection on why craftspeople do the work that they do; the 1995 National Council for Education in the Ceramic Arts (NCECA) conference and the spiritual experience of working with clay; highlights from past first quarter issues of Craft Connection; designing the displays at the Craft Connection Gallery; various comments on which craft shows artists apply to and why; summary, co-sponsors, and award winners from the Fiber/Metal '94 show; and the American Craft Association's draft of business practice rules.
Contributing Institution:
American Craft Council
Type:
Text
Format:
Newsletters

1170. Craft Connection, Volume 19 Number 4, Fourth Quarter 1995

Creator:
Minnesota Crafts Council
Date Created:
1995
Description:
Volume 19, number 4 of Minnesota Crafts Council (MCC) Craft Connection was published in the fourth quarter of 1995. The story on the front page profiles fabric sculptor Alice Strand and clothing designer Billie Barthelemy, sisters who share a studio space. Other contents include honesty at craft fairs; celebrating the tenth year of the Fiber/Metal show; writer and quilter Lucille Thompson; list of exhibitors for the Fiber/Metal Arts '95 show; photos and award winners from the 1995 Minnesota Crafts Festival; various comments about keeping up with the latest developments in a craft medium; highlights from past fourth quarter issues of Craft Connection; the Minnesota Rural Partners organization; an upcoming metalsmithing workshop with Paulette J. Werger; and tax deduction information for artists.
Contributing Institution:
American Craft Council
Type:
Text
Format:
Newsletters

1171. Craft Connection, Volume 10 Number 2, Second Quarter 1989

Creator:
Minnesota Crafts Council
Date Created:
1989
Description:
This issue of Minnesota Crafts Council (MCC) Craft Connection was published in the second quarter of 1989 and is labeled as volume 10, number 2. On the front page is a photo of a clay piece by Nancy Liedl. Other contents include an MCC Annual Meeting recap; a letter from MCC President-Elect Craig Lossing about concerning trends in local craft; the 'Contemporary Crafts for the Home' exhibition at the International Design Center; collaborations between artists and architects; crafters' studio spaces; the upcoming American Craft Expo '89; the 'Circles of Tradition: Folk Arts in Minnesota' exhibition at the University of Minnesota galleries; and an overview of the Red Wing Arts Association.
Contributing Institution:
American Craft Council
Type:
Text
Format:
Newsletters

1172. Craft Connection, Volume 10 Number 1, First Quarter 1989

Creator:
Minnesota Crafts Council
Date Created:
1989
Description:
This issue of Minnesota Crafts Council (MCC) Craft Connection was published in the first quarter of 1989 and is labeled as volume 10, number 1. On the front page is a photo of pottery by Sarah Singer. Other contents include a profile of potter Sarah Singer; review of 'The Eloquent Object' traveling exhibition; review of the 'Clay Revisions' exhibition; review of 'The History of American Ceramics,' a book by Elaine Levin; and the 'Midwest Clayworks' exhibition at the University of Northern Iowa.
Contributing Institution:
American Craft Council
Type:
Text
Format:
Newsletters

1173. Craft Connection, Volume 10 Number 2, Second Quarter 1984

Creator:
Minnesota Crafts Council
Date Created:
1983
Description:
Volume 10, number 2 of Minnesota Crafts Council (MCC) Craft Connection was published in the second quarter of 1984. On the front page is a photograph of bedroom textiles by Suzanne Rasschaert. Other contents include copying in crafts; a workshop with ceramic artist Tony Hepburn by Minnesota Clay Company and By Design gallery; profile of quilter Nancy Gipple; textile designer Suzanne Rasschart; and the survival of Hmong needlecraft traditions.
Contributing Institution:
American Craft Council
Type:
Text
Format:
Newsletters

1174. Craft Connection, Volume 5 Number 4, Fourth Quarter 1979, Film

Creator:
Minnesota Crafts Council
Date Created:
1979
Description:
Volume 5, number 4 of Minnesota Crafts Council (MCC) Craft Connection was published in the fourth quarter of 1979. The theme for this issue is artspaces. Contents include the departure of Editor Dale Archibald; the MCC Annual Meeting; profiles of fiber artists Bob and Charlene Burningham; finding a studio space; artists' working and living studio spaces; tips for renting a space for art; craft store sales in times of recession; summary of a marketing workshop held by the Minnesota Weavers Guild; the Northfield Arts Guild and the Northfield Craftsmen; the Winter Quarter in Mexico program; the Minnetonka Center of Arts and Education; the opening of the Hennepin County Center for the Arts and the moving of MCC's office into the Center; and registration form and information about the 1979 MCC Juried Exhibition.
Contributing Institution:
American Craft Council
Type:
Text
Format:
Newsletters

1175. Craft Connection, Volume 8 Number 3, Third Quarter 1982

Creator:
Minnesota Crafts Council
Date Created:
1982
Description:
Volume 8, number 3 of Minnesota Crafts Council (MCC) Craft Connection was published in the third quarter of 1982. The story on the front page is a summary of the 10th Annual Minnesota Crafts Festival. Other contents include the 1st Annual Minnesota Jam to Preseve the Arts; workshop held by Minnesota Clay Company featuring ceramic artists Jun Kaneko and Goro Suzuki; the Artspace Reuse Project; tax law for craftspeople; exhibition of 24 Minnesota ceramists; economist Dr. Fred Starner's survey on art fairs and the economy; profile of weaver Ruth Bright Mordy; Hmong textile art; and a review of the 'Hopi Kachina: Spirit of Life' exhibition.
Contributing Institution:
American Craft Council
Type:
Text
Format:
Newsletters

1176. Craft Connection, Volume 5 Number 3, Third Quarter 1979

Creator:
Minnesota Crafts Council
Date Created:
1979
Description:
Volume 5, number 3 of Minnesota Crafts Council (MCC) Craft Connection was published in the third quarter of 1979. The theme for this issue is craft cooperatives. Contents include profile of Dona Turbes; summary and photographs of the 1979 Minnesota Crafts Festival; craft co-ops, including profiles of Fire in the Lakes, People's Clothes, Semi Automatic Glass, and Mississippi Mud Works; summary of the North Central regional Design Conference; and the second annual Wool Day hosted by the Wool-N-Shop, a division of North Central Wool Marketing.
Contributing Institution:
American Craft Council
Type:
Text
Format:
Newsletters

1177. Craft Connection, Volume 9 Number 3,Third Quarter 1983

Creator:
Minnesota Crafts Council
Date Created:
1983
Description:
Volume 9, number 3 of Minnesota Crafts Council (MCC) Craft Connection was published in the third quarter of 1983. The story on the front page is about jewelry maker and blacksmith Bill Fiorini. Other contents include the introduction of the Crafty Comments column; profiles of ceramic artists Tom Kerrigan and Mark Marino and ceramic murals; leatherworker Chris Chapman; summary and photos of the 11th Annual Minnesota Crafts Festival; and Wool-N-Shop's annual Wool Day.
Contributing Institution:
American Craft Council
Type:
Text
Format:
Newsletters

1178. Craft Connection, Volume 8 Number 4, Fourth Quarter 1982

Creator:
Minnesota Crafts Council
Date Created:
1982
Description:
Volume 8, number 4 of Minnesota Crafts Council (MCC) Craft Connection was published in the fourth quarter of 1982. The story on the front page is about craft's status in the art field and the frequent treatment of crafts as inferior to art. Other contents include results of a questionnaire of MCC members; a conference to be held alongside the MCC Annual Meeting; profiles of two Los Angeles-area potter suppliers (Lockerbie and Thorley's Pottery Supply); profile of craftsman and model builder Roald Gunderson; jewelry artist George Sawyer and the Japanese metalworking technique mokum�; and announcement of a workshop held by Semi Automatic Glass featuring glassblower Richard Marquis.
Contributing Institution:
American Craft Council
Type:
Text
Format:
Newsletters

1179. Craft Connection, Volume 6 Number 1, First Quarter 1980

Creator:
Minnesota Crafts Council
Date Created:
1979
Description:
Volume 6, number 1 of Minnesota Crafts Council (MCC) Craft Connection was published in the first quarter of 1980. The theme for this issue is clothing. Contents include a summary of the MCC Annual Meeting; summary of the 1979 MCC Annual Juried Exhibition; profiles of five Twin Cities women who make and sell clothing (Amy Downs, Edna Gonske, Pat Anderson, Mary Ellen Stewart, and Pat Penshorn); profile of textile artist Kurt Beutow; fashion and clothing design; weavers' study groups; and MCC officers sharing their MCC memories.
Contributing Institution:
American Craft Council
Type:
Text
Format:
Newsletters

1180. Craft Connection, Volume 9 Number 4, Fourth Quarter 1983

Creator:
Minnesota Crafts Council
Date Created:
1983
Description:
Volume 9, number 4 of Minnesota Crafts Council (MCC) Craft Connection was published in the fourth quarter of 1983. On the front page is a photograph of clay artist Mark Shekore at work. Other contents include comments on MCC meetings, festival jurying, and membership benefits; profile of Mark Shekore; reflections of New England and east coast art fairs; profile of fiber artist Tim Harding; exhibition of fiber artist Fran�oise Grossen's work sponsored by the Weaver's Guild of Minnesota; and an exhibition of Judaic needlework.
Contributing Institution:
American Craft Council
Type:
Text
Format:
Newsletters

1181. Craft Connection, Volume 7 Number 1, First Quarter 1981

Creator:
Minnesota Crafts Council
Date Created:
1980
Description:
Volume 7, number 1 of Minnesota Crafts Council (MCC) Craft Connection was published in the first quarter of 1981. The theme of this issue is artists who continue their craft while taking on new sideline roles. Contents include the Groveland Gallery; the use of crafts and commissioning of craftspeople in the interiors business; MCC's project to compile a sourcebook of craftspeople; Wisconsin Designer-Craftsmen; quilt pattern design; quilt shop Glad Creations; working between two or more fields; the National Crafts Planning Project from the National Endowment for the Arts; the various side paths a craft career can take; reflections on sideline work from potter Wayne Branum; marketing and earning money from crafts; and mending and repairing.
Contributing Institution:
American Craft Council
Type:
Text
Format:
Newsletters

1182. Craft Connection, Volume 6 Number 3, Third Quarter 1980

Creator:
Minnesota Crafts Council
Date Created:
1980
Description:
Volume 6, number 3 of Minnesota Crafts Council (MCC) Craft Connection was published in the third quarter of 1980. The theme of this issue is isolation, collaborations, workshops, and guilds. Contents include a profile of boatbuilder Dean Haynes; profile of slide photgrapher Peter Lee; reflections from artists on crafting in isolation; the 1980 Minnesota Crafts Festival; applying for juried shows; craft workshops (sand-casting with Bertil Vallien, basket-making with John McQueen, weaving with Peter Collingwood); the 40th anniversary of the Weaver's Guild of Minnesota; and functional pots.
Contributing Institution:
American Craft Council
Type:
Text
Format:
Newsletters

1183. Craft Connection, Volume 3 Number 4, August-September 1977

Creator:
Minnesota Crafts Council
Date Created:
1977-08-01
Description:
Volume 3, number 4 of Minnesota Crafts Council (MCC) Craft Connection was published in August 1977 and is centered around traditional crafts. Contents include a report 1977 Minnesota Crafts Festival, including award winners and statistics; profile of blacksmith Dan Kral; an extensive list of upcoming art fairs across the midwest; crafts at Gibbs Farm Museum; Columbia College's Ethnic and American Folk Arts Project to preserve traditional craft skills; and a show of American pottery dated from the colonial period to 1910.
Contributing Institution:
American Craft Council
Type:
Text
Format:
Newsletters

1184. Craft Connection, Volume 8 Number 1, First Quarter 1982

Creator:
Minnesota Crafts Council
Date Created:
1982
Description:
Volume 8, number 1 of Minnesota Crafts Council (MCC) Craft Connection was published in the first quarter of 1982. The the front page contains writings on the aesthetics, function, and use of crafts. Other contents include the announcement of Craft Connection's new editor Reinder Van Til; the founding of the cooperative 5th Avenue Gallery of St. Cloud; the 1981 MCC Annual Meeting; copyright protection for artists; producing and selling pottery to restaurants; By Design gallery and co-directors Sue Nardie and Nancy Gruver; profile of the Whiteway family and their craft displays, shop, and restaurant; commission weaving; the newly-formed Iowa Association of Visual Artists; Surface Design Minnesota's show of wearable art; and the Craftsmen's Gallery in Omaha.
Contributing Institution:
American Craft Council
Type:
Text
Format:
Newsletters

1185. Craft Connection, Volume 4 Number 4, September-October 1978

Creator:
Minnesota Crafts Council
Date Created:
1978-09-01
Description:
Volume 4, number 4 of Minnesota Crafts Council (MCC) Craft Connection was published in September 1978 and focuses on community and public art. Contents include the introduction of Craft Connection's new Editor Dale Archibald; community arts councils in South Dakota; community arts in St. Paul and Community Programs in the Arts and Sciences (COMPAS); overview of community arts programs in Wisconsin, Nebraska, Minnesota, and Ohio; and a reflection of the 'Convergence' meeting and conference of the Handweaver's Guild of America in Colorado.
Contributing Institution:
American Craft Council
Type:
Text
Format:
Newsletters

1186. Craft Connection, Volume 6 Number 2, Second Quarter 1980

Creator:
Minnesota Crafts Council
Date Created:
1980
Description:
Volume 6, number 2 of Minnesota Crafts Council (MCC) Craft Connection was published in the second quarter of 1980. The theme of this issue is tools. Contents include a change in format and goals of Craft Connection; new directions at the Minnesota Museum of Art led by new President Jim Toscano; profile of wood carver Harry Hitchner; modern technology and the spiritual experience of crafting; finding the right rope for a hammock making kit; weaver M. Susan Brock's relationship with looms; woodworker Doug McEneany's reflection on tools; blacksmithing and reproducing tools of the past; the functions and beginnings of tools; the relocation of Captain Ceramics Artworks, including photos of products sold; and a profile of rug maker Dorothy Sauber.
Contributing Institution:
American Craft Council
Type:
Text
Format:
Newsletters

1187. Craft Connection, Volume 7 Number 3, Third Quarter 1981

Creator:
Minnesota Crafts Council
Date Created:
1980
Description:
Volume 7, number 3 of Minnesota Crafts Council (MCC) Craft Connection was published in the third quarter of 1981. The story on the front page is an interview with Curator of Textiles Lotus Stack on the conservation of the Minneapolis Institute of Art tapestry collection. Other contents include the second phase of the National Crafts Planning Project from the National Endowment for the Arts; summary and photographs of the 1981 Minnesota Crafts Festival; the Textile Arts Alliance; profile of wall stenciler Alice Bancroft Fjelsul; the history of crafts at the Minnesota Museum of Art; and creating brochures.
Contributing Institution:
American Craft Council
Type:
Text
Format:
Newsletters

1188. Craft Connection, Volume 5 Number 4, Fourth Quarter 1979

Creator:
Minnesota Crafts Council
Date Created:
1979
Description:
Volume 5, number 4 of Minnesota Crafts Council (MCC) Craft Connection was published in the fourth quarter of 1979. The theme for this issue is artspaces. Contents include the departure of Editor Dale Archibald; the MCC Annual Meeting; profiles of fiber artists Bob and Charlene Burningham; finding a studio space; artists' working and living studio spaces; tips for renting a space for art; craft store sales in times of recession; summary of a marketing workshop held by the Minnesota Weavers Guild; the Northfield Arts Guild and the Northfield Craftsmen; the Winter Quarter in Mexico program; the Minnetonka Center of Arts and Education; the opening of the Hennepin County Center for the Arts and the moving of MCC's office into the Center; and registration form and information about the 1979 MCC Juried Exhibition.
Contributing Institution:
American Craft Council
Type:
Text
Format:
Newsletters

1189. Craft Connection, Volume 10 Number 3, Third Quarter 1984

Creator:
Minnesota Crafts Council
Date Created:
1983
Description:
Volume 10, number 3 of Minnesota Crafts Council (MCC) Craft Connection was published in the third quarter of 1984. On the front page is a photograph of woodworker Glenn Elvig at the Minnesota Crafts Festival. Other contents include being rejected by art shows; profile of quilter Jan Myers; sculptor Anne Truitt's book 'Daybook: The Journal of an Artist'; public arts organization Forecast and their 'Fore-Site' exhibition; an American folk art exhibition at the Minneapolis Institute of Art; photographs and summary of the 12th Annual Minnesota Crafts Festival; review of the exhibition of 1983 Minnesota Crafts Festival award winners; what makes an item handmade and the decision-making process of the craftsperson; and two shows of Native American artwork at the Raven Gallery.
Contributing Institution:
American Craft Council
Type:
Text
Format:
Newsletters

1190. MCC Craft Newsletter, November 1999

Creator:
Minnesota Crafts Council
Date Created:
1999-11-01
Description:
November 1999 issue of the Minnesota Crafts Council (MCC) Newsletter. Topics include Fiber/Metal Arts award winners and sponsers and a summary of event attendance, sales, promotion and marketing, and evaluation comments from participating artists; opportunities for art rental, Master Craft Classes, and a spring exhibit; comments from the executive director on MCC's use of forms and paperwork; sympathy message; changes in MCC's call-for-entry procedures; tips for selecting a canopy for displays; MinnesotaCare; calls for entries; information on a copyright lawsuit and how artists can protect their designs; opportunities; member news; exhibits and events; workshops; membership form; annual holiday gift exchange event; and future MCC activities.
Contributing Institution:
American Craft Council
Type:
Text
Format:
Newsletters

1191. Craft Connection, Volume 10 Number 1, First Quarter 1984

Creator:
Minnesota Crafts Council
Date Created:
1983
Description:
Volume 10, number 1 of Minnesota Crafts Council (MCC) Craft Connection was published in the first quarter of 1984. On the front page is a photograph of dancer Lois Cato modelling a tutu by Teresa Nomura. Other content include comments on the MCC Annual Meeting moving to a January date and the lull in work after the holiday season; profile of glass artist Morris Lillethun; basic legal principles for craftspeople; viewing crafts with a fresh eye, the 'Meet the Maker' exhibition at By Design, and the 'American Ceramics from Mid-Century' at the Minnesota Museum of Art; photographs of displays and sales from the past holiday season; review of Teresa Nomura's fabric art exhibition 'Opposites Attract' at SACK's Gallery; review of the Raven Gallery's First Invitational Craft Show; and a review of an exhibition of potter Tom Kerrigan's work at By Design.
Contributing Institution:
American Craft Council
Type:
Text
Format:
Newsletters

1192. Craft Connection, Volume 5 Number 1, First Quarter 1979

Creator:
Minnesota Crafts Council
Date Created:
1979
Description:
Volume 5, number 1 of Minnesota Crafts Council (MCC) Craft Connection was published in the first quarter of 1979 and is centered around wholesaling and retailing. Contents include Craft Connection's new subscription price and production schedule; pet peeves of working with artists and galleries; profiles of Minnesota quilters; using computer programs in quilt design; fundraising efforts in Ohio to build art and craft spaces; profile of fiber craftsman Jay Gage; profile of stained glass artist Gabriel Cartwright; tips on selling work; experiences in wholesaling and retailing; Fibrecations, Inc., a corporation providing a showroom for fiber artists; laws regarding artist-gallery transactions and how they affect an artist's business; travelling juries; The Octogon Center for the Arts; reflections on an apprenticeship with fiber artist Muriel Nezhnie Helfman; and a brief biography of artist and teacher Edna Dittus.
Contributing Institution:
American Craft Council
Type:
Text
Format:
Newsletters

1193. Craft Connection, Volume 9 Number 1, First Quarter 1983

Creator:
Minnesota Crafts Council
Date Created:
1982
Description:
Volume 9, number 1 of Minnesota Crafts Council (MCC) Craft Connection was published in the first quarter of 1983. The story on the front page is about woodworking in Minnesota and the Minnesota Woodworkers Guild. Other contents include messages from MCC's retiring President Nann Miller and new President Ken Davenport; summary of the MCC Annual Meeting; rug maker Dorothy Sauber's exhibition in Washington, D.C.'s Textile Museum; selling art through consignments; summary of a glass workshop at Semi Automatic Glass with Richard Marquis; Wayne Crim, woodworker Ray Kyler, and their redwood furniture shop Waynecraft Industries; the beginnings of the Fine Woodworking Company custom shop; Ojibwa art and woodcarver, beadworker, and jewelry maker Duane Goodwin; and a review of Roy Strassberg's 'Demolition Vessels' exhibition.
Contributing Institution:
American Craft Council
Type:
Text
Format:
Newsletters

1194. Craft Connection, Volume 9 Number [2], Second Quarter 1983

Creator:
Minnesota Crafts Council
Date Created:
1982
Description:
Volume 9, number 2 of Minnesota Crafts Council (MCC) Craft Connection was published in the second quarter of 1983. The story on the front page is about weaver and nun Sister Carlene Unser. Other contents include a keynote address from the MCC Annual Meeting about aesthetics and crafts; SACK's Gallery and silkscreen and sumi-e artist Susan Christie-Kellman; photographs and summary of an exhibit of 1982 Minnesota Crafts Festival award winners; and reviews of the 'Americans in Glass' and 'New Glass/Minnesota' exhibitions.
Contributing Institution:
American Craft Council
Type:
Text
Format:
Newsletters

1195. Craft Connection, Volume 15 Number 3, Third Quarter 1991

Creator:
Minnesota Crafts Council
Date Created:
1991
Description:
Volume 15, number 3 of Minnesota Crafts Council (MCC) Craft Connection was published in the third quarter of 1991. On the front page is a photo of entertainer Peter Bloedel at the Minnesota Crafts Festival's Children's Tent. Other contents include the announcement of the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council going independent from the Metropolitan Council; summary and award winners of the 19th Annual Minnesota Crafts Festival; setting prices for crafts; copyright protection and ownership; 'The Narrative Vessel' exhibition at John Michael Kohler Arts Center; and the recent opening of an American Craft Council office in Washington, D.C.
Contributing Institution:
American Craft Council
Type:
Text
Format:
Newsletters

1196. Craft Connection, Volume 23 Number 3, Third Quarter 1998

Creator:
Minnesota Crafts Council
Date Created:
1998
Description:
Volume 23, number 3 of Minnesota Crafts Council (MCC) Craft Connection was published in the third quarter of 1998. On the front page are photos of Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient Timothy Lloyd and his metalwork. Other contents include dates for the 26th Annual Minnesota Crafts Festival; MCC's referral services for members; the Textile Center of Minnesota; profiles of some artists exhibiting at the Minnesota Crafts Festival (Bridget O'Malley, Michael Knott, Craig Lossing, Dawn Tomlinson, Richard Blue, Donna Getsinger, and Don Bagwell); summary of workshops with potter Svend Bayer; display of MCC members' work at an interior design trade show; and a list of exhibitors and an entertainment schedule for the1998 Minnesota Crafts Festival.
Contributing Institution:
American Craft Council
Type:
Text
Format:
Newsletters

1197. Craft Connection, Volume 7 Number 2, Second Quarter 1981

Creator:
Minnesota Crafts Council
Date Created:
1980
Description:
Volume 7, number 2 of Minnesota Crafts Council (MCC) Craft Connection was published in the second quarter of 1981. The theme of this issue is clay and pottery. Contents include profiles of potters Marti Schwem and Tim Crane; the Summer Arts Study Center; new directions at the Minnesota Museum of Art led by Chief of Operations Dean Swanson; form in pottery; two contemporary ceramic exhibitions at the University of Minnesota ('Minnesota Pottery: A Potter's View' and 'The Contemporary American Potter') and curator notes; a visit with potter Warren MacKenzie; Expatriates and clay artists reflecting on their time in Minnesota; the 'Minnesota Clayworks '81' exhibition and juror Don Reitz; and DubuqueFest in Iowa.
Contributing Institution:
American Craft Council
Type:
Text
Format:
Newsletters

1198. Craft Connection, Volume 25 Number 2, Second Quarter 1999

Creator:
Minnesota Crafts Council
Date Created:
1999
Description:
Volume 25, number 2 of Minnesota Crafts Council (MCC) Craft Connection was published in the second quarter of 1999. On the front page are photos of work to be shown at A Tradition of Excellence: An Exhibit of Fine Craft. Other contents include a call for volunteers in various roles; interviews with five of the MCC's original incorporators and Board of Directors members (Judith Onofrio, Warren Marckenzie, James Tanner, Curt Hoard, and Ken Olson); the use of the old Carnegie Library in Luverne as a culture center and the site for Raku Refire Madness workshops; summary of a slide photography workshop with Wayne Torborg; and profiles of some MCC artists participating in An Exhibit of Fine Craft (Patricia Freiert, Stuart Lenz, Jean Matzke, Rugalla Ruselle, Robinson Scott, Mary Ann Snedic Wunderlin, and Marty Pearson).
Contributing Institution:
American Craft Council
Type:
Text
Format:
Newsletters

1199. Craft Connection, Volume 14 Number 3, Third Quarter 1990

Creator:
Minnesota Crafts Council
Date Created:
1990
Description:
Volume 14, number 3 of Minnesota Crafts Council (MCC) Craft Connection was published in the third quarter of 1990. On the front page are images of advertisements for the Minnesota Crafts Festival over the years. Other contents include a letter from Minnesota Citizens for the Arts Executive Director Pamela A. Perri regarding the National Endowment for the Arts; information about the 18th Annual Minnesota Crafts Festival and a list of exhibitors; tips for writing a press release; and a year in review for the Craft Emergenct Relief Fund.
Contributing Institution:
American Craft Council
Type:
Text
Format:
Newsletters

1200. Craft Connection, Volume 31 Number 1, [First Quarter] 2003

Creator:
Minnesota Crafts Council
Date Created:
2003
Description:
Volume 31, number 1 of Minnesota Crafts Council (MCC) Craft Connection was published in 2003. On the front page is a photo of the Minnesota History Center, the future site for the 2003 Minnesota Crafts Festival. Other contents include Governor Pawlenty's proposal to cut arts funding; Minnesota State Arts Board's budget plans; a teapot building workshop at the New London Art Center with Mei-qun Gu, Guang Gzhen Zhuo, Craig Edwards, and Emily Deuth; past venue changes of the Minnesota Crafts Festival and information on the new venue; and reviews of digital cameras for photographing art.
Contributing Institution:
American Craft Council
Type:
Text
Format:
Newsletters
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