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26. Craft Connection, Volume 2 Number 1, 1976
- Creator:
- Minnesota Crafts Council
- Date Created:
- 1976
- Description:
- Volume 2, number 1 of Minnesota Crafts Council (MCC) Craft Connection was published in 1976. Contents include the Minnesota Artists Exhibition Program; proposal of various committees for MCC; report on the National Endowment for the Arts' Master Craftsman Apprenticeship Program; potter Nils Lou and apprentice Howard Kiefer; the Twin Cities Metropolitan Arts Alliance; information on services, health insurance, taxes, legal assitance, and other legal issues for artists; the formation of a gallery and studio space for the Women's Art Registry of Minnesota (W.A.R.M); and summary of the 1976 Minnesota Crafts Festival.
- Contributing Institution:
- American Craft Council
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- Newsletters
27. Craft Connection, Volume 1 Number 4, 1976
- Creator:
- Minnesota Crafts Council
- Date Created:
- 1976
- Description:
- Volume 1, number 4 of Minnesota Crafts Council (MCC) Craft Connection was published in 1976 and is labeled the Snap Shot Show. Contents include an editorial on the art community and the artist's relation to society; a no-jury snap shot show featuring 82 slide images of works created by Craft Connection readers; and tips for taking good slide images, including information on cameras, types of lighting, lighting set up, and image storage.
- Contributing Institution:
- American Craft Council
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- Newsletters
28. Craft Connection, Volume 3 Number 2, April 1977
- Creator:
- Minnesota Crafts Council
- Date Created:
- 1977-04-01
- Description:
- Volume 3, number 2 of Minnesota Crafts Council (MCC) Craft Connection was published in April 1977 and is centered around marketing crafts. Contents include a note on the publication's new logo and look designed by Jan Van Dyke; call for artists for the year's Minnesota Crafts Festival; profile of glass artist Dick Huss; profile of abstract painter and stained glass artist Eric Sealine; three craft shops (Art Crate, Behind-the-Brewery Gallery, and Stoneflower Contemporary Crafts) and their differing business approaches; The Brewery Works, a brewery complex repurposed into a studio and gallery space; profile of potter John Coiner; art gallery cooperatives The Fourth Street Gallery, Pioneer Crafts Co-op Store, and Cedar Workshop; and a report on the National Association of Handcraftsmen's marketing conference and session and workshop summaries. Also includes a newspaper insert about John Coiner.
- Contributing Institution:
- American Craft Council
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- Newsletters
29. Craft Connection, Volume 4 Number 2, April-May 1978
- Creator:
- Minnesota Crafts Council
- Date Created:
- 1978-04-01
- Description:
- Volume 4, number 2 of Minnesota Crafts Council (MCC) Craft Connection was published in April 1978 and is centered around collecting. Contents include a profile of jewelry artists and metalsmiths Mike and Carolyn Lenz; art and craft collecting; professional craft collecting; collections of functional ceramics; collectors in the North Lake Superior region; Art Morrison's journey collecting Mexican clay figures; and an extensive list of upcoming art fairs across the midwest.
- Contributing Institution:
- American Craft Council
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- Newsletters
30. 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
31. Craft Connection, Volume 3 Number 6, December 1977-January 1978
- Creator:
- Minnesota Crafts Council
- Date Created:
- 1977-12-01
- Description:
- Volume 3, number 6 of Minnesota Crafts Council (MCC) Craft Connection was published in December 1977 and is centered around craft education. Contents include a report on the MCC Annual Meeting from various committees; profile of potter Donald Frith; Minneapolis's Urban Arts program, which offers art instruction to students; a history of crafts at the University of Minnesota; art spaces in colleges and universities; Minnesota's Arts in Corrections program, which offers art instruction to incarcerated juveniles; and photographs from 'Media Exploration' workshops sponsored by the Minneapolis College of Art and Design.
- Contributing Institution:
- American Craft Council
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- Newsletters
32. Craft Connection, Volume 3 Number 1, February 1977
- Creator:
- Minnesota Crafts Council
- Date Created:
- 1977-02-01
- Description:
- Volume 3, number 1 of Minnesota Crafts Council (MCC) Craft Connection was published in February 1977. Contents include a note from the editor about the publication's new tabloid format and subscription price; news about the MCC membership meeting and standing committees; profile of ceramic artist Dr. Paul S. Donhauser, the first American to receive first place honors in the International Competition of Ceramics in Faenza, Italy; the Craft Alliance Gallery in Missouri; level of support for crafts in Minnesota's art institutions; photographs of artworks from an MCC juried exhibition and statement from judge Martha Benson; the Wisconsin Designer-Craftsmen organization; the Rochester Art Center; the recent opening of Kichang Cho's Mano Galleries in Illinois; the challenges of running an ultimately unsuccessful gallery; review of the 'Craft Multiples' exhibit at the Octagon Center for the Arts; and a national conference about marketing crafts.
- Contributing Institution:
- American Craft Council
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- Newsletters
33. Craft Connection, Volume 4 Number 1, February-March 1978
- Creator:
- Minnesota Crafts Council
- Date Created:
- 1978-02-01
- Description:
- Volume 4, number 1 of Minnesota Crafts Council (MCC) Craft Connection was published in February 1978 and is focused on wood crafts. Contents include a profile of wood artists Donna and Robert Pitz; six wood craftsmen who share a studio space; working as a self-employed artist; depictions of lumberjack life at the turn of the 20th century; reflections from midwestern wood artists; and the 'Supermud' clay conference in Pennsylvania.
- Contributing Institution:
- American Craft Council
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- Newsletters
34. Craft Connection, Volume 21 Number 1, First Quarter 1997
- Creator:
- Minnesota Crafts Council
- Date Created:
- 1997
- Description:
- Volume 21, number 1 of Minnesota Crafts Council (MCC) Craft Connection was published in the first quarter of 1997. The story on the front page profiles basket maker Keith Raivo. Other contents include the celebration of the 25th Minnesota Craft Festival; Margaret Gordon, winner of the Fiber/Metal Arts Pursuing Excellence award; the closure of Craft Connection Gallery; expanded categories of MCC membership; and a strategic plan proposal from the MCC Board of Directors.
- Contributing Institution:
- American Craft Council
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- Newsletters
35. Craft Connection, Volume 14 Number 1, First Quarter 1990
- Creator:
- Minnesota Crafts Council
- Date Created:
- 1989
- Description:
- Volume 14, number 1 of Minnesota Crafts Council (MCC) Craft Connection was published in the first quarter of 1990. On the front page is a photo of a lap robe by weaver Nann Miller. Other contents include a letter from Congressmember Gerry Sikorski regarding the Helms amendment to the Interior Department and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill; information about the 1990 MCC Annual Meeting, including some highlights of Red Wing, the meeting's location; spotlights on five galleries in the 50th and France Avenue area of Minneapolis (New Dawn Gallery, Off the Wall, Mixed Media, White Oak Gallery, and Raven Gallery); profile of multimedia artist Lynette Schmidt; monthly highlights from MCC in 1989; the Craft Emergency Relief Fund and the creation of a Bay Area Earthquake Fund in response to a California earthquake; the 'Arts Over Aids' Task Force; and two exhibitions in Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum in Wisonsin ('The Twelve Days of Christmas,' and "American Folk Art from the Milwaukee Museum).
- Contributing Institution:
- American Craft Council
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- Newsletters
36. Craft Connection, Volume 22 Number 1, First Quarter 1998
- Creator:
- Minnesota Crafts Council
- Date Created:
- 1998
- Description:
- Volume 22, number 1 of Minnesota Crafts Council (MCC) Craft Connection was published in the first quarter of 1998. On the front page is a photo of glass artist Joe Becker at work. Other contents include the partnership between MC, the Minnesota Historical Society (MNHS), and MNHS Curator Marcia Anderson; a series of pottery workshops with Svend Bayer; potter Maureen Brockway and her work in establishing the Edina Art Center; profile of Joe Becker; a list of local, regional, and national summer workshops; and award winners fron the recent Fiber/Metal Arts show.
- Contributing Institution:
- American Craft Council
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- Newsletters
37. Craft Connection, Volume 13 Number 1, First Quarter 1987
- Creator:
- Minnesota Crafts Council
- Date Created:
- 1986
- Description:
- Volume 13, number 1 of Minnesota Crafts Council (MCC) Craft Connection was published in the first quarter of 1987. On the front page are photos of various works by glass artists. Other contents include an entry form for the Minnesota Visual Arts Directory; crocheted bags by Eileen Troxel; the inaugural show at the newly relocated American Craft Museum; brief recap of the Fibers Minnesota '86 show; the physical aspects of crafts; glass blowing and glass art; Edgewood Orchard Gallery; profile of glass artist Craig Campbell; exhibitions at the Art Center of Minnesota featuring local artists Nancy Gipple and Leslie Hawk; and the installation of a fiber art mural by Ned Souder at St. John's Northeast Hospital.
- Contributing Institution:
- American Craft Council
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- Newsletters
38. Craft Connection, [Volume 9 Number 1, First Quarter 1988]
- Creator:
- Minnesota Crafts Council
- Date Created:
- 1988
- Description:
- This issue of Minnesota Crafts Council (MCC) Craft Connection was published in the first quarter of 1988. (The issue is not labeled with a volume number, however, subsequent issues from 1988 are labeled as volume 9.) Contents include the new MCC President Lynn Anderson; the 1988 MCC Annual Meeting and other new officers; profile of weaver Susan Saari; American Craft Expo '88; the creation of a Minnesota Made symbol for Minnesota craftspeople; and Three Rooms Up gallery owner Patty Burrets.
- Contributing Institution:
- American Craft Council
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- Newsletters
39. Craft Connection, Volume 17 Number 1, First Quarter 1993
- Creator:
- Minnesota Crafts Council
- Date Created:
- 1993
- Description:
- Volume 17, number 1 of Minnesota Crafts Council (MCC) Craft Connection was published in the first quarter of 1993. The story on the front page profiles a number of local craftspeople, including sculptor Denise S. Tennen, metalsmith Stephen Brown, furniture maker Charles Preble, and weaver Karen Jakse. Other contents include various craft artists sharing their methods for getting over a creative block; a review of 'A Woman on Paper: Georgia O'Keefe,' a book by Anita Pollitzer; summary of the 1993 MCC Annual Meeting; the first chapter of the beginnings MCC; a note from MCC President Barbara Hager on aesthetics and the market; and a summary of a slide workshop with photographer Wayne Torborg.
- Contributing Institution:
- American Craft Council
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- Newsletters
40. 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
41. 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
42. 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
43. 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
44. 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
45. 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
46. 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
47. 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
48. 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
49. 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
50. 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