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1. 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

2. 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

3. 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

4. Craft Connection, Volume 18 Number 1, First Quarter 1994

Creator:
Minnesota Crafts Council
Date Created:
1994
Description:
Volume 18, number 1 of Minnesota Crafts Council (MCC) Craft Connection was published in the first quarter of 1994. The story on the front page profiles porcelain artist Maureen Brockway. Other contents include the Mall of America and the value of individually made crafts; a talk by Philip Rawson on art and craft; reflections from six paper artists (Thomas Grade, Susan Mackin-Dolan, Sharon Lynn Ivicevik, Catherine Nash, Jeanne Jaffe, and Carole Komarek); a summary of the holiday party and a recipe for a savory bread pudding; and the decline in mainstream popularity of clay.
Contributing Institution:
American Craft Council
Type:
Text
Format:
Newsletters

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. Craft Connection, Volume 10 Number 4, Fourth Quarter 1984

Creator:
Minnesota Crafts Council
Date Created:
1983
Description:
Volume 10, number 4 of Minnesota Crafts Council (MCC) Craft Connection was published in the fourth quarter of 1984. On the front page is a photograph of weaver Else Bigton and wood carver Phillip Odden. Other contents include women crafters; interview with silkscreen and sumi-e artist Susan Christie-Kellman about her experiences in China; summary of a survey about crafts in museums; profile of Norsk Wood Works co-proprieters Else Bigton and Phillip Odden; the distinction between handmade and handcrafted items; a maker's relationship with an object and what makes an item handcrafted; exhbition of the 1984 Minnesota Crafts Festival award winners; the "art to wear" movement; review of Leonard DuBoff's book "The Law (in Plain English) for Craftspeople"; review of an exhibition of clay houses by Wayne Branum; and "The Weaver's Journal" moving headquarters to St. Paul.
Contributing Institution:
American Craft Council
Type:
Text
Format:
Newsletters

11. Craft Connection, Volume 25 Number 4, Fourth Quarter 1999

Creator:
Minnesota Crafts Council
Date Created:
1999
Description:
Volume 25, number 4 of Minnesota Crafts Council (MCC) Craft Connection was published in the fourth quarter of 1999. On the front page are color photos of works from the Fiber/Metal Arts show. Other contents include Fiber/Metal Arts artists of distinction metalsmith Bill Fiorini and paper artist Jody Williams; listing of Fiber/Metal Arts exhibiting artists and photos of work; profiles of Fiber/Metal artists Therise Nord, Bob Calton, Laura Fisher-Bonvallet, Donald Anderson, Alice Krantz, and Lori Schmidt and Leanne Stremcha; award winners and photos of work from the 1999 Minnesota Crafts Festival; and upcoming workshops with potter Svend Bayer.
Contributing Institution:
American Craft Council
Type:
Text
Format:
Newsletters

12. 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

13. Craft Connection, Volume 4 Number 3, June-July 1978

Creator:
Minnesota Crafts Council
Date Created:
1978-06-01
Description:
Volume 4, number 3 of Minnesota Crafts Council (MCC) Craft Connection was published in June of 1978. Contents include Editor Janet Koplos's departure and Craft Connection's need for a new editor; profile of rug maker Caroline Waltner; an overview of artists in northern Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota; and various types of clay local to South Dakota.
Contributing Institution:
American Craft Council
Type:
Text
Format:
Newsletters

14. Craft Connection, Volume 5 Number 2, Second Quarter 1979

Creator:
Minnesota Crafts Council
Date Created:
1979
Description:
Volume 5, number 2 of Minnesota Crafts Council (MCC) Craft Connection was published in the second quarter of 1979. The theme for this issue is suppliers. Contents include the departure of President Claudia Brown; profile of glassblower Robert Doring; ceramics supplier Minnesota Clay; wool supplier North Central Wool Marketing Corporation (the 'Woolgrowers'); jewelrymaking supplier the Silver Tool Box; art glass supplier J. Ring Studio, Company; woodworking supplier The Woodworkers Store; quiltmaking supplier Quiltblock; lumber supplier Jones Lumber Company; leathercraft supplier Funk Leathercraft; Ukranian egg (pysanky) decorating; profile of weaver Susan Brock; Arrow Rock Craft Festival in Missouri; and clay supplier Paoli Clay Company.
Contributing Institution:
American Craft Council
Type:
Text
Format:
Newsletters

15. 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

16. 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

17. Craft Connection, Volume 20 Number 2, Second Quarter 1996

Creator:
Minnesota Crafts Council
Date Created:
1996
Description:
Volume 20, number 2 of Minnesota Crafts Council (MCC) Craft Connection was published in the second quarter of 1996. The stories on the front page profile clay artist Mike Norman and former Craft Connection editor Janet Koplos. Other contents include MCC preparing for the 21st century; the upcoming 1996 Minnesota Crafts Festival; reflections from a member of Craft Connection Gallery; the 50th anniversary of Rochester Art Center; the skills and equipment factored into the cost of a crafted object; remembering sculptor and printmaker Joseph O'Connell; integrity in selling at craft fairs; the business of craft and the current craft revival; the formation and success of Southeastern Minnesota Visual Artists; summary of the MCC Annual Meeting; and a summary of a glass workshop with Wes Hunting.
Contributing Institution:
American Craft Council
Type:
Text
Format:
Newsletters

18. Craft Connection, Volume 30 Number 2, Second Quarter 2002

Creator:
Minnesota Crafts Council
Date Created:
2002
Description:
Volume 30, number 2 of Minnesota Crafts Council (MCC) Craft Connection was published in the second quarter of 2002. On the front page is a color photo of a tile by Laura McCaul. Other contents include the "Tiles in the Twin Cities: The Quintessence of Handicraft" symposium and a nationally juried tile exhibition "21st Centery Tiles: From Earth to Fire"; and MCC artists' rankings of best craft shows.
Contributing Institution:
American Craft Council
Type:
Text
Format:
Newsletters

19. 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

20. Craft Connection, Volume 1 Number 1, Spring 1975

Creator:
Minnesota Crafts Council
Date Created:
1975
Description:
Volume 1, number 1 of Minnesota Crafts Council (MCC) Craft Connection was published in spring 1975. Contents include the announcement of the new Craft Connection publication; calls for event listings and job openings; welcome message from MCC President Judy Onofrio; experiment in pottery at the Kohler Plumbingware Company by artists Jack Earl and Tom LaDousa; information about the Kohler Art Center; neon sign-making; spotlight on neon sign artist Cork Marcheschi; the 'Corn Corners Farm Program' founded by Art Morrison; reflections from participants in Arizona Project, a workshop involving observation of Navajo craftspeople; an interview with author Susan Peterson on her recent book on potter Shoji Hamada; and visits with artists in southern Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
American Craft Council
Type:
Text
Format:
Newsletters

21. 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

22. 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

23. 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

24. Craft Connection, Volume 19 Number 3, Third Quarter 1995

Creator:
Minnesota Crafts Council
Date Created:
1995
Description:
Volume 19, number 3 of Minnesota Crafts Council (MCC) Craft Connection was published in the third quarter of 1995. The story on the front page profiles a selection of MCC glass artists (Jana Burnham, Karen Naylor, Robinson Scott, Mike Tonder, and Jean Young). Other contents include the announcement of new Executive Director David Glenn; artists of distinction for the 1995 Fiber/Metal show Helen Kelley and Timothy Lloyd; list of exhibitors at the 1995 Minnesota Crafts Festival; Craft Connection Gallery guest artist Dr. Dong-Hun Chung; Craft Connection Gallery's second anniversary; craft collections at the Minnesota Historical Society; highlights from past third quarter issues of Craft Connection; and the 1995 National Council for Education in the Ceramic Arts (NCECA) conference.
Contributing Institution:
American Craft Council
Type:
Text
Format:
Newsletters

25. Craft Connection, Volume 30 Number 3, Third Quarter 2002

Creator:
Minnesota Crafts Council
Date Created:
2002
Description:
Volume 30, number 3 of Minnesota Crafts Council (MCC) Craft Connection was published in the third quarter of 2002. On the front page is a collection of color photos of works by MCC artists. Other contents include advice on building a craft art collection; profiles of Minnesota Crafts Festival featured artists Dick Cooter, Mary Ellen Sisulak, Adrienne Seagraves, Kimmerle Green, Deb Cooter, Cynthia Harper, Carmen Olejniczak, and Jon Offutt; list of artists exhibiting at the Minnesota Crafts Festival and color photographs of works; and recipient of MCC Lifetime Achievement Award winner James Tanner.
Contributing Institution:
American Craft Council
Type:
Text
Format:
Newsletters
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