Group of hand-colored costume renderings for the play "Ah, Wilderness!" (Eugene O'Neill, playwright) performed at St. Cloud State University in 1977-1978. Costume designs for "Ah, Wilderness!" include Belle, Arthur, Mildred, Sid, Nat, Wint, Richard, Nora, Muriel, Salesman, Mrs. Miller, Lilly, Bartender, McComber, and Tommy.
Group of hand-colored costume renderings for the play "A Little Holy Water" (Ramon Delgado, playwright) performed at St. Cloud State University in 1976-1977. Costume designs for "A Little Holy Water" include Isobel, Meredez, Roberto, Ernesto, Graciela, Tony, Manuel, Consuelo, Felipe, and Roberto.
Group of hand-colored costume renderings for the play "Arms and the Man" (George Bernard Shaw, playwright) performed at St. Cloud State University in 1976-1977. Costume designs for "Arms and the Man" include Catherine, Raina, Bluntschli, Sergius, Petkoff, Louka, Petkoff, and Nicola.
This brief biography of an historic building in Northfield traces its many different uses - Formerly the Y.M.C.A. Building, the Community Building, the City Hall - culminating in the transformation into the home of the Arts Guild. Written by Kirk Jeffrey, a Carleton history professor, it is an authoritative and well-written account of a beloved building.
Hilma Berglund printed this Christmas Card with maroon ink on cream paper. The image is a bridge with supports labeled "composure, confidence, perseverence (sic), self-discipline, thoughtfulness, friendliness, cheerfulness, reliability, courtesy, patience."
Dr. Marion Nelson, art historian, poses with Dr. John Lofgren of the American Swedish Institute at the opening of the Carl Sprinchorn exhibit, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Choir singing and watching conductor while orchestra is at rest during Festival of Christmas. Background has mural of nativity scene in a blocky, collage style.
Contributing Institution:
The History Center, Archives of Bethel University and Converge Worldwide - BGC
Volume 1, number 3 of Minnesota Crafts Council (MCC) Craft Connection was published in 1975 and is centered around art fairs. Contents include reflections on art fairs; Nelson Brown's art fair List; personal reflections on juried art fairs; collection of thoughts on art fairs from artists; profiles of popular midwest art fairs (Lakefront Festival of Arts, 57th Street Art Fair, Ann Arbor Street Art Fair, and Minnesota Craftspeoples Festival); art fair questionnaire; Twin Cities first Street Artist Guild; order forms for a corks sale at Minnesota Clay Company; order forms for the Lien Kick Wheel from Atypical Woodwork & Design; and a review of Pyroman Meets Gorilla, a workshop with clay artists Don Reitz and Peter Voulkos.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Volume 3, number 3 of Minnesota Crafts Council (MCC) Craft Connection was published in June 1977 and is centered around jurying. Contents include profile of weaver Jean Stamsta; profile of tapestry designer and weaver Muriel Nezhnie Helfman; the process jurors follow to select pieces for the American Crafts Council's Museum of Contemporary Crafts; a summary of the slide jurying process for the Minnesota Crafts Festival; National Endowment for the Arts advisory panels; public funds and the Affiliated State Agencies of the Upper Midwest; the eligibility of crafts in applications for grant money; profile and workshop review of potter Harry Davis; and news about the Minnesota Crafts Festival.