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The American Craft Council (ACC) is a national non-profit organization that champions craft based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.Founded in 1943 by Aileen Osborn Webb, the council hosts national craft shows and conferences, [1] publishes a quarterly magazine called American Craft [2] and a quarterly journal called American Craft Inquiry, [3] maintains an extensive awards program, [4] and is home to ...
Aileen Osborn was born on June 25, 1892 in Garrison, New York to William Church Osborn, an art collector who later donated his art pieces to the Metropolitan Museum of Art and active member of the Democratic Party, and Alice Clinton Hoadley Dodge, a philanthropist, social reformer and daughter of William E. Dodge Jr. [1] [3] [4] [5] Her brother was Frederick Osborn.
Church has served on the board of directors of the Society of North American Goldsmiths (1983-1987). She has been the production coordinator for Metalsmith magazine (1986-1987) and served on its editorial advisory committee. She has written for Metalsmith and other magazines. She is a member of the American Craft Council and of Art Jewelry ...
American Craft is a periodical magazine that documents crafts, craft artists, and both practical and creative aspects of the field of American craft. [2] [3] Originally founded by Aileen Osborn Webb in 1941 as Craft Horizons, the magazine has been published by the nonprofit American Craft Council under the title American Craft since November 1979.
Many of her ideas begin with drawings. Her works also include pop-up books, large-scale public art, and augmented reality. [5] [6] Ruffner was named a Master of the Medium by the James Renwick Alliance in 2007. Ruffner was elected as a Fellow of the American Craft Council in 2010. [7] She received The Glass Art Society's Lifetime Award in 2019. [8]
Nancy Koenigsberg (born 1927), [1] is an American sculptor and painter known for her knitted wire textiles and mixed media sculptures. [2] [3] In 2022, she was named a fellow of the American Craft Council. [2] She lives in New York City. [1]
Andy Paiko (born September 10, 1977, Woodland, California, United States) is an American glass sculptor.He co-founded Central Coast Glass Artist Studio in 2002, was named Searchlight Artist 2008 by the American Craft Council, and was selected for the Smithsonian American Art Museum and Renwick Gallery's 2012 exhibition 40 under 40: Craft Futures.
American Craft Council College of Fellows (2018), Smithsonian Artist Research Fellowship (2013), Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant (2012), United States Artists Berman Bloch Fellow (2011), Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation Grant (2005) Website: www.bethlipman.com