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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 ...
Po Shun Leong (born 15 March 1941) is an English artist, former architect, sculptor and furniture maker. [1] [2] He was born at Northampton, England, and educated at the Quaker Leighton Park School in Berkshire, and then at the Architectural Association School of Architecture, in London, and has resided in Southern California since 1981.
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.
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The next ten years were a period of rapid growth and change, as the American Craft Council was restructured and the museum and the council were established as independent organizations. Holly Hotchner was appointed as director of the museum in 1996, and served as director for 16 years until 2013. Hotchner initiated a comprehensive strategic ...
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.
The American Made Show, (formerly known as the Buyers Market of American Craft) was the nation’s largest wholesale trade show, providing US and Canadian professional studio artists a venue to build relationships with qualified retailers and wholesale craft buyers. Founded by Wendy Rosen, the show featured approximately 1,500 artists ...
Craft Horizons was founded and initially edited by Aileen Osborn Webb, who also founded the organization now known as the American Craft Council. [3] [4] Craft Horizons began as an untitled newsletter in November 1941, [1] sent out to artists who had purchased stock in, and consigned works to, America House. [5]