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In 2018, CC received the Award of Distinction from American Craft Council. This award recognizes an organization, institution, corporation, or individual who has made significant contributions to the field of craft with a minimum of 25 years of service. [8] CC was the first organization to receive this award in Pittsburgh, PA. [citation needed]
Erickson moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where she earned her BFA in Crafts with a concentration in Ceramics and Art Education K-12 Pre-Certification at The University of the Arts (1996–2000). At UArts she worked closely with artists/professors James D. Makins, Lizbeth Stewert, Alec Karros, Jeanne Jaffe, Sharon Church, Susie Brandt, Roy ...
Jan Yager (October 9, 1951 – August 14, 2024) was an American artist who made mixed media jewelry.She drew inspiration from both the natural world and the lived-in human environment of her neighborhood in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, emphasizing that art is a reflection of both time and place.
The Print Center was founded in 1915 as The Print Club of Philadelphia by a group of art collectors and artists who wished to promote the art of printmaking. [2] Its first location was 219 South 17th Street in Philadelphia; but it moved to its current home in a late 19th Century carriage house at 1614 Latimer Street in 1918. [3]
Joyce J. Scott (born 1948) is an African-American artist, sculptor, quilter, performance artist, installation artist, print-maker, lecturer and educator.Named a MacArthur Fellow in 2016, [1] [2] and a Smithsonian Visionary Artist in 2019, [3] Scott is best known for her figurative sculptures and jewelry using free form, off-loom beadweaving techniques, similar to a peyote stitch. [4]
The Institute of Contemporary Art or ICA is a contemporary art museum in Philadelphia. The museum is associated with the University of Pennsylvania, and is located on its campus. The Institute is one of the country's leading museums dedicated to exhibiting the innovative art of our time. Robert Chaney is its director of curatorial affairs. [1]
Carolyn L. E. Benesh was a respected scholar, lecturer, and writer, and a collector of contemporary jewelry. She was a frequent juror for Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show and the Smithsonian Craft Show and a president and board member of PBS's series Craft in America. Benesh died on September 30, 2020.
Contemporary Ceramic Tile Art, by DeBorah Goletz, Schiffer Publishing, March/April 2000, pg. 27, Waterford, VA The International Magazine of Ceramics - Ceramic Review , "Under Fire - a critical look at contemporary Raku & its broad international interpretations" by Nicholas Lees, London, England (Issue number 178, pp. 20-21, July/August 1999)