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Atrium Art Gallery
The Maine Crafts Association's juried biennial of contemporary crafts features work in metal, glass, ceramics, fiber, and wood by 35 artists. Opening reception, Friday, Jan. 20, 6-8; exhibit continues through March 16. Gallery hours, Mon.-Thurs., 8 a.m.-8 p.m.; Friday, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Sat. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. ; 207-753-6500. Atrium Art Gallery, USM Lewiston-Auburn, 51 Westminster St., Lewiston, ME 04240.
Museum of Craft and Folk Art
The Museum of Craft and Folk Art is proud to be commissioning Randy Colosky to create several site-specific works for the gallery in the upcoming exhibition, Fiat Lux: Randy Colosky New Works, with support from The Andy Warhol Foundation for Visual Arts. Colosky will use a wide range of materials and media—from new sculptures in aluminum, concrete, engineered ceramic honey-comb, brick and reclaimed wood to wall drawing, video and photography that will occupy the gallery, façade and outdoor space of the Museum of Craft and Folk Art on Yerba Buena Lane.
This Week
CraftNEWYORK, a Show and Sale to Benefit CERF+ (Craft Emergency Relief Fund + Artists' Emergency Resources), will take place March 30, 31 and April 1, 2012 at New York City's most popular new art show venue, 7W New York, on 34th Street at Fifth Avenue, across from New York's famed Empire State Building. The second annual exhibit and sale draws an international audience spanning high-end New York collectors to discerning buyers from across the globe. The inaugural event was visited by...
The Crocker Art Museum will present a career-spanning exhibition of the work of artist and feminist Judy Chicago in "Surveying Judy Chicago: 1970-2010." Chicago's convention-shattering approach to provocative themes and diverse media is explored in this exhibit of 29 works, ranging from her early works on paper to recent cast-glass sculpture.
The finalists for the 2011 Elizabeth R. Raphael Founder's Prize, established in 1997 in honor of Elizabeth Raphael, founder of the Society for Contemporary Craft (SCC), have been selected and will be included in the biennial juried exhibition, Transformation 8: Contemporary Works in Small Metals. The winning artist receives a $5,000 cash prize and will be announced at the public opening of the exhibition on Friday, February 3, 2012, from 5:30 to 8 pm.
Meet 200+ Native artists, many of them award winning. Talk with them about their work and learn about the cultural significance that informs, inspires, and imbues their work. Top-quality, handmade art includes pottery, Hopi katsina dolls, paintings, jewelry, baskets, rugs, blankets, and much more. Artist demonstrations, Native food, music, and dance performances round out the two-day celebration.
Ohio Designer Craftsmen's annual juried members' exhibition, featuring works in clay, glass, fiber, metal, wood and mixed media.
Last Chance
The exhibition showcases items adorned with luxurious materials including gold and metallic threads, beads, shells, mirrors, semi-precious stones, bones, fur and feathers, ranging from a Buddhist bone apron to Dior and Chanel couture pieces, spanning several centuries to the present day.
The ceramic figurine, from European paste and Chinese export porcelain to the modern retail collectible, conjures images of dusty mantels and cluttered end tables, Victorian fancy and kitsch. This exhibition challenges the notion of the safe and sentimental objet d'art, presenting more than 50 works by 40 contemporary American artists or collaborative pairs, whose provocative subjects are belied by their intimate scale. The diverse and sometimes irreverent works address substantial...
Meet 200+ Native artists, many of them award winning. Talk with them about their work and learn about the cultural significance that informs, inspires, and imbues their work. Top-quality, handmade art includes pottery, Hopi katsina dolls, paintings, jewelry, baskets, rugs, blankets, and much more. Artist demonstrations, Native food, music, and dance performances round out the two-day celebration.
The Museum of Craft and Folk Art is proud to be commissioning Randy Colosky to create several site-specific works for the gallery in the upcoming exhibition, Fiat Lux: Randy Colosky New Works, with support from The Andy Warhol Foundation for Visual Arts. Colosky will use a wide range of materials and media—from new sculptures in aluminum, concrete, engineered ceramic honey-comb, brick and reclaimed wood to wall drawing, video and photography that will occupy the gallery, façade and...
Wexler Gallery presents an exhibition of important works on paper by Pablo Picasso along side new work by innovative designer/maker Wendell Castle. Show runs December 3, 2011 - February 25, 2012. An opening reception will take place on First Friday, December 3, from 5-8pm.
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