Summer Exhibits and Awards - Ceramics, Pastels and Rustic Tomorrow

Some of the Region's Best Ceramics on Exhibit in Lake Placid
“Contemporary Ceramics Invitational” which includes the works of 26 artists, is featured at the Lake Placid Center for the Arts through July 6. The exhibit features ceramics works by the following artists: Art Baird of Holland Patent; Regis Brodie of Gansevoort; Anne L. Burnham of Parishville; Cheri Cross of Jay; Robert Crystal of Cornwall, Vt.; Kierstin Egge of Elizabethtown; Leslie Ferst of Cambridge; Karen Ford of Westport, Conn.; Melissa Greene of Deer Isle, Maine; Julia Gronski of Jay; Lee Kazanas of Jay; Myung Rye Kim of Baltimore, Md.; Ron Korczynski of Natrona Heights, Pa; Ronald Larsen of Canton; Berry Matthews of Plattsburgh; Joel Neff of Bronx; Christine Owen of Wappinger Falls; Mary Lou Reid of Saranac Lake; Jackie Sabourin of Plattsburgh; Robert Segall of Upper Jay; Peter Shrope of Rainbow Lake; Andrew Van Assche of Plainfield, Mass.; Carol Vossler of Saranac Lake; Erik Wilson of Peru; and Sue and Terrance Young of Jay. Adirondack Daily Enterprise, June 4

Awards at Northeast National Pastel Exhibit
From ninety-one pastel entries in the exhibit, twenty one were selected to receive awards. Among those were Art, Craft and Foods publication participants, Martha Deming, of Remsen, who received an award for "Trio" and David Francis, a member of the Shirt Factory Artist Association, who received an award and $100 for "The Game Shelf". The organizer of the exhibit, Arts Center/Old Forge, is also in Art, Crafts and Foods this year. Adirondack Express, May 27

Art, Crafts and Foods
The Art, Crafts and Foods along the Scenic Byways of the Adirondack North Country is a 12 page, full color booklet featuring 51 artisans and shopowners or organizations which make and/or sell regionally made creations. 40,000 has been printed and distributed to 2600 distribution points (lodgings, chambers and others) from Lake Champlain and the Canadian border to the St. Lawrence River and Lake Ontario to the Mohawk River. Download a copy from http://www.AdkNCcrafts.com or contact ANCA to request one at 518.891.6200 or anca@northnet.org.

Rustic Tomorrow at Adirondack Museum
The exhibit pairs six makers of Adirondack rustic furniture with six architects and designers. It is the brainchild of Lake Placid interior designer and author Ann Stillman O'Leary, who came up with the idea while touring the American West where contemporary rustic design is popular. She wanted to jump-start the concept in the Adirondacks, where traditional rustic without the modern flair is the norm. One of the six pairings is Wayne Ignatuk, of Jay, and architect David M. Chlld who create a child's desk with a swivel chair and birdhouse cabinet. All materials used had to be indigenous to the region.
The exhibit runs through Oct. 19 at the Adirondack Museum and then is at the Lake Placid Center for the Arts from Nov. 7 through Dec. 13. Adirondack Daily Enterprise, May 23

Welcome to
News For and About Artisans and Retailers of the Adirondack North Country here at http://adknccrafts.blogspot.com/ inbetween e-newsletters. The last e-newsletter went out in Nov., 2007. They are archived at http://www.adknccrafts.com/storiesaboutyou.php.

During the month of March,
to promote the 55 exhibitors of Buyer Days (April 2-3), the small regional gift trade show in Saratoga Springs, NY that I coordinate for the Adirondack North Country Association, I blasted all of you 4 times with exhibitor show specials, new products and best sellers and some product photos. They can still be viewed at http://adknccrafts.com/buyerdayslist.php.
Shopowners referred to the eblasts and website listing as part of their preparation to attend the show. The two day gift trade show with average exhibitor expenses of about $260 generated an average of $3897 per exhibitor in sales (orders and cash and carry) with 165 attending shopowners! The average sales per exhibitor was actually up from the 2007 show by $1147 when 156 shopowners attended. The exhibitor contact info pdf and show summary will be posted shortly at http://www.adknccrafts.com/buyerdayslist.php.

In the May 2008 Woodshop News
Bernadette Boyle, marketing and public relations manager for the American Crafts Council (ACC), said that for the 32nd annual ACC show (Feb. 22-24, 700 exhibitors) in Baltimore the turnout (20,000 visitors) roughly matched that of last year's show. Later on in the article she states that the outlook for upcoming ACC shows is positive. "Our shows saw a breakthrough in attendance in 2007. Because of the economy after 9/11, attendance slipped a bit. But in 2007 we definitely have seen it creep up so our hopes are even higher for 2008."
FMI: http://www.craftscouncil.org/ and http://www.woodshopnews.com/

In the March 2008 Woodshop News,
The Furniture Society's 12th annual conference which is to be held this year in Purchase, NY from June 18 to 21 was featured.
"More than 14 demonstrations/workshops will be offered during the conference on such subjects as working with cork, surfacing wood, composite materials, chainsaw carving and design software. ...
In discussions over the course of the conference, panelists will explore the position of studio furniture in the current debates about craft, design and fine art. They also will analyze how the perception of value gets shaped, question furniture making as a career choice and offer suggestions on how to distinguish a responsible environmental movement from a marketing" standpoint.
If I remember correctly from another article reporting on last year's conference, some 350 people attended.
FMI: http://www.furnituresociety.org/ and http://www.woodshopnews.com/