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Online Presentations Celebrate Arts and Crafts Aesthetics and California Printmaker Frances Gearhart
January 20, 2021DESIGN & HISTORY: THE PAST IS ALWAYS PRESENT 6 Sessions | $25/session | Location: Zoom Online Classroom Saturdays at 1:00 PM Eastern Time | January 23 – February 27, 2021 The Stickley Museum at Craftsman Farms https://www.stickleymuseum.org/design-history-the-past-is-always-present/ Diptych with the Coronation of the Virgin and the Last Judgment (French), …
Read More...A Pre-Conference Celebration and Online Arts and Crafts Classes Return
January 13, 2021by Kate Nixon An Annual Pre-Conference Celebration An annual tradition at the National Arts and Crafts Conference will continue over Zoom from the Stickley Museum at Craftsman Farms: a Pre-Conference virtual kickoff party with door prizes, a preview of the virtual conference and shows, Zoom bingo and more! …
Read More...Immersive World of Stickley Coming to Home Theatres
January 5, 2021by Kate Nixon In 2020, attendees of the National Arts and Crafts Conference at the Grove Park Inn and the general public alike sat in the Heritage Ballroom and watched a special preview of the first feature-length documentary of an icon in furniture design and in the American Arts …
Read More...Two Literary Classics and “A Devil in the White City”: Our 2021 Book Club Selections
December 31, 2020by Kate Nixon This year, the National Arts and Crafts Conference will host the annual event virtually on arts-craftsconference.com, offering both live events for conference participants to attend and interact with through Zoom as well as pre-recorded events for people to view on their own schedule. A favorite of …
Read More...Conference Seminars, Virtual Tours, and Discussion Groups: The Virtual Experience in February 2021
December 23, 2020by Kate Nixon Often seen as an annual retreat for some, an official induction into the world of Arts and Crafts for others, the National Arts and Crafts Conference has supplied collectors and enthusiasts of the Arts and Crafts Movement with 33 years worth of education, connection with a …
Read More...Craftsman Christmas and Holiday Activities This Weekend, Shopping Safely, and Virtual Tours
December 16, 2020Compiled by Kate Nixon This week, we take a look at this weekend’s Holiday activities offered both online and in-person. It’s a Craftsman Christmas Celebration this weekend as The Stickley Museum at Craftsman Farms offers up an exploration of Stickley’s philosophy about business during the holidays and the historic …
Read More...Studying Charles Binns, A Craftsman Christmas, and Sotheby’s Important Design
December 7, 2020by Kate Nixon This week, we’ve got a preview of two online courses from the Stickley Museum at Craftsman Farms that reveal the influence of Charles Binns on the legacy of American ceramics plus a holidays-themed session on how Gustav Stickley viewed the holidays as a balancing act of …
Read More...A Special Collaborative Auction and Studying the Saturday Evening Girls
December 1, 2020by Kate Nixon Painting by Jan Schmuckal Auction Watch: Arts & Craftsmen Guild Auction Now Accepting Bids! A special auction has just opened featuring works from the artists of the Arts & Craftsmen Guild — and you are invited to bid on one-of-a-kind artwork, jewelry, lighting, sculptures, and …
Read More...A Familiar Face Joins Toomey & Co and A Virtual Visit to Pewabic Pottery
November 24, 2020by Kate Nixon Riley Humler of Humler & Nolan has joined Toomey & Co Auctioneers. Photo courtesy of Toomey & Co Auctioneers. Toomey & Co. Auctioneers of Oak Park, Illinois is excited to announce the addition of Riley Humler to its team of auction specialists. Humler is joining …
Read More...34th National Arts and Crafts Conference Goes Virtual With A New Website
November 17, 2020Registration is Open by Kate Nixon This past summer was marked with difficult decisions for small businesses all over the country. Nestled in the mountains just outside Asheville, North Carolina, here at the office of the National Arts and Crafts Conference, we had a difficult decision of our …
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