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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 …
Read More...Exploring “The Restorative Power of Craft,” Preservation Pasadena, and a Virtual Crafts Show
November 10, 2020by Kate Nixon October 10th, 2020 – this article has been revised to include the Virtual Craft Fair from the Southern Highland Craft Guild. This week brings a bevy of new online classes, tours and opportunities for the virtual student in all of us. The Stickley Museum at Craftsman …
Read More...Digital Arts and Crafts Collections Accessible to All
November 3, 2020by Kate Nixon Last week during the virtual Craftsman Gala, the Stickley Museum at Craftsman Farms announced the launch of two brand new initiatives: a online selection of highlighted works from their in-house collection and their searchable Research Library Online Catalog. The two initiatives are the latest in their mission …
Read More...Craftsman Gala Review, Your Weekend’s Zoom Classes, and a Virtual Celebration in Pasadena
October 27, 2020by Kate Nixon The Virtual Craftsman Gala Breaks a New Record This weekend, supporters of the Stickley Museum at Craftsman Farms were treated to a variety of virtual events during the first ever online Craftsman Gala. Including live music, crafting sessions, a silent auction, showings of works from …
Read More...Revealing the Roycroft Legacy Online and the Return of the Roycroft History Course
October 20, 2020by Kate Nixon The Roycroft legacy continues this weekend with two seminars on the importance of the Roycroft Shops and the impact of the early publications produced at the Shops; this class is part of “The Ruskin, Roycroft, and the Arts & Crafts,” the virtual conference offered from the …
Read More...“The Cultivation of Human Sympathy”, Finding Ruskin, and an Online Halloween Art Museum Tour: This Weekend At a Glance
October 13, 2020Compiled by Kate Nixon This article has been updated to include the image of the new Education Center at Craftsman Farms and including links to registration. The weekend of October 17th and 18th offers plenty of educational opportunities from the Stickley Museum at Craftsman Farms, the Roycroft Campus, the …
Read More...The 34th National Arts and Crafts Conference Will Go Virtual
October 5, 2020Image: socialtechy.com The Covid-19 restrictions set in place by the governor of North Carolina, along with our own personal concerns for the safety and health of our exhibitors and attendees, will make it impractical for us to attempt to hold February’s 34th National Arts and Crafts Conference and …
Read More...“Fall For Stickley” In October!
September 29, 2020by Kate Nixon As previously announced, in place of Stickley weekend, the Stickley Museum at Craftsman Farms will be virtually hosting a whole month of Stickley! “Fall for Stickley” is a program series, on October Saturdays, devoted to all-things-Stickley and culminating with The Craftsman Gala on Sat., Oct. 24. …
Read More...October Will Be A Celebration of Ruskin, Roycroft & Stickley
September 22, 2020by Kate Nixon Ruskin, Roycroft and the Arts & Crafts – Saturdays, October 3rd – 31st, 2020 October looks to be an incredibly busy month, especially on Saturdays with ongoing virtual classroom opportunities, tours, and the annual Craftsman Gala going virtual for the very first time. “Ruskin, Roycroft, and …
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