TAI Gallery - Art Miami

Rob Coffland wrote me to announce the participation of TAI Gallery in Art Miami, December 2 - 6, 2009. They will present a spectacular selection of Japanese bamboo art. New artwork by Torii Ippo, the Tanabe family, and Nagakura Kenichi will be among the many bamboo artworks in their booth in the Wynwood Gallery District, Miami, FL.

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Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show

The Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show will be held at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, 1101 Arch St, Philadelphia, PA, Nov 11-15, 2009. Participating basket artists include Christine L. Adcock, Mary A. Jackson, Ed Bing Lee, Kari G. Lonning, Debora M. Muhl, Joh Ricci, JoAnne Russo, Biba Schutz, Aaron Yakim & Cynthia W. Taylor, Samuel Yao and Jennifer Heller Zurick.

Artist Demonstration Schedule
Friday, November 13th, 2009,
12:00 PM Cynthia Taylor and Aaron Yakim, Parkersburg, WV, booth #505: How to transform a young straight white oak tree trunk into a basket.

2:00 PM Kari Lonning, Ridgefield, CT, booth # 710: Basket Making - How to weave a 'hairy' basket.

3:00 PM Sung-nim Joun, Korea, booth #412: See how the artist makes a headpad with traditional Korean rush twisting and coiling techniques.

At this year's Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show, 195 craft artists from all across the U.S. are exhibiting and selling their work, selected by a jury from over 1300 applicants. In addition, a group of 26 guest artists from Korea will also be featured. The Craft Show will be held from Thursday, November 12 through Sunday, November 15 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, with a VIP Preview and reception on Wednesday evening, November 11. For tickets and information please see www.pmacraftshow.org or call (215) 684-7930.

Native American Exhibit at Columbia College

Native American Exhibit at Columbia College

Native American weavings, kachina dolls, beadwork, basketry, and pottery are on display in the Columbia College rotunda through November 20, 2009.

These items are part of an extensive Native American artifact collection gathered by William Walter of Mountain View, California. They come from the various tribes of the Southwest, including Mission tribes of southern California, and some Plains tribes, notably Cheyenne and Apache. The collection was given to the Columbia College Foundation by Walter in 1974, and has been exhibited, all or in part, every year since.

The woven and sewn baskets on display are examples from the Pima, Jicarilla Apache, Hopi, and California Mission Indian cultures. Baskets were used to carry all kinds of foodstuff as well as for cooking. They were made by a variety of weaving and sewing techniques, some fine enough to carry water.

The rotunda is open Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. and Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. It is closed holidays.

Columbia College, 11600 Columbia College Dr., Sonora CA 95370

Sculpture Objects and Functional Art

SOFA CHICAGO 2009 will be presented in Navy Pier’s Festival Hall, 600 E. Grand Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, Nov. 6 - 8. Tickets for the Opening Night Gala Preview on Thursday, Nov. 5 from 7 to 9 p.m. are $50. Tickets for the Opening Night Sam Maloof Benefit Tribute Dinner at 8:30 pm on the Fair show floor are available on www.sofaexpo.com. Fair hours are as follows: Friday, Nov. 6 and Saturday, Nov. 7 from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., and Sunday, Nov. 8 from noon to 6 p.m. Tickets are $15 for single day general admission and $25 for a three-day pass. Discounted student, senior and group tickets are available. Catalogs are $15. For general information, please visit sofaexpo.com; call 800.563.SOFA (7632) or 773.506.8860; or email info@sofaexpo.com.

Basketmakers and fiber artists scheduled to have work on exhibit include David Nittmann, Jennifer Falck Linssen, Jan Hopkins, Lissa Hunter, Jon Eric Riis, Polly Adams Sutton, Dawn Walden, Norma Minkowitz, John Garrett, Mary Giles, and the late Ed Rossbach.