ALL THINGS CONSIDERED VI

ALL THINGS CONSIDERED VI:
NATIONAL BASKETRY ORGANIZATION BIENNIAL JURIED EXHIBITION

Fuller Craft Museum, New England’s home for contemporary craft, presents All Things Considered VI: National Basketry Organization Biennial Juried Exhibition, July 30—Dec. 11, 2011.

The exhibition takes place as the National Basketry Organization (NBO) holds its biennial conference at Stonehill College in Easton, Mass in early August. The show features 32 pieces by invited artists and 16 pieces by NBO instructors in addition to the 37 juried works selected by the exhibition jurors. Featuring both contemporary and traditional methods, All Things Considered VI represents the current pulse of the field of basketry, providing an incredible survey of the methods, materials and intents of contemporary basket makers.


The show was curated by Ann McMullen, Curator and Head of Collections Research and Documentation at the National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution; and Bruce Pepich, Executive Director and Curator of Collections for the Racine Art Museum. With the assistance of McMullen, this show includes the largest number of Native American baskets of any NBO exhibition to date.


Pepich brought a savvy eye with his selections of contemporary basketmakers, many of whom are represented in the collection of the RAM, which has the largest collection of contemporary basketry in the United States. Basketry is a time-honored craft, but within it, there are an unending number of distinct historical and cultural traditions. Even when basketmakers work within these traditions, some of the most exciting works are born when artists experiment with new materials, techniques, or forms and create something that stretches the boundaries.


Fuller Craft will celebrate the opening of All Things Considered VI, with a public reception August 7 at 2 p.m. at the Museum. The reception is free for members and free with museum admission for all others.



Exhibiting artists include:
Jackie Abrams
Dona Anderson
Eric Otter Bacon
Dorothy Gill Barnes
Fern Benson
Lanny Bergner
Linda Bills
Sally Black
Danielle Bodine
Charissa Brock
David S. Chambers
Kelly Church
Michael Davis
Nanette Davis
Renee Wasson Dillard
Wendy Durfey
Emily Dvorin
Carol Emarthle-Douglas
Kathey Ervin
Linda Fifield
George Fitzpatrick
Jeremy Frey
John Garrett
Mary Giles
Ronnie-Leigh Goeman
Louise Goings
Pat Courtney Gold
Hannie Goldgewicht
Paula Gron
Jan W. Henry
Marion Hildebrandt
Jan Hopkins
Flo Hoppe
Lissa Hunter
Kiyomi Iwata
Ferne Jacobs
Brian Jewett
Nancy Ravenhall Johnson
Terrol Dew Johnson
Christine Joy
Kay Khan
Jonathan Kline
Nancy Koenigsberg
Gyöngy Laky
Katherine Lewis
Karol Lindquist
Dona Look
Della Maquire
Arlene McGonagle
Dorothy McGuinness
John McQueen
C. A. Michel
Mary Miller
Norma Minkowitz
Judy Mulford
Leon Niehues
Kelly Palmer
Margaret Pelletier
Jennifer Rife
Teri Rofkar
Lois Russell
Loa Ryan
Amanda Salm
Elizabeth Whyte Schulze
Kay Sekimachi
Norman Sherfield
Lee Sipe
Beth Smathers
Leandra Spangler
Jo Stealey
Donya Stockton
Polly Adams Sutton
Lisa Telford
Maggie Tetreault
Mary W. Thompson
Gail Tremblay
Jo-Ann Van Reeuwyk
Dawn Walden
Geraldine Walkingstick
Peggy Wiedemann
Peggie Wilcox
Diane Douglas Willard
Peggy Wyman
Sue Yamins
Jiro Yonezawa
Pamela Zimmerman

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Full Color Catalog for All Things Considered VI will be available for sale at the NBO Store
Cover image Dorothy McGuinness, Citrus
Photo credit: Ken Rowe

Terrol Dew Johnson, Tohono O’odham - Sells, Arizona - Bronze Basket
Photo Credit: Terrol Johnson

Dona Look - Algoma, Wisconsin - Basket #10-4
Photo credit: Tom Van Eynde, Courtesy of Perimeter Gallery

Michael Davis-Brasstown, North Carolina - A Sybaratic Stance II
Photo credit: Rand & Rawson

Woven Stories at Harbor History Museum

July 9, 2011 – October 16, 2011
Woven Stories: Native American Basketry of the Pacific Northwest

The Harbor History Museum announced that its original exhibition, “Woven Stories: Native American Basketry of the Pacific Northwest and Alaska” will run through Oct. 16 at the museum.

The exhibit features more than 250 baskets representing the work of weavers from nearly 30 different tribes. Both artifacts and modern woven items will be on display.

The exhibit focuses on the artistry behind each basket, but also focuses on the importance of the Native American basket weaving tradition, the meanings behind various patterns and designs, and the natural materials used to create these objects of utility and beauty.

Every basket is a woven story – intertwined with tribal legends, a connection to nature, and the experience and artistry of the basket weaver.

Woven baskets have been viewed by laymen and collectors as both utilitarian vessels and works of art. This exhibit shares the history behind basket weaving, the materials favored by Pacific Northwest basket weavers, and the symbolism woven into the patterns. The exhibit will showcase a selection of Native American baskets shared by local collectors and drawn from the museum's own collection.

Date: Weekly on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays
Time: 10:00am–5:00pm

Website: http://harborhistorymuseum.org

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BasketMakers Calendar ~ August 2011

I have created a set of 2011 Basketry Calendar pages that are sized to print out on 8.5" x 11" paper. Here is the page for the month of August. You can view the rest of them on http://www.flickr.com/photos/basketmakers and see more basketry graphics on http://basketmakers.com/topics/graphics/graphicsmenu.htm

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Nex'wetem Basketweaving Gathering 2011

nex'wetem basketweaving gathering 2011, a set by deb ethnobot on Flickr.

Enjoy the photos posted by Deborah Small of the Nex’wetem: Southern California Indian Basket Weavers Gathering hosted by the Agua Caliente Cahuilla Culture Committee on July 22-24 in Palm Springs, CA.

Deborah posted on her Ethnobotany Blog about this event.

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Hayakawa Lineage ~ Japanese Bamboo Art

An exhibit of Japanese Bamboo Art entitled "Hayakawa Lineage" will be on display at TAI Gallery from July 29 through August 10, 2011. There will be an Opening reception July 29 from 5 to 7 pm.

There is an almost forgotten term in Japan: “Ransho”. It means “the master of all masters.” Hayakawa Shokosai I was given that recognition. The creative Japanese bamboo art tradition of innovation and excellence begun by him expanded for 150 years and continues still. Today the fifth generation in the artistic lineage, Hayakawa Shokosai V, is a National Living Treasure of Japan. TAI Gallery is proud to present an amazing selection of artworks by four of the five generations.

Shokosai V and his ancestors were all visionaries in the world of Japanese bamboo art. Their family is a source of inspiration for bamboo artists across Japan. The classically restrained pieces they formed show sensitivity and presence combined with boundless imagination. The Hayakawa family baskets have careful satin finishes and distinctive contrast created by layering various plaiting techniques over one another. Their imaginative approach to baskets as art show ingenious and inspired thinking only master artists have.

TAI Gallery
1601 B Paseo de Peralta
Santa Fe, N.M. 87501
www.taigallery.com

Watch for TAI Gallery Artists at
SOFA West: Santa Fe
August 4 to 7, 2011
Opening Gala Wednesday, August 3
Santa Fe Convention Center
Santa Fe, NM

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Dialogue

Dialogue, a set by BMAC Photos on Flickr.

Jackie Abrams and Josh Bernbaum, "Material Conversation," glass, recycled plastic bags, waxed linen (2011)

Images from the exhibit “Dialogue," on view at the Brattleboro Museum & Art Center July 15 - October 23, 2011. For more information, please visit www.brattleboromuseum.org.

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