\u00c2\u00a0By: Furniture World Magazine \u00c2\u00a0
\nThe American Craft Council is announced that
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\nfifteen (15) Searchlight Artists \u00e2\u20ac\u201c a category newly created by the Council to feature emerging artists \u00e2\u20ac\u201c have been juried into The American Craft Show in Baltimore. They will join more than 700 professional craft artists who will present their latest high-quality, handmade jewelry, furniture, clothing, home d\u00c3\u00a9cor and more, to the public. The work of the Searchlight Artists will be presented together in a special gallery section of the show, February 23-25, 2014, at the Baltimore Convention Center.<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Recognizing and encouraging emerging talent is part of the Council\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s core mission,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said Carmine Branagan, executive director of the American Craft Council. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Collectors, curators, gallery owners \u00e2\u20ac\u201c everyone looks to the Council to identify new trends in the field. Our investment in bringing these striving artists from across the country and their work to market \u00e2\u20ac\u201c some for the very first time \u00e2\u20ac\u201c is a means to further promote the understanding and appreciation of contemporary American craft. We look forward to the contributions this particular group of artists will make in years to come.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
The Searchlight Artists:<\/p>\n
Vivian Beer, Metal Furniture, Penland, NC
\nKarin Birch, Decorative Fiber, Brunswick, MD
\nAllyn Cantor, Decorative Fiber, Portland, OR
\nHeather Mae Erickson, Ceramics, Thorofare, NJ
\nArthur Hash, Metal Jewelry, Richmond, VA
\nThomas Huang, Furniture, Lawrence, KS
\nMeg Oliver, Ceramics, Woodstock, NY
\nKiara Pelissier, Glass, Richmond, VA
\nBrian David Reid, Furniture, Rockport, ME
\nRowland Ricketts, Textiles, Bloomington, IN
\nAnne Selden, Clothing, Minneapolis\/St. Paul, MN
\nKyla Toomey, Ceramics, Bronx, NY
\nDerek Weisberg, Ceramics, Benicia, CA
\nRene\u00c3\u00a9 Zettle-Sterling, Metal, Allendale, MI
\nValerie Zimany, Ceramics, Appleton, WI<\/p>\n
Nominations for Searchlight Artists were received by department chairs of the country\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s most prestigious schools teaching craft (Alfred University, California College of Arts, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Virginia Commonwealth University), past Council jurors, and the editorial team of AMERICAN CRAFT. The Council is grateful for the support of Sheila and David Meredith, whose generosity has made the Searchlight Artists initiative possible.<\/p>\n
About the American Craft Council
\nThe American Craft Council is a national, nonprofit public educational organization founded in 1943 by Aileen Osborn Webb. The mission of the Council is to promote understanding and appreciation of contemporary American craft. Programs include the bimonthly magazine American Craft, annual juried shows presenting artists and their work, a 2013 leadership conference, the Aileen Osborn Webb Awards honoring excellence, a specialized library, workshops and seminars. www.craftcouncil.org<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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