At the recent Arts and Crafts Society of CNY Winter Party, members Joe and Claire Sturr discussed a trip to New York City, when they saw marvelous tiles installed in several New York City Subway stations. Tiles by Arts and Crafts tile manufacturers Grueby, Rookwood, Heins and LaFarge can be found in stations across lower… [Read more…]
February 13, 2012
by Joanne Capella
This week the twenty-fifth annual Grove Park Inn Arts and Crafts Conference opens in Asheville, North Carolina. Scholars, dealers and enthusiasts of the Movement will come from all over the globe to attend three-days and nights of presentations, exhibitions and small group discussions. On the conference’s Web site, director Bruce Johnson states at this conference… [Read more…]
January 22, 2012
by Joanne Capella
In October 2011 more than 2,000 people from all 50 states gathered in Buffalo, New York for the four-day National Preservation Conference held from October 19 through 21. The 65th annual conference, which was sponsored by the Washington, D.C.-based National Trust for Historic Preservation, was the first time the event had been held in Buffalo.… [Read more…]
January 14, 2012
by Joanne Capella
Art glass panel designer Mary Tillinghast (1845-1912), who once worked with designers John LaFarge and Candace Wheeler before establishing her own studio, is the subject of a section of a recent New York Times Art and Design column. Kent Watkins has been researching the life and work of his distant cousin, Miss Tillinghast, and plans… [Read more…]
January 8, 2012
by Joanne Capella
For our members in the New York City area or those headed there this month, the New York Times reported that the D. Wigmore Fine Art gallery in Manhattan is holding an exhibition of work from the Byrdcliffe Arts and Crafts community’s later period called, “The Woodstock Story Told in Paintings, Photography, Sculpture and Ceramics.”… [Read more…]
December 23, 2011
by Joanne Capella
The Arts and Crafts Society of Central New York would like to wish its members a safe and joyous holiday season. We look forward to seeing you at our holiday party next month; details will be in the mail soon after January 1. If you haven’t joined ACSCNY yet, why not make 2012 the year… [Read more…]
December 8, 2011
by Joanne Capella
Bruce Johnson, author, columnist and Director of the National Arts & Crafts Conference at The Grove Park Inn, Asheville, NC, has been a longtime supporter and friend of the Arts and Crafts Society of Central New York, so you may already be familiar with his web site, ArtsAndCraftsCollector.com. This site is a fabulous resource for… [Read more…]
November 27, 2011
by Joanne Capella
The Rochester Democrat and Chronicle‘s website features a gorgeous slide show of Rochester’s art glass treasures. You can view it here. If you’re interested in seeing the works in person, read more about a self-guided tour of the city’s rich art glass heritage developed by local artists, Nancy Gong and Valerie O’Hara. For more information… [Read more…]
October 23, 2011
by Joanne Capella
For those members who attended our 2011 membership meeting, we hope this brings back fond memories of an enjoyable day. If you were unable to attend here are some images of the event.
October 15, 2011
by Joanne Capella
For those of you who are in the New York City area or are planning a visit around the holiday season, The Metropolitan Museum is holding an exhibition of art and photography from the collection of iconic Twentieth Century influential photographer, publisher and critic Alfred Stieglitz. “Stieglitz and His Artists: Matisse to O’Keeffe” is on… [Read more…]
February 18, 2012
by Joanne Capella
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