Please join us on November 8, 2023 at 11 am Pacific time to learn more about the Collaborative ART Archive (CARTA)!

CARTA facilitates the development of a collaborative entity of art libraries building collections of archived web-based content related to art history and contemporary art practice. Through this consortial approach, the project…[Read more]

This is a last call for participants in a SIG panel for the 2024 ARLIS/NA conference in Pittsburgh.  Please contact me by Monday Sept. 11 to indicate your interest.

Extraordinary Ordinary Things

The Decorative Arts, Craft and Design SIG seeks to offer a SIG-sponsored conference proposal for the 2024 ARLIS/NA conference in Pittsburgh.  At the S…[Read more]

The Decorative Arts Trust has a virtual tour of the Pewabic Pottery Studio in Michigan, now 120 years operating.  You can register to see a recording of the virtual tour here:  https://decorativeartstrust.org/pewabic-pottery-virtual-tour/

Bard Graduate Center has released their schedule of Wednesdays@BGC events.  If you are in the New York area, take advantage of a great lineup of discussion on decorative arts and design.  Thanks to Beth Hylen for sharing the information!

Learn what’s interesting now in the field of decorative arts, design history, and material culture. Enj…[Read more]

Find the latest issue of The Crafty Librarian, the newsletter of the American Craft Council Library & Archives, at the ACC website:

https://www.craftcouncil.org/library-archives/newsletter

Issue 12 highlights resources to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, niche magazines, and remembrances of two prominant ceramic artists.

Extraordinary Ordinary Things

The Decorative Arts, Craft and Design SIG seeks to offer a SIG-sponsored conference proposal for the 2024 ARLIS/NA conference in Pittsburgh.  At the Summer SIG meeting this week we came up with this idea for a panel session with Tracy Meserve as the moderator:

The Carnegie Art Museum in Pittsburgh has a significant…[Read more]

Hello!

Nice to see some of you at the SIG meeting today.

Here is the link to the Styling Miss Piggy: A Conversation with Creator Bonnie Erickson and Costumers Polly Smith and Calista Hendrickson program from the Maryland Center for History and Culture. The moderator was Vicky Pass, a fashion historian who teaches at…[Read more]

This is a gentle reminder to RSVP for the Decorative Arts, Craft and Design SIG Meeting which will be held on Wednesday, August 23 at 11am Pacific, 2pm Eastern via Zoom.

Please RSVP via this Google form by the end of the day Monday, Aug. 21.

https://forms.gle/fsJp1EuezS6MHT6D8

The Zoom link and agenda will be sent out the day before the meeti…[Read more]

WHAT WOULD MORRIS DO? TEXTILE USE AND SUSTAINABILITY FOR THE 21ST CENTURY

Tracy Meserve as a member of the William Morris Society in the United States is seeking proposals for the panel session “What Would William Morris Do?  Textile Use and Sustainability for the 21st Century” to be presented in person at the College Art Association conference,…[Read more]

This is the new Commons group for the Artist Files SIG. Freyja and I are just getting our bearings, working out some details of the website migration, wondering about new blog posts and starting to think about a SIG event for Fall – maybe an informal meeting to hear what kind of artist files thoughts are on everyone’s minds, and make some plans.…[Read more]

Another free, online craft symposium that might be of interest tomorrow (Thursday 7/20)!
Best — Karyn

https://hyperallergic.com/833559/craft-archive-fellowship-virtual-program-2023/
Excavating Craft Histories Through Archives
The 2023 Craft Archive Fellows will present their research on underrepresented craft histories in an online event hosted…[Read more]

Three grant opportunities are now open from the Decorative Arts Trust:

IDEAL INTERNSHIP GRANTS

The Trust offers grants to museums and historic sites in support of internships that improve and promote inclusivity, diversity, equity, access, and leadership (IDEAL) in the museum field. The Trust seeks to fund summer and academic-year internships…[Read more]