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CRAFT-TASTIC: An Exhibition and Sale of the Handmade


Free
opening reception and all-age art workshop: Friday,
November 22, 6:30-8:00pm




15%
Member Discount Sale:
December
3 – December 8, 2013



A
collection of the hand-made by local, national and international crafts artists
will be for sale in time for the holiday season at Pelham Art Center’s annual exhibition,
Craft-Tastic. The exhibition will run
from November 22, 2013 through January 4, 2014 with an opening reception and
all age hands-on workshop on Friday,
November 22 from 6:30-8:00pm. For one week only, Pelham Art Center members receive a 15%
discount on all Craft-Tastic gallery sales during a special Members’ Holiday
Sale, December  3 – December 8.  Anyone can become a member of Pelham Art
Center at any time. This year’s exhibition will feature unique functional, wearable
and decorative crafts, ranging in price, scale and materials by over 20 artists. 




Crafts from the United States will include beautiful and unique jewelry
and metal work from Brooklyn, Chicago and nearby Tarrytown.  Felted hats and fascinators will be for sale
by a local Pelham milliner. While sculptural and functional, both thrown and
slip cast, ceramics will be coming in from as far away as Colorado and as close
as New Rochelle. Pelham Art Center will also be exhibiting original glass work,
hand sewn and knitted items, furniture, and sculptural objects. 



Zori slippers, felt flowers, rubber
band bracelets and recycled plastic bags purses, all made in Cambodia, will be on
sale as a fundraiser for the Somaly Mam Foundation (www.somaly.org), a
nonprofit organization committed to ending modern slavery and empowering its
survivors as part of the solution. Pelham Art Center is also supporting Fair Trade felted crafts
made by women
entrepreneurs located in
Central Asia. With the help of US-based partnerships, the sale of these
hand-felted ornaments, bowls and rugs assist in bringing economic
sustainability to their communities.



Craft-Tastic
exposes viewers to the vibrant world of the hand-made
while expanding upon the vocabulary of traditional craft materials and
techniques. The exhibition also touches on the idea of how craft continues to
be a viable source of income for artists and communities in addition to a method
of artistic expression throughout the world. Craft-Tastic is curated by Gail Heidel.




Artists:


Cheryl
Bryant (NJ), Andrew Coombs (SC), Craftspring (Fair Trade), Erin S. Daily (NY), Stephen
Eakin (NY), Heather Mae Erickson (CO), Doug Frati (ME), MaryLouise Gladstone
(NY), Layne Gregory (ME) , Kathryn Fenstermaker (TN), Mamie Kanfer (NY), Maia
Leppo (NY), Leigh Taylor Mickelson (NY),  Sana Musasama (NY), Susan Saas (NY), Amy
Santoferraro (KS), Leslie Silk-Champagne (NH), Kristi Sword (NY), Judith Weber
(NY), Brian Weissman (NY)






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