Crafts News
CCS crafts alumna Annica Cuppetelli, ’05, is one of 13 artists to be selected for the Searchlight Artist Program at the 33rd annual American Craft Council Show February 27- March 1 at the Baltimore Convention Center. The American Craft Council show is the largest indoor, juried craft show in the nation and as such, only those artists considered to be the best-of-the-best are invited to participate following a rigorous jury process.
Scholarship and Exhibition Opportunity: College for Creative Studies has been selected as the beneficiary of the 2009 John F. Korachis Annual Scholarship and Exhibition. All currently enrolled College for Creative Studies sophomores, juniors and seniors from the School of Fine Arts, Crafts and Photography are invited to apply for this scholarship and exhibition program.
CCS Fiber Design alumna, Annica Cuppetelli, who received her MFA in Fiber Design from Cranbrook Academy of Art in 2008, was chosen to represent the entire academy by Daimler Financial Services as this year’s emerging artist.
Since 2002, Chrysler (formerly DaimlerChrysler) has called upon CCS students to design a unique commemorative trophy for the Chrysler Supplier Pentastar Award. This year, eight Crafts students participated in the annual scholarship competition.
Andrew Wagner, the editor-in-chief of American Craft magazine, will give a public lecture titled “Crafts: The Great Connector” sponsored by the CCS Crafts and Liberal Arts Departments. The free lecture will be held on Thursday, November, 8 from Noon – 1 p.m. in the Wendell W. Anderson Jr. Auditorium in the Walter B. Ford II Building on the College for Creative Studies’ campus.
CCS Crafts Chair Tom Madden has been named the 2007 Master Metalsmith at the Metal Museum in Memphis. The museum is currently hosting a solo exhibition of Madden’s work, documenting his explorations from traditional jewelry to sculptural hollowware. The exhibit features 62 pieces of his metal artistry and will be on display through November 11.
On October 26 and 27, CCS is hosting the Michigan Ceramic Art Association’s biennial Michigan Mud conference. The conference includes demonstrations and lectures by many Michigan ceramic artists, with Pete Pinnell as the featured guest artist. Pinnell, who spent many years as a potter, currently is an instructor at the University of Nebraska. Pinnell often offers workshops and has been in exhibitions throughout the world. In addition, he writes a monthly column, "As Far As I Know," for the magazine Clay Times.
For this exhibition CCS Fiber Design students recreated historical textiles with their own interpretations in this provocative blend of Art and Artifact. The work is the product of a class taught by faculty members Susan Aaron-Taylor and Mollie Fletcher.
