American Craft Exposition founder creates a collector’s home — chicagotribune.com

Just one more day until the ACE preview party! Here’s a great Chicago Tribune profile of our founder, Chris Robb, to get you fired up for ACE, which officially begins this Friday, August 28th:

Chris Robb traces her love of art to an art course she and her future husband, Bill, took as seniors at Northwestern. It was, she says, the start of a commitment they have made to art.

“The opportunity to be involved with the people involved in crafts and their objects has really changed our lives,” she says.

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Going beyond arts and crafts | Fine Arts | Chron.com – Houston Chronicle

Interesting attention being paid to fine craft in Houston. Not exactly what you’d find at ACE, but definitely different than your typical summer “craft” fair.

“I want to hear people say, ‘Oh, that’s a digital print. Why the heck is that in a craft center?’ or ‘That’s a video. Why is that in a craft center?’” she says. “I want to start hearing some of this conversation, because I just think it’s really important to challenge the viewers and always be pushing those boundaries and stretching those ideas.”

Now Sparkling | ‘GlassWear’ Exhibition – The Moment Blog – NYTimes.com

ACE jewelry artist Karen Gilbert is featured in a new exhibit at the Museum of Arts and Design in NYC… AND gets a shout-out in the New York Times:

Wall Brooches, by Karen Gilbert … dexterously combine traditional jewelry materials with tubular Pyrex elements straight out of a high school chemistry lab.

via Now Sparkling | ‘GlassWear’ Exhibition – The Moment Blog – NYTimes.com.

Small budget for entertainment? How does free sound? | clarionledger.com | The Clarion-Ledger

A local paper promotes Mississippi craft exhibits as a low-cost form of family entertainment:

Art and fine craft lovers should also set their sights on these Jackson sites: the Arts Center of Mississippi; Municipal Gallery of Art, both in Jackson; the Mississippi Craft Center in Ridgeland.

via Small budget for entertainment? How does free sound? | clarionledger.com | The Clarion-Ledger.