2009
NEW YORK, N.Y., FEBRUARY 3–MAY 25: Walker Evans and the Picture Postcard. Photographer Walker Evans (1903–1975), who studied American culture through his camera from the late 1920s through the early 1970s, collected 9,000 picture postcards during his lifetime. Now part of the Metropolitan Museum’s Walker Evans Archive, hundreds of the postcards will be displayed with a selection of his photographs that show the direct influence of the postcard on his pictorial style. At the Howard Gilman Gallery, 1000 Fifth Ave. at 82nd St.; closed Sunday. For more information, visit metmuseum.org or call 212 535-7710.
PASADENA, CALIF., FEBRUARY 7–8: Los Angeles Pottery Show. One hundred of the world’s best vintage and contemporary art pottery and tile dealers will fill the 22,000-sq.-ft. Pasadena Convention Center Conference Building, located at 300 E. Green St., with works from Catalina to Valentien. The show will feature book signings, exhibits of private collections and verbal appraisals by David Rago and Suzanne Perrault, Sat. 10 a.m.–6 p.m. and Sun. 10 a.m.–4 p.m. For more information, visit lapotteryshow.com or call 760 238-2493.
PHOENIX, ARIZ., FEBRUARY 8: Willo Historic Home Tour. Featuring Tudor, Spanish Revival and Bungalow homes dating from the 1920s, one of Phoenix’s most beautiful and oldest neighborhoods presents its 20th annual home tour and street fair. Take a trolley or walk the tour of a dozen homes from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tickets are available for $15 the day of the tour at the neighborhood park, 3rd Ave. and Holly; presale tickets can be purchased at willohistoricdistrict.com. For information, visit the Web site or call 602 694-1275.
SCOTTSDALE AND PHOENIX, ARIZ., FEBRUARY 20–24: Wright Way Arizona: Innovations in Living. A winter getaway in the Arizona sun will take you on a study of Frank Lloyd Wright’s design and influence. Visit and dine at the Arizona Biltmore Hotel and take an all-access tour of Taliesin West and the Arcosanti community designed by former FLW Fellow Paolo Soleri. Tour price is $2,495 per person, double occupancy, land only. For more information and reservations, call 708 848-1976 or e-mail travel@gowright.org.
ASHEVILLE, N.C., FEBRUARY 20–22: Grove Park Inn Arts and Crafts Conference. One of the most well-known events for Arts and Crafts collectors, designers, artisans and experts takes place in the 512-room historic inn tucked away in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Antiques and reproductions displays, demonstrations, seminars, architectural tours and book discussions draw 3,000 attendees each year. Workshops this year will teach metalsmithing, block printing, embroidery, stenciling, finishing, matting, and decorating tiles and vases. For information and reservations, call 828 628-1915 or visit arts-craftsconference.com.
TEANECK, N.J., FEBRUARY 20–22: International Guild of Miniature Artisans, Ltd. Show and Sale. The biggest gathering for lovers of small reproductions offers classes, exhibits, international dealers and special tours. Located at the Teaneck Marriott at Glenpointe, 100 Frank W. Burr Blvd. For hours and information, visit igma.org or call Duffy Wineman at 248 642-8478.
PASADENA, CALIF., September 28–January 11: Seeing Greene & Greene: Architecture in Photographs. This exhibition of black-and-white photographs interprets Greene & Greene through the lens of fine-art photographers throughout the 20th century. Presented by the Pasadena Museum of California Art, 490 East Union St., Wed.–Sun. noon– 5 p.m. Admission is $6 for adults, free the first Friday of the month. For information, call 626 568-3665 or visit pmcaonline.org.
SAN MARINO, CALIF., OCTOBER 18–JANUARY 5: A New and Native Beauty: The Art and Craft of Charles and Henry Greene. The most comprehensive exhibit of Greene & Greene materials ever presented, this exhibition of 200 works, many never before seen by the public, is drawn from collections of the Huntington Museum, Gamble House, and private and institutional lenders. Covering the entire scope of the architectural and design careers of the Greene brothers and their legacy in the Arts and Crafts movement, the exhibit will be accompanied by a major book with 10 scholarly essays. Located in the Huntington’s Boone Gallery, 1151 Oxford Rd. Closed Tuesdays, open Mon., Wed.–Fri. noon–4:30 p.m., Sat. and Sun. 10:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. For admission rates and information, call 626 405-2100 or visit huntington.org.
PORTLAND, ME., OCTOBER 23–JANUARY 4: Landscapes from the Age of Impressionism. From the collection of the Brooklyn Museum of Art, this exhibition at the Portland Museum of Art explores the unity of style, color and light and the development of modernist sensibilities in the plein air traditions of France and the United States through works of masters such as Claude Monet, Eugene-Louis Boudin, John Singer Sargent, George Innes, Childe Hassam (above), Camille Pissaro, Gustave Courbet and their peers. Located at Seven Congress Square, the museum is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (9 p.m. on Fri.). Admission is $10 adults, $8 seniors and students and $4 for youths 6–17. For more information, call 207 775-6148 or visit portlandmuseum.org.
DETROIT, MICH., NOVEMBER 7–DECEMBER 31: Pewabic Pottery Holiday Show. The renowned pottery founded at the height of America’s Arts and Crafts movement in 1903 by Mary Chase Perry presents an annual show featuring work by its own artisans as well as ceramic jewelry, vessels and other functional and decorative wares by 70 nationally known artists from across the country. Extended holiday shopping hours are 10 a.m.–6 p.m. Mon.–Sat. and Noon–4 p.m. Sun. Special shopping event with giveaways and refreshments on Wed., December 10, from 6 to 9 p.m. Located at 10125 E. Jefferson Ave. Call 313 822-0954 or visit pewabic.org.
[Editor’s note: The Durango Arts & Crafts Conference and Marketplace, held annually in the fall, is moving to the summer. Preparations are underway for the next show, scheduled for June 2009. Plan ahead for your summer in historic, scenic Durango, Colorado. call 970-375-7199 or visit durango-arts-craftsconference.com for show details.]
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