InGrained: Furniture, Sculpture, and Woodturning by Pennsylvania Artists
December 2, 2023 – January 20, 2024
Mark Sfirri, the 2008 curator of Across the Grain — A Regional Wood Exhibition, returns to WAC to curate InGrained – An Exhibition of Pennsylvania Furniture, Sculpture and Woodturning, the 2023 CraftForms’ companion show. In addition to being a furniture maker and sculptor working in wood, Sfirri is also a teacher, researcher, writer, collaborator, photographer, and printmaker.
Broken on the Rock of War
John Sheridan’s Broken on the Rock of War has been selected for the nationally juried exhibit, Our True Heroes, at the Gilroy, CA, Center for the Arts
Mark Sfirri’s Baseball Bats Headed to Cooperstown, NY
The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York, has acquired a set of unusual baseball bats titled “Rejects from the Bat Factory,” created by Mark Sfirri of Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
International Society of Furniture Designers — 2022 Innovation + Design Award Winners
The International Society of Furniture Designers (ISFD) is an organization dedicated to excellence, innovation, education, and originality in the practice of furniture design and serves as the unified voice of the furniture design community.
Each year the ISFD sponsors the INNOVATION + DESIGN Competition, a juried competition designed to celebrate ingenuity among professional designers and emerging students who anticipate a career in the custom wood and related home furnishings industries.
2022 John D. Mineck Furniture Fellowship Award Winner
Boston’s Society of Arts + Crafts announced that Sophie Glenn is the 2022 recipient of the John D. Mineck Fellowship, a high-profile award with an unrestricted $25,000 prize given annually to an early-career furniture artist.
Congratulations Wendy Maruyama — 2021 James Renwick Alliance Masters of the Medium Awardee
Each year the James Renwick Alliance recognizes Masters of the Medium in five fields of endeavor: outstanding artists in the fields of ceramics, wood, glass, metals, and fiber. This prestigious biennial award given by the JRA Craft has honored some of the most significant artists in American Craft.
2021 James Renwick Alliance Chrysalis Award Winner — Rachel David
Rachel David, blacksmith, sculptor, designer, and TFS member, is the winner of the 2021 James Renwick Alliance for Craft Chrysalis Award. David’s innovative forging of metal into shapes and forms referencing bodies and landscapes provides an unexpected unique, provocative commentary on social and environmental justice issues.
2021 John D. Mineck Furniture Fellowship Award Winner
Boston’s Society of Arts + Crafts announced that Jamie Herman is the 2021 recipient of the John D. Mineck Fellowship, a high-profile award that includes an unrestricted $25,000 prize and is given annually to an early-career furniture artist.
2020 John D. Mineck Furniture Fellowship Award Winner
Aspen Golann has been awarded this years prestigious John D. Mineck Furniture Fellowship Award.
Interview with Emily Pilloton
Emily Pilloton is the Founder and Executive Director of the nonprofit Girls Garage. A designer, builder, educator, and author, she has taught thousands of young girls how to use power tools, weld, and build projects for their communities.
Interview with Sarah Turner
New board member Sarah Turner, President North Bennet Street School, talks about NBSS, her history as a maker, and why she joined the FS board.
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