Thursday 30 April 2009 at 08:24 am
When: September 26th & 27th 2009
Where: Community Park, O'Fallon, IL
A festival of social significance.
A craft happening in psychedelic color.
Strange Folk is the Heartland's largest outdoor indie arts and crafts show. Over 10,000 folks attended their 2008 event, which featured 120 modern makers from across the country, along with plenty of eco-freindly craft activities, exhibits, live bands, and local cuisine under a canopy of beautiful trees!
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Thursday 30 April 2009 at 07:59 am
Apple Dolls
Apple Dolls are folk dolls originating from early rural America when settlers made dolls from whatever was at hand. Apple dolls are made by carving a face in an apple and drying it. Due to the different effects drying produces, no two dolls are alike.
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Wednesday 29 April 2009 at 09:06 am
Birmingham Museum of Art
Throughout 2009, the Museum is devoting its Arrington gallery to the exhibition of folk art. Objects on display are from the Museum’s permanent collection, augmented by an occasional private collection loan. The term "folk art" is used broadly to encompass work that has been variously labeled as outsider, naïve, primitive, visionary and self-taught. All of the artists represented are American – many African-American – and most are from the Southeast.
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Wednesday 29 April 2009 at 06:30 am
Get Your Art Out ~ the ACBC's Emerging Artist Initiative
all sessions held at ARTworks in Beaufort Town Center, SC
2127 Boundary Street suite 18A, 29902
A New Set of Get Your Art Out Workshops is being set....
Free and $5 workshops for artists who are working on (or thinking about working on) their careers
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Friday 24 April 2009 at 1:01 pm
This is our newest short film called "Werewolf Among Us". This is a large file that I could not upload to youtube. It may take some time to load, please be patient. This film is about a family curse that turns one family member into a werewolf. There is 5 million dollars to go to the person who kills the werewolf. Everyone will stop at nothing to inherit the money. A comedy spoof on old monster films! Enjoy!
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Tuesday 07 April 2009 at 09:54 am
Art Projects for Kids
This is a great site to learn about projects you can do with children. The site is maintained by Kathy Barbro. She has been teaching art to elementary-age children for the past 8 years, and is happy to share her projects. Kathy's passion is to encourage creative thinking with both children and adults!
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Tuesday 07 April 2009 at 07:24 am
Aaron Johnson and Randy Benson founded pcCrafter in 1999. It was started with the release of the first 20 HugWare CDs through Provo Craft. Our product line started growing with the release of the Creatable line of clipART. Creatables, our downloadable products, have become our strongest product line. In 2000, the HugClub was born and pcCrafter evolved to become the leader in craft and scrapbooking clipART. We currently feature clipART from some of the best talent in the industry. Our artists really make the difference.
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Tuesday 07 April 2009 at 07:09 am
See Mexico like you've never seen it!
At Tia Stephanie Tours, they design Cultural and Educational Journeys to Mexico. They focus on Art History, Textile Traditions, Ancient Civilizations of Mesoamerica and Present-day Indigenous Communities, Natural Wonders, Festivals and Holidays. Their unique approach combines education with off the path itineraries, designed to build greater understanding of and appreciation for the richness and complexity of Mexico and the Mexican people, our neighbors to the South.
We will visit the homes and workshops of the great master artisans to learn about the materials and processes used in creating their works of art. These skills are passed down from generation to generation.
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Friday 03 April 2009 at 09:10 am
30th Annual Folk Art Festival
Rock Ledge Ranch Historic Site
Garden of the Gods
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Friday, September 18, 2009 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Saturday, September 19, 2009 9:00 am - 6:00 pm
Sunday, September 20, 2009 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
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Friday 03 April 2009 at 08:24 am
Artist Claudine Hellmuth can create a unique gift for your special someone - a custom artwork using your photos! That's right! She will create a personalized, original artwork exclusively for you using photos of your favorite friends, family members or even your pet goldfish!
Perhaps you want to have a piece made for your husband who is an avid golfer? Or maybe your sister loves to cook? Claudine can weave hobbies, memories and your ideas into a very personal collage for you and your family to enjoy.
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Thursday 02 April 2009 at 09:45 am
On view April 21-September 6, 2009
at the American Folk Art Museum
This is the American Folk Art Museum's first one person exhibition highlighting the work of a contemporary quilt artist. Paula Nadelstern has achieved international recognition for her innovative and complex designs inspired by the bilateral symmetry of kaleidoscopic images. Her artistic vision encompasses science, history, and tradition, expressed in crystalline patterns composed of slivers of jewel-like fabrics.
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Thursday 02 April 2009 at 08:23 am
What do you do when your husband drinks a lot of beer? A LOT of beer (ok, and you too.) You get crafty! The above 2′ x 1′ ft box of beer bottle caps sits in our garage, right next to the fridge, right under the bottle opener. As it filled for the first time (at a pretty rapid rate) I noticed how pretty they really were in numbers, all the different colors and logos. Being the crafty bugger I am, I just knew there was something we could do with them…
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Thursday 02 April 2009 at 06:54 am
When? 24-25-26 July 2009
Where? Warwick School and Warwick town centre UK
Singers and musicians, street entertainers and Morris dancers - it seems that anybody and everybody who enjoys folk music heads for Warwick in July each year.
Since its humble beginnings in 1979, the annual Warwick Folk Festival has developed into one of the most highly regarded folk events on the national and international scene, attracting fans from all over Britain and as far afield as the USA and Australia.
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Folk Art for the Fun of It