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Exhibit celebrates the art of handcrafted turkey calls
ROCK HILL, SC – Crafted from bone, antler, ivory, slate and wood, handmade turkey calls by artisans from across the country will be on display beginning November 27th, 2009 at the Museum of York County.
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There are some wonderful artists selling Christmas ornaments on Etsy, you simply must see. With Christmas just around the corner there is no time to waste. Just check out these fun folk art decorations and you will be sure to get in the spirit!
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Where does the work of outsider artists fit into the art world? First, some general background information about these artists is important to establish. Some outsider artists were prisoners who used art not only as a means of expression but also as a pastime. Others were patients in mental treatment facilities usually possessed with the same motivation mentioned above. They tended to be elderly and isolated and surrounded by the fear of oncoming death.
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An Arts Festival? In Sydenham? Whatever were they thinking of?
Where? Decorah, IowaJoin us to celebrate the spirit of Norway! In 2009, Nordic Fest will celebrate its 43rd anniversary. Since 1967, over 1 1/2 million visitors from throughout the country have attended our festival. Be our guest at the 43rd Annual Nordic Fest July 23-25, 2009. Your whole family will enjoy delicious food, traditional crafts, a colorful parade, lively entertainment, and our Saturday night torchlight parade and fireworks.
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The best examples of Pennsylvania Dutch and early American folk art and crafts are found in the outstanding works of 200 of the nation’s most skilled artisans. Included in this year's festival will be fine furniture, miniatures, pottery,clothing, musical instruments, hand-painted art, iron ornaments, weavings, brooms, baskets, florals, hex painting, jewelry, leather, cut paper art known as “scherenschnitte,” Pennsylvania German calligraphic writing called "fraktur", beeswax candles and more.
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Where? 28848 Tramm Rd. N., Reardan, WAWe are already gearing up for our 13th Annual Outdoor Quilt Show & Folk Art Sale, August 29th & 30th with classes beginning Monday, August 24th – 28th. We are ready to fill your week with a wonderful slate of teachers making their way towards the barn, capping the week with our outdoor quilt show and folk art sale on Saturday and Sunday. 2009 teachers include, Jo Morton, Kim Diehl, Lynda Hall of Primitives by Lynda, Barri of Bareroots and sister Cheri of Wednesday’s Best and Maggie Bonanomi, a Buggy Barn staple.
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Tole Painting is a celebrated folk art, which decorates metal and wooden objects. Teapots, Coffeepots, tables, chairs, and chests, including hope chests, toy boxes and jewelry boxes find a new lease of life with a touch of Tole painting. Toleware is painted tinplate. Also called "japanned-ware," it originated in the Orient, spread to Europe and then to America where it reached a height of popularity in the nineteenth century.
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Pennsylvania German art is a distinctive folk style transplanted by European immigrants who settled in southeastern Pennsylvania. Characterized by the bold use of color and motifs that emphasize birds, flowers, and elaborate decoration, Pennsylvania German art was nurtured on the isolated farms where those settlers made their homes.
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The FedEx Global Education Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is currently requesting proposals from artists wishing to display work in their gallery. The Center is a hub of international and educational activity and on average hosts well over 1,000 people each week, including members of the University community (students, faculty and staff), local community and visitors from around the world.
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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!
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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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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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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