The Society of Arts and Crafts of Boston
The Society of Arts and Crafts is located on Newbury Street, Boston MA | |
Formation | 1897 |
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Director | Fabio J. Fernández |
Curator | Luiza deCamargo |
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Formerly called | The Society of Arts and Crafts Boston (SACB) |
The Society of Arts and Crafts (SAC), is America's oldest arts and craft nonprofit organization,[1] originally located on Newbury Street in Boston, Massachusetts. The SAC is currently moving to 100 Pier 4 and plans to reopen in summer 2016.[2] The society was incorporated by twenty-one individuals on June 28, 1897 and was then known as the Society of Arts and Crafts in Boston (SACB).[3] The small group was representational of Boston's elites in the fields of teaching, art-making, architecture, and craft. SACB began with the agreement to "develop and encourage higher artistic standards in the handcrafts."[3]
Frederic Allen Whiting was the Director at SACB until 1912, when Humphery J. Emery took over. He would serve on the SACB board of directors until the 1930s.[4]
Mission
The SAC strives to inspire the creation, assemblage, and promotion of the work of contemporary craft makers. The advancement of public appreciation of fine art has been a lifelong goal of the Society. SAC sponsors exhibitions, the Artist Awards Programs,[5] the John D. Mineck Furniture Fellowship,[6] and educational programming in order to promote the work of contemporary craft artists. Four hundred craft artists are featured in both the gallery and retail gallery.[7]
Exhibitions
The following is a list of SAC's exhibitions since 2012.[8]
Exhibition Title | Date |
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Executive Order 9066, Wendy Maruyama | September 8 - November 3, 2012 |
Our Cups Runneth Over | November 16, 2012- January 19, 2013 |
Contemporary Folk | February 15 - April 13, 2013 |
Rethinking Tradition: Portraits in Glass by Joseph Cavalieri | April 26 - July 20, 2013 |
Creative Minds, Disciplined Hands: Selections from the New Hampshire Furniture Masters | August 3 - October 19, 2013 |
From Minimal to Bling: Contemporary Studio Jewelry | November 1, 2013 - January 11, 2014 |
Floral Fictions: Recent Work by Jessica Calderwood | January 31, 2014 - April 19, 2014 |
SAC Artists Awards Exhibition | May 2 - July 19, 2014 |
William Daley: 14 for 7 | August 2 - October 25, 2014 |
Our Cups Runneth Over: Sculptural & Functional Cups | November 8, 2014 – January 10, 2015 |
Collisions & Collaborations: Kathy King, Kevin Snipes and Brian R. Jones | January 30 - April 11, 2015 |
Alchimia: An Anthology | May 1 - July 11, 2015 |
Stay in Touch: Seven Years of the John D. Mineck Furniture Fellowship | August 1 - October 17, 2015 |
From Minimal to Bling: Contemporary Studio Jewelry | November 6, 2015 - January 10, 2016 |
Annual Events
Every year, the Society of Arts and Crafts hosts two promotional events for local and international artists, CraftBoston Spring[9] and CraftBoston Holiday.[10] CraftBoston is a show of contemporary art, craft and design, and is well known for its advancement of both the arts and craftspeople. These events are held at popular venues and convention halls in Boston biannually.[10][11]
External links
References
- ↑ Roberta Smith (June 8, 1997). "American Crafts, Cause and Effect". The New York Times. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
prominent art-oriented Bostonians ... in 1897, founded the Society of Arts and Crafts of Boston -- the first such organization in America
- ↑ "Location & Hours | The Society of Arts and Crafts". societyofcrafts.org. Retrieved 2016-02-24.
- 1 2 Brandt, Beverly (2009). The Craftsman and the Critic. Amherst, MA: University of Massachusetts Press. pp. 57–60. ISBN 978-1-55849-677-4.
- ↑ "Summary of the Society of Arts and Crafts records, 1897-1960 | Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution". www.aaa.si.edu. Retrieved 2015-10-12.
- ↑ Artist Awards Programs
- ↑ John D. Mineck Furniture Fellowship
- ↑ "Mission & History | The Society of Arts and Crafts". societyofcrafts.org. Retrieved 2015-09-19.
- ↑ "SAC Exhibition Gallery: Past Shows | Boston Art Gallery". societyofcrafts.org. Retrieved 2015-10-05.
- ↑ CraftBoston Spring
- 1 2 "CraftBoston Holiday Show & Ticket Information". societyofcrafts.org. Retrieved 2015-10-12.
- ↑ "CraftBoston Spring Show Information". societyofcrafts.org. Retrieved 2015-10-12.