Fine craft will be well-represented at this year’s New Genre Festival, hosted by Living Arts right here in Tulsa. Artist Laura Tanner will be exhibiting her drawings and installations that “explore the contemporary possibilities for the practice of quilt making.”
The exhibit, entitled “Darned Delicacies,” will open on March 2nd from 5-7 PM at Living Arts and will continue through March 24th. But, if you want to get up close and personal with Ms. Tanner and her work, plan to attend the public lecture and workshop on Feburary 28th from 5-7 PM. There, she will talk about her process and how her work “deals with the disintegration that comes with the progression of time.”
Says the New Genre catalog, “Through the modification of domestic practices typically assigned to women, the works of Laura Tanner explore the contemporary possibilities of such crafts as quilt making from Rives BFK paper, ink, cotton thread, latex paint, sewing needles, contact paper and Mylar. Beginning with traditional family practices directly passed down to her, the large wall installations of Darned Delicates also include those crafts not learned in childhood. Evolving out of these self-taught attempts, mutated, organic forms confront tradition in the foreground of a southern landscape. Resulting in a tightly woven net of camouflage and disclosure, these installations allow for a limited insight into a vague southern gothic narrative and deal with the disintegration of information that occurs over time. “
For more information on Darned Delicacies, click here. For more information on Laura Tanner, click here.
This was announced yesterday – the Brady Craft Alliance has a new neighbor! The Woody Guthrie Archives will be joining us in our Mathews Warehouse space.
Click here to read the Tulsa World article.
We are so excited to be a part of all the artistic experiences happening in the Brady District and are looking forward to our grand opening in 2013.
Passing along a Call for Entries for “Co-Exist” – a juried art exhibit at All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church in February and March 2012.
This exhibit will “showcase the talent of artists whose work represents the theme of existing together at the same time or in the same place.”
M. Teresa Valero will be the guest curator for this exhibit and all media welcome! The exhibition will open on Feburary 12th with a reception from 11:30 am – 2 pm.
Click here for more information on entering a piece: Coexist call for entries
“The Four Elements” is an exhibition at Living Artspace that will feature the BCA’s very own Board member Jean Ann Fausser.
Jean Ann is a fiber and surface design studio artist working in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She says that her work is ”… an exploration of unseen, sometimes microscopic, images in nature. My use of materials is often non traditional. I especially like using soft materials to depict hard objects.” Find more examples of her work here.
Exhibit opens for the Brady Arts District “First Friday Art Crawl” – December 2nd from 5 to 9 PM at Living Arts.
We are so pleased to introduce you to Emily Kern, Executive Director of the Brady Craft Alliance!
Says Emily, “This is such an exciting time to be a part of the arts in Tulsa, and I’m honored to work with the Brady Craft Alliance to make Tulsa the premier destination for fine craft. By dedicating exhibit, retail, and education space exclusively to craft, we will be a resource unlike any other in Tulsa for artists, educators, and the community. Together, we will not only advance the process, product, and history of craft but will raise the profile of the arts in Oklahoma.”
Emily Kern grew up in the Tulsa area and has lived in Oklahoma most of her life where she has been studying art since she was a student in Sapulpa. She received a degree in Fine Arts from Oklahoma State University where she thrived as a painter, printmaker, and sculptor. While a student at OSU, she won numerous scholarships, wrote and was awarded several grants, was chosen to participate in a competitive internship at Universal Limited Art Editions in New York, interned with Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition, and was featured as a spotlight artist at Momentum Tulsa. After completing her art degree, she immediately began graduate studies at OSU’s Spears School of Business where she completed a Master of Science in Entrepreneurship and was honored as the program’s Outstanding Graduate Student. During that time, she founded her own business, Nickel Lane LLC, which is a social venture that partners with micro-lending organizations and artisans in Oklahoma and developing countries to acquire handmade, fair trade products, providing a fair wage along the way. Emily is also an experienced curator, creating exhibits featuring the works of Jasper Johns, Robert Rauschenberg, Kiki Smith, and Amy Cutler. Prior to receiving her position with the Brady Craft Alliance, she was honored to serve as the co-chair of Momentum Tulsa 2011.
Emily is passionate about art, passionate about Oklahoma, and passionate about organizations that make a difference in their communities through creative enterprise. What could be a better fit than to work with the Brady Craft Alliance to see Tulsa continue to become not only the premier destination for fine craft in the United States but also the kind of place that we all want to call home!
We at the Brady Craft Alliance are absolutely thrilled to announce that we have found our very first Executive Director!
We searched high and low, local and national, and we are so pleased that Oklahoma’s very own Emily Kern will be joining us on December 1st.
Check back soon for a short bio on Emily, as well as a Q&A. Thank you so much to all the members and donors that have grown the BCA in such a short time, and here’s to the very bright future of fine craft in Oklahoma!
See below for photographs from “Brunch and Conversation with Jane,” held on Sunday October 2nd 2011 at the Philbrook Museum for Brady Craft Alliance members and donors.
The room full of art conversation at Sunday brunch.
The mood is perfectly set by table runners that mimic the BCA logo…all handmade by our very own Board member and fine craft artist Jan Hawks.
Jane, in conversation with guests.
Jane, addressing the group.
A big thanks goes out to everyone that attended either of the Jane Sauer events – we are thrilled that you joined us to learn more about fine craft! Please stay tuned for more fantastic events to come!
The audience, ready to hear Jane Sauer’s “Living With Craft” presentation
Jane, in final preparation for her talk.
Myra Kaiser, Chair of the Brady Craft Alliance, addressing the audience
Jane’s opening remarks
We were so honored to have gallerist Jane Sauer in town in early October for a weekend chock full of art!
So many fantastic discussions came from her lecture on Saturday, October 1st at the Gilcrease Museum. Despite a weekend full of activity, we had great attendance and enjoyed seeing her examples of great art collections around the country.
Saturday’s brunch at the Philbrook museum gave Brady Craft Alliance patrons and members the chance to have one-on-one conversations with Jane. And as a surprise to everyone, we were able to tour a fantastic private art collection right here in Tulsa!
We so appreciate everyone that came out to these events and want to extend a special thank you to Jane for coming out to visit us in Tulsa.
See below for the postcard to the Jane Sauer event – be sure to mark your calendars for the October 1st “Living with Craft” lecture (free and open the public) and “Brunch and Conversation with Jane” for BCA members on October 2nd!
