Hello and welcome!We're gearing up for what promises to be a very memorable 30th Anniversary National Arts & Crafts Conference, February 17-19, 2017! Please check back often as we continue to update the information posted on this website. Rooms at the Grove Park Inn will surely sell out for this celebratory year so call and make your reservation today to gaurantee the full Arts & Crafts Experience for you and your friends and family!We will also be posting updates at our sister website, ArtsAndCraftsCollector.com, as well as on our Facebook Page so be sure to follow along there as well!And special thanks to all of our attendees, exhibitors and staff that helped make our 29th year an amazing experience this past February. We look forward to seeing you all again soon!Our thanks and appreciation,Bruce Johnson, Director Alexandra Fisher, Manager
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Conference Agenda
UPDATED FOR 2017!
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Daily DemonstrationsFurniture Restoration.101by David Van EppsArts & Crafts Embroidery Techniquesby Natalie RichardsCoppersmithing Techniquesby The Dirk van Erp FoundationGreat Hall DisplaysWomen Potters & Decorators of theArts & Crafts MovementCurated by the American Art Pottery AssociationHighlights From the EarlyNewcomb Pottery ExhibitionCurated by the Stickley Museum at Craftsman Farms30th Anniversary Featured ItemsDonated By Arts & Crafts Conference
Exhibitors to be Given Away at Daily Seminars
(Must be present to win).Thursday, February 162:00-5:00pm Optional Hands-On Workshops * *Arts & Crafts Coppersmithing: Part 1 - Frank Glapa ($190)Block Printmaking: Part 1 - Laura Wilder ($190)Landscape Design: Option 1 - Paul Duchscherer ($90)
**Pre-registration required. Call to register. 828-628-1915.Craftsman Farms Kick Off PartySouthern food and hospitality on Thursday Eveningat the Grove Park Inn’s Skyline Room6:30pm - Cocktail Hour 7:15pm - Dinner
**Pre-registration required. Click here for more info.
Friday, February 178:00-11:00am Optional Hands-On Workshops * *Block Printmaking: Part 2 - Laura WilderArts & Crafts Coppersmithing: Part 2 - Frank GlapaLandscape Design: Option 2 - Paul Duchscherer ($90)Basic A&C Embroidery - Ann Chaves ($130 8:30am-3pm)**Pre-registration required. Call to register. 828-628-1915.9:00-3:00 G.P.I. Walking Tours (hourly).10:00-11:00 Biltmore Industries Tour (repeats).11:00-12:00 Small Group Discussions: Session I. (Topics listed here.)
1:00-6:00 Arts & Crafts Antiques Show. Contemporary Craftsfirms Show. Books, Magazines & More Show.1:00-6:00 Benefit Silent Auction: First Session. 4:30-5:30 Book Club: Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher by Timothy Egan.8:00pm Opening Remarks - Bruce Johnson.8:15pm Seminar: Frank Lloyd Wright: Japanese
Art as a Means to Organic Architecture by Kevin Nute.9:00pm Seminar: Behind the Scenes: The Filming of
Gustav Stickley: American Craftsman by Herb Stratford.9:30pm A Sneak Preview of
Gustav Stickley: American Craftsman.Saturday, February 186:30-10:00 Continental Breakfast (G.P.I. guests).9:00-9:50 Seminar: Professional Aspirations:
Women & The Art Pottery Movement by Adrienne Spinozzi.10:00-10:50 Seminar: Arts & Crafts Electric Lighting: Beautiful, Useful, Inevitable by David Cathers.Noon-6:00 All three shows re-open.1:00-4:00 Benefit Silent Auction: Final Session.1:00-4:00 Preservation Society House Tour. * *
**Pre-registration required. Click here for more info.
3:00-4:00 Book Club: Look Homeward, Angel by Thomas Wolfe.3:00-4:00 Biltmore Industries Tour (repeats).4:30-5:30 Small Group Discussions: Session II. (Topics listed here.)
5:00-7:00 Art Museum Reception & Exhibit. * *
**Pre-registration required. Click here for more info.
8:00-8:30 Seminar: Scott, Zelda & Tom: Literary Asheville by Bruce Johnson.8:30-9:30 A Special Viewing of the Movie Genius, which tells the story of Thomas Wolfe (Jude Law) and his editor Max Perkins (Colin Firth). Free Admission to this screening
sponsored by the Arts & Crafts Research Fund. Sunday, February 196:30-10:00 Continental Breakfast (G.P.I. guests). 9:00-9:50 Seminar: The Mysterious Oscar Onken & His Shop of the Crafters by Michael McCracken.10:00-10:50 Seminar: Building Paradise in California: The Gambles & Their House by Ted Bosley.11:00-4:00 All three shows re-open.12:30-1:30 Small Group Discussions: Session III. (Topics listed here.)
12:30-3:30 Preservation Society House Tour ****Repeat of Saturday. Pre-registration required. Click here for info.
1:00-2:00 Biltmore Industries Tour. 4:00pm Conference Closes for 2017.
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