EVENTS
Historic Seattle Happenings
Seattle, WA; June 14, a centennial celebration of Seattle’s Beaux Arts Village colony, with slide presentations, guided walking tours of the Village, and the rare opportunity to see interiors of five private homes. September 27 – 28, the annual Bungalow Fair, a weekend of Arts and Crafts lectures, antiques, and work by contemporary craftspeople (206-622-6952 or www.HistoricSeattle.org).
10th Arts & Crafts Conference Heads to Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH; June 19 – 22 Each June since 1999, Initiatives in Art and Culture director Lisa Koenigsberg has headed off to discover the Arts and Crafts movement in a different American city—taking along a few hundred of her closest friends. This year, her tenth, enthusiasts and experts convene in Cincinnati for four packed days of lectures, field trips, receptions, and tours of exceptional sites usually off-limits to the public. If you’ve never attended, this is the year to go (646-485-1952; www.ArtInitiatives.com).
Things Roycroftie for Summer & Fall
The Roycroft Campus Corporation offers two workshops this summer: Metalsmithing with Roycroft Master Artisan Ron Van Ostrand (July 18 – 20) and Steamin’ Beadin’ II (August 1 – 3) with Leah Corey. Held on the National Historic Landmark Roycroft Campus (East Aurora, NY); call 716-655-0261 or see www.RoycroftCampusCorporation.com.
Elderhostel and the Foundation for the Study of the Arts & Crafts Movement @ Roycroft make a terrific team. Case in point: program #13921, The Queen City: Frank Lloyd Wright, Louis Sullivan And A Wealth Of Art (June 1 – 4 or September 9 – 12). Contact Elderhostel at 800-454-5768 or www.ElderHostel.org.
The Roycrofters-at-Large offer the Roycroft Summer Festival, June 28 – 29, with a juried craft sale featuring work in many media (www.RALAWeb.com).
Heads up: October 24 – 26, the 5th annual Roycroft Arts & Crafts Conference: The Connection explores “The Arts & Crafts Movement: Past, Present and Future” with keynote speaker Bruce Johnson, director of the yearly Grove Park Inn Arts and Crafts Conference in Asheville, NC (www.RoycroftConference.com).
