Tag Archive "susan-myers"
News – FLASHFLooD, Kutztown, Ward Shelley at Pierogi, and lots of opportunities!
News Lectures and discussions Temple Gallery is offering a lecture with Philadelphia resident and Creative Time curator Nato Thompson on Thursday, Feb. 23 at 7:00 PM. Thompson will speak about his latest book Seeing Power: Art and Activism in the Age of Cultural Production. We at artblog would love a Creative Time organization in Philly, and as it turns out we have the curator right here! Reserve a seat for Nato Thompson’s lecture at http://www.eventbrite.com/event/2826019701 or call 215 777 9138. And in West Philly, artist and independent curator Matheiu Copeland speaks at Kelly Writers House Thursday, Feb. 16, 6pm, about his efforts at subverting ... More » »
New podcast – Susan Myers on art, beauty and thrift shopping
Locks Gallery sponsors this episode. Susan Myers‘ art lies between art and craft. Her beautifully-made sculptural objects are crafted from re-used thrift shop finds, especially those engraved commemorative silver tea trays that get discarded after years of sitting in a drawer or on a shelf. Myers also makes exquisite bows (like gift package bows) out of aluminum roof flashing. Her work questions values and life styles and employs humor along the way. The artist, who is from Virginia originally, has an MFA from Syracuse University and a BFA from Virginia Commonwealth University. Susan talks about how the art and craft ... More » »
Susan Myers’ witty metal work, next on artblog radio
Susan Myers is a visual artist and metalsmith in Philadelphia who makes beautiful objects out of discarded wedding presents like those engraved silver tea trays you find in thrift shops. There’s humor in Myers’ work and questioning of values. Susan graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University and has an MFA from Syracuse University. Her work was included in the recent “2000 Years of Sculpture” exhibit at Fleisher-Ollman Gallery. Her solo show at the Museum of Ornamental Metal in Memphis last year was called “potently witty” and full of ambiguity and ambivalence. Here’s a quick sample of our talk. Next Monday listen ... More » »
An insider’s look at the SNAG conference by Susan Myers
Three years in the planning, the 2009 Society of North American Goldsmiths’ (SNAG) Philadelphia Conference opens today and runs through Saturday, May 23, with 22 exhibitions focused on the field of metalsmithing along with usual lectures, vendors, and organized discussions typical of conferences. The three person SNAG Exhibitions Committee (where I spent my volunteer hours for the last two years) organized the exhibition smorgasbord with shows at Tyler School of Art, the Art Alliance, Philadelphia International airport and elsewhere. SNAG is a membership organization of studio artists, educators, students and others working in all metals, alternative materials, and all aspects of ... More » »
Old magazine new
I got an email from Susan Myers about American Craft magazine reinventing itself for a re-launch in October. This at a time when many magazines can’t make it due to high cost of production and distribution and low subscriber base complicated by vast, free online coverage of art. excerpt from the press release Susan passed on: “AMERICAN CRAFT, the 66-year-old international bi-monthly publication, will relaunch in October 2007, the first significant redesign of the magazine in more than 15 years. Former executive editor and founding managing editor of DWELL magazine, Andrew Wagner, recently relocated from San Francisco to New York ... More » »
