Podcasts about craft alliance

Bryan Knicely, Executive Director of Craft Alliance, stopped by to talk with Nancy about the offerings of the organization. Craft Alliance offers classes in ceramics, wood, metals, blacksmithing, glass, fibers, print, and paper arts. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced artist, They have something for everyone!  

This special episode of TSBF features internationally acclaimed artist Tommy Simpson, whose award-winning work has been shown in more than 100 exhibitions in the U.S. and around the globe. Truly a national treasure, Tommy is that rarest of artists: He has worked in almost every artistic medium, including wood, sculpture, painting, prints, rugs, jewelry, and more. He's also an accomplished writer and poet. In this wide-ranging interview, we talk about Tommy's remarkable journey; the ways that fun, joy, and whimsy reflect and infuse his life and work; his wonderful views on creativity; and the meaningful and deeply satisfying life and career he has created across his 80+ years. He also shares his sage advice for anyone who would love to explore their world through creativity. Later in the interview, the talented artist Amy Firestone Rosen joins us for an informative Q&A with our in-person audience. This interview was originally videotaped live and in collaboration with Craft Alliance in Saint Louis, MO.       Come join us for every episode of Tiny Sparks, Big Flames!

Grant Benoit, Director of Education for Craft Alliance, stopped by to talk about some exhibits and the institution. ------  Grant Benoit (American, 1990) is an interdisciplinary artist who observes notions of memory through printmaking, sculpture, and craft methods.  In his practice, Benoit combines traditional printmedia with installation and sculpture to reinterpret the mechanics of memory in more human ways through the lens of the domestic space. Through printing wallpaper, he works through ideas of domesticity, place, and memory through a print practice that speaks to printmaking's industrial beginnings. ------ He received his Master of Fine Arts in Printmaking from Southern Illinois University in 2015, and his Bachelor of Arts in Studio Arts from Spring Hill College in 2012.  Benoit exhibits nationally and internationally, most recently being selected to exhibit work at the Printmaking Center of New Jersey, DEMO Project in Springfield, IL,  Williamson Museum in Wirral, England, and Spring Hill College in Mobile, AL. Benoit was a 2016-17 Artist in Residence at Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts and  the 2017-18 Community Artist at the Bascom: A Center for the Visual Arts. He is a member of the 12 member collective, Good Children Gallery in the Bywater neighborhood of New Orleans. ------ 

A colorful exhibition of textile sculpture at the Craft Alliance in St. Louis is fun to look at, but reflects some of the tensions of life as a trans person.

Grant Benoit, Director of Education for Craft Alliance, stopped by to discuss his new role at the Alliance. ----  An engaging Artist and Education professional with an abundance of experience working in educational arts, Grant Benoit comes to Craft Alliance following a tenure as the museum educator at the Louisiana State University (LSU) Museum of Art where he coordinated, developed and taught K-12, adult and university programs. Benoit received his MFA in Printmaking from Southern Illinois University and exhibits both nationally and internationally.---- With experience in art education, leadership, management, program planning, and non-profits, Benoit brings broad expertise and new ideas to a position that drives the comprehensive educational resources Craft Alliance provides to its community partners and thousands of students regardless of need.----

Independent artist Alicia Piller, stopped by to talk with Nancy about her exhibition, Unearthed: Time Keeping Mound City, at Craft Alliance, which runs through October 23rd. Los Angeles based artist, Alicia Piller was born and raised in Chicago and received her  Bachelors in both Fine Arts (Painting) & Anthropology from Rutgers University in 2004. While  working in the fashion industry; living a decade in NYC and three and a half years in Santa Fe,  NM, Piller cultivated her distinctive sculptural voice. Continuing to expand her artistic practice,  Alicia completed her MFA focused on sculpture and installation from Calarts in May of 2019.   As a method to locate the root of human histories, Alicia merges the new and discarded,  experimenting with a wide range of materials to construct large scale works that mimic forms  of cellular biology. Piller envisions historical traumas, both political and environmental, through  the lens of a microscope. Piller's mixed media practice is as much about materiality as it is  about content. Attempting to reconcile questions about the current state of our times; she  works on a macro/micro level, breathing life into materials that have been removed from their ‘natural' environment. Manipulating things like resin and latex balloons (stemming from her  background as a clown); each work becomes a biological unfolding of time, examining the  energy around wounds societies have inflicted upon themselves and others.   Alicia Piller Alicia Piller investigates place. She believes a city, a country, or a specific location can be seen as an object that can be held, explored, dissected and mended back together. “Tracing humanity's roots has always been at the forefront of my interests,” states Piller. “Most recently, focusing on my own roots and the Americana in general.” Piller's studio practice focuses on one place and dives deep into how the earth connects with humanity and how humans connect with the earth. Centering her investigations on history, Piller draws references from both the political and environmental traces of a city. When invited to have a solo exhibition at Craft Alliance, St. Louis became the catalyst for her work.  Piller has always been fascinated with fossils, minerals and botanicals. These earthly elements are where she begins her studies of a new place. Much like a hidden gem, St. Louis started to reveal herself to Piller; stories of how we interacted with the land began to unfold, and tales of struggles and resilience revealed themselves. In this exhibition, Piller leads us on a journey starting at the Cahokia Mounds, speaking to the impact this early civilization had on our history. Identifying native botanicals, fossils and land formations, Piller weaves this imagery into her multi-material sculptures.  Piller examines St. Louis race relations in relation to the natural landscape of the region. This juxtaposition is the root of her work. “This show is meant to get people to think about the intricacy of existence, to examine and discover the connectivity of the past to the present,” Piller explains.   “Highlighting the St. Louis area chronologically through photographic imagery and other mixed media materials, I want the viewers to touch down on moments in time. Examining the inhabitants of a Missouri once covered by ocean, look back to ancient civilizations wiped out and forgotten; recognizing colonial invasion and its effects on society, while presenting a sense of resilience from an American city through tragedy and activism.” Piller's work brings us through the creation of Mound City, to the Dred Scott case, the St. Louis 1917 race riots, Delmar Divide, Mike Brown, and ends with hopeful voices of current activists. Her work moves us through the past and the present, reminding us that we are connected to the earth by paralleling history with native botanicals from the area. We are connected to each other and to the land. “This work is a moment of hope and growth, an explosion of positive energy and transformation. From each work, I want people to get a feeling of movement, a feeling of progression, a  feeling of time expanding and moving. In this way, I want the works to feel like organisms shifting and changing, shedding their skin." Remains. Tectonic Forces. Vanishing Seas.   Pedals Fall.  Seasons Change.   Podcast Curator and Editor: Jon Valley with Technical Support by Mid Coast Media   

In this episode, artist and marketing/branding executive Mark Witzling discusses his journey from work to his life's work, and what that journey means in terms of finding meaningfulness and purpose in life.

Sefanie Kirkland: Deputy Director of Craft Alliance stopped by to speak to Nancy about their new location, and the goings on.

Guest: Jeff Hornung You can find Jeff’s offerings at www.thewalnutlog.com  Be sure to visit our sponsor, Saburr Tooth, and use discount code YMT to receive 10% off your entire purchase. www.saburrtooth.com What are we working on?JeffGallery Opening at the Craft Alliance in St. LouisVirtual Online ‘things’RebeccaSophomores and Juniors back this weekNappingVarious ADOS projects in the shopMikeMaking butcher block countertopSocial Media InformationJeff’s Social Media Outlets:Instagram @thewalnutlogstudio or @jeffreyhornungYouTube The Walnut Log Studiowww.thewalnutlog.com www.jeffhornung.com     FaceBook Jeff.Hornung.1 Rebecca’s Social Media Outlets:Facebook Rebecca DeGrootYouTube Rebecca DeGroot & Rebecca’s Up to SomethingInstagram @rebecca_degrootWebsite www.rebeccadegroot.comEtsy RebeccaDeGrootStudio Mike’s Social Media OutletsFacebook:  Lost River PensInstagram @lostriverpensYoutube:  Lost River Penswww.lostriverpens.com

Guests Stefanie Kirkland, Director of Exhibitions & Artists in Residence Programs at Craft Alliance, and artist Elizabeth Giessow stop by to talk about the many opportunities that Craft Alliance offers for artists of all stripes, including the upcoming Biennial Teapot Exhibition.

Guest Mark Witzling, Executive Director of the Craft Alliance Center of Art + Design, comes by the studio to discuss the differing features and capabilities of both the Delmar and Grand locations and how those differences work toward the Center's overarching mission.

Guest Mark Witzling, Executive Director of Craft Alliance Center of Art + Design, stops by to talk about the many great programs that Craft Alliance offers as well as discussing his own work as an artist.

Guest Boris Bally, Artist, Activist, & Organizer of I.M.A.G.I.N.E. Peace Now talks about the organization that he created to inspire peace and discusses his upcoming exhibit at Craft Alliance.

Guests Yael Shomroni and Melody Evans discuss their pottery and ceramic works as well as the Identi-TEA 16th Biennial Teapot Exhibition at Craft Alliance.

Guest Stefanie Kirkland, Director of Exhibitions & Artists-in-Residence Programs at Craft Alliance, stops by to share details of the organization's mission and upcoming exhibitions.

Guest Stefanie Kirkland, Director of Exhibitions & Artists-in-Residence Programs at Craft Alliance, shares a bit of the history of the organization, how they grew into the institution they are now, and what we can look forward to in the future.

Go inside the artist’s studio with metals artist Hunter Creel, artist-in-residence at Craft Alliance in St. Louis, MO. Students interact with the artist as each creates a new piece. Students ask about how the design is created, what tools are used and why, and see the final piece created. We explore the big questions: Where do ideas for art come from? How is inspiration transformed into a piece of art? How are metals and clay used to create works of art? What techniques are available for the metals and ceramics artist? Several students share pieces with the artists for critique and discussion of the processes they used to create it.

Go inside the artist’s studio with ceramics artist Ruth Reese, artist-in-residence at Craft Alliance in St. Louis, MO. Students interact with the artist as each creates a new piece. Students ask about how the design is created, what tools are used and why, and see the final piece created. We explore the big questions: Where do ideas for art come from? How is inspiration transformed into a piece of art? How are metals and clay used to create works of art? What techniques are available for the metals and ceramics artist? Several students share pieces with the artists for critique and discussion of the

Photo by Marissa Boone ‘14. MFA AC+D Lecture: Mary Smull The MFA in Applied Craft and Design welcomes Mary Smull as part of the 2013-2014 Graduate Visiting Artist Lecture Series. MARY SMULL is an artist, writer, and curator living in Philadelphia, PA. She merges object and action in a practice centered around textile processes to expose the diversity of attitudes toward labor and the complex relationships surrounding art and craft, amateur and professional, producers and consumers. Recently, Smull’s work has been exhibited at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia International Airport, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Temple Contemporary, Bridgette Mayer Gallery, Philadelphia, PA, and at the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Public Fiction Gallery in Los Angeles, CA, Cranbrook Museum of Art in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. In 2013 and 2014, Smull will be featured in exhibitions at the Racine Art Museum in Racine, WI, and the Craft Alliance, in St. Louis, MO. Smull holds a BFA from the University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA and an MFA from Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI, and currently teaches in the Fiber Department at the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore, MD. Download

Find out about the latest happenings in the St. Louis arts scene in this episode of State of the Arts. We go behind the scenes at Craft Alliance, a place where you can be part of the art. See what's new at the Muny under the helm of new Executive Producer Mike Isaacson, who brings a Broadway perspective to the St. Louis' summer outdoor theater.Right now a writer somewhere is working on the next great American play. Here in St. Louis, the St. Louis Writers Group provides staged readings by actors of new plays--so playwrights can see their words come to life. A unique collaboration between Art St. Louis and Sauce Magazine brings together two of life's best things…art and food. An opera company that started in a parish church in the Hill neighborhood of St. Louis has grown to be Winter Opera-St. Louis, attracting top tier vocal talent and growing audiences. Three young local filmmakers have a clear focus in their work . . .and they challenge us to, in their words, give a damn. Imagine--the person hailed as the world's best baritone saxophonist drops in on your high school music class. Hamiet Bluiett often does that, giving students at East St. Louis High School impromptu lessons. It's his way of bringing it home--and giving back. A unique performance at the Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts helps to build employment and life skills among former homeless veterans and former prisoners. Po-Jazz is a fusion of both poetry and jazz, a blending of words and music. St. Louis writers and musicians united for a creative collaboration. A quality medium sized theatre group called New Jewish Theater is featured in this episode's "In the Spotlight" segment. Native American tribes from across the U.S. kicked off the Pow Wow season of celebration at Washington University in St. Louis. The colorful celebration featured authentic tribal arts, intricately beaded outfits and feather headdresses. Meet an artist who creates landscapes that are not at all visual...instead they are "soundscapes."

Spend an hour with a talented woodworking artist as he shows us how he creates his artwork.

Spend an hour with a talented woodworking artist as he shows us how he creates his artwork.

Spend an hour with a metals artist as he shows us how he creates his artwork.

Spend an hour with a metals artist as he shows us how he creates his artwork.