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Gustav Stickley and the American Arts & Crafts Movement , organized by the Dallas Museum of Art and nationally premiering at the Newark Museum, is the first exhibition to focus on the career of one of the most influential figures to arise within the Arts and Crafts movement in the United States in the early 20th century. The nationally touring exhibition will examine the Gustav Stickley’s contributions to the American Arts and Crafts movement during his most productive and influential period, from 1900–1913. Ranging from furniture, metalware, lighting, textiles, and architectural plans, the majority of the objects on view are from private collections and has never been seen before by the public. Gustav Stickley was a tastemaker, a publisher, and a manufacturer. The home furnishings, house designs and interior decoration that he promoted, produced and lived with embodied his progressive vision of design, which rejected the conspicuous consumption of the Victorian era and embraced t

Hilary Pfeifer, a Portland, OR artist, is working on an The Beauty of Life,  an installation inspired by the wallpaper and fabric patterns of Arts and Crafts designer William Morris, especially his famous textile titled Strawberry Thief. She will individually sculpt thousands of leaf, flower, fruit and bird forms, which will be connected into an interlocking three dimensional wallpaper pattern that will span over 100 square feet. The plant elements will be made of the same materials as my previous work: reclaimed wood from deconstructed homes, or ornate picture frames, rulers, decorative fruit, toys, and cooking utensils. No found object will be easily recognizable. The pieces in the center of this installation will be harmonious, but as your eye moves towards the edges and to the parts growing onto the adjacent wall and floor, the flora and fauna will become more wild and unusual in form and behavior. These elements will break from their patterned routines, craning towards the ligh

Shakespeare was wrong when he said that April is the cruelest month. It's October—at least for 2010. Too many activities of interest, scheduled too close for virtually anyone to attend them all. First up, "Useful & Beautiful," the conference and related exhibitions and events in Delaware, on 7–9 October. For details click here . The next weekend sees not only a symposium and benefit gala at Craftsman Farms , the New Jersey museum dedicated to Gustave Stickley, but a Stickley symposium at the Newark Museum . Also on 15–16 October—the annual conference of the American Printing History Association , with its traditional Arts and Crafts connections, in Washington, DC. The cornerstone in a year of centennial events honoring Stickley’s groundbreaking achievement and celebrating his family’s joyous homecoming. the Craftsman Farms event begins on  Friday, 15 October with a pre-symposium lecture at Craftsman Farms. Leslie M. Freudenheim, author of  Building with Nature: Inspir