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May Issue 2009
Center for Craft,
Creativity & Design in Hendersonville, NC, Exhibits Chairs
The Center for Craft, Creativity & Design in Hendersonville, NC, will present the exhibit, Are Chairs Just for Sitting, guest curated by Wayne Raab, on view from May 5 through Aug. 14, 2009. This exhibition features works by 24 accomplished furniture makers living mostly in the Western North Carolina region.
Wayne Raab offers the
following about the exhibit: "Western North Carolina has
a rich history of furniture making and chairs being just one of
the functions a furniture designer/maker might produce. This exhibition
however is not about the history, but more about what is currently
produced with a nod to history. The contemporary designer, craftsman,
or artist has come from a variety of backgrounds. Some are self-taught,
some have apprenticed with a 'master' and some have taken the
academic route and have attended colleges and universities. Their
inspiration for what they produce is as varied as their background.
Some explore function or is it comfortable, some start with the
material they choose to work with, some have exceptional technical
skills, and some have their own unique design or art language
to express themselves with."
"So chairs are not just about sitting and comfort but as
much about the artist/designer/maker and their personal expression
in their work," adds Raab.
As a teacher, recently retired as Chair of the Woodworking program at Haywood Community College, and a woodworker himself, Raab will give a Gallery Talk on May 14, 2009, at 6pm.
Vivian Beer
Ken Tuel
Artists participating in the exhibit include: Jacque Allen, Asheville, NC; Fatie Atkinson, Clyde, NC; Vivian Beer, Penland, NC; Barbara Bewernitz, Old Fort, NC; Caryl Brt, Waynesville, NC; Curtis Buchanan, Jonesborough, TN; Terri Cadman, New Market, TN; Kim Dryden, Candler, NC; Brian Fireman, Tryon, NC; Wayne Fowler, Enka, NC; Ben Green, Asheville, NC; Arch Gregory, Waynesville, NC; Robb Helmkamp, Weaverville, NC; Susan Hutchinson, Weaverville, NC; Blaine Johnston, Waynesville, NC; Drew Langsner, Marshall, NC; Susan Link, Asheville, NC; Timothy Maddox, Asheville, NC; Sarah Martin, Penland, NC; Wayne Raab, Canton, NC; Joseph Ransmeier, Asheville, NC; Austin Rhodes, Asheville, NC; and Ken Tuell, Asheville, NC.
The Center for Craft, Creativity and Design is an inter-institutional center of the University of North Carolina, located 5 miles west of Hendersonville, adjacent to the UNC Asheville Kellogg Center. Visitors are invited to walk the Perry N. Rudnick one-mile nature and public art trail following a visit to the exhibition in the Craft Center galleries.
For further information
check our NC Institutional Gallery listings, call the Center at
828/890-2050 or visit (www.craftcreativitydesign.org).
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