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CALL TO ARTISTS | Touching Warms the Art | Deadline to apply: August 15
The Museum of Contemporary Craft - MuseumofContemporaryCraft.org - is accepting applications for this interactive juried exhibition of innovative approaches to art jewelry that opens in January 2008, concurrent with Framing · the Art of Jewelry, curated by Ellen Lupton.
For a prospectus, please contact Kat Perez, Curatorial Assistant Kat@MuseumofContemporaryCraft.org
Craft Work, Craft Play: An Afternoon with the SF Craft Mafia
A Family Affair: Tips and Treats with the SF Craft Mafia || August 12, 2007, 2-6pm || @ Stitch Lounge || 182 Gough Street (@ Oak in Hayes Valley) San Francisco, CA 94102-5918 || Free to the public, $1-2 donations gladly accepted
San Francisco, CA August 12, 2007 – The San Francisco Craft Mafia (SFCM) strikes again with a community event for Bay Area designers, crafty businesses, and the general public alike. A Family Affair: Tips and Treats with the SF Craft Mafia offers local businesses and designers the perfect chance to network as well as fabulous opportunities to gain new, crafty skills.
Stitch Lounge—a member of SFCM—will sponsor and host, A Family Affair on August 12, 2-6pm. The event will feature a number of work stations to pick up jewelry-making tips, work on selected patterns from Stitch Lounge’s published guide to clothing customization, Sew Subversive, embellish and bedazzle garments with an assortment of buttons, beads, and sequins, and decorate delicious cupcakes. Business owners and designers can mingle over treats and exchange their own business tips and experiences.
