Twenty-ninth issue of the "Threadbender" newsletter by the Weavers Guild of Minnesota published in September of 1973 and containing descriptions of upcoming workshops, a report from the Education Committee, and other guild business.
Volume 1, number 3 of Minnesota Crafts Council (MCC) Craft Connection was published in 1975 and is centered around art fairs. Contents include reflections on art fairs; Nelson Brown's art fair List; personal reflections on juried art fairs; collection of thoughts on art fairs from artists; profiles of popular midwest art fairs (Lakefront Festival of Arts, 57th Street Art Fair, Ann Arbor Street Art Fair, and Minnesota Craftspeoples Festival); art fair questionnaire; Twin Cities first Street Artist Guild; order forms for a corks sale at Minnesota Clay Company; order forms for the Lien Kick Wheel from Atypical Woodwork & Design; and a review of Pyroman Meets Gorilla, a workshop with clay artists Don Reitz and Peter Voulkos.
Volume 1, number 1 of Minnesota Crafts Council (MCC) Craft Connection was published in spring 1975. Contents include the announcement of the new Craft Connection publication; calls for event listings and job openings; welcome message from MCC President Judy Onofrio; experiment in pottery at the Kohler Plumbingware Company by artists Jack Earl and Tom LaDousa; information about the Kohler Art Center; neon sign-making; spotlight on neon sign artist Cork Marcheschi; the 'Corn Corners Farm Program' founded by Art Morrison; reflections from participants in Arizona Project, a workshop involving observation of Navajo craftspeople; an interview with author Susan Peterson on her recent book on potter Shoji Hamada; and visits with artists in southern Minnesota.
Volume 1, number 2 of Minnesota Crafts Council (MCC) Craft Connection was published in summer 1975 and is labeled the Lifestyle Issue. Contents include an urban group living experience; urban craft cooperatives in Minneapolis; poetry by D. R. Luhn accompanying artwork by Eleanor Moty; conversation with woodworker and repairman Arthur Voss; a collective of residents at Cherrystone farm in western Wisconsin; a collective of residents at Patternstation; spotlight on weaver and designer Robert L. Kidd; profile of Octagon Art Center Director Martha Benson; and profile of potter Randy Johnson and weaver Nancy Johnson.
Volume 2, number 1 of Minnesota Crafts Council (MCC) Craft Connection was published in 1976. Contents include the Minnesota Artists Exhibition Program; proposal of various committees for MCC; report on the National Endowment for the Arts' Master Craftsman Apprenticeship Program; potter Nils Lou and apprentice Howard Kiefer; the Twin Cities Metropolitan Arts Alliance; information on services, health insurance, taxes, legal assitance, and other legal issues for artists; the formation of a gallery and studio space for the Women's Art Registry of Minnesota (W.A.R.M); and summary of the 1976 Minnesota Crafts Festival.
Volume 1, number 4 of Minnesota Crafts Council (MCC) Craft Connection was published in 1976 and is labeled the Snap Shot Show. Contents include an editorial on the art community and the artist's relation to society; a no-jury snap shot show featuring 82 slide images of works created by Craft Connection readers; and tips for taking good slide images, including information on cameras, types of lighting, lighting set up, and image storage.
Volume 3, number 1 of Minnesota Crafts Council (MCC) Craft Connection was published in February 1977. Contents include a note from the editor about the publication's new tabloid format and subscription price; news about the MCC membership meeting and standing committees; profile of ceramic artist Dr. Paul S. Donhauser, the first American to receive first place honors in the International Competition of Ceramics in Faenza, Italy; the Craft Alliance Gallery in Missouri; level of support for crafts in Minnesota's art institutions; photographs of artworks from an MCC juried exhibition and statement from judge Martha Benson; the Wisconsin Designer-Craftsmen organization; the Rochester Art Center; the recent opening of Kichang Cho's Mano Galleries in Illinois; the challenges of running an ultimately unsuccessful gallery; review of the 'Craft Multiples' exhibit at the Octagon Center for the Arts; and a national conference about marketing crafts.
Volume 3, number 2 of Minnesota Crafts Council (MCC) Craft Connection was published in April 1977 and is centered around marketing crafts. Contents include a note on the publication's new logo and look designed by Jan Van Dyke; call for artists for the year's Minnesota Crafts Festival; profile of glass artist Dick Huss; profile of abstract painter and stained glass artist Eric Sealine; three craft shops (Art Crate, Behind-the-Brewery Gallery, and Stoneflower Contemporary Crafts) and their differing business approaches; The Brewery Works, a brewery complex repurposed into a studio and gallery space; profile of potter John Coiner; art gallery cooperatives The Fourth Street Gallery, Pioneer Crafts Co-op Store, and Cedar Workshop; and a report on the National Association of Handcraftsmen's marketing conference and session and workshop summaries. Also includes a newspaper insert about John Coiner.
Volume 3, number 3 of Minnesota Crafts Council (MCC) Craft Connection was published in June 1977 and is centered around jurying. Contents include profile of weaver Jean Stamsta; profile of tapestry designer and weaver Muriel Nezhnie Helfman; the process jurors follow to select pieces for the American Crafts Council's Museum of Contemporary Crafts; a summary of the slide jurying process for the Minnesota Crafts Festival; National Endowment for the Arts advisory panels; public funds and the Affiliated State Agencies of the Upper Midwest; the eligibility of crafts in applications for grant money; profile and workshop review of potter Harry Davis; and news about the Minnesota Crafts Festival.
Volume 3, number 4 of Minnesota Crafts Council (MCC) Craft Connection was published in August 1977 and is centered around traditional crafts. Contents include a report 1977 Minnesota Crafts Festival, including award winners and statistics; profile of blacksmith Dan Kral; an extensive list of upcoming art fairs across the midwest; crafts at Gibbs Farm Museum; Columbia College's Ethnic and American Folk Arts Project to preserve traditional craft skills; and a show of American pottery dated from the colonial period to 1910.
First issue of the third volume of "The Minnesota Weaver" newsletter by the Weavers Guild of Minnesota published in September 1977 and containing a calendar of upcoming events; letters from the president and the editor; board meeting notes; biographies of board members Sue Obrestad, Peggy Dokka, and Patricia McHugh; the columns "From Woods & Fields", "The Rigid Heddle", "Guilds Elsewhere", and "Telas do los Muertos"; an article on basketweaver Marilyn Herrmann; and reports on workshops, conferences, and education.
Second issue of the third volume of "The Minnesota Weaver" newsletter by the Weavers Guild of Minnesota published in October 1977 and containing descriptions of the upcoming guild meeting, courses, and symposia; an announcement about the Art Institute Christmas tree; notes on the September board meeting; reports from the president, the administrative assistant, and the treasurers; a list of guild committee chairmen; biographies of board members Lindy Westgard and Helen van der Berg; and information about the upcoming Fiber Fair.
Volume 3, number 5 of Minnesota Crafts Council (MCC) Craft Connection was published in October 1977 and focuses on production and one-of-a-kind crafts. Contents include MCC's December membership meeting and the proposed amendments to two articles of MCC's constitution; profile of potter Jeff Oestreich; similarities and differences among the approaches of production crafts and one-of-a-kind crafts; two Twin Cities galleries (Hanson-Cowles Gallery and Sontag Gallery); selling versus selling out; catalog notes from the 'Craft Multiples' exhibition organized by the Renwick Gallery of the National Collection of Fine Arts; catalog notes from the 'Lucia Stern: A Life in Design' exhibition presented at the Milwaukee Art Center; exhibition information from the 'Civilizations' exhibition at the John Michael Kohler Arts Center; and the National Slide Registry of American Artists and Craftsmen.
Third issue of the third volume of "The Minnesota Weaver" newsletter by the Weavers Guild of Minnesota published in November 1977 and containing a summary of the October Guild meeting; descriptions of upcoming shows, exhibits, and workshops; updates on the Art Institute Christmas tree and Fiber Fair; reports from the the president and administrative assistant; biographies of board members Lila Nelson and Faye Sloane, and Mary Temple; the columns "Garment", "From Woods & Fields", "Telas de los Muertos", and "The Rigid Heddle"; School news; and an overshot draft.
Fourth issue of the third volume of "The Minnesota Weaver" newsletter by the Weavers Guild of Minnesota published in December 1977-January 1978 and containing descriptions of upcoming shows, exhibits, workshops; a summary of the November board and Guild meetings; reports from the the president and administrative assistant; biographies of board members Ruth Delsart, Barbara Fritzberg, and Joy Rosner; the columns "Of Weavers", "From Woods & Fields", "Museum Showcase", and "Telas de los Muertos"; and school news.
Volume 3, number 6 of Minnesota Crafts Council (MCC) Craft Connection was published in December 1977 and is centered around craft education. Contents include a report on the MCC Annual Meeting from various committees; profile of potter Donald Frith; Minneapolis's Urban Arts program, which offers art instruction to students; a history of crafts at the University of Minnesota; art spaces in colleges and universities; Minnesota's Arts in Corrections program, which offers art instruction to incarcerated juveniles; and photographs from 'Media Exploration' workshops sponsored by the Minneapolis College of Art and Design.
Fifth issue of the third volume of "The Minnesota Weaver" newsletter by the Weavers Guild of Minnesota published in February 1978 and containing descriptions of upcoming programs, exhibits, and a Guild auction benefit; a summary of the December/January board and Guild meetings; a list of proposed revisions to the guild by-laws; reports from the the president and administrative assistant, the Publicity and the Fiber Fair committees; a biography of guild member Irene Wood; the columns "Garments", "From Woods & Fields", "The Rigid Heddle", and "Telas de los Muertos"; Library and school news; and a flyer of schedule changes.
Volume 4, number 1 of Minnesota Crafts Council (MCC) Craft Connection was published in February 1978 and is focused on wood crafts. Contents include a profile of wood artists Donna and Robert Pitz; six wood craftsmen who share a studio space; working as a self-employed artist; depictions of lumberjack life at the turn of the 20th century; reflections from midwestern wood artists; and the 'Supermud' clay conference in Pennsylvania.
Sixth issue of the third volume of "The Minnesota Weaver" newsletter by the Weavers Guild of Minnesota published in March 1978 and containing descriptions of upcoming programs, workshops, exhibits, tours, and a silent auction; a summary of the February board and Guild meetings; a report from the administrative assistant; school and library news; a biography of Cathy Ingebretsem, Karen Searle, and Bev Skoglund; the columns "From Woods & Fields", "We have a Past", "Telas de los Muertos"; and a Bronson lace draft.
Seventh issue of the third volume of "The Minnesota Weaver" newsletter by the Weavers Guild of Minnesota published in April 1978 and containing descriptions of upcoming meetings, workshops, exhibits, tours, and a silent auction; a summary of the March board meeting; reports from the administrative assistant, treasurer, and president; school and library news; biographies of Lotus Stack, Sue Baizerman, and Connie Magoffin; the columns "Guilds Elsewhere", "Garments", "Rigid Heddle", "From Woods & Fields", and "Telas do los Muertos"; an article on West African textiles; and a registration form for a spinning workshop.
Volume 4, number 2 of Minnesota Crafts Council (MCC) Craft Connection was published in April 1978 and is centered around collecting. Contents include a profile of jewelry artists and metalsmiths Mike and Carolyn Lenz; art and craft collecting; professional craft collecting; collections of functional ceramics; collectors in the North Lake Superior region; Art Morrison's journey collecting Mexican clay figures; and an extensive list of upcoming art fairs across the midwest.
Eighth issue of the third volume of "The Minnesota Weaver" newsletter by the Weavers Guild of Minnesota published in May 1978 and containing descriptions of upcoming workshops, exhibits, and the May Guild meeting; a summary of the April board meeting; reports from the administrative assistant and president; school and library news; biographies of Merle Sykora, Lynn Klein, and Daralyn Pfeiffer; the columns "Guilds Elsewhere", "Frame Loominations", "Garments", and "From Woods & Fields"; a special report on health hazards in the arts; and a talk on Nature and weaving; and an article on profile drafts.