 The 2004 CODA Conference hosted by the
Louisiana Artworks a project of the Arts Council of New Orleans was
a big success with 22 states and Canada being represented. The
conference opened with a tour of the Louisiana Artworks. The
facility was very impressive. The “state of the arts” studios will
provide creative opportunities for many artists and visitors, and
will undoubtedly be a major attraction in the years ahead.
A welcoming reception was hosted by Thomas Mann Design Studio and
Gallery, with entertainment provided by an impromptu group of local
jazz musicians, creating a perfect setting for catching up with old
friends, and meeting new ones. It was inspirational to see Mann’s
studios, and talk with his apprentices about their work. Visit:
www.thomasmann.com
Friday morning began with the very inspirational and informative
opening Keynote Address:
“Creative Industries”, by Louisiana Lieutenant Governor Mitchell
Landrieu.
The Peer Group sessions were once again very informative and gave
attendees the opportunity to network with other administrators and
boards facing the same issues and challenges. Detailed reports are
available on this website click on the following links.
Peer Group Sessions, facilitated by recognized Louisianans and
members of the CODA Board of Directors
1.schools, artists work centers/retreats - Ann Schneiders, YA-YA;
David Willard, Dir., Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts.
Click here for schools report
2.guilds, and membership organizations - Deborah Simeral, Ex. Dir.
and Suzanne Juneau, Pres., Louisiana Crafts Guild; Andrew Glasgow,
Executive Director, The Furniture Society.
Click here for guilds report
3.service groups & public agencies - Nyree Ramsey, City of New
Orleans, Tourism and Arts; Fran Redmon, Kentucky Craft Marketing
Program. Click here for public service
report
4.fairs, festivals and shows - Rashida Ferdinand, Congo Square
Crafts and Christine Bradford, Contemporary Crafts with the New
Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival; Tim Glotzbach, Dean/Dir of the
Kentucky School of Craft. Click here for
festivals report
5. galleries, exhibition spaces and retail shops - Monica Gele,
Manager Artful Objects, LAW; Ann Lancaster, Houston Center for
Contemporary Craft
The CODA Annual Membership meeting was opened by CODA Chair, Tim
Glotzbach, Founding Dir/Dean of the Kentucky School of Craft, who
welcomed everyone and thanked our hosts, Kim Hunicke, Louisiana
ArtWorks and Shirley Trusty Corey, Arts Council of New Orleans.
 The
CODA Annual Membership meeting was opened by CODA Chair, Tim
Glotzbach, Founding Dir/Dean of the Kentucky School of Craft, who
welcomed everyone and thanked our hosts, Kim Hunicke, Louisiana
ArtWorks and Shirley Trusty Corey, Arts Council of New Orleans.
Dana Singer, Chairperson of the Nominating Committee (Fran Redmon,
Andrew Glasgow, Cynthia Stone, Mary Lacer) presented the following
slate for election to the Board of Directors: Cheryl Hartley,
Tamarack, Beckley WV; Mary Lacer, American Association of
Woodturners, Shoreview, MN; Steve Loar, Rochester Institute of
Technology, Rochester, NY. We are delighted to have them join
the Board and want to extend a big THANK YOU to past Board members:
Carol Sedestrom Ross, Director of Craft Marketing for George Little
Management, LLC, who has been instrumental in CODA’s development
into a professional Nonprofit Organization; Mary Strope, (formerly)
Manager of Craft Marketing, George Little Management, and Janet
McCall, 2003 CODA Conference Host, Society for Contemporary Craft,
Pittsburgh PA.
Click to view Board of Directors
Linda Van Trump,
CODA Managing Director announced that CODA had received it’s
official 501(c)3 Nonprofit status from the IRS. In the past
CODA finances have been handled by the conference host for that
year. This is a milestone for CODA and will enable it to
produce projects needed by the crafts field, and to grow to its full
potential.
Fran Redmon, 2005 Conference Host extended an invitation (complete
with “Kentucky Goodie Bags” and desserts) for all to join us on
June 2-5, 2005 for the annual CODA Conference: “Building
Communities: Partnerships in Craft”, in Berea and Hindman
Kentucky.
Invitation extended by, David Cohen, Contemporary Crafts Museum and
Gallery, to attend the 2006 CODA Conference in Portland, Oregon.
Invitation
extended by Tom McFall, Alberta Craft Council, to attend the 2007
CODA Conference in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
 Friday
evening’s event “Taste of New Orleans” Dinner, Jazz and Desserts,
took place on the fifth floor and terrace at the new Ogden Museum
and included the ever popular “Three-Minutes Hall of Fame”;
providing an opportunity for attendees to share slides and
information about their organization’s programs and facilities.
The terrace had a great view and breeze, and gave participants a
chance to get to know each other and make those valuable networking
connections. The OGDEN MUSEUM OF SOUTHERN ART, University of New
Orleans and the MUSEUM STORE AND CENTER FOR SOUTHERN CRAFT AND
DESIGN is home to the largest and most comprehensive collection of
Southern Art in the world and a unique and innovative destination to
“See the South”, a tour of the facility and installations
completed the evening and was a highlight of our visit to New
Orleans.
The “New
Directions ” forum was very informative with each of the panel
members presenting recent changes in their organizations and
reviewing new goals and programs underway to serve their audience.
Followed by an open discussion: “NETWORKING to advance the field of
craft. Moderated by Dian Magie (NC), Center for Craft,
Creativity and Design. Panel: Reed McMillan (NY), American
Craft Council; Cornelia Carey (VT), Craft Emergency Relief Fund;
Becky Anderson (NC), Handmade In America; Aliza Boyer (NY), Museum
of Arts and Design; and Linda Van Trump (AR), CODA.
CENTER FOR
CRAFT CREATIVITY AND DESIGN (CCCD) of the University of North
Carolina supports and advances craft, creativity and design in
education and research. In January 2004 CCCD received a
$500,000 matching grant for the top priority project, “20th
Century History of Studio Craft in America”, a text written by Janet
Koplos and Bruce Metcalf. Another of their exciting new
programs is the “Craft Research Fund”, a three-year pilot program,
which will award $100,000 a year in grants, beginning January 2005,
for scholarship in craft history and criticism on a national level.
Guidelines and applications can be downloaded from the Education
area at
www.craftcreativitydesign.org. Visit their website for
more information on the Center and its programs.
CRAFT
EMERENGENCY RELIEF FUND (CERF), devoted to strengthening and
sustaining the careers of craft artists across the United States,
have released the results of their national research project
assessing the needs of professional craft artists, gathering info
through a national survey, interviews and focus groups all over the
country; contact CERF to obtain a copy. For more details on
CERF and its programs visit:
www.craftemergency.org.
MUSUEM OF
ARTS & DESIGN (MAD) focuses on creativity and being advocates
for emerging and established artists through on-site exhibitions,
educational and outreach programs and traveling exhibitions.
MAD serves unusually diverse audiences through “hands on”
experiences with art in order to promote visual literacy
Its new name reflects its
expanded mission and vision for the future and articulates the
increasingly interdisciplinary nature of the arts at the beginning
of the 21st century. The evolution of its mission has
prompted MAD to seek a new home where it will be better equipped to
explore this contemporary synergy and to accommodate its growing
constituency.
For more information on
MAD visit
www.madmuseum.org.
HANDMADE IN
AMERICA (HIA) Based on recommendations from a tourism plan for
the 13 Appalachian states, two areas HIA is working in, with
assistance from the Appalachian Regional Craft Advisory Council are:
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A
trade Apprenticeship System is under consideration with
recommendations to be made in the fall to ARC to take to the U.S.
Department of Labor for consideration. Many issues are being
explored and negotiations are under way for funding 3 prototypes of
apprenticeships and researching different state apprenticeship
requirements.
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NAICS code recommendation has been submitted to ARC for discussion
with U.S. Census Bureau and U.S. Dept. of Labor
Among its new programs is the Handmade Institute
providing “community solutions for creative economies”. For
more information visit:
www.handmadeinamerica.org.
AMERICAN
CRAFT COUNCIL (ACC)- An Education Task Force convened to assess
the present state of craft and to help shape the Council’s future
educational programming that will advance understanding and
appreciation of contemporary American craft.
PRESENT STATE OF
CONTEMPORARY CRAFT
• Within the
field the pulse of craft is strong, the work sophisticated, the
makers talented.
• Outside the
field, the pulse of craft is weak. Craft lacks cultural validation.
The field is not renewing
itself in traditional ways.
• Competing
alternatives exist for almost all handmade craft objects.
• Craft is
increasingly becoming absorbed by art and design.
• The greater
public lacks the knowledge and discernment to value craft.
The Council must strive to enhance its leadership position as a
public educational organization in order to accomplish these crucial
goals:
• Modernize
the image of craft
• Elevate the
image of Craft
• Expand the
audience for craft
• Influence
the field
CRAFT
ORGANIZATION DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION (CODA) This past year we
have incorporated, and obtained our 501(c)3 status, accomplishing
another goal, and have a simple website with membership and this
year’s conference information as well as the summary of
The CODA Survey: The Impact of Crafts on
the National Economy. We will continue to develop
the site with the goal of including a member’s forum, and other
member services.
A summary of the strategic plan is available on our website
along with details on upcoming conferences, reports on past
conference and peer session notes.
Future of Craft:
“Cultural Leverage”. Funding Issues and using The CODA
Survey: The Impact of Crafts on the National Economy and other
research & statistics.
Dabne Liebke, Deputy Dir, Louisiana Division of the Arts, Office of
Cultural Development, Dept of Culture, Recreation and Tourism
presented information on state funded programs for Craft. See
their website with information on Louisiana Crafts and the Craft
Marketing Program. The site also showcases Louisiana Craft
Artists with many other features
www.crt.state.la.us/art/lacrafts.
Conley Salyer,
West Virginia State Director of Small Business Development gave an
overview of a study and the procedure used to accomplish a statewide
initiative to examine: The Industry of Culture “Developing a
Creative Economy in West Virginia” The creative industries are
composed of arts related businesses that range from visual artists,
symphonies, museums and theaters, to film, architecture and
advertising companies. In January 2004 there were 1,617
arts-related businesses that employed 8,862 people in West Virginia!
They developed Goals and Strategies: Research,
Entrepreneurship, Public Policy, Education and Organization; and
Anticipated Outcomes:
•
Financially viable and profitable industry participants that meet or
exceed national averages.
•
Growing numbers of industry participants.
•
Rejuvenated and creative West Virginia communities
Using The CODA Survey: The Impact of
Crafts on the National Economy
as a model to update and detail the information for West
Virginia Arts and Crafts: One Sector of the Creative Industry they
found:
·
$54 million of direct economic impact
·
Approximately 2,500 jobs
·
Income that increases median household income by 25% over state
average.
Click here to view
the
detailed West Virginia report
Tom McFall,
Exec. Dir., Alberta Craft Council, reviewed the Canadian Crafts
Federation's "Profile and Development Strategy", Canada’s version of
the CODA Survey. They found that 22,597 professional
craftspeople generate $727 million in estimated economic impact in
2001.
Click here for more information
For a hard copy of the study please
contact:
info@canadiancraftsfederation.ca. You can download the
Executive Summary and the complete study by going to
www.canadiancraftsfederation.ca then click on What’s New,
and scroll down near the bottom to this report and click on the PDF
format link.
The Canadian Crafts Federation site also
contains information and links to all 10 Provincial Craft Councils,
and they in turn are linked to many other organizations.
Several New
Orleans Arts District Galleries hosted receptions for a self-guided
gallery walk that was a delightful conclusion to the conference.
2004
Conference Sponsors:
Arts Council of
New Orleans; Alberta Craft Council; American Craft Council; Center
for Craft, Creativity, and Design; Craft Emergency Relief Fund;
George Little Management, LLC; GUILD, LLC; Handmade In America;
Houston Center for Contemporary Craft; Kentucky Craft Marketing
Program; Louisiana Crafts Guild; Museum of Arts and Design; The
Museum Store and Center for Southern Craft and Design, Ogden Museum
of Southern Art, Univ. N.O.; West Virginia Small Business
Development; Thomas Mann; The Crafts Report
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