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Hosted by:
Contemporary
Crafts Museum & Gallery and Oregon
College of Art & Craft
With support from:
George Little Management,
LLC; Western Exhibitors, LLC;
The CraftsReport;
American Craft Council, and Bullseye Glass
CODA’s
annual conference attracts the leading professionals in the craft field
from a range of organizations including museums, galleries, schools and
colleges, artist associations, economic, community development and state
arts
agencies, as well as trade associations, fairs and festivals. This is a
rare opportunity to gain valuable insights into the newest ideas and
projects created by some of the most forward thinking organizations
devoted to craft. Please join us and share your wisdom and experiences
with your peers.
Thursday,
June 1, 2006
3 - 6 pm Conference registration
The
Governor Hotel – Billiard Room (Hall)
Resource Table and All meetings will be on the Second Floor –
West Wing
5 - 6pm First
Timers (new attendees) Orientation
The Governor Hotel- Card Room
Overview of the CODA Conference and the panels,
presentations and peer sessions.
An opportunity to meet the CODA Board of
Directors and ask questions.
5 – 7 pm First Thursday gallery walking tour
Pearl District
A self-guided tour of
Portland’s dynamic and unforgettable monthly art celebrations in the
city’s most vital cultural districts (just blocks from the hotel).
7 – 9 pm CODA Welcome reception
Bullseye Connection
End your First Thursday
gallery tour at Bullseye Connection, a stunning glass gallery run by one
of the world’s leading art glass producers, Bullseye Glass,
reception host and
conference sponsor
Friday, June 2
8:30 am – 12 pm Conference registration
The Governor Hotel –
Billiard Room (Hall)
9 – 10:15 am Welcome
The Governor Hotel –
Library Room
Tim Glotzbach, Kentucky
School of Craft, and CODA Board Chair
David Cohen,
Contemporary Crafts Museum & Gallery
Sam Adams, Portland City
Council Member
Opening Keynote
Dennis Stevens
– Redefining
Craft for a New Generation
Dennis Stevens’
research and writings engage the hybrid intersections of art, craft and
design while analyzing the triumphs and challenges of craft object
makers in their efforts for validation in the art world. As a critic,
former object maker and gallery owner, Stevens interprets contemporary
art and craft practice with an interdisciplinary perspective and eye
toward the future.
Stevens received his
BFA in Ceramics from Clemson University in South Carolina and will soon
complete an MA in Instructional Technology with the School of Education
at San Jose State University, where he also works full time as the
Ceramics and Glass Technician in the School of Art and Design. He has
published articles in several national and international magazines and
actively writes about craft issues and educational technology on his
blog site at
www.RedefiningCraft.com.
10:15 – 10:30 am Break
10:30 – 11:45 am Peer sessions: Focus – Today’s Challenges
The Governor Hotel -
Perhaps the most
meaningful sessions of CODA conferences, these facilitated gatherings of
peers allow the conference participant to learn from those who run
kindred organizations and share similar challenges.
Guilds/Membership Organizations,–
Library Room
Moderator, Mary Lacer,
American Association of Wood turners
Craft/Art Schools and University Craft Centers– Lodge Room,
Moderators, David
Willard, Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts and
Steve Loar, The Center
for Turning and Furniture Design
Craft
Exhibition Presenters /Museums/Galleries
– Library Room
Moderator, David Cohen, Contemporary Crafts Museum and
Gallery
Public Service/Government Agencies
– Card Room
Moderator, Fran Redmon, the Kentucky Craft Marketing
Program
Fairs/Festivals/Shows
– Card Room
Moderator, Cheryl Hartley, Tamarack
12 – 2 pm Lunch and
3-Minutes of Fame
(click
here or on left side panel, for more information)
The Governor Hotel –
Billiard Room
Find out what’s
happening in the craft world in this informative and entertaining
PowerPoint presentation from peers around the country.
2:15 pm Buses board for Oregon College of
Art & Craft (OCAC)
Meet at The Governor
Hotel Lobby
2:45 – 3:30 pm Tour of OCAC campus
Oregon College of Art &
Craft is one of the oldest schools dedicated to craft in the country.
Its setting, facilities and incredible staff and programs will make this
trip one of the highlights of the weekend.
3:30 – 5 pm Concurrent Sessions
Oregon College
of Art & Craft
The Pioneer Spirit:
Doing Things Differently in Portland
Hands On Cafe
Namita Wiggers,
Contemporary Crafts Museum & Gallery, moderator
Jenny Joyce,
McMenamin Brothers – using artists in the rehabilitation of historic
spaces
Greg Wilbur, Art in
the Pearl – one of the country’s most successful artist organized art
festivals
Torie Nguyen, PDX
Supercrafty –the incredible Do-It-Yourself effort of Portland’s
20-somethings
Greg Wilbur,
Portland Open Studios – artists bring the public in to see how it’s
all made
Making the Story
Visible: Educating our Audience on Craft
Fibers Classroom
Andrew Glasgow, The
Furniture Society, moderator
Leslie Pryzbylek,
Mid-America Arts Alliance – exhibitions as access points
Deborah Smith,
American Craft Council – new initiatives for audience education
Susan Warner,
Museum of Glass – the power of artist demonstrations
2:15 pm Buses board for Contemporary Crafts
Museum & Gallery (CCMG)
From OCAC campus
CCMG, at 69 years old,
is one of the oldest craft presenters west of the Mississippi. Still
housed in its original location in one of Portland’s most picturesque
historic neighborhoods, the Museum has been a leader in developing and
supporting some of the craft world’s most significant visionaries.
5:15 – 8 pm Drinks, Dinner & CODA Special
Recognition Awards Ceremony
Contemporary Crafts Museum
& Gallery
CODA will present this
year's special recognition award to Carol Sedestrom Ross of George
Little Management, LLC, for her many years of outstanding service to the
Craft community.
8pm Return to Hotel – Free evening
Saturday, June
3
9 – 10:30 am General Session (everyone
encouraged to attend and participate)
The Governor Hotel –
Billiard Room
Current Issues in the
Craft Field: Open Discussion
CODA Business Meeting
– Solidifying CODA’s Role
10:30 – 10:45 am Break
10:45 am –12 pm General Session
(The Governor Hotel
same room as previous meeting- Billiard Room)
A New Brand for
Craft: Current Challenges and Future Opportunities
How has “brand” been
both a hindrance and asset for the craft community?
Hear divergent opinions
and ideas from a range of institutions and individuals who have gone
through change including long time craft visionary Michael Monroe,
Bellevue Arts Museum and others, as well as a presentation of a recent
research study on branding by the American Craft Council.
TBA, moderator
Deborah Smith,
American Craft Council
Andrew Maydoney,
Fuller Craft Museum
Michael Monroe,
Bellevue Arts Museum
Lynette Jennings,
Eagleheart Center for Art and Inquiry
12 –1 pm Lunch Round table discussions
organized by topic (self-chosen)
The Governor Hotel –
Library Room
1 – 2:30 pm Concurrent Sessions
The Governor Hotel –
Billiard Room
The Need for Critical
Discourse: Elevating Craft through Writing
Paula Owen,
Southwest School of Art & Craft, moderator
Matthew Kangas,
independent art critic, Seattle
Jim Romberg, Eagleheart Center for Art and Inquiry
Leadership and
Institutional Change: Taking it to the Next Level-
Card Room
David Cohen, CCMG
moderator
Kate Eilertsen,
Museum of Craft and Folk Art
Michael Monroe,
Bellevue Arts Museum
2:20 – 2:45 pm Break
2:45 – 4:30 pm Peer Sessions: Successful Ideas That
Have Made a DifferenceThe
Governor Hotel
Guilds/Membership Organizations –Billiard
Room
Moderator, Mary Lacer,
American Association of Wood turners
Craft/Art Schools and University Craft Centers
– Lodge Room
Moderators, David Willard, Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts and
Steve Loar, The Center
for Turning and Furniture Design
Craft Exhibition Presenters /Museums/Galleries
– Billiard
Room
Moderator, David Cohen, Contemporary
Crafts Museum and Gallery
Public Service/Government Agencies
– Card Room
Moderator, Fran Redmon, the Kentucky Craft Marketing
Program
Fairs/Festivals/Shows – Card Room
Moderator, Cheryl Hartley, Tamarack
4:30 Conference closing remarks and
Library Raffle drawing
5 – 6 pm Optional Self-guided Tour Western
Exhibitors Gift Show (also open Sunday 9-6)
Wear your CODA
Conference name tag for free admission during the entire show.
5 – 7 pm Social Hour
Jake’s Grill, The
Governor Hotel
Gather to meet up with new friends for dinner at area restaurants
7 pm Free evening
Sunday, June
4
9 – 6 pm
Tour Western Exhibitors Gift Show
Drawing for Craft Library
Carol Sedestrom Ross, long time leader in the craft
community, and instrumental In the professional development of CODA has
donated books and catalogues from her personal library to be offered in
a drawing at the conference along with 5 additional publications donated
by GUILD.Com . A sample of the over 30 books available are Calder:
Mobilist/Ringmaster/Innovator, Craft Today: Poetry of the Physical,
Orsay and others, for full list and details. Tickets are for sale at
$25.00 each or 3 for $60. Your help in this fundraising project will
support CODA’s educational programs.
The CODA Peer
Groups
are representative organizations and individuals with similar needs and
concerns, who join together to facilitate communication, networking and
collaborations both during and outside the annual CODA conference.
• Conference Peer Group Sessions are held to allow the groups to share
ideas that have come to
light through
attendance of the various conference presentations.
• One set of peer sessions is held at the beginning of the conference so
individuals can connect
and network early on.
Another set of sessions are held at the end to be sure individuals touch
base again and have a
chance to discuss future communications.
• Each session will have a specific focus and two CODA Board of
Directors members will
moderate the peer
sessions, posing talking points and giving everyone a chance to speak.
We have added peer group discussion forums to the CODA website to
facilitate continuing discussions and networking beyond the conference.
www.codacraft.org
For More information or
questions contact:
Linda Van Trump
Managing Director
Craft Organization Development Association
P.O. Box 51
Onia, AR 72663
870-746-5159
info@codacraft.org
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