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SUMMARY:Haystack Mountain School of Crafts: Seven Decades in the Making
DESCRIPTION:The Blue Hill Library is sponsoring a talk with Haystack 
 Mountain School's Executive Director Perry Price on Thursday\, September 3 
 at 7:00 p.m. to celebrate the 75-year anniversary of Haystack.  
 \n\nExecutive Director Perry Price will present Haystack's history by 
 sharing archived materials and one-of-a-kind objects to show the school's 
 impact and its role in craft education.\n\nThe Haystack Mountain School of 
 Crafts is an international craft school located on the Atlantic Ocean in 
 Deer Isle\, Maine. Founded in 1950 as a research and studio program in the 
 arts\, Haystack offers one and two-week studio workshops to participants of 
 all skill levels\, as well as the two-week Open Studio Residency program\, 
 exhibitions\, tours\, auctions\, artist presentations\, and shorter 
 workshops for Maine residents and high school students.\n\nPerry Price is 
 the fifth Executive Director of Haystack Mountain School of Crafts\, 
 beginning his tenure in January 2023. He is a scholar of contemporary 
 studio craft\, material culture\, decorative arts\, and design\, and 
 received a BA in the History of Art from the Johns Hopkins University and a 
 MA in Museum Studies from the Cooperstown Graduate Program in Museum 
 Studies\, State University of New York Oneonta and the New York State 
 Historical Association. Prior to leading Haystack\, he served as the 
 Executive Director of the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft (HCCC) in 
 Houston\, Texas\; as Director of Education for the American Craft Council\, 
 where he was responsible for developing and presenting programming and 
 outreach providing thought leadership and cultivating critical thinking on 
 the field of contemporary craft\; and as Curator of Exhibitions and 
 Collections for Fuller Craft Museum in Brockton\, Massachusetts\, where he 
 developed and oversaw all aspects of the New England craft museum’s 
 exhibitions and collections initiatives.\n\nFor more information\, please 
 contact Assistant Director Kayleigh at kayleigh.thomas[at]bhpl.net or 
 374-5515. For more information on Haystack Mountain School of Crafts\, 
 please visit their website at https://www.haystack-mtn.org/.
LOCATION:Howard Room
ORGANIZER;CN="Kayleigh Thomas":MAILTO:kayleigh.thomas@bhpl.net
CATEGORIES:Lecture/Presentation
CONTACT;CN="Kayleigh Thomas":MAILTO:kayleigh.thomas@bhpl.net
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