Penland Endowment Fundraiser w/ Crafting the Future
“Nothing opens up the mind like the glimpse of a new possibility.”
Racial disparities in this country exist even in the world of craft, where it sometimes feels like we’re operating above the realm of normal society. However, nearly 80% of working artists in America are white. (stat taken from this 2014 Washington Post article by Roberto Ferdman)
As craftspeople and supporters of fine craft, we are grateful to be part of a passionate and generous community. For many of us, having the opportunity to attend a craft school at some point has played a crucial role in the development of our skills and essential relationships with peers and mentors. We want equal access to craft for people of color.
Through this fundraiser, we have pooled what resources we have and partnered with Crafting the Future to help create an endowment that will fund recurring opportunities for underrepresented and emerging artists to attend Penland School of Craft.
Our hope with this initiative is to perpetuate more equitable access to the transformative craft school experience that Penland has cultivated for nearly a century.
All participants in the sweepstakes will be entered to win one of the fourteen gorgeous pieces below made by artists in our community! Every $10 you donate counts as a separate entry. So if you donate $100, you get 10 chances to win a prize!
FUNDRAISING GOALS
We are seeking to raise a minimum of $30,000. If we reach that goal, Crafting the Future has agreed to push us over the edge to meet the endowment minimum at Penland of $45,000.
The more we raise, the better. Here’s why:
An endowment fund of $45,000* will enable one student each year to attend a two-week summer session class as a work-study student. This scholarship provides full tuition, room and board for students with a strong commitment to service and a desire to be integrated into the behind-the-scenes life of the school.
An endowment fund of $65,000* will enable one student each year to attend a two-week summer session class with no work requirement. This scholarship provides full tuition, room and board, and the invaluable gift of focused, uninterrupted studio time.
An addition of $10,000* (applicable to either work-study or full ride) will enable the scholarship recipient to receive a stipend. This is often what prevents people from accepting an offer of a scholarship as bills continue at home or material fees combined with taking time off of work stand in the way of pursuing studies.
THE SCHOLARSHIP
The scholarship is awarded to BIPOC artists pursuing the study of craft at Penland. Recipients are selected by Crafting the Future and partnering youth arts organizations. CTF will be maintaining and administering the scholarship from now until the end of time!
WHAT IS “CRAFTING THE FUTURE”
Crafting the Future is a collective of artists concerned about the lack of racial and ethnic diversity in the fields of craft, art, and design. We formed in order to change our community. Working together and combining resources, we support the careers of young, underrepresented artists by connecting them to opportunities that will help them thrive.
Crafting the Future works to diversify the fields of art, craft and design by connecting BIPOC artists with opportunities that will help them thrive.
Terrane Glass | Colin O’Reilly | @terraneglass
No. 12 Cocktail Set (Pitcher + 4 glasses)
The No. 12s combine facets & surface texture to create a comfortable, contemplative experience. The pattern, born from hot glass cooling rapidly against cold steel created a captivating texture. Combined with the facets, every pour will beg you to ponder the wonders of life.
· Pitcher Dimensions: 3.5” diameter x 6.25” height, 20 oz capacity
· Glass Dimensions: 3.25” diameter x 3.75” height, 10 oz capacity
Rusted Pulchritude | Deirdre McGrath & Aaron Margolis | @rustedpulchritude
A serving ladle with a hooked handle, carved by hand from locally sourced, Maine-grown maple wood. Accented with non-toxic artist oil paints and finished with a mixture of organic flax oil and candelilla wax.
12 1/2" long by 2" wide.
Chase & Scout Jewelry | Elle Green | @chaseandscoutjewelry
Sterling silver and spectrolite pendant by Chase + Scout Jewelry
· Sterling chain length of 16 - 20” to be chosen by winner
· Pendant measures 2.5” x 3”
· handcrafted in Austin Texas
Eric Cannizzaro | @eric.cannizzaro
A Continuous Arm Windsor rocking chair made from pine and oak using green woodworking techniques, finished with milk paints and shellac.
· parts split out from a log and shaped on the lathe or the shaving horse
· steam bent single piece back/arm.
Olander CO Embroidery | Anna Hultin | @olandercoembroidery
SUMMER PLAINS LANDSCAPE
This hoop is a part of my Colorado Plains Series where I am studying the textures and colors in the landscape on the plains of Colorado. This large oval hoop comes with a felt backing ready to hang or display on a shelf. All of my designs are original and hand stitched.
· This hoop finished with a felt backing for stability
· This is a hand painted and hand stitched 8"x12" hoop
A carving oriented craft knife inspired by the ’not so uncrafy' folk traditions of Scandinavia and imbued with handwork and home-harvested materials from New Hampshire. The blade is wrought from repurposed bearing-steel, burned into the carved Hop Hornbeam handle, and complete with a pocket safe sheath of Birchbark - folded and bound with Hemlock root.
Oliver Pratt | @oliverpratt_handcraft
This bowl was turned green on a foot powered pole lathe. Turning the bowl before the wood has dried means that the bowl moves while it dries and ends up having a beautiful organic shape rather than the completely round bowls you get when turning dry wood.
· Open form, tulip shaped eating bowl
· 7 3/4" at rim
· White Birch with dark green artist oil for color
Matt Repsher | @repsherceramics
Wave Lantern
3 7/8" h. x 5 3/8" dia
Retail: $430
Wheel thrown and carved with colored slip inlays on the exterior. Corked base to protect table surfaces. Intended to be illuminated with a candle.
Title: The Knitter
Medium: graphite and colored pencil on paper
Size: 12.5 inches x 10 inches
Heart & Spade Forge | Jed Curtis | @heartandspadeforge
Set of hand forged No.10 & No.14 skillet, along with No.12 baker. Made from carbon steel for a slick, polished cooking surface which is easy to season and clean. Crafted in Roanoke, VA.
Serving bowl and spoon, made in collaboration by Penland instructors Matt Kelleher, potter, and Erica Moody, metal craftsman.
· Pottery bowl with lid: 5.25" dia x 3.75" total height.
· Spreader of pressed brass and charred maple handle. Approx. 6" long
· Pieces uniquely made for each other, for serving your favorite blended accoutrements like hummus, soft pates, whipped butter, and...
Hand bound by Brien Beidler in Bloomington, Indiana. Jam-packed with love, this is a handmade blank book measuring 6.25 x 6.25 x 1 inches.
Bound in black goatskin with sterling silver tooled board edges. With time, the silver will turn to a metallic black hue.
Description: 3-piece dinnerware set with pitcher and serving bowl (four place settings - 14 pieces total). Red stoneware fired in a reduction atmosphere to 2345°F
- Bowls are 6" diameter, serving bowl is 9" diameter
- Dinner plates are 10" diameter
- Pitcher is 10" tall and can hold 48 oz (1.5 qts), tumblers can hold 10oz
Heartwood Forge | Will Manning | @heartwoodforge
Hand forged in Jonesborough, TN using antique wrought iron salvaged from a California bridge laminated over a ball bearing carbon steel core. Handle is made from African Blackwood end cut from a Paris clarinet factory w/ a mahogany burl furniture makers scrap bolster.
5” blade / 10” over all
96 grams
Crafting the Future Endowment Scholarship Sweepstakes
OFFICIAL RULES
No purchase or donation necessary to enter or win. Making a donation will not increase your chances of winning. Void where prohibited or restricted by law.
Promotion Period:
The sweepstakes begins on Friday, August 28, 2020 at 6:00 AM ET and ends on Sunday, September 13 at 11:59 PM ET.
To Enter:
Participants may enter the sweepstakes by making a donation to the Crafting the Future Endowment Scholarship Fund at https://secure.acceptiva.com/?cst=HDpcpn.
To enter without making a donation to Penland School of Craft, please submit by mail a handwritten, self-addressed, and stamped envelope to Will Manning, 405 East Main Street, Jonesborough, Tennessee 37659. Envelopes must be post-marked by September 13, 2020.
Sponsor:
The sponsor of this sweepstakes is Will Manning of Heartwood Forge. By participating in the sweepstakes, each entrant unconditionally agrees to abide by the official rules and the decisions of the sponsor, which shall be final and binding. The sponsor is responsible for the overall administration of the sweepstakes.