BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/Detroit X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Detroit BEGIN:VEVENT UID:11158@cranbrookartmuseum.org DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20240428T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20240428T170000 DTSTAMP:20240415T182829Z URL:https://cranbrookartmuseum.org/events/public-lecture-aspen-golann-chri stopher-kerr-ayer/ SUMMARY:Public Lecture: Aspen Golann & Christopher Kerr-Ayer DESCRIPTION:Please join the Metalsmithing Department and 3D Design Departme nt in welcoming Aspen Golann and Christopher Kerr-Ayer. Golann is an artis t &\; furniture maker blending early American Furniture forms with scul pture and social practice\, and Kerr-Ayer is an artist &\; glassmaker w hose work stretches from conceptual sculpture to functional housewares. In this joint lecture they will be speaking about their respective practices and craftsmanship.\n\nCranbrook Academy of Art’s 2023-24 Public Lecture Series is free and open to the public in the deSalle Auditorium at Cranbr ook Art Museum. Please arrive early to see our current exhibitions before the lecture.\n\n\nAspen Golann is an artist &\; furniture maker blendi ng early American furniture forms with sculpture and social practice. Trai ned as a 17th-19th century woodworker\, Aspen engages the moral complexity of reproduction furniture by appropriating the aesthetics and antiquarian processes of early America. Her artwork is exhibited nationally has been featured on NPR\, PBS and published in The New York Times\, Architectural Digest\, Elle\, Luxe\, Fine Woodworking\, and American Craft. She serves o n the board of The Chairmaker’s Toolbox\, A Workshop of Our Own\, The Fu rniture Society\, and The Society of Arts + Crafts. She has received suppo rt for her work from The Windgate Foundation\, United Artists Foundation\, Winterthur Museum\, Anderson Ranch Arts Center\, The Center for Furniture Craftsmanship and others and is the recipient of the 2023 Award in Craft from The Maxwell Hanrahan Foundation and The Mineck Furniture Fellowship f rom The Society of Arts &\; Crafts.\n\nIn 2020 Aspen founded The Chairm aker’s Toolbox—a project fostering access and equity in the field of c hairmaking. In support of the project\, she has partnered with museums\, s chools &\; chairmakers around the world. Aspen teaches craft workshops internationally and in the furniture department at The Rhode Island School of Design. She holds a degree in furniture making from The North Bennet S treet School in Boston\, MA &\; lives and works in Southern New Hampshi re with her partner.\n\nChristopher Kerr-Ayer was raised in rural Vermont . He started learning about glass in 2009\, as a Junior in High School. He holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Johnson State College\, Vt. Learning a bout and working with glass in a production studio setting gave Kerr-Ayer the time to practice and refine important skills for working with the mate rial. His collegiate studies\, workshops\, and residencies have exposed hi m to a breadth of design\, aesthetic\, and history of glassmaking. His wor k stretches from conceptual sculpture to functional housewares. His intere st in investigating the line between functional and nonfunctional objects is what drives him to make new work. He interprets everyday objects as a w ay to disassemble identity\, fragility\, and objects themselves.\n\nWorkin g for a number of glassmakers over the past decade has given Kerr-Ayer stu dio access to develop his work. His work includes functional housewares\, figurative\, and trompe l’oeil sculpture. He currently lives in Rollinsf ord\, NH\, where he maintains his studio practice\, as well as making obje cts for THE POOL GLASSWORKS\, his design forward housewares company.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://cranbrookartmuseum.org/wp-content/upload s/2024/04/Untitled-design.jpg CATEGORIES:Lectures + Talks LOCATION:Cranbrook Art Museum deSalle Auditorium\, 39221 Woodward Ave.\, Bl oomfield Hills\, MI\, 48304\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=39221 Woodward Ave.\, Bloom field Hills\, MI\, 48304\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Cranbr ook Art Museum deSalle Auditorium:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Detroit X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Detroit BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20240310T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR