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The Saint Paul RiverCentre is a convention center located in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It sits adjacent to the Roy Wilkins Auditorium, Xcel Energy Center and the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts. The convention center opened in 1998. [2] It was designed by Hammel Green and Abrahamson, Inc.
The American Craft Council (ACC) is a national non-profit organization that champions craft based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.Founded in 1943 by Aileen Osborn Webb, the council hosts national craft shows and conferences, [1] publishes a quarterly magazine called American Craft [2] and a quarterly journal called American Craft Inquiry, [3] maintains an extensive awards program, [4] and is home to ...
Joan Mondale (née Adams; August 8, 1930 – February 3, 2014) was the second lady of the United States from 1977 until 1981 as the wife of Walter Mondale, the 42nd vice president of the United States.
Aileen Osborn was born on June 25, 1892 in Garrison, New York to William Church Osborn, an art collector who later donated his art pieces to the Metropolitan Museum of Art and active member of the Democratic Party, and Alice Clinton Hoadley Dodge, a philanthropist, social reformer and daughter of William E. Dodge Jr. [1] [3] [4] [5] Her brother was Frederick Osborn.
The final Crafts on the River for 2023 takes place 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Dec. 29-30, at Rousakis Riverfront Plaza.
Paul J. Smith (September 8, 1931 – April 26, 2020) was an arts administrator, curator, and artist based in New York.Smith was professionally involved with the art, craft, and design fields since the early 1950s and was closely associated with the twentieth-century studio craft movement in the United States.
Craft Horizons was founded and initially edited by Aileen Osborn Webb, who also founded the organization now known as the American Craft Council. [3] [4] Craft Horizons began as an untitled newsletter in November 1941, [1] sent out to artists who had purchased stock in, and consigned works to, America House. [5]
In 1979, the museum reopened as the American Craft Museum in an expanded location at 44 West 53rd Street. To accommodate its ever-growing programming, the museum relocated again in 1986 to its 18,000-square-foot home at 40 West 53rd Street, where it would remain until 2008.