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artists in all media, made using one tool, including woodworkers Chad Curtis, David Gates, Mark Lindquist, Gord Peteran, and Jonathan Prown. Videos of artists working can be seen at: www. philartalliance.org/exhibition/the-tool-at-hand/.
japanese friendship Garden
Balboa Park, San Diego, CA (619) 232-2721 The Japanese Friendship Garden presents Handcrafted Journeys: Japanese American Woodworkers in San Diego, thru July 28. This exhibit chronicles Japanese American woodworking from the functional objects made in the pre-WWII era, through their internment camp experience, to post-war woodworks that reflect the aesthetically motivated use of traditional skills. Handmade tools made by the woodworkers also will be displayed.
run thru Sept.1. The Sawdust Festival features craft by artists living in the Laguna area, including woodworkers Randy Bader, James Lashley, Jon Parks, Roberto Romano, and David Sullenger. The Art-A-Fair shows primarily wall art, with some wood furniture and decorative objects, including woodwork by Michael Crook, Leonard Duarte, and Jon Parks. For info: Sawdust: (949) 494-3030, and Art-AFair: (949) 494-4514.
long beach museum of art
2300 E. Ocean Blvd., Long Beach, CA (562) 439-2119 The Long Beach Museum of Art presents Architecture for Dogs, thru Sept. 1. The exhibition was a collaboration of world-renowned architects and designers who examined the relationships between dogs and humans to design and build habitats for man’s best friend. Tree, which runs thru Jan. 12, includes a selection of paintings, works on paper, and wood art from the Museum’s permanent collection.
laguna arts festivals
Laguna Canyon Rd., Laguna Beach, CA The Western end of Laguna Canyon will again be bustling with the three annual summer arts festivals. The 78th annual Festival of the Arts is a juried exhibition of over 140 Laguna-area artists in the 6-acre park-like setting, thru Aug. 31. Woodworkers include furnituremakers Randy Bader, Richard Evans, Frank Irving, Barry Robin, and Will Paul Silverman; woodturners Stephen Lazarus and Larry Marley; and sculptors Casey Parlette, Troy Poeschl, and Tim Shockley. In the evenings, the popular Pageant of the Masters is performed, at which great works of art are recreated using real people. For info: (949) 494-1145. The 47th annual Sawdust Festival and the Art-A-Fair continue to
longmont museum
400 Quail Rd., Longmont, CO (303) 651-8969 The Longmont Museum & Cultural Center presents Build! The Amazing World of LEGO, thru Sept. 8. This exhibition displays remarkable creations from LEGO bricks and allows visitors to dig in and create their own masterpiece.
MALOOF HISTORIC RESIDENCE
5131 Carnelian St., Alta Loma, CA (909) 980-0412 The Sam and Alfreda Maloof Foundation for Arts and Crafts presents With Strings Attached, thru Oct. 31. This exhibit features wood instruments, along with Maloof music stands. The exhibit, as well as docent tours of the Maloof home, are available on Thursdays and Saturdays.
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marigold arts
424 Canyon Rd., Santa Fe, NM (505) 982-4142 Marigold Arts presents the turned wood vessels of Jim McLain, Aug. 30- Sept. 25.
marin county fair
San Rafael, CA (415) 499-7048 The Marin County Fair presents its 65th annual Fine Art/Fine Craft Juried Exhibition, July 3-7 in San Rafael, CA. This show features fine art and craft in all media by California artists, as well as a special competition for Art Chairs, both original design and embellished.
mingei international museum
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