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Celebrating a Quarter CenturyOur Online Auction Offers Memories, Stories & Superlative Craft

T his year we’re celebrating CERF+’s 25th anniversary (see pages 2 and 5 for updates on this) — and even if you can’t join us at an in-person celebration, you can join in the

festivities by taking part in our “25+ for 25 years” online auction, at http://www.biddingforgood.com/craftemergency. We asked old friends of CERF+, and some newer ones, too — supporters, beneficiaries, current and former board members, and staff — to contribute to the auction in two ways: by providing an original piece for the bidding, and by telling a personal story or reminiscence of CERF+ over the years.

For example, potter Brian Nettles recalls how, the first day that local mail resumed after Hurricane Katrina had devastated his life and work, a letter and a check arrived from CERF+ (we changed our name to CERF+ this year to show our expanded role: see page 5 for more). Board member Carol Eckert says it was our response to artists’ post-hurricane struggles that brought home to her how “absolutely essential” our work is.

“One of the secondary goals of CERF+ is to put faces to the stories and amazing work generated in the craft world,” notes Executive Director Cornelia Carey. “As our circle widens, this is an opportunity for the larger world to engage in these stories.”

Here, in their own words, are some of the contributors’ stories, with descriptions of the pieces they’ve been moved to contribute.

Josh simpson, Williamsburg, MATwenty-five years ago, woodworker Tony

Beverley had a problem with his truck on the way home from the Rhinebeck Craft show. Other people before Tony had had emergencies, and for some reason I often found myself helping to organize some sort of fundraising effort to help them. At the Rhinebeck Craft Fair, I talked with Carol Sedestrom — the guiding spirit of Rhinebeck, director of American Craft Enterprises (ACE) and patron saint of craftspeople everywhere — about finding a better way to help craftspeople in trouble.

In the months that followed I decided we needed to start a foundation and we had to find an endowment. (I thought a million dollars would be a good start!) My plan was to raise money, then give away the interest the endowment earned each year. I was on the board of ACE, the subsidiary of the American Craft Council (ACC) that sponsored the Rhinebeck show. At our next meeting I suggested that ACE sponsor an independent

fund, to be called the “Craftsman’s Emergency Relief Fund.” Nothing formal was established then — but probably a month later

I got a call from Carol. She had contacted a legal aid lawyer and asked him to incorporate CERF. Asked for the names of foundation officers for the paperwork, Carol had offered me as president, herself as secretary and two other members of ACE’s board as vice president and treasurer. ACE paid the incorporation fee and the Craftsman’s Emergency Relief Fund became an independent reality ... at least on paper.

Corona Platter, serial number 1.11.10, 20” diameter, glass.

Craig nutt, Kingston Springs, TNI first heard about CERF at the ACC Craft Fair in West Springfield,

MA in 1985, when an auction was held to start a nest egg. I remember it being in a circus tent somewhere on the “Big E” grounds. Among the auction items was a skull from a steer that had been barbecued at an early Rhinebeck Craft Fair, and a strand of gas station flags that were used to attract customers to the show, although most of the auction items were artworks contributed by exhibitors. I bought a pair of Jack Brubaker candlesticks and a pair of Guy Corrie goblets that change color in different kinds of light.

Like a lot of craft artists, I made an occasional small contribution and wished I could offer more financial support. Joining the board in 2003 was a chance to make a more substantive contribution to CERF. I joined the staff in 2006 as director of programs and work from my studio in Tennessee, thanks to the wonders of technology.

Red Chile Bench with Green Tomatoes & Celery Sticks, 2005, lacquer and oil paint on carved wood, leather, 18”H x 44”W x 20”D.

martha giberson, Melrose, MAI can’t really remember when I first became

aware of CERF but only that it was a fantastic idea whose time had come. Making objects is work that is done in isolation in a studio by hundreds of craftspeople, we do not have a work infrastructure support system available to us that is found in a brick and mortar business

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Points of Interest ...................... 8

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Dear friends of CERF+,

We are in the midst of celebrating our 25th anniversary — a

year devoted to celebration, storytelling, and imagining

the future. Since January, friends and board members

have been hosting gatherings in Austin, Los Angeles, Palo Alto, Santa Fe

and Washington, D.C. to share our history and accomplishments with old

and new friends. It’s been wonderful to be a part of these events — to

hear firsthand about the impact of our assistance on artists’ careers, and

to gain new perspectives on how we can strengthen our services, reach

out more broadly, and expand our support base.

Beside the wonderful birthday wishes and contributions, one of the

most exciting gifts CERF+ has received so far has been an nine-minute

video specially produced by Carol Sauvion and her award-winning Craft

in America team of filmmakers. Through interviews with beneficiaries,

founders, board members, and friends, the video effectively highlights

our evolution from a grass-roots mutual aid organization to a nationally

respected arts responder. I encourage you to view the piece on our

YouTube site: just go to www.youtube.com and enter “CERF+”.

Recognizing that we can’t be with each of you in person, we are

creating a virtual event where you can send us your well wishes,

ideas for the future, and personal stories about CERF+ — and where

you can actively support our next quarter century by bidding in our

on-line auction, “25+ for 25 years.” This auction connects the work of the

organization with some of the people that make up CERF+: beneficiaries,

board members, dear friends, and staff. In this issue of cerfnews, we

share some of their work, the extraordinary auction pieces, and the stories

of how their makers’ connect with CERF+. Please join us often in this

celebration, which will run from August 25 to September 25, at (address).

As many of you know, CERF+ wouldn’t be celebrating 25 years of service

to artists without the vision, hard work, and dedication of Carol Sedestrom

Ross, who died earlier this summer. We dedicate our 25th anniversary to her

memory and the amazing legacy she has left in our field.

As always, we thank you, our supporters, for your commitment to the

careers of working artists. We look forward to your partnership over the

next 25 years.

Sincerely yours,

Cornelia Carey, Executive Director

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Polly Allen Craft Advocate Lebanon, NH

Julie Gordon dAlGleish, TreasurerPresident, Arts Development Associates Minneapolis, MN

CArol eCkert, SecretaryFiber Artist Tempe, AZ

Gini GArCiA Glass Artist Garcia Glass Art, Inc San Antonio, TX

Judy Gordon, Vice ChairCraft Advocate Austin, TX

JAn W. kAtz Curator, The Center for Southern Craft, The Ogden Museum of Southern Art New Orleans, LA

PAmelA J. kinGfisher Organizational Development Consultant Moodys, OK

robert l. lynCh President and CEO, Americans for the Arts Washington, D.C.

JAne sAuer Owner/Director Jane Sauer Gallery Santa Fe, NM

CArol sAuvion Executive Director, Craft in America Los Angeles, CA

toni sikes General Partner, Calumet Venture Fund Madison, WI

brent skidmore Furniture Maker, and Director, Craft Campus, UNC-Asheville Asheville, NC

JAmes A. Wilkinson, ChairCraft Advocate Pittsburgh, PA

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JAson buss Technology Manager

CorneliA CArey Executive Director

CArrie ClevelAnd Office Manager

nel emlen Events Coordinator

CrAiG nutt Director of Programs

les snoW Operations & Financial Services Manager

robert W. Curry General Counsel Edwards, Angell, Palmer & Dodge, LLP Boston, MA

Board of Directors

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and CERF fills some of those gaps. I won a CERF raffle in 1988 or 1989 and thought “this is a hard way to raise money” so I volunteered to organize a silent auction at the next Rosen wholesale show to be held in Boston. This was a big hit with Craft artists who are inventory rich and cash poor and successful bidders also loved it. It also put a physical face to the CERF name and helped launch other successful programs. As a result of the first successful silent auction I was asked to submit my name for nomination to the Board of Trustees of CERF which was one of the most gratifying experiences of my professional life.

Black and white optic Necklace; flameworked soda lime glass beads and sterling silver accent beads and clasp. 24” long

pam hill, Mokelumne Hill, CAThe very first quilt donation of my

career was for the first CERF auction at West Springfield, MA. Many years later, when I created the first of a very few quilts that utilized rare Japanese silks, a major transition in my work, I committed to a gift of $1,000 of the purchase price to CERF. When Polly Allen purchased the piece, I suggested she write a check directly to CERF. She had never heard of CERF. Last month she was the CERF+ board member who contacted me for a donation for the 25th Anniversary.

In 2003, one of the first offers of assistance that I received after an ovarian cancer diagnosis was from Cornelia Carey. It seems that CERF has been weaving in and out of my entire career in craft. And now it is 25 years. CERF+ is still here and I am still here. It is my incredible privilege to donate another quilt for the 25th anniversary. Thank you to the entire craft community, of which CERF+ is the finest representative.

Pam is contributing a silk quilt to the auction.

polly allen, Lebanon, NH I first heard about CERF about 15 years ago

at an ACC show in San Francisco. Having been an avid supporter of craftsmen while living in the Southeast, I was excited to hear about an organization whose programs would benefit craftsmen across the nation. I happily

handed over an additional $1,000 for Pamela Hill’s spectacular quilt. Fast forward to the present, I have just begun my second term on the CERF board and continue to be impressed with how this small organization has been able to expand its programming and how it can make such an important difference in the lives of craftsmen when they need it most.

Basket of Woven Paper, 5 1/2” tall x 7” wide, 22” circumference.

Jan sChaChter, Portola Valley, CAFrom 1992-1997, I served on the CERF board with an amazing

group of people whom I might have not otherwise met. When I started, CERF was based in Northampton, MA and Lois Ahrens was the director and only employee. I organized a major fundraising auction in San Francisco in August 1995. With the assistance and support of Carol Ross, a founder of CERF who was then developing the American Craft section of the San Francisco International Gift Fair, we secured a location in the Moscone

Center and invited artists from all over the country to send us work. Shortly after the auction we hired Cornelia Carey as the new executive director and the office moved to Montpelier. What a brilliant choice!

I continue to advocate and fundraise for CERF, now CERF+, primarily by organizing an annual sale of pieces donated by members of the Association of Clay & Glass Artists of California at their Clay & Glass Festival every July in Palo Alto.

“Black Ash Stoneware Storage Jar,” 10.75 x 10 x 10.

lana Wilson, Del Mar, CAMy first experience with CERF was donating

a piece for an auction in San Francisco in 1994. I actually went to the event in the next hall and danced to their band, so I wouldn’t keep checking constantly to see if the piece sold. I happily joined the board for six years in 1995, and was impressed and honored to watch CERF grow. I remember struggling in Arizona as we sat down in small groups to hammer out the mission statement. Later I rejoined the board in 2003 and felt bereft when my term was up.

I have seen wonderful craftspeople have their lives changed and sustained by CERF+, and that is deeply gratifying. I have also witnessed incredibly dedicated, competent people take time out from packed lives to work on the board. I have a happy, permanent umbilical cord to CERF+.

Lana is contributing a clay serving bowl to the auction.

miChael bauermeister, Augusta, MOI became personally involved with CERF during the

very bad summer of 1993, when I fell off a ladder and broke my back. As I was recovering from surgery, the Missouri River rose to unprecedented levels and flooded my home and studio. CERF came through with a quick loan and lots of help and support.

“Water Mark,” linden with tinted lacquer, 20 x 7 x 5.

sandra blain, Tempe, AZAs a former board member of CERF+, I

continue to feel the organization’s mission is crucial in assisting individuals with life-altering emergencies. Throughout my teaching and administrative career, I met many craftspeople who so appreciated the financial assistance and in some cases material/equipment donations to give them a fresh start. Congratulations on 25 years — thousands of craftspeople have benefited.

Sandra is contributing a stoneware vessel to the auction.

Karen Karnes, Morgan, VTCERF came to my assistance after a fire

destroyed my studio. Through CERF I was able to connect with friends and colleagues around the world who contributed the funds and materials I needed to get back on my feet. This outpouring of affection and regard left me with a whole new sense of community support.

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Ken loeber, Algoma, WITrained as a sculptor, Ken Loeber

has exhibited his jewelry nationally and internationally for over 30 years. In February 2002, Ken survived a stroke that severely damaged the speech and language center

of his brain and left him without the use of his right arm. Fortunately, Ken is left-handed and has many colleagues and CERF+ friends who encouraged him to return to his studio and work. With new equipment and great determination, he continues to design and create 18K gold and sterling silver jewelry. Ken and his partner, Dona Look, have known and supported CERF+ and its mission since the beginning.

“Petal Necklace,” sterling silver, forged and fabricated, 30”.

hiroshi ogaWa, Elkton, ORI came to know CERF in October of 2003,

when my studio/gallery caught on fire and burned to the ground. I lost all my ceramic equipment and all my pottery. A fellow woodfire potter, Natalie Warrens, made inquiries and applied, for me, for a Phoenix Loan. It was quickly approved, and it gave me an uplifting feeling to pursue rebuilding my studio and gallery. CERF+’s mission is personally important to me in that it gave me strength to rebuild, and allowed me to continue pottery as a dream and to continue my journey in life.

Hiroshi is contributing a wood and raku fired clay piece to the auction.

brian nettles, Pass Christian, MSAttending clay conferences around the

country, I would see CERF booths and think “damn, that would be horrible” when I saw photos of artist studios after

disasters. In 2005 Hurricane Katrina came ashore in my town with a 37-foot storm surge, wiping my gallery and studio to the concrete slab and ripping my home in two, with water over the roof of my home studio.

The first day the mail resumed in town, I had a handwritten letter from Cornelia Carey, with a thousand-dollar grant check telling me to spread the word of CERF to other craftspeople in my area and use the money as needed. CERF assisted me in securing a new kiln and grant money to help me restart my studio. After seeing how important CERF was to the Gulf Coast arts community after Katrina, I will always be thankful and a supporter.

“Boat Form,” cone 10 reduction-fired clay, ash and rutile glaze, 8” x 14.”

marK rosenbaum, New Orleans, LA I had known about CERF for many years, but did not become actively

involved with the organization until Katrina hit New Orleans 5 years ago. Although my studio did not suffer the severe damage that others did, CERF was instrumental in getting help and information to me and other artists in the Gulf region. CERF’s ability to connect with artists after a tragedy on the grass roots level is very important. I have recommended CERF to other artists who have suffered tragedies and will continue to support the organization because I believe that the goal of helping other artists when they need it most is the right thing to do.

Phoenix” Vase, blown glass with manipulated glass castings and inclusions.

marK del guidiCe, Norwood, MASelf sufficiency only goes so far, and then you

need a community. I am, like so many other craftspeople, pridefully

independent, and my 23 years of self-employment attest to this. But in 2007 I had an accident while enjoying myself on the coast of Maine. Torn ligaments in my elbow were not only painful but kept me from working for over two months. As the bills poured in I found myself without income to pay them, and turned to CERF+ for help. They provided me with a loan until I was able to get back to work. It made a big difference and I will always be grateful. I am happy to contribute to the auction, for CERF+ and for our community.

Mark is contributing a walnut box with a maple tray to the auction.

Carol eCKert, Tempe, AZHurricane Katrina was the catalyst for me.

I had known about CERF and its important work for as long as I could remember, but CERF’s response to Katrina was so incredible and so vital to the artists on the Gulf Coast, that I finally understood how absolutely essential it is. So I was enthusiastic when I was asked to join the board (though I felt guilty that it took such a terrible event to jolt me into action). Now I see clearly, every time an application arrives, that artists are constantly faced with individual disasters that are devastating, and often heartbreaking — and I’m committed to CERF+ and its mission to help.

Carol is contributing a cotton and wire wall piece to the auction.

diane FalKenhagen, Galveston, TXI had known about CERF since its inception

and was an occasional supporter — but despite living on an island, I never imagined I would find myself on the receiving end of CERF’s charity. In September 2008, Hurricane Ike changed that. The hurricane flooded my home

and studio with five feet of salt water, destroying thousands of dollars in equipment and infrastructure. Within days of the disaster, CERF became aware of my plight and sought me out to offer help.

In the months following the storm, CERF played an important role in both my physical and emotional recovery. While the financial assistance helped with the extensive repairs and equipment replacement, knowing that my friends and colleagues cared about me had an equally positive effect on my morale. That kind of support is priceless! Thank you CERF+ and Happy Anniversary.

Diane Falkenhagen is contributing a sterling and carved corian ring to the auction.

other partiCipating artists: JAMES AARONS JACKIE ABRAMSBORIS BAlly ANTHONy BEVERlyASHlEIGH BRANSTETTERANDREA CHRISTIEKATHlEEN DOylEDAVID EllSWORTH JOHN FlEMMING GINI GARCIA

MITCHEll GAUDETJUlIE GIRARDINIMARy KlEINKAREN KOBlITZKERSTIN NICHOlSJAN SCHACHTERBIBA SCHUTZMARy VAN ClINEJ. FRED WOEll

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MOVEABLE FESTCelebrating 25 Years of Strengthening & Sustaining Artistic Careers

CERF+ has been in celebration mode since January, as we mark 25 years of strengthening and sustaining the careers of professional craft artists. The anniversary kickoff events took place in Los Angeles this past January, at the beautiful home of architect/designer Corinna Cotsen and at the Craft Study Center, a new program and facility of Craft in America. Old friends and new gathered at both events, and were treated to a newly released video about CERF+ produced by CERF+ Trustee Carol Sauvion and her staff at Craft in America.

Carol, who also owns Freehand Gallery, raised over $17,000 for CERF+ with an on-line auction that culminated at the Craft Study Center event. The auction

featured work by 22 extraordinary artists, such as Carol Eckert, Teri Greeves, Mary Jackson, and Jeff Oestreich.

From Los Angeles, we moved on to Austin, Texas in March where CERF+ trustee Judy

Gordon and her husband, Frank Gordon, along with co-hosts Camille & Dave Lyons and Paula & Damian Priour, welcomed guests to the Gordons’ art- and craft-filled home to celebrate CERF+’s milestone birthday. There we had the opportunity to meet many members of Austin’s arts community, including a number of potters whom Judy has come to know through Austin’s much-lauded annual Art of the Pot Tour & Sale.

In April, the Smithsonian Women’s Committee celebrated CERF+ at the annual Smithsonian Craft Show in Washington, D.C. With an opening night toast, a feature in the show’s program guide, and continual screenings of the CERF+ video, every visitor to this widely attended show had the opportunity to learn about our work and, in the process, recognize the important contributions that craft artists make to our lives. Polly Allen, CERF+ trustee and chair of CERF+’s 25th anniversary, added to the celebration by donating Studio Protectors to each of the 122 exhibiting artists in the show.

We next celebrated in Santa Fe, New Mexico at the historic home of Betsy & Bruce Rowland. Over 50 guests were treated to a beautiful evening under the stars — and once again we had a chance to both meet new friends and visit with old. The evening’s highlight was hearing Native American bead artist Teri Greeves speak about how CERF+ helped her following a health emergency this past winter.

As we write this article, we’re en route to Palo Alto, California where the Palo Alto Art Center and the Association of Clay & Glass Artists (ACGA) will join forces to celebrate CERF+’s 25th anniversary. The event, organized by former CERF+ trustee Jan Schachter along with James Aarons, Lois Anderson, and Diane Master, will open the annual ACGA Festival, which takes place July 9-11. To add to the celebration, former CERF+ trustee Lana Wilson has donated Studio Protectors to each ACGA festival exhibitor.

In 1994, the ACGA created the California Fund at CERF (now CERF+). Since its creation, this fund — which is available to any professional California craft artist who has suffered a career-threatening emergency — has distributed over $25,000 to 33 California-based craft artists. ■

YES! WE’VE CHANGED OUR NAME!On May 1, the Craft

Emergency Relief Fund (CERF) changed our name to CERF+ (Craft

Emergency Relief Fund + Artists’ Emergency Resources), to reflect our expanded and more proactive role in helping artists prepare for and respond to devastating emergencies.

As we have for the past 25 years, CERF+ will continue our core emergency relief programs of grants, loans, and brokered assistance to craft artists suffering career-threatening emergencies, while serving all artists with resources and information on emergency planning and preparedness.

To reflect this change, we have created a new graphic identity that, like the expansion of our work, contains elements of the new and the old. ■

HELPING ARTISTS GET BACK TO PRODUCING:An Update on 2010 Emergency Relief

During the first half of 2010, CERF+ distributed $30,762 in loans, grants and in-kind assistance to 17 craft artists around the country. This aid included 12 grants (up to $1,500 each), two Quick Loans

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Carol Sauvion with Cornelia Carey in Los Angeles, CA

Judy Gordon, Cornelia Carey, and Rick Hernandez in Austin, TX

Jan Schachter and James Aarons at ACGA fundraiser for CERF+ in

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(up to $3,500 each), and in-kind assistance, such as booth-fee waivers at shows and discounts/donations from suppliers and manufacturers to seven craft artists.

CERF+ also provided emergency relief resources and information services, as well as technical assistance, to individual artists facing career-threatening emergencies.

Following are some of the situations we responded to during the first half of 2010 (due to confidentiality, we are unable to share the beneficiaries’ names):

++ A glass artist from Ohio required surgery after being attacked and severely beaten by a stranger. CERF+ funds were used for the artist’s upcoming shows.

++ A woodworker from New Hampshire lost his studio and storage buildings to fire. CERF+ funds helped to rebuild his studio.

++ When an Indiana ceramic artist was badly burned, CERF+ funds went toward home and studio maintenance and utility costs while the artist was recovering.

++ After a woodworker from Tennessee lost his studio to a flood, CERF+ funds helped to mitigate the damage.

++ CERF+ funds were used for medical expenses when a New Mexico bead artist required emergency surgery.

++ A glass artist from Rhode Island lost her studio to a flood. CERF+ funds helped to establish a studio at a new location.

Craft artists who need assistance from CERF+ may now apply completely online if they choose. Available on the applications page of the CERF+ website, craftemergency.org, the form allows for the online submission of all required supporting documentation along with the application.We continue to accept mailed, emailed, and faxed applications as well. ■

REVIEWING OUR BUSINESS INSURANCE-SURVEY FINDINGS AT SNAG CONFERENCE

Last March, CERF+ Executive Director Cornelia Carey shared the findings of our recent national survey, which looked at how well craft artists are insured, with members of the Society of North American Goldsmiths (SNAG) at their annual conference in Houston.

SNAG was one of six national craft media organizations that participated in the survey, which found that craft artists’ businesses are significantly underinsured for losses and liability. In fact, Cornelia said, 73 percent of SNAG members who responded to the survey were not properly insured for business losses.

This was partly because, she added, about 63 percent of the SNAG members who responded to the survey

work in their home or an attached structure. The survey found that most craft artists who do this assume that their homeowner’s insurance covers their studios — which it does not, unless they have purchased a special endorsement or rider. ■

ARE YOU PREPARED?Weaving the Artists’ Safety Net at the AFTA Summit

Last June in Baltimore, the New York Neo-Futurists, a troupe of young writer/director/performers, screamed in unison and fell to the floor in a 10-second parody of a panel discussion that CERF+ and South Arts had presented, titled “When Disaster Strikes, Are You Prepared?”

The scene was the conclusion of the “Americans for the Arts Half Century Summit” — and the actual panel session was longer, less dramatic, and more substantive, covering the need for a better disaster safety net for artists and arts organizations in the United States.

Executive Director Cornelia Carey spoke about the national coalition of organizations that CERF+ is spearheading, and the progress made so far to build a better safety net for artists and arts organizations before, during, and after disasters. Mary Len Costa of the New Orleans Arts Council discussed the challenges that the arts community in New Orleans faced in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, while CERF+ Program Director Craig Nutt spoke about how CERF+’s experience responding to the needs of artists affected by Hurricane Katrina contributed to the development of the Studio Protector, the emergency readiness and response toolkit for artists.

Gerri Combs and Mollie Lakin Hayes of South Arts discussed ArtsReady, the corresponding preparedness tool for arts organizations. A key component of the ArtsReady initiative is an online tool to help organizations create a comprehensive continuity plan to ensure an effective response to emergencies of all kinds. The tool is now under development.

CERF+ also staffed a table in the trade-show area at the conference, and talked with participants and visitors about preparedness and the Studio Protector to representatives of local, regional, and national arts organizations.

Americans for the Arts is the leading nonprofit organization for advancing the arts in America. In addition to this annual conference it hosts national Arts Advocacy Day in Washington, D.C. and focuses grassroots advocacy for the arts through the Americans for the Arts Action Fund. ■

CERF+’S ARTISTS’ DISASTER SURVIVAL TOOLKIT EXPANDS

May Day (May 1, 2010) marked the official launch of www.studioprotector.org, the online companion to the Studio Protector Wall Guide and extension of sister site www.craftemergency.org. “We see the Wall

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Guide and the Online Guide serving two different but complementary functions,” said Meg Ostrum, Studio Protector project director. “While the Wall Guide provides quickly-accessible information about readiness and response, the Online Guide allows the user to delve deeper when more information is needed.”

Leading experts on conservation and emergency preparedness and CERF+ staff prepared a digest of short articles augmented by carefully-edited lists of resources, and by an ongoing series of video interviews of artists who have navigated a studio emergency. Topics cover a wide range from “Safeguarding” through “Rebounding,” with nuts and bolts information about topics such as cleanup and salvage in between. A new blog on the site chronicles CERF+ Director of Programs, Craig Nutt’s efforts to improve his own studio’s level of preparedness. “Our multi-media information digest will continue to develop, but we have made a good start,” said Ostrum. “And the spike in site traffic after the Nashville floods is certainly a strong indication of its value to artists.”

CRAFT IN AMERICA PRODUCES NEW CERF+ VIDEO

A new video produced by CERF+ board member, Carol Sauvion, who also produced the award-winning PBS series Craft in America, tells the story of CERF+ through the stories of artists it has served.

“We have known for some time that artists’ stories are the most powerful way to tell the CERF+ story,” says Cornelia Carey, our executive director. “Carol stepped up to the plate and made it happen.” Carol also owns Freehand Gallery in Los Angeles.

To tell the history of CERF+ as we celebrate our 25th anniversary, the nine-minute video blends still images — collected by staff from years of assisting craft artists struck by natural and personal disasters — with on-camera interviews of artists, staff, and one of CERF+’s founders.

The video was edited by Emily-Rose Wagner with Rosey Guthrie as associate producer. Artist interviews were filmed by Craft in America staff, volunteers David Holzapfel and Jules Polk, CERF+ board member Brent Skidmore, and Director of Programs Craig Nutt.

“After creating several approximations for CERF+ in the form of topical video montages, my dream of having a professionally-produced film of this caliber has finally come true,” says Nutt.

The film has been previewed at several CERF+ 25th Anniversary events around the country, and at the Craft Organization Development Association (CODA) conference in Savannah, GA.

“We are grateful to all the people who contributed photos and film, and most of all to the artists for allowing us to tell their stories,” said Cornelia Carey. You can watch the video at www.craftemergency.org, and/or buy the DVD from CERF+ for $5. ■

MAKING FRIENDS & SHARING LESSONS LEARNED IN NEW ORLEANS, PHILADELPHIA AND CHICAGO

Returning to New Orleans to share the lessons that CERF+ learned as an arts responder after Hurricane Katrina, Executive Director Cornelia Carey joined a panel presentation at the “Katrina @ 5: Partners in Philanthropy” conference organized by the Association of Small Foundations on March 22-24 in the Crescent City.

The conference was a special convening of the philanthropic community to explore the lessons of response, rebuilding, and transformation on the Gulf Coast, and how those apply to communities around the country and the world. ■

At the NCECA ConferenceAt the 44th National Council on Education for the

Ceramic Arts (NCECA) in Philadelphia last March 31-April 4, CERF+’s booth was staffed by Laura Arnesen, our marketing manager. Many conference attendees stopped by to see the Studio Protector to learn about using it in their clay studios as well as how arts organizations, schools, and artist residency programs are building awareness for emergency preparedness.

The conference’s keynote speaker was Terri Gross, host of NPR’s “Fresh Air.” She frequently interviews artists and tries to get the “back story” to their success: what were they like as a kid, who influenced them to become artists, etc. The “back story” to NCECA is that it’s an excellent conference where thousands of artists band together to learn, honor, and celebrate the best in ceramic arts. ■

Preparedness at “Creative Chicago”At the 7th Annual Creative Chicago, a one-day

event on April 10 that showcased Chicago’s creative communities and connected people to new resources, artists attended a workshop co-sponsored by the Actor’s Fund and CERF+ titled “Protect Your Future: Health Care and Emergency Preparedness.”

Since many losses can be prevented, insured for or lessened, CERF+ continues to focus on preparedness as a way to help artists in an even bigger way. That old expression “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure” certainly rings true when it comes to creative survival. ■

PROGRAMS AND SERvICES

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CERF+ BOARD GATHERS IN SANTA FEThis past June in Santa Fe, the CERF+ board spent four

very active and exhilarating days meeting, visiting artists’ studios along with collectors’ homes and area cultural organizations, and celebrating CERF+’s 25th anniversary. JoAnn & Bob Balzer’s collection of contemporary Native American art kicked off the tour that included visits to the studios of bead artist Teri Greeves, woodworker and painter Dennis Esquivel, sculptor Thomas Morin, glass artist Charlie Miner at Tesuque Glassworks, and winding up at Santa Fe Clay.

Hosted by Trustee Jane Sauer of Jane Sauer Gallery, the board gathered at the Santa Fe Art Institute for a two-day meeting, which concluded with a breakfast gathering with area Native American arts organizations and artists. The breakfast gave CERF+ the opportunity to introduce its programs and services to the Native artists’ community of New Mexico, and for CERF+ to learn more about Native American artists. Along with artists, the breakfast was attended by representatives from the Institute of American Indian Arts and the Museum of Contemporary Native Arts. ■

JASON BUSS IS OUR NEW TECHNOLOGY WIZ

Jason Buss joined the CERF+ staff in April as our new technology coordinator.

Jason previously served as director of finance and technology at the Vermont Youth Conservation Corps (VYCC), having worked his way up through the ranks at VYCC after starting with the organization as a park manager. In early 2003, Jason moved to the Turks and

Caicos Islands to work as site manager at The School for Field Studies (SFS), a position in which he was responsible for operations, accounting, and facility maintenance. After a two-year stint at SFS, he returned to VYCC to take on the tasks of accounting, budgeting, and being all-round technology and website guru.

Jason received his B.A. in environmental science and policy with a minor in biology from the University of Southern Maine, and has a certificate in web development from Champlain College. ■

AMERICAN CRAFT COUNCIL SUPPORTS BOOTH RAFFLE

Thanks to the generosity of the American Craft Council, CERF+ was once again able to raffle off chances to win two half-booth fees valued at $1,000 apiece at the February ACC show in Baltimore. Along with raising $6,458 for CERF+, the raffle also gave staff and volunteers an opportunity to spread the word about us to those unfamiliar with what we do, and to reconnect with old friends and past beneficiaries.

Lucky winners of this year’s raffle were fiber artist Sonya Mackintosh and ceramic artist Candone Wharton. Thanks to the ACC and to everyone who bought and sold tickets. ■

JOIN THE CELEBRATION FOR A SEASON FOR CERF+ 2010

For CERF+, the arrival of autumn marks the point in the year when galleries, craft retailers, artists, and other craft enthusiasts around the nation begin participating in our annual fundraiser, A Season for CERF+.

A trademark of A Season for CERF+ is its flexibility. Participants decide how they wish to be involved and when — any time between the first of September and the end of the year. The range of events is vast, with businesses running silent auctions, seconds sales, and special events. For example, Margarete Sanchez-Ripps, owner of The Artful Corner in Houston, raffled off a 12-person hors d’oeuvre reception in her gallery, while glass artist Robert Cory donated a percentage of sales from his shows.

For other businesses, involvement in A Season for CERF+ has developed an almost cult-like following among fans. Penland School of Craft’s bi-annual sale, which gives a percentage to CERF+, is adored by numerous craft lovers who line up in anticipation. Similarly, Ephraim Faience Pottery’s virtual sales event, featuring an annual, limited edition piece, attracts buyers from far and wide vying to be one of the 100 lucky names selected to purchase the newest vessel in the CERF+

POINTS OF INTEREST

Judy Gordon, Polly Allen, Betsy Rowland, and Mary Tevington in Santa Fe, NM

ACC’s Bernadette Boyle with raffle winner Sonya Mackintosh

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collection. Other businesses and individuals simply support A Season for CERF+ by making a donation of $100 or more.

In addition to supporting CERF+, an organization that helps craft artists in need when an unexpected tragedy intersects their life and their livelihood, A Season for CERF+ can also be a marketing boon for a gallery, providing a framework within which to educate customers about the artists behind the work they sell. For some galleries, this is an effective way to interest local press and media in what they do all year round.

A list of our 2010 participants (as of press time) appears on the back cover. As A Season for CERF+2010 approaches, CERF+ will share additional information about our participating galleries and their events on our website, including a link to Google Maps for more detailed data. If you are able to visit one of these businesses, please stop by and thank them for their support.

We also want to add to our list! So if you know of a crafts business or individual whom you think might be interested in CERF+ and should be part of our annual fundraiser, please let us know who they are so we can contact them. The more the merrier.

Of course, if you’d like to join the effort, simply sign up on our web site: http://craftemergency.org/events/amo4/signup/. It’s not too late! ■

MAKE SURE TO GET CERF+’S ANNIVERSARY CHARM!

In designing this year’s CERF+ charm, New Hampshire metalsmith Paulette Werger chose to focus on the relationship between CERF+ and craft artists.

“The image symbolizes the hand of the artist joining with the hand of the organization, to lend help and community during difficult times,” Paulette says.

This handsome piece, made of sterling silver to commemorate CERF+’s 25th anniversary, is available for $50.00 and can be ordered on page 15, or at cerf.myshopify.com. ■

OUR ANNUAL APPEAL GOES ABOVE & BEYOND

CERF+ would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to the many individuals, businesses, and organizations who made last winter’s annual appeal a success. Your generosity allowed us to exceed our goal of $80,000. We raised over $82,000!

CERF+’s annual appeal, which runs from November through February, is our only direct appeal. The donations made during this period provide vital funding for CERF+’s growing mix of grants, loans, educational programs, and business resources.

If you didn’t get the opportunity to contribute last winter, giving to CERF+ is always in season! ■

CELEBRATING AMERICAN CRAFTSDuring American Craft Week this coming

October 1-10, CERF+ will join with craft artists, galleries, businesses, other non-profits, individuals, and organizations to put a nationwide spotlight on the rich and varied contributions that craft and craft artists bring to our lives and culture.

CERF+ will participate by linking our A Season for CERF+ participants to this national celebration. We encourage cerf+news readers to join us by supporting this national celebration of American craft. To find out more, go to www.AmericanCraftWeek.com. ■

NEW SHOW IN NYC TO BENEFIT CERF+We’re thrilled to announce that Artrider Productions

is producing a new show that will benefit CERF+. craftNEWYORK will be held on April 1-3 of next

year in a gallery-like setting at 7W New York on 34th Street and Fifth Avenue, across from the Empire State Building. This show will feature 125 celebrated American craft artists from across the United States. It will be juried by fiber artist Randall Darwall; Judy Gordon, founder of the Evanston American Craft Exposition and a CERF+ trustee; potter Hideaki Miyamura; and woodworker Philip Weber. Proceeds from ticket sales will go to CERF+.

Artrider has kept up a longstanding commitment of support to CERF+ and the craft community. ■

ENERGY & CREATIVITY MERGE IN EXCITING CERF+ FUNDRAISERS

During the first six months of 2010, a diverse array of individuals, businesses and organizations across the country participated in a wide variety of independent fundraisers that altogether raised over $23,000 for CERF+.

Equally diverse as the people who conceived these events were the independent fundraisers themselves. They all held in common a love for craft and for CERF+. Their initiatives ranged from 25th birthday parties, auctions, and sales to the efforts of Carrie Nunes, a metal artist whose goal to make and sell a ring for each and every day in 2010 is helping to support CERF+ programs, resources, and services to craft artists. Carrie’s hometown is Nashville, and she got to see disaster firsthand this spring when unprecedented flooding hit.

The board and staff of CERF+ wish to thank everyone who participated in the benefit efforts, including:

POINTS OF INTEREST

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Nashville, TN metal artist Carrie Nunes

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++ Carrie Nunes, who raised $1,000 to date through her “Ring-a-Day” project (visit her shop at www.etsy.com/shop/CarrieNunes);

++ Market Square Silent Auction, which raised $2,017;

++ Roo Huigen, who donated $405 to CERF+ through the sale of her craft work;

++ Schaller Creative LLC, which raised $1,200 through its “Ahead of Need” sale;

++ UncommonGoods for their contribution of $6,278 from their “Better to Give” program (be sure to visit them on line at www.uncommongoods.com/;

++ Warren Wilson College Art Department, which donated $173, a percentage of the proceeds from its annual Spring Arts Festival.

REMEMBERING CAROL SEDESTROM ROSS

The craft field lost a key mover and supporter when Carol Sedestrom Ross died unexpectedly last June in Houston. Among her many contributions to the field, Carol co-founded CERF (now CERF+) in 1985. At the time, “passing the hat” at craft shows and similar gatherings was too often the only safety net and support that self-employed craft artists had when facing emergencies in their lives.

In creating CERF, Carol ensured that craft artists would always have funds and other help to count on when their careers were threatened with events such as fire, theft, natural disaster, accident, and illness. Twenty-five years later, CERF+ has helped hundreds of artists with over $1 million in grants, loans, and other services.

“Carol did with CERF what she so often did — facilitate and nurture,” said CERF+ co-founder Josh Simpson.

Carol was also the founder and chief executive officer of American Craft Enterprises (A.C.E.) and senior vice president of A.C.E.’s parent organization, the American Craft Council (ACC) where she worked in the 80’s and early 90’s. In 1992 Carol joined George Little

Management (GLM) as director of craft marketing, and for the next 15 years she developed its Handmade division

at the New York International Gift Fair, and at numerous GLM-managed gift shows across North America.

In 2006, Carol settled into “semi-retirement” but she remained very active in the American craft field. At her retirement, she and her husband Adrian Ross moved to San Miguel Allende, Mexico. She is survived by Adrian, two daughters Kirsten Sedestrom and Amy Love, and three grandchildren. ■

CHATTANOOGA POTTER TALLE JOHNSON DIES

Franklin Talle “Butch” Johnson, 60, one of the South’s exceptional potters, teachers, and friends, died suddenly last January 26 in Chattanooga. A practicing potter and designer for over 34 years, Mr. Johnson often said that the form of pottery was his passion. His dedication to precise yet creative form resulted in his work being displayed at galleries across the region. He was recently awarded a Master Craftsman Grant by the Tennessee Art Commission and the Tennessee Association of Craft Artists.

Hurricane Katrina forced Mr. Johnson to Chattanooga in 2005 after living 12 years on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. In Mississippi, he had been a professional pottery artist, teacher and partner at Bay Clay Studio, a partnership with the city of Bay St. Louis. Most recently, he owned Talle Johnson Pottery in Flintstone, Ga. ■

NANCY HARASETH BOLSTAD MOURNED IN OREGON

Nancy H. Bolstad of Jefferson, Oregon died recently at 63. She worked as an editor, a gallery owner, and a partner in her husband William D. Bolstad’s woodworking business. She was a role model to many craft artists who sought to make a living from their art.

For over 30 years, Nan worked in partnership with her husband, Bill, in the design and making of wooden boxes and tables. Their work is represented in over 100 galleries throughout the United States. Nan was a welcomed fixture to many of us at whole sales shows such as the Buyers Market of American Craft and American Craft Retailers Expo (ACRE).

Nan leaves behind her husband of 42 years, two daughters and grandchildren. Her family has asked that she be remembered with a contribution to CERF+. ■

MARCIA MACDONALDJust as we’re going to press with this issue of cerf+

News, we learned that Marcia Macdonald died of cancer in Greensboro, North Carolina on July 21st.Marcia was a greatly admired art jeweler, teacher, volunteer, and dear friend to many. Anyone who had the great fortune to know her couldn’t help but be touched by her generosity of spirit, warmth and fantastic sense of humor. All of us at CERF+ will miss her terribly. ■

POINTS OF INTEREST

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The American Craft CouncilThe American Craft ExpositionAmericans for the ArtsArt In Motion/Watch That Van Goauthenticjobs.comBlack & Decker CorporationCeramics MonthlyContemporary Crafts Market

Corinna CotsenCraft in AmericaExpressions of CultureFestival Network OnlineGlass Craft & Bead ExpoJudy & Frank GordonIridesco, Inc.Rebecca Klemm

Mozy, Inc.R & S AssociatesBetsy RowlandWendy Rosen/The Rosen GroupSalesforce.com FoundationSkutt Ceramic Products

The American Craft CouncilAmericans for the ArtsBlack & Decker CorporationCeramics MonthlyCorinna Cotsen

Craft in AmericaExpressions of CultureJudy & Frank Gordon Rebecca KlemmBetsy Rowland

Wendy Rosen/The Rosen GroupSalesforce.com FoundationSkutt Ceramic Products

in-Kind leadersThese individuals and businesses have donated at least $1,000 in goods and services to CERF+’s beneficiaries and/or to

CERF+’s operations and fundraising.

speCial thanKsThanks also to these individuals and organizations who uniquely supported CERF+.

Americans for the ArtsJorge ArangoIvan & Allison BarnettMichael BauermeisterMelanie BenderBonnie Bishoff & J.M. SyronBernadette BoyleJohn & Jane CareyJosh ChaikinCorinna CotsenBob CurryTammy DeMartinoChris Frame

Kristine GldyFrank GordonCissel GottAddie & Paul HannanLloyd HermanAnne KeiserJohn LucasXavier MassotAshley MorganSandi PierantozziJules Polk Michael PuryearAlyson Pou

Wendy RosenBetsy RowlandTommie RushJan SchachterBiba SchutzCharlotte SemmesDana SemmesSmithsonian Women’s CommitteeJane StarkeCaitlin Strokosch Paulette Werger Valerie Zeman

aCC baltimore raFFle tiCKet sellersJames Aarons David BacharachMoire BagaleRicky BernstienMeb BodenSydney CashLouise Fisher CozzieRobert CrystalRick DavisSharon DieboltWendy EllertsonDebra Lynn GoldRae GoldBob GreenAlbert Hall

Marilee HallPeter HandlerSarah HasslerMarilynn HostDeborah KermodeLeonie LacouetteBeth LevineTerri LoganSydney LynchChristine MackellarMarge MarguliesClaudia MillsChristie MoodyBeth MuellerSusan Neal

Laura PeeryLenore Lampi Rokavina Cara Romano Biba SchutzJosh SimpsonBeth SturmHolly TornheimThomas Von KochPat WarwickJim WebbKathy WegmanLynn WoodMatthew YanchukRebekah Younger

in-Kind giFtsCERF+ relies on donations of goods and services as part of its package of assistance to craft artists and for its operations. Following are the

names of individuals, businesses, and organizations that have either supported CERF+’s emergency relief beneficiaries with donated services

such as: booth fee waivers, equipment and supplies, or supported CERF+ operations and fundraising with valuable donation of items such as:

artwork, booth space, transportation, consulting services, and advertising.

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$50,000 and upThe Ceres TrustThe Nathan Cummings Foundation*Windgate Charitable Foundation

$40,000 to $49,000Joan Mitchell Foundation*

$25,000 to $40,000The Seth Sprague Educational and Charitable Foundation

$10,000 to $25,000Ralph L and Winifred E Polk Foundation

$5,000 to $10,000Lois & Dr. Edward AndersonAlan Belzer & Susan MartinUncommon Goods

$1,000 to $4,999Polly Allen

Anonymous

Artisans Gallery, PA

Betsy & Peter Currie

Robert W. Curry

Marcia Docter

Judy Gordon

Ellen Sydney Fox Fund

Haymarket People’s Fund

Hoover & Strong

Jan W. Katz

Louisiana Crafts Guild

Marie H Ankeny Charitable Lead Trust

Carrie Nunes

Jules Polk

Anthony Schaller

The Secunda Family

Charles Solberg Pottery

Zig Zag Gallery

$500 to $999John & Sharon AmdallAtelier DesignersKaren & Bill BoydJulie Gordon DalgleishHandworks GalleryRay JonesCarol McDowellPotters Guild of New JerseyHila & Saul RosenSouth Arts, Inc.Two Sisters Contemporary Gift Gallery

$250 to $499Lisa & Dudley Anderson

Anonymous (3)

Arts & Artisans

BKB & Company

Alicia & Robert Carver

Clarksville Pottery & Galleries

Alice Corning/Springcreek Foundation

Bill & Romayne Cox

Euclid’s Kilns & Euclid’s Elements

Daphne Farago

Michael & Carol Ford

Handworks Gallery

Highwater Clays, Inc

Roo Huigen

Alvin John Huss Jr.

Elizabeth Kubie/Crafts America LLC

Linda Lane

Bill & Beverlee Lehr Fund #2 of

The Foundation for Enhancing Communities

Lindsay Art Glass

Dave & Camille Lyons

Nora & Norman Stevens

Society of Arts and Crafts

The Southwest School of Arts &

Craft Gallery Shop

Frannie & Richard Taylor

Texas Pottery & Sculpture Guild

Tile Heritage Foundation

West Coast Weather Vanes

$100 to $249James Aarons

The American Craft Exposition

Margery Ames

Anonymous (6)

Art Department of Millersville University

Eric Beam

Curtis Benzle & Wendy Wilson

Susan Haas Bralove

Brasstown Woodturners Guild

Chris & Cindy Carey

Cornelia Carey & Paul Hannan

CASD Inc.

Ceramic League of the Palm Beaches

Choice Hotels International

Nancy Clark Handweaver

Hugh A. Clark Jr.

Petra Class

Coda Gallery

Charles M. Cohn

Cathleen Collins

Dorothy & Clyde Collins

Connell Gallery

Reed & Judith Content

Nancy H. Craemer

Pam Cummings

Shirley Drevich & Richard Medlock

Judith Duff

Betty DuPree

Donna M. Ernst

Victoria Faoro

Beth Fein

Fiber Artists Collective

Doris Finch

Florida Craftsmen, Inc.

Flourish Company

Jill Flynn

Sondra Francis

Ricky Frank Enamels

Martha GibersonWilliam GriffithGabriele HaberlandThe Highlight GalleryBarbara L. HobbsLonni R. HopkinsLaura HunterWilliam IrvineEric JensenBruce & Marina KaiserKaren Karnes & Ann StannardNayer KazemiKaren KoblitzDave KotaryColleen & John KotellySusan Kotulak & Ronald SencerBarbara KrapfLynn LandorJo LauriaTesair Lauve & John GradyJohn Littleton & Kate VogelLive Your Dream DesignsJim & Linda LoeschLong Island Woodworkers’ ClubBetty Helen LonghiAna LopezJoan Lunney & William W. IdlerJanet LustigWarren & Nancy MacKenzieSteve & Julia MaslachMcClatchy Newspapers- The Staff of the Washington BureauBetty & Mark McMahon

Memphis Guild of Handloom Weavers

Michael Mikula

Janice Mutch

National Assembly of State Arts Agencies

National Basketry Organization, Inc.

Neiman Marcus Group

Ben & Paula Owen

Russ & Merle Peery

Andrew Pitts - Furniture Maker

Boo Poulin

Shirley Price

Tom Raredon

Ellen Reller

Paul & Sheri Robbins

Russ Roeller

Wendy Rosen/The Rosen Group

Mark Rosenbaum

Ginny Ruffner

JoAnne Russo

Hap Sakwa Photography

Betsy Schultz

Manya Shapiro

Shenandoah Potters Guild

Drs. Norman & Arlene Silvers

Scott Simmons

Kiff Slemmons

Steve & Lauren Spilman

Spruce Pine Batch Co.

Jacqueline Steiner

Carol & Stelios Paraskevas, STELIOS

Cash ContributionsFrom January 2010 to to June 2010*For the Coalition for Artists’ Preparedness + Emergency Response

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Rebekah Strickland

Mary TevingtonTrios GalleryJames Turnbull, Ceramic SupplyVentura County Potters’ GuildSandy & Larry WalkerWarren Wilson College Art DepartmentDr. Bernard D. WeintraubAndrew Wells & Lauren Preston-WellsLarry WilliamsCarol WindsorElia Woods

up to $99Jackie Abrams

Karin Abromaitis

Daphne Ahlenius

Anonymous (28)

Linda Arbuckle & Lee Shaw

Amber Archer

Art Coop

Art of Fire Glassblowing Studio

Elsie O’Brien Aubrey & Stever Aubrey

Dave & Sandy Baird

Vicki Ann Bangs

Wendy M. Baring-Gould

Dorothy Gill Barnes

Carol Breitinger Barnes

Michael Bender

Jane D. Benjamin

Nicholas Bernard

Erika Bolstad

Biff Bourne

Ann Brauer

Kathleen Brennan

Brent Johnson

Robert Briscoe/Mary Everett

Jon Brooks & Jami Boyle

Jeanne Broussard

Carol Camiener & Jim Herrington

Carolina Designer Craftsmen

Claudia Cartee

Sydney Cash

Trista Chapman

Simma Chester

Lisa Christensen

Chuck Brome

Holly & Pierre Cintas

Susan Cline

Commonwheel Artists Co-op

Ray Cooper

Diana Crain

Eileen Cressman-Reeder

Andy & Beverly Crist

Bob Culbertson

Katie Dann

Ramona Davies

Steve Davis

Gerald Davis

Rob & Marilyn Dorfman

Jean DuBois

Tom Dunne & Sarah Ashe

Rebecca Stanley & John Durkin

Enchanted Jewelz

Thomas Fay & Joan Squires

Lynn Fisher

Patricia & Richard Fiske

Patricia Fontaine

Stephen & Patsy Ford

Miriam Fredenthal

Dana Friis-Hansen

Bruce Gaber

Olivia Gabriel

Gail Galusky

Susan Gamble

Rachel Girshick

Karen & Norman Goeschko

Ed Grossman & Rochelle Stanfield

Helen Hamada

Darlene Hansen

Tom Herman

Marcia Herson

Catharine Hiersoux

Karin Higa

Pat Hill

Barbara Hill

Dorothy Hines

Martha Hueter

Lori & Jeff Hultman

Judith Hummell

Elaine Hyde

Sharon Jackman

Sally Jaffee

Nicholas Joerling

Rhonda Kap Metal Sculptor

Reena Kashyap

Craig Kaviar

Matt Kelleher & Shoko Teruyama

Susan Kenn

Ewa Kielczewska

Peter Korn

Elizabeth Krome

:L:M:N:O: Arts

Charlene & Christopher Leary

Howard R. Lehning

Cliff Leonard

Susan Levi-Goerlich

Rob Levin

Martin Levine & Martha Lyon Levine

Jennifer A Li

Bette Ann Libby

Chong & Judy Lim

Robert L. Lynch

Jean Mandeberg & Joel Greene

Louise S. Marshall

Loy Davis Martin

Kirke Martin

Jane & Arthur Mason

Grant Massey Studio

Art Mathewson & Nancy Martin-Mathewson

Mike McGahan

Alan R. Meisel

Alice C. Merritt

Ron & Hester Meyers

John Paul Miller

Eric Miller

Elizabeth Minear

Donnabeth Mitchell

Valerie Mitchell

Studio Tabula Rasa

Hideaki Miyamura

Jill B Morzillo

Marilyn Murphy

Sue Nelson

Mr. Robert M. Nied

Jeannine C. Niehaus

Richard Notkin

Jeff Oestreich

Lisa Orr

Terry L. Parker

Sophie Pearlstein

Perimeter Gallery

Kristin Perkins

Peter Petrochko

Jorn W. Piel

Paula Prekowitz

Beverly Prevost

Judith Primak/Detroit Gallery of

Contemporary Crafts

Nancy Quickert

Jim Rantala

Harvey & Jane Rich

Mark S. Richardson & Linda Adele Goodine

Larry & Frances River

Whit Harris Robbins

Inge Roberts

Polly Ronald

Tachina Rudman

Michael Rutkowsky

Arturo Alanzo Sandoval

Sandra & Fred Cocozzelli

Rima Schulkind

Jay T. Scott & Nikki McClure

Arna Shaw

Anne Simpson

Rick Sindeband

Michael Sosin

Missy Stevens

Bernadette Stillo

Talbot Community ChurchMark Tannenbaum

Tom & Kelley Throop

Michael Uthoff

Peter M. Vale/Vale Craft Gallery

Karen Vanbarneveld-Price

Derek Voien

Alisha Volotzky Glass Artist

Elizabeth Vorlicek & Nathaniel Duffield

William Walmsley Jr

Joan Walton

Taube Wilson

Kimberly Winkle

Carol Yorke & Gerard Conn

Z Folio Gallery

Amy Zinman

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IN MEMORY OF

Tré ArenzBeth FeinDave & Camille Lyons

Debra BetancourtWilliam Irvine

Nan BolstadErika BolstadJean DuBoisEric MillerMcClatchy Newspapers − The Staff of the Washington BureauThe Rosen GroupTalbot Community ChurchSandy & Larry Walker

John CasnerMartha Giberson

Phi ChapmanElizabeth KromeTrista Chapman

Dorothy DavisCarolina Designer Craftsmen

Shirley EdidinConnell GalleryFiber Artists CollectiveSusan Levi-Goerlich

Catherine J. GaberBruce Gaber

John GilibertoAnonymous

David GoldfarbRachel Girshick

Norm HendryElaine Hyde

August HueterMartha Hueter

Joan C. KleihauerValerie Mitchell

Linda Mandiberg’s loving sister, BarbaraJean Mandeberg & Joel Greene

Amy NowellAnonymous

Elaine PotterAnonymous

Nancy SaturnThe Rosen Group

Nancy & Alan SaturnJudith Primak/Detroit Gallery of Contemporary Crafts

Carol Sedestrom RossSteve & Julia Maslach

Lenore TawneyDonnabeth Mitchell

Peter VoulkosDr. Bernard D. Weintraub

IN HONOR OF

Brin & Dale Baucum

Betty & Mark McMahon

Julie Dalgleish

Michael Uthoff

Holly Dobkin

Lonni R. Hopkins

Carol Eckert

Thomas Fay & Joan Squires

Lisa & Nick Joerling’s Marriage

Dorothy & Clyde Collins

Kathy & Leo Legatski

Linda Lane

Lisa Mendez

Anonymous

Sandi Pierantozzi and Neil Patterson

Michael Mikula

Michael Puryear

Mark Tannenbaum

Betsy Rowland & Polly Allen

Mary Tevington

Carol Sauvion

Cathleen Collins

Karin Higa

Jo Lauria

Lana Wilson

Alicia & Robert Carver

Marcia Docter

James AaronsPeggy AlonasCarolyn MeansKimi MasuiPat SeabornJoseph BattiatoMarna ClarkJulie ClineLisa CoffaroBonita CohnMichele CollierBeverly CristAndrea FabregaRita FormanSarah GregoryTom HattonLaurie HennigMichael Hermann & Gina Lunn

Elaine HydeSally JaffeeJosie JurczeniaMartha KeanEve King-LehmanSandra & Bob KinzieJennifer KleinPat KoszisTuppy LawsonLindsay Art GlassPeggy LoudonLee MiddlemanHarry NakamotoRick & Janet NicholsonPat OyamaBruce PizzichilloSara PostBarbara Glynn Prodaniuk

Inge RobertsSchmidt-Rhea GlassBarbara SebastianCynthia SiegelWhitney SmithRoss SpanglerLyn SwanJacqueline ThompsonJune VaughnSharon VirtuePeter VizzusiCarol WedemeyerRay WestKaren WinogradeApril Zilber

Thanks to Jan Schachter, Lois Anderson, James Aarons, and Diane Master for coordinating the event.

ACGAThe Association of Clay and Glass Artists of California (ACGA) contributed $1,530 to the California Fund at CERF+ through the sales of clay art

at their July 2010 Palo Alto Show. Members who generously donated pieces are listed below.

COMMEMORATIVE GIFTSIndividual being commemorated is listed first, donors below.

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Ways to support CERF+Limited edition CERF+ charms. Go to www.cerf.myshopify.com to make a secure online purchase of CERF+ charms and other CERF+ merchandise.

Clockwise, from bottom right: Sandra Enterline 2008, Susan Skinner 2002 (sold out), Emily Rosenfeld 2005, Valerie Mitchell 2009, Thomas Mann 2006 (sold out), Karen Krieger 2003, Chickenscratch 2004, Paulette Werger 2010, Boris Bally 2007.

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CERF+ Charms

Please send me ____ 2010 charm(s) by Paulette Werger at $50 each $ ______________

Please send me ____ 2009 charm(s) by Valerie Mitchell at $50 each $ ______________

Please send me ____ 2008 charm(s) by Sandra Enterline at $50 each $ ______________

Please send me ____ 2007 charm(s) by Boris Bally at $45 each $ ______________

Please send me ____ 2005 charm(s) by Emily Rosenfeld at $20 each $ ______________

Please send me ____ 2004 charm(s) by Chickenscratch at $20 each $ ______________

Please send me ____ 2003 charm(s) by Karen Krieger at $20 each $ ______________

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ARIZONAPinnacle Gallery, Scottsdale

CALIFORNIACODA Gallery, Palm Desertdel Mano, Los Angeles

COLORADOBoulder Arts and Crafts, BoulderPISMO Galleries, Denver

ILLINOISArts and Artisans, Chicago

LOUISIANAOgden Museum of Southern Art, New OrleansLouisiana Crafts Guild, Lafayette

MARYLANDTwo Sisters Contemporary Gifts, Bel Air

MASSACHUSETTSArtitudes, West NewtonCory Glass Works, LawrenceJudith Motzkin, Cambridge

MICHIGANSelo and Shevel, Ann Arbor

MINNESOTAThe Grand Hand, Minneapolis

MISSOURIAmerican Visions Contemporary Crafts, St. LouisArts Coop, Crestwood

NEW YORkImagine, Skaneateles

NORTH CAROLINABlack Mountain, SwannanoaCynthia Bringle , Penland

Grovewood Gallery, AshevilleModern Artisans, RaleighPenland Gallery/Penland School of Crafts, Penland

OHIOZig Zag, Dayton

OREGONMary Lou Zeek, Salem The Real Mother Goose, Portland

PENNSYLvANIATopeo, New Hope

TExASThe Artful Corner, HoustonThe Artful Hand, Fort WorthHanson Galleries, HoustonThe Southwest School of Arts and Crafts, San Antonio

vERMONTArtisans Hand, MontpelierStowe Craft Gallery and Design Center, StoweVermont Artisan Designs and Gallery 2, Brattleboro

vIRGINIAThe Artisans, McLean

WASHINGTONBKB and Company, TacomaFacere Jewelry Art Gallery, Seattle

WEST vIRGINIAStudio 40, Lewisburg

WISCONSINEphraim Pottery, Lake Mills

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The mission of CERF+ is to

strengthen and sustain the

careers of craft artists across

the United States.

The following businesses are part of CERF+’s nationwide A Season for CERF+ community. Together they raise BIG finds for CERF and help spread awareness about our work.

If you are interested in participating in A Season for CERF+ contact us at info@craftemergency.org or 802-229-2306.

September through December is A Season for CERF+