Join us for a two major ‘Art of Collecting’ events the weekend of October 16-17, 2010.
Saturday, October 16, 1-4:30pm: Art of Collecting Symposium
Sunday, October 17, 9:00am-5:30pm: Tour of Bay Area Collectors’ Homes
Ticket purchase and pricing information below.
Art of Collecting Symposium, Saturday, October 16, 1-4:30pm
At the Museum of Quilts & Textiles, reception following at J. Lohr Winery
This fourth annual installment of the Art of Collecting symposium series is a unique opportunity to participate in a conversation about art and collecting art, with internationally renowned artist and art educator Gerhardt Knodel, major collector, Dr. Narinder Kapany, and leading Bay Area art consultant Winifred Day. After the symposium, all participants are invited to continue the conversation at a complimentary wine-tasting reception a short drive away at J. Lohr winery’s tasting room at 1000 Lenzen Ave, San Jose.
Gerhardt Knodel in his studio |
Keynote Speaker: Gerhardt Knodel, internationally renowned artist and former director of Cranbrook Academy of Art and former head of Cranbrook’s fiber art department, will share his insights on collecting fiber art from the perspective of a prominent artist and educator. Among other topics, Knodel will discuss contemporary fiber art and the role historical textile forms plays in contemporary work.
Dr. Narinder Kapany, widely acknowledged as the father of fiber optics, is a South Bay entrepreneur, a major collector of Sikh art and founder of the Sikh Foundation. In 1999 Dr. Kapany made a significant donation to the Asian Art Museum of 100 objects of Sikh art, and the Satinder Kaur Kapany Gallery, named for his wife, was established. Dr. Kapany will discuss collecting as a means of celebrating and promoting cultural identity and will share images of his own collection alongside his work with the Foundation.
Winifred Day, leading Bay Area art consultant and curator and founder of Fine Art by Day, will discuss the role of textile art in her work and the process of evaluating the relative merits of textile art versus other media for particular client needs.
Symposium Tickets and Pricing: General admission to Symposium $45; members $35; students with ID $20. Advance ticket purchase strongly recommended. Tickets available online or at 408.971.0323 x 14. Student groups of 10 or more, call for a special group rate.
Art of Collecting Art Tour, Sunday, October 17, 9:00am-5:30pm
Amish quilt from the Collection of Faith and Stephen Brown |
The Art of Collecting Tour is a rare opportunity to get a glimpse of three major private Bay Area art collections in their natural habitats – in the homes of the collectors. The tour includes the homes of collectors Faith and Stephen Brown, Dorothy Saxe, and Sylvia Elsesser. The last stop of the tour is Fort Mason in San Francisco for the S.F. Tribal Exhibition and Sale where the group will have an insider’s tour of the artworks for sale. Join the tour at the Museum and travel with us to view these collections via private coach.
Faith and Stephen Brown
Faith and Stephen Brown first viewed a quilt exhibition at the Renwick Gallery in Washington, DC in 1973 and immediately appreciated the abstract beauty of Amish quilts shown there. In 1977 they purchased their first Amish quilt – and a love was born, and the chase was on! Their own collection of 80 Amish quilts was featured at the Renwick in 1999, and we all enjoyed the recent exhibition of their collection at San Francisco’s de Young Museum.
At the Brown’s home, we will nosh on gourmet box lunches while taking in the gorgeous views of Tiburon, followed by the opportunity to privately view a selected group of Amish quilts from their collection, surrounded by their other world-class collections of ceramic art and glass.
Trude Guermonprez tapestry from the collection of Sylvia Elsesser |
Sylvia Elsesser
Sylvia and her husband Eric, with a shared love of whimsy and character, filled their home with art they collected over many years. Eric was related to the important textile artist and teacher Trude Guermonprez, and two important weavings of Trude’s are on view. Sylvia is also what you would call a collector of collections, and we will have a delightful time touring her Sausalito home looking at world-class art including pieces by Lia Cook, Norma Minkowitz and John McQueen and a stuff animal or two (hundred?)!
Dorothy Saxe
George and Dorothy Saxe began collecting studio crafts in 1980, and objects from their extensive collection has since been included national and international exhibitions and was featured exclusively in the 2008 survey at San Francisco’s de Young Museum, where many pieces of the Saxe Collection are a promised bequeath. The major focus of their collection is glass, ceramics, small baskets, woodturnings, furniture, fiber and jewelry. Dorothy has invited us into her Menlo Park home to view some of their collection first-hand, while sharing with us her passion for textiles and all craft-based artforms. this opportunity to see the collection she lives with, which includes pieces by Barbara Falkowska, Lia Cook and Olga de Amaral. The Saxes are the recipients of the 2010 Aileen Osborn Webb Award for Philanthropy from the American Craft Council.
The Saxes have been collecting studio crafts since 1980 with a major focus on A part of their extensive glass collection was exhibited at the Oakland Museum in 1986 and at the American Craft Museum in 1987.
S F Tribal Exhibition and Sale, Fort Mason Center
SF Tribal is a consortium of 15 tribal and textile art dealers that present collectible textiles from many world cultures. Their exhibition this year is in the former location of the Mexican Museum at Fort Mason Center, and we will take an escorted journey through the exhibitors’ booths to learn from these knowledgeable collectors and dealers. Dave DeRoche, Vicki Shiba, Tom Murray, and Andres Moraga are among the important dealers we will talk with. Get ready to delve in for your own finds, and bring your checkbooks!
Tour Tickets and Pricing: General admission $120; members $105. Space is very limited, so please purchase your ticket early online or by phone at 408.971.0323 14. Advance ticket purchase required.
Tickets to both Art of Collecting Events, the Symposium and the Tour: General admission $145; members $120. Purchase your ticket online or by phone at 408.971.0323 x14
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