Haystack Mountain School of Crafts

July 11 to July 15, 2010

We use our hands as a way of knowing and understanding the world. The hand is also a powerful metaphor for being human and the first tool before all other tools, both for us as individuals and for our species.

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How do makers use the sense of touch, movement, and repetition to inform the work that they do? Do new technologies make us ‘out of touch’ or are they an extension of the hand? What does ‘the hand’ represent to our culture and to makers? How is tactile information different from rational thinking? Through touch, can we rediscover what we already know?

These and other questions and ideas will be examined through presentations, discussion, and studio workshops.

The format of Haystack’s conference differs from that of many conferences—it is intimate in scale and allows for ample time for informal discussions with presenters. It also features a studio component, with hands-on workshops providing another way to investigate the conference theme.

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Conference presenters will each give a talk—either about a topic related to the hand or about their own work and the role of the hand in its development. These will be augmented by workshops, discussion groups, group creative process activities, and panel discussions.

Conference participants register for the studio-based activities and discussion groups through daily sign-ups.

 

 

2010 Summer Conference Presenters and Workshop Leaders are listed below. Click on each name to read a brief biography and description of their seminar topic or workshop session for the conference.

Jeanne Jaffe Roberta Smith
Tom Joyce Polly Ullrich
Michael Moore Anne Wilson
Jeanne Quinn Frank Wilson

 

 

REGISTRATION AND ACCOMMODATIONS

Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis. Payment for the full amount must be included with your application. When indicating your preference for accommodations, be sure to include first and second choices on the application form. While we make every effort to assign participants their first choices, depending on availability, we occasionally must assign their second.

RATES  
Conference Fee $335
   
ROOM & BOARD  
Single w/bath $605
Twin w/bath $400
Quad w/bath $365
Twin near cental washroom $260
Triple near central washroom $160
Dorm near central washroom $125
Day Student $115
   
Rate includes all meals.  

 

CANCELLATIONS

There is a full refund, less a $50 cancellation fee, for cancellations received by June 26th. There is no refund after that date.

2010 Summer Conference Schedule      

 

SUNDAY, JULY 11  
   
6:30 p.m. Dinner
7:30 Welcome and Orientation
8:30 Presentation: Tom Joyce
   
MONDAY, JULY 12  
   
8:00 a.m. Breakfast
9:00 Presentation: Roberta Smith
10:30 Presentation: Frank Wilson
12:00 Lunch
1:30-3:00 Discussion group: Roberta Smith
  Discussion group: Tom Joyce
1:30-4:30 Workshop: Jeanne Jaffe
  Workshop: Michael Moore
  Workshop: Jeanne Quinn
  Workshop: Anne Wilson
6:00 Dinner
8:00 Panel discussion
   
TUESDAY, JULY 13  
   
8:00 a.m. Breakfast
9:00 Presentation: Polly Ullrich
10:30 Presentation: Michael Moore
12:00 Lunch
1:30-3:00 Discussion group: Polly Ullrich
  Discussion group: Frank Wilson
1:30-4:30 Workshop: Jeanne Jaffe
  Workshop: Michael Moore
  Workshop: Jeanne Quinn
  Workshop: Anne Wilson
6:00 Dinner
8:00 Presentation: Anne Wilson
   
WEDNESDAY, JULY 14  
   
8:00 a.m. Breakfast
9:00 Presentation: Jeanne Quinn
10:30 Presentation: Jeanne Jaffe
12:00 Lunch
1:30-3:00 Facilitated discussion group
1:30-4:30 Workshop: Jeanne Jaffe
  Workshop: Michael Moore
  Workshop: Jeanne Quinn
  Workshop: Anne Wilson
6:00 Dinner
8:00 Studio Walk-Through
  Group Activity/Creative Process
  Closing
   
THURSDAY, JULY 15  
   
8:00 a.m. Breakfast
  Departure