Haystack in Print
Press
Recent news and articles about the Haystack School, Haystack people, exhibitions, etc.
Spring 2008
The James Renwick Alliance awarded Haystack Mountain School of Craft’s director, Stuart Kestenbaum, with its Distinguished Educator Award at the Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian American Art Museum, in Washington, D.C. in April. The award, which is presented biennially, recognizes the achievements of outstanding educators in the field of craft education. Kestenbaum, director of Haystack since 1988, is the first non-academic teacher to be honored.
American Craft magazine's April/May 2008 issue featured the article/interview, Jack Lenor Larson/Pierre Paulin REDUX. Jack is Honorary Chairman of Haystack's Board of Trustees.
Maine Arts Magazine, the official publication of the Maine Arts Commission, mentioned Haystack's receipt of a Cultural Facilities Accessibility Grant from the Maine Arts Commission and included a photo of the Haystack campus.
Winter 2008
Surface Design Journal ran Lissa Hunter: Finding Her Truth, written by Stuart Kestenbaum. Lissa, a Haystack trustee, is a studio artist who works with fibers and sculpts coiled basket forms.
January 2008
Ornament: The Art and Craft of Personal Adornment magazine included an article about the Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, with an emphsis on metals and fibers.
December 2007
Bangor Daily News ran a news article about Haystack's Center for Community Programs and the Beaded Blessings exhibition, which ran from November 14 to December 16, 2007 in the new Center.
Bangor Metro included a piece entitled, Jammin' Duo, about artist-couple Stuart Kestenbaum and Susan Webster.
November 2007
The Farnsworth Art Museum in Rockland, ME presented A Gathering of Contemporary Glass - Artists from Haystack and Pilchuck. The exhibition runs through February 17, 2008.
Country Home magazine included an article, blanket statement, about Haystack friends Claudia Brahms and Noel Mount and their business Brahms/Mount Textiles.
October 2007
Maine Home + Design magazine featured a a profile of Stuart Kestenbaum called, The Poetry in Paperwork.