Greater Denton Arts Council Greater Denton
Arts Council

400 East Hickory St.
Denton, Texas 76201
Phone: 940-382-2787
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Materials Hard & Soft

This annual competition and exhibition of contemporary crafts was started in 1987 and is now in its 23rd year. Recognized nationally, Materials: Hard & Soft attracts hundreds of entries from every state in the union. Nationally recognized jurors select the show from slides and then award $5,000 in prize money. The juror has always selected the winning pieces on-site. A catalog is printed. Many of the artists seen in the Materials exhibitions have been featured in national publications such as American Crafts.

Juror

Tom Lauerman received his BFA from Southern Methodist University's Meadows School of the Arts. He served an internship at the prestigious Metropolitan Museum of Art. In 2002 Mr. Lauerman received his MFA from Cranbrook Academy of Art during which time he was awarded the American Craft Museum's Horizon Award. The following year he moved back to his birthplace, Chicago, Illinois, to teach at the Art Institute of Chicago and Columbia College. Tom often collaborates with other artists, designers and architects. He has received a grant from the Illinois Arts Council and several residencies including the Kohler Arts/Industry program, Pilchuck Glass School, and ClayArch Museum. He is currently a Visiting Lecturer at SMU Meadows School of the Arts.

 

 

For Photos of 2010 Award Winners Click Here

 

Images from Materials Hard & Soft 2009

Images from Materials Hard & Soft 2008

Images from Materials Hard & Soft 2007

Images from Materials Hard & Soft 2006

 

 

 

 

 

2009 Materials Hard & Soft
Prospectus

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