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As a new member of the crafts discussion list, I would like to introduce myself as Grace Lees, Lecturer in the History & Theory of Design & Applied Arts at the University of Hertfordshire. I would also like to inform you of a conference I have been organizing which is very relevant to the concerns of the list: DANGEROUS LIAISONS: THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ART & CRAFT A one-day conference at the University of Hertfordshire 16 April 1999 This conference will build on recent ongoing dialogue surrounding the crafts to explore in particular the interface between art and craft. Are art and craft mutually informative collaborators or are they hostile players concerned with distinction? Does a boundary exist between art and craft and if so, is rigidly or loosely conceived? Some makers would argue that such definitions do not concern them, and yet these distinctions determine which galleries, magazines and journals, educational institutions and audiences works may access. TO BOOK --------------- Further details and a booking form may be obtained by sending your address to any of the following: [log in to unmask] Short Course Office Faculty of Art and Design University of Hertfordshire College Lane Hatfield Herts AL10 9AB telephone: 01707 285375 / 285329 fax: 01707 285310 PROGRAMME ---------------------- 10.00 - Registration and Coffee 10.30 - Welcome Address by Chris McIntyre, Dean of the Faculty of Art and Design 10.40 - 'The Transience of Permanence' Peter Chatwin, artist, of partnership Chatwin:Martin 11.20 - 'Artsmanship & Craftistry: Practice, Gender, Hierarchy' Grace Lees, University of Hertfordshire 12.00 - Lunch in the new Faculty Gallery and a chance to see the current show of photographs by Ben Edwards 13.00 - 'In the Background: Mary Adshead and the Decorated Surface' Melanie Unwin, University of East London 13.40 - 'Masculinity & the Art of Hobbyist Crafts: Norman Bel Geddes's War Models at MoMA', Nicolas Maffei, Royal College of Art 14.20 - 'Sleeping with the Enemy: Corruption and Virtue in the Crafts' Linda Sandino, Camberwell College of Arts 15.00 - Tea 15.40 - 'Diverse Liaisons: Crafts and Contemporary Culture' Martina Margetts, Freelance Writer and Lecturer 16.20 - Questions and Panel Discussion chaired by Judy Glasman, Head of the Department of Arts and Arts Therapies, University of Hertfordshire. 17.00 - Close %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%