ISSUE 4 VOLUME 6 September 2017. After 18 remarkable years recruiting in arts and culture, Thomas and Associates, Inc. , will be closing at the end of September, 2017. Our special projects roster has included organizing numerous traveling exhibitions; assistance with the management and installation of major corporate collections; and the development and creation of new galleries and museum wings. We are grateful for all these opportunities to work with a vast array of colleagues and communities.

JEWELERS FOR SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY. WE STAND FOR SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY. Few materials used by jewelers can be traced to their source. Gold, diamonds and gemstones are mined in remote areas of the world and supply chains are obscure. There are few standards or monitors to assure jewelers that the materials essential to their craft were responsibly mined and processed. Artisanal mining in impoverished nations exploit labor, poison communities and ravage environments.

Menconi Schoelkopf at Art Basel Miami Beach. Menconi Schoelkopf at the ADAA Art Show 2016. March 1 - 5, 2017. M S at The ADAA Art Show. May 5 through September 24, 2017. Florine Stettheimer at the Jewish Museum. Sanford Robinson Gifford at the Thomas Cole House. October 22 - 26, 2016. April 11 - 28, 2017. Joseph Stella on View Now. Nov 18 - 22, 2016.

September 20 - October 6, 2017. March 1 - 5, 2017. M S at The ADAA Art Show. Untitled, New York, November 1935. May 5 through September 24, 2017. Florine Stettheimer at the Jewish Museum. March 15 - June 18, 2017. Marsden Hartley at Met Breuer. May 7 - July 30, 2017. John Graham at the Parrish Museum.

Evoking the Feeling of Yesteryear. Over a century ago, the Arts and Crafts Movement was beginning. At its center was the principle that the head, heart, and hand should ideally work as one. Art should be regarded as the very means of realizing life. The inspiration of this Movement is what my artwork is all about. Welcome to The Bungalow Craft by Julie Leidel. The mediums and textures of the Arts and Crafts Movement-w ood, mica, pigment, glass, metal, clay, leather, and textile-.

The grand entrance to what was the tallest building in the world for 17 years, and dubbed the Cathedral of Commerce is a landmarked interior space unrivaled by any other on the North American continent for its scale, craftsmanship, beauty and sense of humor. Sandra, Munich, Germany.