Founded by Energism artist Julia Watkins, and later built upon by five other artists from the United States and Canada, the movement has taken on the name “The Energy Art Movement.” ...

A few years later, at the turn of the 20th century, the Rochester Athenaeum and Mechanics Institute played an important role in an international art movement that had a strong presence in upstate New ...

The term “Arts and Crafts” conjures up visions of cozy bungalows tastefully adorned with Mission furniture, hammered copper lamps, pottery vases in soft green glazes and handcrafted textiles.

The Arts and Crafts Movement, popular from 1875 to 1920, inspired an appreciation for craftwork, simplicity, and natural motifs, and influenced the Chicago-based Atlan Ceramic Art Club. Popular ...

The energy around the fiber art movement, and the small flurry of institutional shows dedicated to it, petered out by the late ’70s, although many artists remained committed to the medium.