NEWS & NOTES This column is another attempt at pro­ gional Assembly will meet October 30 viding something more than purely in Dayton, Ohio. Director of ACC factual information to Outlook readers. Craft Services Lois Moran will attend In recent issues, editorials were run all three meetings. Southeast Region on crafts education and craft collecting. Trustee Sally Adams mentioned her Since the value of an editorial lies, at recent appointment by the Governor least in part, in the response stimulated of Georgia to the State Art Commis­ from the reader, these two efforts must sion. South Central Trustee Wiltz Har­ be considered failures, for they evoked rison recently completed a commission no adverse criticism, and if I may drop from the city of El Paso for two the editorial stance for a moment, I marble plaques with copper insets know perfectly well they weren't that which were presented to Presidents right. Several assenting letters were Lyndon Johnson of the United States received, and the Editor appreciates and Lopez Mateos of Mexico on the the generous views and kind encourage­ occasion of their recent meeting. North­ ment they offered. Unfortunately, such east Region Trustee Francis S. Merritt mutual back-slapping is not economical has been appointed a member of the use of space, so no more. The present Executive Committee of the Board of column, on a trial basis, will offer cer­ Trustees. tain extra-factual notes on Council affairs and brief mention of news items Jnsurance Plan coupons are coming not covered separately. in slowly in response to the articles in the past two issues of Outlook. Less stop after the Syracuse showing. All A plastics exhibition is planned for The Craftsmen-Trustees of the Coun­ than 200 thus far have been received, members who will be in New York are early 1966 at the Museum of Con­ cil met in New York on October 5 and and members are encouraged to submit invited to the A musements opening temporary Crafts. The Museum staff 6 for the bi-monthly review of Council their replies in the near future, so the from 5 to 7 Friday, November 20. is most anxious to receive suggestions activities. Discussion centered around feasibility of such a program for the The September 24 opening of the cur­ and information on work in plastic implementation of the new regional Council can be decided. Merely send­ rent Museum of Contemporary Crafts which might be considered for the programs and plans for the forthcom­ ing in the form does not of course, exhibition, Glass/Czechoslovakia and show. ing Designer-Craftsmen competitions. obligate one to participate in the Italy, was attended by 900 guests, in­ Mary Nelson of the Northwest Region program. cluding dignitaries from the Czecho­ announced the coming Regional As­ The two coming shows at the Mu­ slovak and Italian embassies. Shown Copies of the Century 21-ACC spon­ sembly to be held November 7 at seum will be Amusements, November here are (top right) a view of the in­ sored First Annual Western Crart Com­ Spokane, Washington. Bernard Kester 20--January 17, a show dealing with stallation and (bottom right) Director petition are available to ACC members announced the Southwest Regional As­ objects, gadgets, constructions, etc., in­ Paul Smith, seen at the opening talk­ at $1.00. This attractive catalog in­ sembly to be held in Los Angeles tended to entertain, and the 23rd Ce­ ing to Dr. Lucia Pallavicini and Mrs. cludes 19 loose-leaf plates. Order from November 14-15. Wi.lIiam Pitney an­ ramic National exhibition, January 29 Giuseppe Cardillo of the Italian Cul­ the competition at 158 Thomas Street, nounced that the North Central Re- -March 2], ] 965, on its first circuit tural Institute. Seattle, Washington 98109. THE AMERICAN CRAFTSMAN Selections from The American Crafts­ Win Ng, Alice Parrott, Mary Walker man, the highly popular summer show Phillips, John Prip, Colin Richmond, at the Museum of Contemporary Crafts, Ormond Sanderson, Robert Sperry, is now available on film strip : seventy Zelda Strecker, Toshiko Takaezu, major works by thirty artist-craftsmen Lenore Tawney, William Underhill, are pictured in color; black-and-white Peter Voulkos, and Frans Wildenhain. portraits of these craftsmen, a feature This addition to the Council's new film of the MCC exhibit, are also included. strip library (the first film strip, "Forms The craftsmen are : Janice Bornt, Irena from the Earth," was announced in the Brynner, Wendell Castle, Robert Dhae­ mers, Wharton Esherick, Kenneth Fer­ September Outlook) is for sale to guson, Phillip Fike, Ted Hallman, Paul members for $15.00, a bargain price Hultberg, Brent Kington, Freda Kob­ for a one hundred-frame film strip. A lick, Mary Kretsinger, Harvey Little­ bonus is the easy convertibility of film ton, Sam Maloof, John Mason, Glen strip into slides. Order your copy on Michaels, Gertrud and Otto Natzler, the convenient coupon on page 4. .