5 Things You Didn’t Know About Folk Artists by Barry Bergey, Former Director of Folk + Traditional Arts, National Endowment for the ArtsThis Spring, CERF+ created alternate guidelines to address the unique ways in which folk and traditional artists work. We asked...
Shining Through: A Conversation of Recovery with Kazuki TakizawaKazuki Takizawa is a Japanese Glass Artist working in Los Angeles. He graduated from the University of Hawaii at Manoa with a BFA in Glass Art. Since then, he has worked in various production glassblowing...
Ceramic Artist + Beneficiary George McCauley “Back in Good Hands” Ceramic artist + beneficiary George McCauley maintains a studio at his home in Helena, Montana where he makes colorful earthenware pots and narrative sculpture. He recently shared how he came to CERF+...
“After several years of selling my work at craft shows, I found out that one of my best shows at New York University was cancelled. I was distraught and started pacing and carrying on a bit until my husband Jeff looked at me and said, “Right now there are probably...
A Note of Thanks from Artist Amy Nguyen “I am so grateful to CERF+ for providing artists with a safety net of support including financial support during times of great distress. The resources that CERF+ provides including education are invaluable. CERF+’s...
A Sign of Support: Johnathon DeSoto “Being a full time craft artist is something that many of us dream about, but it does have its own risks built into it: Lack of financial stability and traditional safety nets are one of them.I used to be a Registered Nurse,...
March 14, 2017 | CERF+ News Visit CERF+’s Shop to Give featuring many ways to give as good as you get! We’re especially thrilled to include Craftspeople In Their Own Words, a handsome hardcover volume featuring first person stories from over 75 artists...
Jan 31, 2017 | Makers + Matters Ceramicist and beneficiary Ben Medansky is rebuilding his business after a devastating fire destroyed his downtown Los Angeles studio last July. Through CERF+’s brokered assistance program, Ben received a kiln this month donated...
