Craft + Design 2023

VisArts Teaching Artists

More than 200 teaching artists call the Visual Arts Center of Richmond home. They are sculptors and printmakers, weavers and metalsmiths, photographers and ceramicists, and together they make it possible for VisArts to offer more than 1,500 community art classes a year. The following VisArts teachers earned spots at Craft + Design through a special selection process:

Alexandra Barao

Booth 426A • Ceramics

David Camden

Booth 506 • Ceramics

Sarah Grace Cheek

Booth 509A • Wood

Jess Cullen Booth 509B • Ceramics

Alicia Dietz Booth 507 • Wood

Sarah Galanti

Booth 227 • Glass

Lauri Jenkins

Booth 505 •

Wearable Art

Paul Klassett

Booth 325 • Ceramics

Bernadette Larimer

Booth 511B • Ceramics

Claire McCarty

Booth 427 • Ceramics

Shawn Norian

Booth 503 • Jewelry

Christine Orr

Booth 510A • Ceramics

Al Pellenberg

Booth 508 • Ceramics

Kourtenay Plummer

Booth 510B • Ceramics

Rachel Rader

Booth 511A • Jewelry

Ashlyn Rudolph

Booth 512A • Wood

Cindy Shelton-Eide

Booth 512B • Ceramics

Natalie Sullivan

Booth 525 • Fiber

Sarah Tector

Booth 504 • Jewelry

2022 Award Winners

In 2022, the Visual Arts Center of Richmond recognized the following artists for the work they exhibited at our Craft + Design Show:

Elisabeth Scott Bocock Best in Show Award, Presented by Pam and Bill Royall Nicario Jimenez

Innovative Use of Traditional Craft Materials by Alex McGrath Mark + Sharon Diebolt

Classic Party Rentals of Virginia Fiber Award Tegan + Eric Frisino

VPM Precious Metals Award Jim Cohen

High Dawn Studios Wood or Recycled Materials Award Shanti Yard

VisArts teacher Alyssa Salomon was accepted into Craft + Design through our juried application process. Look for her booth information beginning on page 6.

Be sure to check out the VisArts Artist Shop featuring a variety of works for sale by VisArts teaching artists including Angela Bacskocky, Merenda Cecelia, Jennifer Dodge, Lora Hart, Karen Hull, Lil Lamberta, Claudia Meyer, Alex Neckopulos, Nga Nguyen-Weaver, Sophie Smith, Ash Tamber and Jerry Veneziano. The VisArts Artist Shop is in Booths 322-324

Additional Support

Provided By

Chair: Stephanie McGrath

Co-Chair: Clare Tilton

Sally Ashburn

Jenny Bassett

Priscilla Burbank

Marcia Collier

Susan Craven Johnson

Jean DeShazo Jumet

Jessica Haddad

Chris Hairston-White

Marissa Hermanson

Priscilla Burbank and Mike Schewel Glass Award

Trefny Dix and Bengt Hokanson

Craft + Design Selection Jury

Marcia Collier

Karen Kelly

Stephanie McGrath

Cynthia Myron

Jeff Wilson

Craft + Design Committee

Moomaw

Karen Kelly

Virginia Lewis

Celia Rafalko

Jaqueline Rogers

Stephanie Ruffin

Shockoe Bottom Clay Ceramics Award

Christine Goh

Artist Sponsors

Kate + John Ackerly

Anne Grier

Karleigh + Zach Hunt

Tammy + Brian Jackson

Karen + Pat Kelly

Connie + Chip Lacy

Katherine + Jack Nelson

Kim Ruscio

Wendy Shannon

Frankie Slaughter

Lora Spiller

Lynn Spitzer

Dian Suder

Vicki Thompson

Clare Tilton

Karin Walker

DWO WEN CHEN Booth 305 Ceramics PROVIDENCE, RI

ASHLEY CHIANG Booth 202 Paper SILVER SPRING, MD

ANN CHIKAHISA Booth 216 Jewelry SEATTLE, WA

LISA CIMINO Booth 418 Jewelry BALTIMORE, MD

NEIL CLAYPOOLE Booth 614 Wood KEMPTON, PA

ADAM CROWELL Booth 312 Wood BONNEAU, SC

KATHLEEN DAUTEL Booth 206 Jewelry RALEIGH, NC

LISA DEMIO Booth 502* Decorative Fiber HAMPSTEAD, NH

BRITTANNY DERAFFELE Booth 616* Jewelry RICHMOND, VA

MARIA EIFE Booth 219 Jewelry PHILADELPHIA, PA

HALI EMMINGER Booth 320 Ceramics RICHMOND, VA

EMMA FULLER + MICHAEL OVERBY Booth 407 Furniture

CARRIE GEORGE Booth 617 Wearable Art ROCHESTER, NY

KRISTIN GEREAU Booth 413* Wearable Art WAUKESHA, WI

SHIRLEY GROMEN Booth 203 Ceramics ARLINGTON, VA

RUCHI GUPTA Booth 309 Ceramics GLEN ALLEN, VA

NICOLE HADDAD Booth 424* Wearable Art PHILADELPHIA, PA

AMANDA HAGERMAN Booth 411 Jewelry CROFTON, MD

* New to Craft + Design

+ 2019 Craft + Design Award Winner # Visual Arts Center of Richmond Teacher

CHRISTOPHER SKIBBE Booth 302 Glass RICHMOND, VA

SYDNEY SOGOL Booth 313 Wearable Art DURHAM, NC

JOSHUA SOLOMON Booth 404 Glass NORFOLK, VA

TRISTAN SOPP Booth 119 Paper PITTSBURGH, PA

MICHAEL SORGE Booth 208* Wood MIDDLEBROOK, VA

WENDY STEVENS Booth 612 Metal BOYERTOWN, PA

VICTOR SYLVA Booth 108 Wearable Art BROOKLYN,

ELIZABETH TOKOLY Booth Jewelry HOBOKEN, NJ

DEBBIE TUCH Booth 114 Jewelry BROOKLYN, NY

WENDY UMANOFF Booth 214 Metal RICHMOND, VA

STEVE UREN Booth 104 Wood GRAND RAPIDS, MI

CATHY VAUGHN Booth 417 Metal RICHMOND, VA

CONNIE VERRUSIO Booth 316 Jewelry HIGHLAND, NY

SHIRLEY WEFFER Booth 602 Wearable Art FORT LAUDERDALE, FL

SARAH WEST Booth 608 Jewelry GARNER, NC

JERE WILLIAMS Booth 111 Wood SAVANNAH, GA

JOE WISLAR Booth 613* Mixed Media STAUNTON, VA

* New to Craft + Design + 2019 Craft + Design Award Winner # Visual Arts Center of Richmond Teacher