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Bensalem Artisan Barry Gross to Exhibit @ American Fine Craft Show @ Brooklyn Museum Nov. 19-20 with 89 other artisans
Gross exhibits his fine writing instruments in the landmark Beaux-Arts Court at Brooklyn Museum in time for holiday shopping
Barry Gross, BG Artforms, Bensalem, joins 89 other artisans and artists at the fourth American Fine Craft Show Brooklyn at Brooklyn Museum, November 19-20. He designs and creates fine writing instruments. The tickets to the show, in the regal Beaux-Arts Court, include general admission to the Museum.
The show is produced and curated by An American Craftsman Galleries that has supported crafts artists since 1982, longer than any other gallery in New York City, representing the work of over 500 from across the country.
Gross, an artisan with 30+ years of experience working in diverse media says he is inspired by nature and loves the texture and rich feel of each piece of exotic wood that he turns.
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On his website he writes that in his recent work “he creates fine writing instruments from re-cycled material for which he received a Readers’ Choice Award from Pen World Magazine. He has published over 50 articles in several woodworking magazines, is an author of three books on turning and just released his second DVD. He is a member of the American Association of Woodturners (AAW), Bucks County Woodturners, Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsman, Pen Makers Guild and was chosen to join the National Register of Who’s Who for executives and professionals.”
The craft show is timed for holiday shopping but not too close to Hanukah and Christmas giving visitors the treat of taking in the magnificent current and long-term exhibitions at the Museum. Concurrent special exhibitions at Brooklyn Museum include “Marilyn Minter: Pretty/Dirty;” “Beverly Buchanan—Ruins and Rituals;” “Iggy Pop Life Class by Jeremy Deller” and a ticketed exhibition, “Who Shot Sports: A Photographic History, 1843 to the Present,” $16 at the admissions desk.
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For more information visit www.brooklyncraftshow.com.
Where: Brooklyn Museum, 200 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, NY 11238.
Directions: https://www.brooklynmuseum.org...
Hours: Saturday Nov. 19: 11 am – 6 pm. Sunday, Nov. 20: 11 am-6 pm
Tickets: Cash only at entrance: Adults - $16.00 Seniors -$14.00 Students - $10.00 Museum members with membership card - $8 Children under 10-Free. Online: $12 for everyone until Nov. 10 and $14 after that. http://www.americanfinecraftshowbrooklyn.com
Tickets Include general admission to Brooklyn Museum
