Handy Minds Crafts Festival

Handy Minds Crafts Festival Handy Minds is an event series celebrating fine-art crafts, live performances, music and delicious food. Join us at Michael Mut Gallery August 1st to 31st!

Handy Minds
A crafts extravaganza curated by Luiza Cardenuto. Throughout history and around the world, the month of August is the time for a number of cultural festivals. Being the hottest month of the year in the northern hemisphere, it was also named the “Weod Monath” (W**d month) by the Anglo-Saxons, because it is the month where plants grow most rapidly. Handy Minds is harvesting this year’s l

ocal culture and arranging it in in an eclectic, experimental celebration of what the city has to offer. Multi-medium artist Luiza Cardenuto brings peers who are passionate about craftsmanship and performers who explore new ways of sensual amusement. Handy Minds is a four-week celebration featuring fine-art crafts, live performances, discussions and delicious food. Each week is devoted to a different dimension of craft – from decorative art, clothing and accessories, to homemade specialties – representing the overall depth and breadth of craftmaking:

Week 1D–The Flat Dimension: displays the rich character of photographs, prints, drawings, literature and painting. Week 2D–Art as Everyday Wear: mixes street styles with an artistic flair; artists will bring out their newest collection of apparels. Week 3D–The House That Art Built: pays homage to all things interior design, showcasing multifunctional art works. Week 4D–Art for the soul: homemade crafts to delight the senses, revealing hidden benefits of art. Artists will also provide guided workshops and group discussions about some of the most oppressing issues in today’s socio-cultural environment. During opening and closing events, enjoy special performances and open mics. Enjoy delicious homemade goodies everyday at the gallery and join us each Sunday at a local garden for barbecue. Come share New York City’s summer cultural harvest at Handy Minds, a unique selection of talents.



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From August 1st through August 31st 2013. Hours: Wed.-Fri. 4pm-10pm, Sat. 12pm-10pm, and Sun. 2pm-6pm. Opening Receptions: August 7th, 14th, 21st and 28th (Wednesdays). Closing Celebrations: August 10th, 17th, 24th and 31st (Saturdays). Location: Michael Mut Gallery. 97 Avenue C (between 6th and 7th street). Michael Mut Gallery may be Manhattan’s coziest exhibition space. It has its small dimensions well utilized as a platform for the contemplation of current events. Located at 97 Ave C between 6th and 7th streets in the East Village/L.E.S. It can be reached via public transportation at numerous subway stations – F to Second Ave; L to First Ave; 6 to Astor Place; N, R to 8th St/NYU; J, M, Z to Essex- as well as via the M9 Bus.

Thank you all for making it out here despite the rain ❤ scoring a sure victory against the weather ☀Special thanks to Hi...
08/29/2013

Thank you all for making it out here despite the rain ❤ scoring a sure victory against the weather ☀

Special thanks to Hilary Sand for her beautiful and soulful performance.

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The parties just don't stop when you got bubbles...!
08/26/2013

The parties just don't stop when you got bubbles...!

Don't think we forgot about y'all lovely people!
08/26/2013

Don't think we forgot about y'all lovely people!

Stoked to see some of our favorite pieces on these people ❤
08/20/2013

Stoked to see some of our favorite pieces on these people ❤

Thank you all for coming to our and ❤✨ be sure to come for our opening reception this Wednesday!
08/20/2013

Thank you all for coming to our and ❤✨ be sure to come for our opening reception this Wednesday!

Thanks Lucia Hinojosa Gaxiola, Shellyne AkaVenus Rodriguez, and Liat Gorodenzik for coming and presenting their work!
08/16/2013

Thanks Lucia Hinojosa Gaxiola, Shellyne AkaVenus Rodriguez, and Liat Gorodenzik for coming and presenting their work!

Thanks y'all lovely people for coming out to support us! ♥Photos by Brent Kic Seamans
08/15/2013

Thanks y'all lovely people for coming out to support us! ♥
Photos by Brent Kic Seamans

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08/15/2013

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RAINY DAY = ONLINE SHOPPING Some prints and posters from our 1-D exhibition last week are still available for sale onlin...
08/13/2013

RAINY DAY = ONLINE SHOPPING

Some prints and posters from our 1-D exhibition last week are still available for sale online! Cop a few now and pick it up at our 2-D exhibition opening tomorrow night 6-8PM.

2-D exhibition pieces will be available for sale tonight... starting at 8PM

Handy Minds is a month-long celebration of craftsmanship that features numerous artists like me - eager to share their creations with you, because we believe that art is part of every-day life. In only four weeks, various dimensions of craft will be highlighted through their functionality and distin...

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Thursday 2pm - 8pm
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