Arts and Crafts movement/Catalogs
One of the interesting features of the Arts and Crafts movement is that it occurred at time of great interest in 'socialism' (in its broadest 19th century sense as a contrast term to 'individualism'). As a result, alongside the creation of individual artists and craftsmen in traditional ataliers (artists workshops), there was a substantial formation of other civil society organizations - specialized production units, movements, groups, clubs, networks, alliances and many other types of organized activity quite unlike anything else in art history. Here is a partial list of some of those organizations, garnered from a variety of publications on art history. (A similar list has been prepared for the Art Nouveau movement which saw a similar -- and to some degree overlapping -- burst of organization during roughly the same time period.
- Art Workers Guild [r]: Formed in the 1880s by the merger of the architects of St. George's Art Society and The Fifteen, a group of designers and decorative artists. It's purposes were to bring together a wider range of Handicraftsmen and Designers, provide practical demonstrations for members and exhibitions, and offer a forum for papers and discussion to encourage "The Unity of Art." [e]
- Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society [r]: This group, from which the Arts and Crafts movement took its name, was founded in London in 1887 and, beginning in 1888, held its exhibitions at the New Gallery in Regent Street. [e]
- Amstelhock Company [r]: A series of ceramic, metal and furniture workshops set up by Willem C. Hoeker in a rural location beside the river Amstel near Amsterdam in the fall of 1897. Although Hoeker termed the operation a 'factory' it employed skilled artists and craftsmen and was organized in the manner of tradition craft production. [e]
- Century Guild [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Cottage Arts Association [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Manchester School of Art [r]: A British art school located in Manchester which was an important local focal point of the Arts and Crafts movement in that city until 1898 when the focus shifted to the Northern Art Workers Guild. [e]
- Northern Art Workers Guild [r]: A group established in Manchester England in 1896 and modeled after the London-based Art Workers Guild for the purpose of bringing Arts and Crafts enthusiasts together and holding exhibitions. [e]