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Wood Turning Center 501 Vine Street Philadelphia, PA 19106 USA Tel:215-923-8000 Web: www.woodturningcenter.org Contact Person: David Foss, Exhibitions Coordinator For Immediate Release: ANNOUNCING: Art Exhibition at Wood Turning Center, Philadelphia, PA Tree of Life: Wood Art Turning Around The World 2004 November 5, 2004 to January 8, 2005 Opening Reception: November 5, 2004 5:00 to 8:00 pm A First Friday Event! Celebrate the talents of artists from the contemporary wood art and lathe turning fields with the Fourth Annual Holiday exhibition, Tree of Life: Wood Art, Turning Around The World 2004. The exhibition showcases artists from many nations whose works include: turned crafts, wood sculpture, jewelry, wooden treen ware and utensils. These unique objects range in style and price from whimsical figures to bold, abstract sculptures and they make ideal holiday gifts. In a price range that suits every pocketbook. The sale of work from this exhibition will support the Wood Turning Center to further promote, preserve, and exhibit wood and other lathe-turned art. Artists in the exhibition include: Achilli – France Michael Bauermeister – United States Helga Becker – Germany Berea Collage Crafts – United States Trent Bosch – United States Christian Burchard – United States Robert Chatelain – United States Jeff Clapp – United States Ron DeKok – United States Judy Ditmer – United States Monique Escoulen – France Liam Flynn – Ireland Jack Hanson – United States James Harris – United States Carol Igglesden – Australia Ray Key – United Kingdom William Leete – United States Connie Mississippi – United States Christophe Nancey – France Maria Nevelson – United States Pat Peck – United States George Peterson – United States Joshua Salesin – United States Al Selnick – United States Brad Smith – United States William Smith – United States Erika Sturm – United States Jack de Vos – Australia Other fall events at the Wood Turning Center include: Saturday, November 6 1:00 – 4:00 PM Hands-on Family Workshop: 1/2 hour – every hour on the hour Cost: $10 per Family Saturday, December 4 1:00 – 5:00 pm Shop Til You Drop; light refreshments Cost: Free 5:00 – 11:00 pm Dance Party to Celebrate new expansion facility Cost: $25 Visit other Wood Turning Center exhibitions on line: website for details: International Turning Exchange allTURNatives: Form + Spirit 2004 www.woodturningcenter.org/ITE/2004/iteindex.html Cabinets of Curiosities, Co-organized with The Furniture Society, on its three-year national tour. www.woodturningcenter.org/CofC/cofcindx.html