Glass
Corona Platter by Josh Simpson
- Item Number
- 107
- Estimated Value
- 1200 USD
- Sold
- 700 USD to setaalbrecht
- Number of Bids
- 2 - Bid History
Item Description
Serial number 1.11.10
20" Diameter
Please Note: Winning bidder is responsible for shipping and handling costs to be paid directly to artist (estimaged at $20)
Josh Simpson on CERF+:
Twenty-five years ago, woodworker Tony Beverley had a problem with his truck on the way home from the Rhinebeck Craft show. Other people before Tony had had emergencies, and for some reason I often found myself helping to organize some sort of fundraising effort to help them. At the Rhinebeck Craft Fair, I talked with Carol Sedestrom — the guiding spirit of Rhinebeck, director of American Craft Enterprises (ACE) and patron saint of craftspeople everywhere — about finding a better way to help craftspeople in trouble.
In the months that followed I decided we needed to start a foundation and we had to find an endowment. (I thought a million dollars would be a good start!) My plan was to raise money, then give away the interest the endowment earned each year. I was on the board of ACE, the subsidiary of the American Craft Council (ACC) that sponsored the Rhinebeck show. At our next meeting I suggested that ACE sponsor an independent fund, to be called the “Craftsman’s Emergency Relief Fund.”
Nothing formal was established then — but probably a month later I got a call from Carol. She had contacted a Legal Aid lawyer and asked him to incorporate CERF. Asked for the names of foundation officers for the paperwork, Carol had offered me as president, herself as secretary and two other members of ACE’s board as vice president and treasurer. ACE paid the incorporation fee and the Craftsman's Emergency Relief Fund became an independent reality ... at least on paper.
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