EXHIBITION Catalog
In the Vanguard: Haystack Mountain School of Crafts 1950-1969
In the Vanguard: Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, 1950-1969 explores how an experimental school in rural Maine transformed art, craft, and design in the 20th century and helped define the aesthetics of the nation’s counterculture.
“Organized by co-curators Rachael Arauz and Diana Greenwold, the exhibition features more than 90 works of art, including textiles, ceramics, glass, metalwork, paintings, and prints, as well as newly discovered correspondence, photographs, brochures, posters, and magazine articles from the Haystack archive. In the Vanguard presents the most comprehensive exhibition to date about one of the country’s most influential and lasting art institutions. It is a vital, compelling, and inspiring story about the pivotal imprint one small school in Maine has left on midcentury American culture.”
GATEWAY NEWSLETTER
Haystack’s Gateway Newsletter and Annual Report is published annually. The publication serves as a reporting of the previous fiscal year—with updates about our programs, fundraising activity, grant support, fellowships, partnerships, and updates regarding our trustees and staff.
Download the 2024 Gateway Newsletter and Annual Report - This issue includes donations and activities that occurred during our 2023 Fiscal Year (November 1, 2022–October 31, 2023).
Monographs
Initiated in 1991, Haystack’s Monograph Series provides a forum for writers, visiting artists, and conference and symposium presenters of varied perspectives to reflect on the idea of craft. Now totaling thirty-seven in the series, monographs cover a range of topics and are distributed to art schools and libraries throughout the U.S.
RECENTLY PUBLISHED MONOGRAPHS
New Recipes: Cooking, Craft and Performance by Sara Clugage
The 37th installment in the Haystack monograph series
Written by Haystack 2021 visiting artist Sara Clugage, this monograph examines the ways food has formed the culture of craft schools. The publication pairs essays, recipes, and videos (links) to examine what occurred during Haystack’s 1968 culinary session, imagine what could have happened but didn’t, and what might yet happen in the future.
On the Craft of My Loneliness by Richard Blanco
The 36th installment in the Haystack monograph series
The release of this publication marks an unprecedented period of time when the campus was closed and our programming suspended due to the global Coronavirus pandemic. Richard Blanco has written a poem that captures a remarkable moment in time and in a profoundly beautiful way. On the Craft of My Loneliness is wrapped in an embossed dust jacket, printed by David Wolfe, Wolfe Editions.
BOOKS
In the Vanguard: Haystack Mountain School of Crafts 1950-1969
In the Vanguard: Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, 1950-1969 explores how an experimental school in rural Maine transformed art, craft, and design in the 20th century and helped define the aesthetics of the nation’s counterculture.
The Haystack Reader, #1-23
This Haystack publication is an anthology of monographs #1–23 published by Haystack and the University of Maine Press in 2010. Discounts are available for large orders (10 or more).
Vision and Legacy: Celebrating the Architecture of Haystack
This Haystack publication celebrates the 50th anniversary of Haystack's award-winning campus. Published in 2011 by Haystack—with Brynmorgen Press, Falmouth, Maine—the book includes essays, images, and historical content.
Discovery
In 2001 Haystack celebrated the School’s 50th Anniversary with the publication of the book, Discovery: Fifty Years of Craft Experience at Haystack Mountain School of Crafts. Contributors to this collection of essays include former Haystack faculty and students, with each essay accompanied by a photo of the artist’s work.