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In the Spirit of Dard Hunter,
the Art and Craft of Hand Papermaking
October 15-18, 2009, in Atlanta, Georgia

Hosted by the Robert C. Williams Museum of Hand Papermaking, Home of the Dard Hunter Collection.

We are returning to our roots in the Dard Hunter Collection, now permanently housed at the Robert C. Williams Paper Museum on the Georgia Tech campus.

On Wednesday, Oct. 14th our Preconference Tour will be an excursion to Banning Mills, a scenic gorge, 45 minute outside Atlanta in Whitesburg, Georgia where the archaeologist will give us a tour and history of the former paper mills at this site, followed by lunch at the lodge. The second stop will be the Paper Runway show at Atlanta International Airport.

On Thursday, Oct. 15th – We will be offering a series of informal meetings at our hotel throughout the day for members to network, exchange ideas and show portfolios. Members can immediately connect with fellow members as they arrive throughout the day. Listings of local galleries and points of interest will also be available for self guided touring. The conference will formally open on Thursday evening at the museum with the Anita Lynn Forgash Keynote address by Sukey Hughes and the opening reception for Sukey's exhibition of photographs. See more about Sukey below.

On Friday, Oct. 16th – We will meet at the museum with a series of presentations in the morning and hands-on workshops in the afternoon.* Incorporated into the rotation of afternoon workshops will be opportunities to tour the archive of the Dard Hunter Collection. The Trade show will also be incorporated into the schedule at the museum on Friday and Saturday. Friday evening will feature the opening of the member's exhibition on the Georgia Tech campus.

Saturday Oct. 17th – Will feature the same format as Friday. with morning lectures and afternoon workshops. The annual business meeting will be incorporated into the morning schedule. Saturday evening will feature the banquet and silent auction at a local restaurant called Anthony’s.

Sunday morning will feature a planning meeting open to all members of the Friends, followed by an Executive Committee and Board of Directors Meeting.

* Click here to download the call for Presenters and Workshops

Anita Lynn Forgach Keynote Presentation · 2009
Sukey Hughes, author, photographer and paper artist.

Sukey traveled to Japan in Summer 1969 as a writer. She was fascinated with Japanese culture and wished to write about papermaking. "I was approached by a villager who acted as guide and translator, leading me to the home of Gotoh Seikichro, a living treasure of this particular prefecture. Through the interpreter I asked if I could come back and interview him about his craft. Mr. Gotoh said, 'Come back on Monday and we'll make paper together,'" Sukey told me. "I was nervous about this because I only wanted to interview him but figured I could straighten that out on Monday. But when I arrived on Monday the town newspaper was there to photograph me, the foreigner, beginning an apprenticeship with their treasure – and there was no way out, I had to do it. So, it was a mistranslation, a misunderstanding that led to me working for eight years on my book and learning how to make paper for the next nine months!" The result was Hughes' publication of the landmark text, Washi: The World of Japanese Paper, 1978.

Excerpt from Amare, Amator, Amateur: For Love of Paper by Mary Heebner. Hand Papermaking 1999

All Registration materials will be available here by June 15th. Members will receive a registration packet in the mail. Inquires may be directed to Betsy Dollar.

Betsy Dollar
Executive Director, Friends of Dard Hunter, Inc.
dreampaper(at)aol.com

Robert C. Williams Papermaking Museum

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ABOUT FDH SCHOLARSHIPS
Cash donations and money brought in each year at our auctions is used to pay for scholarships for the following year's meeting. These scholarships allow students and others of modest means to participate in our meetings. If you would not otherwise be able to afford this year's meeting, perhaps a scholarship would help to make it possible.

There are three levels of FDH scholarships available: Regional Scholarships: $175, for members who live within the annual meeting designated area (Georgia, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina and Alabama). Full Scholarships: $250, for members who live outside the annual meeting designated area, and the Elaine Koretsky International Scholarship: $400, for members who are traveling from outside the United States. You must 18 years of age and a current member of the Friends to apply for a scholarship. Please mark the Scholarship checkbox on the Annual Meeting Registration Form to become a candidate. Annual Meeting Registration Forms are mailed in July of each year to our entire membership. This same Registration Form will be posted on our web site a month later. This permits our current paid members to have the first opportunity to fill out the Registration Form and make their event selections (another benefit of membership in the Friends). As a scholarship candidate, your completed Annual Meeting Registration Form must be mailed before September 15th.
Do not send any money with the Registration Form. Payment arrangements will be made after selection notification.
Please Note: you are ineligible for consideration, if you have already received a FDH scholarship within the last three years. You may apply again after the three year waiting period.

Selection is based on the amount of funds available. If, in any given year, the number of applicants exceeds the amount of funds available, a random drawing of applicant names will take place by the FDH Executive Committee. All applicants will be notified in a timely manner after the September 15th deadline to allow for the completion of their travel plans.

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