Join us on Friday, September 18th at 4 PM for a fascinating evening. Executive Director Perry Price presents on the 75-year history of Haystack using archival materials and one-of-a-kind objects to share the story of the School’s impact on the field and its role in craft education. Perry Price is the fifth Executive Director of Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, beginning his tenure in January 2023. He is a scholar of contemporary studio craft, material culture, decorative arts, and design, and received a BA in the History of Art from the Johns Hopkins University and an MA in Museum Studies from the Cooperstown Graduate Program in Museum Studies, State University of New York Oneonta and the New York State Historical Association. Prior to leading Haystack , he served as the Executive Director of the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft (HCCC) in Houston, Texas; as Director of Education for the American Craft Council, where he was responsible for developing and presenting programming and outreach providing thought leadership and cultivating critical thinking on the field of contemporary craft; and as Curator of Exhibitions and Collections for Fuller Craft Museum in Brockton, Massachusetts, where he developed and oversaw all aspects of the New England craft museum’s exhibitions and collections initiatives.