"Transvangarde was coined to indicate the far more exciting notion of a trans-cultural avant-garde composed of cutting edge artists from all cultures around the planet. The transvangarde denotes a true vanguard of artists who, escaping from the boundary definitions of any single culture operate between and even beyond culture. Transvangarde artists may, thus, be defined as artists working at the cutting edge of their own cultural traditions yet who are still alive to the cross-currents of change and experimentation occurring in the wider context of the contemporary art world at the dawn of this new millennium."
– October Gallery, London
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The Traditional Artists Guild explores cross-cultural awareness through the elements of art, and teaches others how to live with integrity according to our individual traditions and customs.
Master Artisans facilitate learning in Art History, Art Criticism, Aesthetics, and Art Production, passing living traditions down to their apprentices. All art produced is environmentally safe, with many of its primary ingredients being wild crafted.
The Guild was formed as a Washington State non-profit corporation in 1991 with the mission: to create a supportive environment encouraging and perpetuating the creative process of traditional artists; to develop programs and activities to encourage the artists to educate communities on the history, construction and evolution of their traditional art forms; to assist in generating monies and self-sufficiency for guild members; and to support the guild members to acheive their highest artistic pusuits.
“Heritage art subsumes the amateur, applied and decorative, entertainment and fine arts as residuals of contemporary and past creation preserved for and/or by subsequent generations. It feeds back on contemporary art setting standards and inspiring creators. It generates ‘enrichment’ through the marriage of scarcity and aesthetic value including a sense of social cohesion and continuity. Heritage art thus links us back to our past reminding us of who we are and from where and when we come. Between 1969 and 1989, heritage art yielded the highest return of any financial investment opportunity.”
-The Economist July 1, 1989 - Harry A. Hillman Chartrand
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“Old craft methods, apprenticeship and master classes survived the Industrial Revolution and remain the most effective methods of professional training in the Arts.”
-What are the Arts?, Compiler Press, Harry A. Hillman Chartrand January 24, 2002
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