Podcasts · Episode
Lorne Lassiter & Gary Ferraro on Craft Across Continents
Program: Piedmont Arts Podcast
Aired: Monday, April 29, 2024
Hosted by David Boraks
Charlotteans Lorne Lassiter and Gary Ferraro helped found the former Mint Museum of Craft and Design in uptown. They've also donated dozens of pieces from their own collection. The exhibit "Craft Across Continents" features many of those works in glass, wood, ceramics, and textiles. On this edition of the Piedmont Arts podcast, we tour the exhibit and talk with the couple about their passion for collecting.
Charlotte collectors Gary Ferraro and Lorne Lassiter (l-r) in their uptown Charlotte apartment. Work from their collection is featured in the show "Craft Across Continents" at the Mint Museum in Charlotte. Photo courtesy Mint Museum.
"Smok," which means dragon in Polish, is a glass sculpture by the Polish artist Anna Skibska. Lorne Lassiter and Gary Ferraro have donated it to the Mint Museum, along with other works in the show "Craft Across Continents."
Playlist
9 am | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · "Deh, vieni alla finestra" (Come to your window, O my treasure) from "Don Giovanni" Freiburg Baroque Orchestra Johannes Weisser (Don Giovanni) Harmonia Mundi 901664 "Mozart: Don Giovanni" | |
| Joaquin Rodrigo · Fantasia para un gentilhombre (Fantasy for a Gentleman) Lausanne Chamber Orchestra Sharon Isbin, guitar Virgin Classics 62075 "Sharon Isbin's Greatest Hits" | |