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María Berrío Paints with Paper
The New York–based artist, whose solo exhibition Songlines is currently on view in Minneapolis, painstakingly fashions Japanese paper into epic-sized scenes.
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In Reviving a Landmark Exhibition, Organizers Showcase California’s Unique Craft Legacy
Bay Area artists—and their inheritors—abound in the latest iteration of Objects: USA, on view now at the Museum of Craft and Design in San Francisco.
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In Chicago, Veterans Confront the Impact of Militarism Through Art
There will be plenty of craft on hand for this weekend's Resisting the Long War: 2026 Veterans Art Triennial and Summit in the Windy City.
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Jen Bervin’s Quilts Wrestle with the Shifting Meaning of Emily Dickinson’s Poems
The Connecticut artist has been chipping away at her 30-quilt series The Dickinson Composites for over two decades—and hopes to finish by 2030.
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American Craft Connects Conference Report 2026
See what happened at American Craft Connects 2026, and read the official conference report.
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Ghanaian Fantasy Coffins Ferry People to the Afterlife in Style
A new exhibition at the Museum of International Folk Art in Santa Fe turns the spotlights on the artists behind these colorful, imaginative coffins.
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Wayne White’s Fantastical Puppet World Meets the Wild Environs of Meow Wolf
The puppeteer and set designer will debut a new short film at the immersive installation company's newest location in Los Angeles.
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Merel Karhof’s Knits are Written on the Wind
The Dutch designer toured the Midwest, where her wind-powered knitting machine visited its American kin—and made plenty of scarves.
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In Oregon’s Wine Country, Local Trees Become Barrels for Wine and Spirits
Rick DeFerrari, founder of McMinnville-based Oregon Barrel Works, harnesses the unique properties of Oregon oak into expertly made barrels.
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Black Artists Capture the Zeitgeist in a New Exhibition of Artists’ Books
In Booking, artists' books from this decade make up the bulk of the show—and constitute a historical record of this moment.
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A New Massachusetts Residency Pairs Artists and Farmers to Tell Untold Agricultural Stories
Artists and farmers team up to share space, stories, and their creations in a region where small farms are increasingly threatened by development.
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Large and Daring Craft Finds a Home on a Remote Pacific Northwest Island
At Orcas Art Barn on Orcas Island, Washington, gallery owner Inese Westcott has transformed a barn into a new gallery with room for experimentation.
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Timea Tihanyi’s Ceramics are Born of Collaboration
The Seattle ceramist and founder of Slip Rabbit Studio has found a steady creative partner—a 3D printer.
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This Mississippi Textile Artist is Having a Banner Year
Coulter Fussell transforms a surfeit of waste textiles into vivid and evocative wall works—and she's earning accolades and recognition for it.
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How Do You Flip Through the World’s Largest Pop-Up Book?
Luceros y Penumbras, nestled into a library rotunda in downtown Los Angeles, requires a substantial team—and a lot of care—to turn each page.
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Corey Pemberton is Living Well
With a new solo exhibition at the Mint Museum Uptown, the LA-based artist is enjoying his time in in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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Beauty Lives Where the Circle Meets the Square
A new show at her hometown museum puts Toledo, Ohio–based artist Hannah Bowlus's striking glass compositions on display.
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He Used to Make People Dance. Now He Can Make You a DJ Booth.
Attuned to the needs of acoustic needs of DJs from his own experience, Seattle-based Tyler Morrison crafts custom DJ booths for clubs and bars.
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A Scandinavian Textile Tradition—Refashioned in Clay
Finnish artist Marianne Huotari's turns high-pile rya rugs into three-dimensional wall hangings and psychedelic sculptures, one ceramic bead at a time.
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Dieu Donné Celebrates 50 Years of Papermaking
The New York City paper mill and atelier will mark a half century of turning wood pulp into fine art with two exhibitions—one local, one traveling—and a book.
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Black Furniture Designers Look to Africa for Inspiration
The functional objects featured in Reset: Abstraction Embodied in Design weave together form, material, and ancestral memory.
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An Art Space’s Innovative Programming Draws Visitors to Small-Town Alabama
Sumac Cottage, in the tiny town of Greensboro, holds workshops, music, and exhibitions in a lovingly restored outbuilding.
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Spector Craft Prize Announces 2026 Winners
In its first year, the prize selected six winners and helped place a mid-career artist’s work in a major art museum.
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This Honolulu Exhibition is a Family Affair
Ea Mai ‘Eiwa: Patterns of Practice brings together works by hula practitioner Nālani Kanaka‘ole and her family members.
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