Blog
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Craft Happenings: Fall 2023
Step into fall with these 23 craft exhibitions and events around the country, organized by the month in which they start. -
Craft Happenings: Summer 2023
Make craft part of your summer plans with these 25 events and exhibitions happening across the country, organized by the month in which they start.
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On This Land Where We Belong
Artist, writer, arts activist, and cultural community organizer Shanai Matteson explores how creative expression and activism shape the world we live in—and make kin. -
Dina Nur Satti
The pivotal moment for Dina Nur Satti came early. She had been taking ceramics classes for less than a year, at a Manhattan pottery studio, when she shared her first mugs and tumblers with her father. -
The Queue: Sandra & Wence Martinez
Sandra and Wence Martinez have been working together for decades in a true artistic partnership. Sandra is a symbolist painter. Wence is a weaver with ancestral roots in Oaxaca, Mexico. He weaves the patterns in her paintings. Together they make up Martinez Studio. They both share what kinship means to them, what their go-to tool is in their toolkit, and much more in The Queue. -
Kindred
The magical, meaningful collaboration of Wence and Sandra Martinez. -
Fond Farewell
Outgoing executive director Sarah Schultz reflects on her tenure at the American Craft Council and the value of craft in her own life. -
More Than a Plate
Ceramist Gregg Moore collaborates with chefs—and the land—to create custom dishes that reflect everything from sustainable farming to police brutality to the Chilean coastline. -
The Queue: Giles Clement
Giles Clement is a New York-based photographer who uses wet-plate methods to create his portrait work. He sees his photos as collaborative efforts telling the stories of his subjects only if they are open and willing to share. Giles lets us know which artists he's recently purchased work from, what's the biggest barrier he's had to break through as an artist, and more in The Queue. -
Portraits in Craft
Three artists use old photos and photographic processes to tell new stories. -
Craft Happenings: Fall 2021
Make this fall a season filled with craft. Here are 16 exhibitions and other events happening across the country for you to explore. -
Q&A With Bisa Butler
The textile artist shares about her sources of inspiration, her process, and the role kinship plays in it—as well as her sewing machine, “The Beast.” -
The Queue: Amber Cowan
Amber Cowan is a sculptural glass artist based in Philadelphia. Her work is based around the reuse and rejuvenation of American pressed glass. In this edition of The Queue read about Cowan's practice, what current exhibition she wants more people to know about, and how she stays grounded in her daily life. -
Absence Made Present
A novelist responds to the work of Diana Al-Hadid, who draws on rich historical and cultural archives to transform raw materials into an art of memory and possibility.