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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The Queue: Yi Hsuan Sung
Yi Hsuan Sung is a textile designer who integrates craft and technology to create biodegradable textiles—and who enjoys discovering the littlest surprises from the natural world. She shares her favorite Instagram account for discarded NYC treasures and tells us which French ceramicist she'd like to start collecting work from. -
Art Preserve
Ruth DeYoung Kohler II’s legacy of supporting visionary outsider artists continues with the opening of a showcase for their built environments. -
The Advocate
Visionary curator Ruth DeYoung Kohler II’s rich legacy of support for artists. -
Eight Craft Contestants. One Master Maker.
The hit series Making It returns to NBC June 24, and we talked to contestant Gary Herd for an exclusive peek into season three. -
Craft Happenings: Summer 2021
Twenty-three exhibitions, shows, festivals, and other events to look forward to this season. -
Pulse
Claudia Bueno’s permanent installation at Meow Wolf in Las Vegas immerses the viewer in undulating waves of light and sound. -
On Hair and Tatter, Bristle, and Mend
Cultural anthropologist Paulette Young explores a Sonya Clark exhibition—as well as anthropological and personal reflections on hair. -
American Craft Council Executive Director Sarah Schultz To Step Down After Three Years of Leadership
We share this news with hearts full of gratitude for the vision and guidance Sarah has brought to our nonprofit since she joined our team in 2018. -
The Queue: Pearl Dick
Glass artist, educator, and activist Pearl Dick is the co-founder of Project FIRE (Fearless Initiative for Recovery and Empowerment), a glassblowing and trauma recovery program for youth injured by gun violence in Chicago. An avid reader and social justice advocate, she has a handful of great book recommendations and current projects by like-minded artists she fills us in on. -
Agar Illuminated
Textile florist Yi Hsuan Sung describes how she uses agar, derived from red seaweed, to create luminous material for garments, accessories, and lamps. -
Community of Makers: Project FIRE
Glassblowing is a means for healing at Project FIRE, where Chicago teenagers who have been victims of gun violence learn to transform molten glass into delicate sculptural works. -
The Queue: matt lambert
matt lambert is a trans, nonbinary craft scholar, metalsmith, and multidisciplinary collaborator currently living in Stockholm, Sweden. They reflect on the challenges this year has brought, what it means to “flourish” in their work and practice, and what barriers they’ve broken through in their career. Get to know lambert’s inspirations in The Queue as they introduce you to new podcasts and exhibitions they’re currently keeping up with.