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  • Nigerian artist Layo Bright’s Adebisi VII, 2020, kiln-formed glass, 11.5 x 11.5 x 3 in., appears alongside glass artworks from a global group of Black artists in A Two-Way Mirror: Double Consciousness in Contemporary Glass by Black Artists at the Museum of Glass. Photo courtesy of the artist and Monique Meloche Gallery, Chicago, Illinois.

    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.
  • Marie Watt and Cannupa Hanska Luger invited members of the public to embroider bandanas for Each/Other, 2021, approx. 12 x 20 x 9 ft., part of Sharing the Same Breath at the John Michael Kohler Arts Center.

    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.
  • Yuko Nishikawa. Photo by Laura Findley.

    The Queue: Yuko Nishikawa

    Yuko Nishikawa’s squishy, organic sculptures and installations can transform our understanding of space. In The Queue, the Brooklyn-based multimedia artist shares about the beauty of traditional homes in Japan, the writer whose work made her reconsider her relationships with objects, and her upcoming exhibitions in the US and Japan.

  • Casey Whittier, 2024, Looking for...(Florida, Colorado, Texas, Maine, Minnesota). Photo by T. Maxwell Wagner.

    Earth, Entwined

    The project evolved—from formless notion to polished piece—while Casey Whittier was on a yearlong sabbatical...

  • Architectural Pottery’s mid-20th-century ceramics will be featured at the American Museum of Ceramic Art. Photo by Dan Chavkin.

    Craft Happenings: Fall 2024

    Make craft a centerpiece of your fall plans with these 26 craft exhibitions, events, and markets across the country, organized by the month in which they start.

  • Michael C. Thorpe. Photo by Jessica Foley.

    The Queue: Michael C. Thorpe

    Michael C. Thorpe paints joyful scenes with fabric and thread. In The Queue, the Brooklyn-based multimedia artist shares about collaborating with Nike, learning from his ancestors, and two iconic contemporary artists whose work he admires.

  • Rose geranium pound cake recipe from an craft cookbook

    Savor the Flavor

    Historical recipes reveal how various cultures think about and celebrate around food. The Craftsman’s Cookbook, produced in 1972 by the American Craft Council, had a “long and tasty germination,” according to editor Lois Moran.

  • Kate Greenberg with her lighting fixtures Radiator and Felled Sky. Photo by Sahra Jajarmikhayat.

    The Queue: Kate Greenberg

    Domestic life comes into focus in Kate Greenberg’s objects and furniture. In The Queue, the Oakland, California–based designer and maker shares about visiting an underground grotto, the craft community in the Bay Area, and the stone benches that she’d love to have in her own home.

  • Matthias Pliessnig wood art. Photo courtesy of artist.

    A Good Place to Sit

    A well-designed bench offers us a moment of rest and reflection—and a beauty all its own.

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