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The Week in Craft: May 24, 2017

Your weekly dose of links about craft, art, design, and whatever else we’re excited about sharing

The Week in Craft: May 24, 2017

Your weekly dose of links about craft, art, design, and whatever else we’re excited about sharing
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Claudia Fontes The Horse Problem

Claudia Fontes' massive sculpture, The Horse Problem, is the undisputed highlight of the 2017 Venice Biennale.

Courtesy of the artist

So far, the highlight of the 57th Venice International Art Biennale is a monumental, two-part sculpture by Claudia Fontes, The Horse Problem.

Meditative glass sculptures offer comfort to cancer patients at The Chihuly Sanctuary.

Claudia Fontes The Horse Problem

Claudia Fontes, "The Horse Problem" at the 57th Venice International Art Biennale.

Courtesy of the artist

The Guggenheim Museum just made more than 200 art books available free online.

In these tumultuous times, jewelry that exudes power is more popular than ever.

In this rural West African culture, women are artists and their homes are their canvases.

PBS' Articulate recently released a fantastic segment highlighting glass artist, and ACC Fellow, Judith Schaechter.

The second in a series of installments by Love Across the USA, this crocheted building-sized mural of Susan B. Anthony is up through Memorial Day in Rochester, New York, with her words, "Independence is happiness." The first mural is of Harriet Tubman, featuring the quote "Slavery is the next thing to hell."

The American-Scandinavian Foundation has recently announced some new funding opportunities for makers working in traditional Scandinavian folk art.

Virginia Commonwealth University, with hugely successful programs in both fine art and the decorative arts, just hired a new dean.

The Society of North American Goldsmith's 2017 conference kicks off this week in New Orleans. Can't make it to The Big Easy? Follow the conversation on social media with the hashtags #snagnexus#snagnola, and #snag2017.

The ACC is excited about its brand-new publication: American Craft Inquiry will take a more critical look at craft with writing by artists, curators, scholars, and more. Check out the first publicly available article, “Opt In: The Power of Craft Thinking,” by curator and ACI contributing editor, Sarah Archer.

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