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Carving Out a Musical Tradition
Modern makers look to old-school methods while reviving son jarocho culture.
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The Scene: Craft in Santa Fe
Local artists share the people and places that define Santa Fe, a city with a complex history that’s a nexus of rich cultural influences.
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Television: Craft in America "East" and "West"
Special episodes of Craft in America present a broad view of American history through the handmade.
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From the Archives: Contemplation Environments
A 1970 exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Crafts showcased handcrafted spaces designed for a meditative mood.
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American Craft: A Reminiscence
A curator looks back at his relationship with this magazine, its history, and how it became the publication of record for the field of craft.
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Remembering Jim Rustad
This fall, we lost a dear friend, advisor, advocate, philanthropist, and role model. By “we,” I mean me, the American Craft Council and so many other nonprofits, and the large, diverse circle of people lucky enough to know and love Jim Rustad (1942-2025).
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Amy Usdin: After All
In an exhibition organized by the museum’s Minnesota Artists Exhibition Program, Usdin displays fiber pieces in various forms, including curtains and nets in hemp, linen, wool, cotton, and more. The work, according to the organizers, “portrays the continuous cycle of life and entropy” and “explores the blurred lines between past and present, emphasizing our fragile ties with each other and the earth.”
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Judith Schaechter: Super/Natural
In this show, first featured at the Michener Art Museum in Pennsylvania, one visitor at a time will be able to enter a gorgeously colorful and complex stained glass structure by Philadelphia artist Schaechter—a three-tiered “cosmos” that invites contemplation of our outer and inner worlds. Accompanying it are a number of her other works, which draw on natural elements to create what organizers call “biophilic beauty.”
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Art of Devotion: The Santos de Palo Tradition of Puerto Rico
Santos de palo are wooden folk sculptures of Catholic saints, carved in Puerto Rico since colonial times. Originally adorning home altars of isolated peasant farmers without access to churches or priests, they came to be influenced by African and Indigenous modes of expression. The 200-plus works here belong to Puerto Rico–born, Charlotte-based collectors Nitza Mediavilla Piñero and Francisco Toste Santana.