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    Remembering Sandra Blain

    ACC Honorary Fellow Sandra Blain passed away on December 19, 2024. A multi-faceted leader in the craft community as an educator, administrator, and ceramic studio artist, she had a long-time relationship with ACC.

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    2026 American Craft Fest St. Paul

    American Craft Fest is the summer’s best opportunity to discover craft from across the region. Participate in fun hands-on activities for all ages led by local arts partners, shop handmade work by more than 50 emerging artists, and savor local beverages and food truck fare.

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    Object Stories: Minneapolis

    Celebrated glass artists Einar and Jamex de la Torre will join artists, contributors to American Craft magazine, and community luminaries to showcase a handmade object that holds meaning to them and share a personal story about the object.

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    Jolynn Santiago | surroundings

    A solo exhibition of jewelry, objects, and drawings by artist and educator Jolynn Santiago, surroundings presents Santiago's investigations of the accumulations which mark the gentle passage of time. By fusing silver and gold fragments within ring-shaped moulds carved from graphite, Santiago creates a cycle of renewal formed from debris.

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    Chris Gustin: Wild Things

    Gustin is one of the preeminent abstract sculptors in the US with an accomplished career spanning over four decades. This show is monumental in scope and scale, presenting new work from the artist's Cloud and Spirit series.

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    The Queue: Samantha Briegel

    Samantha Briegel’s fashion-inspired porcelain vessels dazzle with patterns and textures. In The Queue, the Maryland-based ceramist talks about how she creates her work, her favorite slow fashion designers, and what she’s looking forward to at this year’s American Pottery Festival in Minneapolis.

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    Couture Craft

    A new nonprofit, Closely Crafted, advocates for skilled makers in the fashion industry.

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    MN State Fair 2025

    The Minnesota State Fair is here! Each year, the American Craft Council is proud to give an award to an entry in the Fine Arts category that exemplifies craft. This year, ACC is pleased to give the special recognition to Iah Q’s The Past Holds Me, a stunning work of beadwork on leather.