Features & Essays

In the inaugural column of our Craft Coalition series, the Everson Museum of Art’s ceramics curator explains how artists can get their work into museum collections.

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A new essay by Jenni Sorkin considers the Center for Craft’s impactful Craft Research Fund.

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A cataloger for the American Craft Council Archives reflects on her long, strange trip through two decades of magazine back issues.

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A studio potter and the founder of @nonclaypots and @potterytattoos writes about how and why she began sharing her passions on social media.

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

Fall 2025

The Jewelry Library in New York City fosters scholarship and creativity while building community.

Fall 2025

A year after Hurricane Helene ravaged western North Carolina, seven craftspeople talk about the aftermath, the ongoing recovery, the importance of community, and the creative consequences.

Fall 2025

UK-based Sophie de Oliveira Barata’s imaginative prosthetics reframe the conversation around disability and difference.

Fall 2025

Susan Beech’s provocative jewelry collection is featured in a new book and an exhibition.

Fall 2025

For these four makers, the bolo tie is a canvas for personal and cultural reflection and an opportunity to showcase materials and technique.

Fall 2025

From the archives: a 1961 investigation of the history and influences behind new forms of ceramics.

July 1961

VIDEO: Step into Western silversmith Amy Erickson's workshop in southwestern Wyoming. 

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VIDEO: See how sculptor and furniture maker Kevin Reiswig makes sculptural tree branches from reclaimed wood. 

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An Indigenous writer reflects on the importance of the stylish, Minneapolis-based affair.

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A silversmith takes us inside the outbuilding where she makes bits, spurs, and jewelry in southwestern Wyoming.

Summer 2025

Until Western fabrics arrived in the late 1800s, kapa was one of the most refined art forms in Hawai‘i. Modern makers are expanding on the tradition.

Summer 2025

An Atlanta couple tell the story of a copper sculpture made just for them, which forms the cornerstone of their art collection.

Summer 2025

An Atlanta-based maker and writer describes seeing Dorothy O’Connor’s handmade wooden birds lit up in the trees.

Summer 2025

VIDEO: Get a behind-the-scenes look into studio potter Shikha Joshi's workspace and process.

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The ceramic vessels here, created by four makers from the Los Angeles area, would bring a California vibe to most any setting.

Spring 2025

Staff from the American Craft Council share three craft objects that they found surprising and delightful.

Spring 2025

Three contemporary artists use imaginative techniques and materials to create furniture, tapestries, and sculpture exploding with life.

Spring 2025

Meet the new generation of makers transforming a glass art tradition.

Spring 2025

Craft: Seriously, What Does the Word Mean? Ask a maker, a scholar, a collector, or someone in another creative field, and you’ll hear a broad range of answers—and sometimes more questions.

October/November 2018