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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.
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.
The Ceramist and the Superheroes
When dug out of the earth, the clay at Cochiti Pueblo, New Mexico, appears reddish brown, the chunks like dusted chocolate truffles. Virgil Ortiz, who was born and lives in this community of the Cochiti people, situated between the cities that Spanish colonizers named Albuquerque and Santa Fe, has been digging into this rich earth since his childhood.
Remembering Well
When Minhi England’s husband, Jesse, was terminally ill with peripheral nerve sheath cancer, the couple was forced to have heartbreaking conversations about what Jesse wanted to have happen to his body after he died.
Making History
The living room of craft artist and educator Karen Collins’s Compton, California, home is stacked with the dioramas she has constructed over the past 27 years.
Craft Stays
Whether you’re looking to take classes or inhabit a well-curated guest room, these hotels provide a tangible connection to craft and place.
Kilns That Build Community
It takes a lot of work to fire up a kiln and keep it stoked. So artists often invite others to join in—helping both craft and community to flourish.
Forging New Paths
Rachel David, Elizabeth Brim, and Ellen Durkan take artistic blacksmithing into new territory.
The Connector
Visionary artist Sonya Clark fashions artworks—cosmic, spiritual, and sociopolitical—with the help of many hands.
Honoring Accomplishments
The American Craft Council celebrates the winners of our 2020 ACC Awards.
Color Vision
A conversation with Keith Recker on the virtue of natural dyes.
Why Craft Matters
It holds the stories of humanity – and connects us to who we are, where we come from, and each other. Story by Hrag Vartanian.
Emerging Voices: Announcing the 2019 Awards
The American Craft Council’s biennial Emerging Voices Awards honor the talents of remarkable young makers and thought leaders who are shaping the future of craft.
The Illuminators
Blending sculptural elegance and everyday practicality, craft artists and designers transform earthy materials into imaginative and luscious lamps
Like Candy
Ian Alistair Cochran discusses how resin allows him to make furniture and objects that play with light.