PLAY & MINIATURES Dec 29, 2023, 9 & 10pm
Unearth the splendor of American culture crafts and the people behind the artistry.
Craft in America explores the vitality, history and significance of the craft movement in the United States and its impact on our nation's rich cultural heritage. Capturing the beauty, creativity and originality of craftsmanship, the film highlights artists and explores the inter-relationship of what they do, how they do it and why they have chosen a life of creating art.
PLAY & MINIATURES Dec 29, 2023, 9 & 10pm
Unearth the splendor of American culture crafts and the people behind the artistry.
Craft in America explores the vitality, history and significance of the craft movement in the United States and its impact on our nation's rich cultural heritage. Capturing the beauty, creativity and originality of craftsmanship, the film highlights artists and explores the inter-relationship of what they do, how they do it and why they have chosen a life of creating art.
Education guides
Education Guides
Download Craft in America education guides that educate, involve, and inform students about how craft plays a role in their lives, with connections to American history and culture, philosophies and science, social causes and social action.
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Photo Gallery
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Artist Calder Kamin with her sculptures made of repurposed plastics
Denise Kang photo
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JOSUÉ ELEAZAR CASTRO RAZO with his miniature sculpture at the International Folk Art Market
Denise Kang photo
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Miniaturist Mark Murphy makes a 1/12th scale Windsor bowback chair
Denise Kang photo
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Puppeteer Schroder Cherry creates a new puppet
Denise Kang photo
About Craft in America
CRAFT IN AMERICA, the Peabody Award-winning series on PBS, explores America’s creative spirit through the language and traditions of the handmade. With 25 shows produced since 2007, the series takes viewers on a journey to the artists, origins and techniques of American craft. Each episode contains stories from diverse regions and cultures, blending history with living practice and exploring issues of identity, ritual, philosophy and creative expression.
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