The world is in transition economically, politically, environmentally and the changes that are radically transforming how we communicate, what we value, and how we live affect us all. In this transitional moment, the American Craft Council engaged a distinguished group of speakers representing voices from inside and outside the craft field to stimulate your thinking and to investigate the inherent tensions between craft as a lifestyle and craft as a livelihood.
Below is a general outline of the Creating a New Craft Culture program schedule. For post-conference content, see our Presentations page.
Thursday October 15
12:30 p.m.
Registration for Thursday Minneapolis Craft Tours opens.
1:00-5:00 p.m.
Thursday Craft Tour 1A: The Minnesota Center for Book Arts / Walker Art Center / Waterbury Collection
1:30-5:30 p.m.
Thursday Craft Tour 1B: The High Point Center for Printmaking / Minneapolis Institute of Arts / Chester Collection
4:30-7:30 p.m.
Registration desk opens, Radisson Hotel
Friday October 16
7:30 a.m.
Registration and information desk opens, Radisson Hotel
8:00-8:30 a.m.
Coffee & Networking
8:30-8:45 a.m.
Welcome Remarks
8:45-9:45 a.m.
Opening Keynote: Richard Sennett - “The Craftsman in Society”
9:45-10:45 a.m.
Session I: Elissa Auther - “Lifestyle and Livelihood in Craft Culture”
10:45-11:00 a.m.
Break
11:00 a.m.-12:00
Session II: Round Table Discussion with Sandra Alfoldy (moderator), Thomas Patti, Michael Sherrill, and Claudia Crisan - “Craft in the 21st Century: Identity, Choice, Meaning”
12:00-12:30 p.m.
Open Conversation
12:30-2:00 p.m.
Lunch (provided at hotel)
2:00-3:30 p.m.
Session III: Adam Lerner - “Mixed Taste: Tag Team Lectures”
3:30-4:00
Break
4:00-4:30 p.m.
Session IV: Natalie Chanin - “Marketplace and the Personal – A Story of Thread”
4:30-5:30 p.m.
Session V: Faythe Levine - “A Handmade Nation”
6:00 p.m.
Buses depart for Friday Evening Craft Tours
6:30-8:30 p.m.
Friday Evening Craft Tours:
Tour and reception at the Northrup King Building & The Northern Clay Center
Saturday October 17
8:00 a.m.
Registration and information desk opens, Radisson Hotel
8:00-8:30 a.m.
Coffee & Networking
8:30-8:45 a.m.
Welcome Remarks
8:45-9:45 a.m.
Morning Keynote: Rob Walker - “Handmade 2.0”
9:45-10:45 a.m.
Session I: Round Table Discussion with Namita Wiggers (moderator), Lisa Bayne, Amy Shaw, and Maria Thomas - “Riding the ‘Long Tail’: Marketing Craft on the Internet”
10:45-11:00 a.m.
Break
11:00 a.m.-12:00
Session II: Julie Lasky - “Men in White”
12:00-12:30 p.m.
Session III: Robin Petravic - “Good Design + Good Craft = Good Sense: The Story of Heath Ceramics”
12:30-2:00 p.m.
Lunch (provided at hotel)
2:00-3:00 p.m.
Session IV: Lydia Matthews - “New Models of Marketplace”
3:00-4:00 p.m.
Session V: Garth Clark - “The Case for Conservativism”
4:00-4:30p.m.
Open Conversation
4:30-5:30 p.m.
Conference Conclusion: Sonya Clark - “Craft as Subject, Verb and Object”
7:00-9:30 p.m.
Sunday October 18th
8:30 a.m.
Buses depart for Sunday Minneapolis Craft Tours
9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Sunday Minneapolis Craft Tours
Sunday brunch at The Grand Hand Gallery and Minneapolis Craft Tours to:
- Tour 2A: The Harding Design Studio / Dick Huss Glass Studio / Minnesota Historical Society
- Tour 2B: Will Swanson and Janel Jacobson Studio / Textile Center / Goldstein Design Museum
Note: Both tours will stop at the airport at 4:00 p.m. before concluding at the hotel. It will be easy for you to exit the tour at either of the last two stops to catch a taxi to the airport if you have an earlier flight.
