August/September 2017
August/September 2017
The Access Issue
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Welcome to our issue about access. Learn about artists, organizations, and programs trying to bring craft skills and understanding to a broader audience.
Articles will become available online throughout August and September. To read the articles sooner than they're available online, become a member and enjoy a subscription to American Craft magazine as part of your ACC membership.
Feature Articles
More from This Issue
![Martin León Barreto illustration Martin León Barreto illustration](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/2017-07/martin-leon-barreto-illustration.jpg?itok=lVtuTkff)
An Extended Hand Is Not Enough
A longtime arts worker urges institutions to rethink their inclusion efforts.
![Creative Forces masks Creative Forces masks](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/2017-07/Creative-Forces-Masks_0.jpg?itok=q8VTzmPl)
Arts in Service
Military patients find real hope in a growing creative therapy program.
![B. Yellowtail Collection B. Yellowtail Collection](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/2017-07/B-Yellowtail-Collection.jpg?itok=ezGDviDR)
B.Yellowtail Collective
Online shop B.Yellowtail Collective on supporting Native American designer-makers.
![Xiaojing Yan Bridge Xiaojing Yan Bridge](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/2017-07/xiaojing-yan-bridge.jpg?itok=J5kbQkKA)
Civil Engineering
Artists give form to the quintessential connection: bridges.
![Ana Serrano, Pink Sunset Ana Serrano Pink Sunset](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/2017-07/ana-serrano-pink-sunset.jpg?itok=d4HLu-56)
Coming Through
Ana Serrano's Pink Sunset.
![D. Patterson Design Studio Pedestal Tapas Tray D. Patterson Design Studio Pedestal Tapas Tray](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/2017-07/D-Patterson-Design-Studio-Pedestal-Tapas-Tray.jpg?itok=9K1JoWYb)
D. Patterson Design Studio
Darryl Patterson’s collaborative designs.
![Erin LaRocque pendant Erin LaRocque pendant](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/2017-07/Erin-LaRocque-pendant.jpg?itok=8W0re2r4)
Earth, Bird, and Stone
Nature-inspired objects to use and wear.
![Queer Threads spreads Queer Threads spreads](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/2017-07/queer-threads-book-spreads.jpg?itok=dSOXMgw-)
From Vision to Life
Reviews of Queer Threads, Black Archive, and The Artist as Cultural Producer.
![Istanbul Istanbul](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/2017-07/Istanbul.jpg?itok=dycLEL9k)
Istanbul: Labor of Love
In a changing city, it takes passion and innovation to preserve time-honored traditions.
![Diane Black painting Diane Black painting](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/2017-07/Diane-Black-painting.jpg?itok=ASFeXcWn)
Making It Work
Spindleworks has been serving artists with disabilities in Maine for more than 40 years.
![Laura Raicovich on Panorama of the City of New York Laura Raicovich on Panorama of the City of New York](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/2017-07/Laura-Raicovich-on-Panorama-of-the-City-of-New-York.jpg?itok=ssAFFHdg)
Open Arms
Now more than ever, the Queens Museum welcomes many communities.
![Laura Raicovich Laura Raicovich](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/2017-07/Laura-Raicovich.jpg?itok=j0hzdeZJ)
Question Authority
What access really means.
![Wendell Castle bench Wendell Castle bench](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/2017-07/Wendell-Castle-bench.jpg?itok=v-7lYjFD)
Shows to See: August / September 2017
Shows celebrating cultural giants from Jack Lenor Larsen to Steve Jobs.
![Yufei Song Listen Yufei Song Listen](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_large_5_4/public/2017-07/Yufei-Song-Listen.jpg?itok=Qh54DSzl)
Yufei Song
Yufei Song's staple jewelry.