Issues

Explore content from the following issues of American Craft. For older issues, including Craft Horizons, visit the digital collections. If you are interested in purchasing an issue, contact member services. If you are unsure which issue you are looking for, contact the library.

2021

Fall 2021

The 80th anniversary issue of American Craft focuses on relationships—from an artist’s deep connection to materials to the networks of people within the larger craft ecosystem.

Summer 2021

For this issue, we looked to the craft community to find stories about many ways of flourishing.

Spring 2021

Craft can console us and offer us a more grounded way forward. We offer this issue as a balm, as nourishment in difficult times.

December/January 2021

This issue explores the gifts of craft – among them, the benefits that come with making.

2020

Cover the Legacy issue of American Craft

October/November 2020

In this issue, we share stories of craft legacies that will help us all to better comprehend how people, movements, and events today fit within the longer timeline of humanity.

Cover of the Beauty issue of American Craft

August/September 2020

We all need beauty, especially in times of challenge and grief. It inspires us to continue on.

June/July 2020

This issue highlights the shared handwork in cooking and craft, looking at ingredients as materials and the kitchen table as a site for making, gathering, sharing, and learning.

Cover of the April/May Issue of American Craft

April/May 2020

Craft and Design are often considered separate disciplines, but those definitions are blurring. Both provide different yet equally vital sets of tools for solving problems.