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At the Cowboy Arts and Gear Museum, A Contest and Auction Forged in Tradition
The Cowboy Arts and Gear Museum’s annual Bits and Rawhide Reins Contest and Auction celebrates Western craftsmanship.
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At Home on the Range
A traveling exhibition from the Cowboy Trades Association brings Western tradecraft to audiences across the western US in 2026.
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A Craft Community in the High Country
The Rocky Mountain Folk School fosters year-round creativity and a pathway to Western trades high up in the mountains.
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Silver River Weaves Again
After a devastating flood, the North Carolina chair caning institution returns in a new space.
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In a Chicago Exhibition, A Focus on Migration and Self-Taught Artists
Craft mediums feature prominently in Catalyst, an exhibition spotlighting self-taught immigrant artists at the Intuit Art Museum.
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Crafted in the Mountains Traces the History of Appalachian Craft
A new exhibition at Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts considers the shifting landscape of craft in the region.
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A Clothing Designer’s Careful Dance
Pittsburgh designer and maker Rona Chang balances family life and running a sustainable clothing brand.
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In Glass Objects, A Radiant Optimism
SaraBeth Post Eskuche channels color and energy into her vivid glass jewelry, home wares, and sculptures.
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A River Runs Through It: Water | Craft at the Minnesota Marine Art Museum
In a new exhibition at the Minnesota Marine Art Museum, seven craft artists explore material history, generational knowledge, and ecological lament through an aquatic lens.
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Worn on the Body
A new exhibition at Kansas City’s Belger Crane Yard Studios celebrates handmade adornment.
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A Patchwork of Peace
Buddhist monks walk across the US draped in robes rich in history and community.
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A Delicate Balance
The founder of A Nod to Design pairs beads and chains in her harmonious jewelry designs.
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Furniture Problems, Artfully Solved
Eric Carr aims to satisfy unique client needs with his fine studio furniture.
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Valentine’s Day Iron Pour Welcomes Metalsmiths and the Metal-Curious
Collaboration, mentorship, and experimentation are at the heart of Pour’n Yer Heart Out, an annual community event in Wisconsin’s capital city.
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Crafting Your Legacy: A Curator’s Perspective
In the inaugural column of our Craft Coalition series, the Everson Museum of Art’s ceramics curator explains how artists can get their work into museum collections.
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ACC’s New Membership Program Connects You to Craft Like Never Before
Join ACC now to support craft artists and connect with benefits in the field.
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The Queue: Kristy Moreno
Kristy Moreno’s clay sculptures of future ancestors are avatars of a better tomorrow.
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Spector Family Foundation Launches New Craft Prize
The three-pronged initiative includes funding for early-career artists.
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10 ACC Stories to Feed Your Spirit as You Build Community Through Craft
Craft, in all its forms and fullness, isn’t a fair-weather nicety. It is a constellation of practices and values that deepen our humanity and reflect it back to us, and foster the person-to-person bonds on which communities and societies depend.
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The Queue: Kristin Colombano
Ancient technique and dreamy landscapes collide in Kristin Colombano’s painterly felted textiles.
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The Queue: Leah Woods
Leah Woods’s work with the New Hampshire Furniture Masters has brought her from galleries to prison classrooms.
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Understanding the Field
A new essay by Jenni Sorkin considers the Center for Craft’s impactful Craft Research Fund.
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Joyce Lin Wins 2025 John D. Mineck Fellowship
Houston-based Joyce Lin's uncanny furniture forms have earned her a prestigious fellowship from the John D. Mineck Foundation.
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Treasures from the Collection
A cataloger for the American Craft Council Archives reflects on her long, strange trip through two decades of magazine back issues.
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