The Clay Studio
Courtesy of the Clay StudioMedium: ClayRecognition: Award of Distinction, College of FellowsTags: Education, Ceramics, Awards, ClaySince its founding in 1974 and subsequent transition into a nonprofit...
View ArticleConflict/Combat/Craft: A Reflection
During the first week of August, the American Craft Council presented the most recent iteration of its Crafted Conversations Series, a succession of programs presenting featured speakers exploring...
View ArticleA Look Back at the Furniture Society Conference
First, a confession. During the annual member’s meeting on Saturday morning of the 2014 Furniture Society Conference, I went to the beach. Launching into the waters of Port Townsend Bay that morning...
View ArticleMarc Petrovic and Life as a Teacher
Marc Petrovic spent 23 years as a studio glass artist. A couple of months ago, he made a big change, moving, with his family, from Connecticut to Ohio to become head of the glass department at the...
View ArticleWho Makes a Good Teacher?
Is it someone who knows more than everyone else? Someone whose expertise can’t be challenged?I used to think so, at least on some level of consciousness.Fifteen years ago, I was hired as a faculty...
View ArticleSchool-to-Market
Providing students with opportunities to explore what’s nextHosted at the Baltimore, Atlanta, St. Paul, and San Francisco shows, our School-to-Market program bridges the gap between higher educational...
View ArticleSchool-To-Market: Learning Comes to Life at ACC Shows
As Virginia Commonwealth University’s handcrafted entrepreneurship professor, I witness every day how the American Craft Council is making a difference in the lives of our young artists.My course was...
View ArticleCraft NOW Philadelphia
This fall, four Philadelphia arts institutions feature the work and legacy of the city’s American Craft Council Fellows. The Philadelphia Art Alliance, the Center for Art in Wood, the Clay Studio, and...
View Article"Present Tense"
"Present Tense" is the 12th national conference of the American Craft Council. The convening's function is to locate, through the interchange of ideas, the place of craft in our contemporary moment.For...
View ArticleThe Long History of American Craft Council National Conferences
The American Craft Council’s first national conference was Asilomar in 1957. We wrote about this conference when we first started digitizing and making these proceedings freely available. Now, we have...
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