Craft in America is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the exploration, preservation and celebration of craft and its impact on our nation’s cultural heritage.


American Craft Week, A Nationwide Celebration of Craft, October 1-10
Teri Greeves Beadwork Exhibits March 13 to April 3
Reair of Origins & Process in Feb - Check your local listings
ABANA 2010 Conference
Post Y2K - KCAI Virtual Exhibition online
CERF's 25th Anniversary Reception & Auction




Click once to watch a five minute preview of Origins & Process episodes.




Through their own words and work, each of the five episodes - Memory, Landscape, Community, Origins, and Process – takes you on a journey to the artists and their techniques. View the programs online or purchase DVDs of the Peabody Award-winning series for your home library.
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Couldn’t get to the museum? Can’t wait to see more? Hundreds of examples from established masters and emerging artists are viewable on your computer, right now. Click on a category, lean back, and enjoy the show! And come back often – American craft is always changing (and so are the virtual exhibitions).
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Why is craft important to us? Why should we care? Throughout history, people have made objects by hand. Each object tells a story— about the person who made it; about the cultural moment in which it was created; about the political mood, community, and cultural forces that inspired it. AVAILABLE NOW.
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Here, in one place, you’ll find extensive archives – over a thousand books and hundreds of instructional videos – for serious research or casual study. Plus scores of objects featured in the Craft in America documentaries.
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