Craft is all around us, giving pleasure as well as serving a function. It is inspirational as well as useful. It is the best representation of who we are as a culture. Craft is democratic -- broad enough to accommodate anyone who makes something or appreciates the handmade. In short, craft is us.

Our mission is to document and advance original handcrafted work through programs in all media, accessible to all Americans. We are dedicated to the exploration, preservation and celebration of craft, the work of the hand, and their impact on our nation’s cultural heritage.

Carol Sauvion, Executive Director, Craft In America, Inc.


CRAFT IN AMERICA, Inc. is a Los Angeles-based 501c(3) non-profit organization with a mission to promote and advance original handcrafted work, through educational programs in all media. The CRAFT IN AMERICA multi-faceted project includes a PBS documentary, traveling museum exhibition and illustrated book. For additional information on CRAFT IN AMERICA and to find out more about up-coming projects please contact us here.


Cathleen Collins - Treasurer
Consultant to Craft in America, attorney, fundraiser
- President of the Board of Trustees, Wildwood School
- Trustee, Foundation of the State Bar of California

Corinna Cotsen
Fundraiser, artist, architect and collector
-Board of Trustees, Craft and Folk Art Museum

Steven L. Grafe, Ph.D.
Curator of Native American Collections at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City, Curator of “Glorious Treasures, 100 Years of Collecting by the Southwest Museum” exhibited at the Autry Museum of Western Heritage in 2004
- Member, Native American Art Studies Association
- Member, American Society for Ethnohistory

Eudorah Moore
FORMER:
- Director of the California Design Exhibitions
- Craft Administrator for the National Endowment for the Arts
- Design Curator for the Pasadena Museum of Art

Carol Sauvion - Secretary
Creator, Executive Director and Executive Producer, Craft in America
Gallery-owner, ceramist

Cynthia Sears
-Board Member, Bainbridge Island Community Endowment
-Vice President, Port Townsend Film Festival
-Founder and Chairman, Island Treasure Award Program
-Consultant, Local non-profit Arts and Humanities Organizations

Hidde Van Duym, Ph.D. - President
Arts administrator and consultant (project development, grant application and management in the arts and humanities)
FORMER Member:
- National Association of Area Agencies on Aging
- National Association of State Boards of Public Education
- Pacific Northwest Grantmakers Forum
- Federation of State Humanities Councils
- Federation of State Humanities Councils


Ruth Oglesby Project Director; Donna Ropp, Project Manager;
Kaitlyn Collier, Project Assistant; Lisa Chemery, Researcher;
John Maeda, Designer, Educator Guides;
Denise Kang, Project Intern; Laura Hofberg;
Francesca Rollins; Steve Fenton, Creative Consultant



Craft In America was generously funded and supported by many.


Windgate Charitable Foundation

Stolaroff Foundation





Craft In America thanks its many partners.

Craft in America - A Landmark Three-Part, High Definition PBS Series AIRING WEDNESDAY MAY 30th 2007 at 8, 9 and 10pm. Check your local listings here. or purchase the DVD here.

Craft in America - Celebrating Two Centuries of Artists & Objects - A Random House Publication ARRIVING FALL 2007. The first book of its kind, with 320 pages and over 200 color photographs. Learn More

Craft in America: Expanding Traditions - An Eight City Exhibition, APRIL 2007 - Summer 2009. See Details

If you're a teacher, craft should be part of your program. Download lesson plans that can educate, involve, and inform students about how craft plays a role in their lives. Visit the Educators Area

An Online Vortex for Craft! A resource for information about craft media, the artists who are changing the face of craft, and how you can be a part of it.