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Craft in America
DEMOCRACY episode
Season 12
Episode 1202
Featuring Robert L. Lynch, President of Americans for the Arts; National Museum of African American History & Culture curator Joanne Hyppolite, Ph.D.; the Hearts of Our People exhibition at the Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian American Art Museum; calligrapher Sammy Little; Cheyenne Peace Chief Harvey Pratt; the Veterans History Project; visionary curator Eudorah Moore; and Berea College Student Craft
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THREADS explores weaving, storytelling through quilts and textiles

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Explore the creativity and personal dynamics of craft artist families.

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Many craft artists go beyond skill to personal and political expression in "Messages."

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What inspires a career in craft? How does one learn a craft and make a living at it?

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Early craft techniques used by these artists are passed on in a continuum of creativity.

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Community focuses on the connection artists have to their communities through craft.

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Landscape considers the influences on artists that translate into objects.

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Memory looks to the dynamic of cultural history and personal heritage in creating objects.