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Craft in America

Berea College

Berea College is a private liberal arts work college in Berea, Kentucky. Founded in 1855, Berea College is recognized for its no-tuition promise, providing free education to every student. The College has been a leader in the Appalachian Crafts movement since the 1890s, when it established the Berea Student Craft Program. Segment from the DEMOCRACY episode

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CROSSROADS episode
52:40
Crossroads explores the intersections of craft, culture, and technology.
THREADS and CROSSROADS
53:10
THREADS explores weaving, storytelling through quilts and textiles
MESSAGES and FAMILY
52:41
Explore the creativity and personal dynamics of craft artist families.
MESSAGES episode
53:26
Many craft artists go beyond skill to personal and political expression in "Messages."
PROCESS episode
55:01
What inspires a career in craft? How does one learn a craft and make a living at it?
ORIGINS and PROCESS
55:01
Early craft techniques used by these artists are passed on in a continuum of creativity.
COMMUNITY episode
54:04
Community focuses on the connection artists have to their communities through craft.
MEMORY and LANDSCAPE and COMMUNITY
53:27
Landscape considers the influences on artists that translate into objects.
MEMORY episode
53:27
Memory looks to the dynamic of cultural history and personal heritage in creating objects.
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