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Craft in America
Cheech Marin & Chicano Art
Comedian and collector Cheech has made a lifelong project of collecting and encouraging Chicano artists and found a home for his collection at the Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & Culture at the Riverside Art Museum. Artists Yolanda González, Francisco Palomares, Frank Romero and Jaime “Germs” Zacarias are featured. Segment from COLLECTORS episode
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See the work of metalsmiths who create powerful art from jewelry to monumental sculpture.
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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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Memory looks to the dynamic of cultural history and personal heritage in creating objects.