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Craft in America
Chinese New Year Lion Dance
San Francisco's Chinese New Year festival has grown to be the largest celebration of Asian culture outside of Asia. Artists Corey Chan and Jeff Lee carry on the tradition of the lion dance and lion-making, which comes together in an explosion of light, color and fireworks as the parade's finale, the astonishing dragon, glides through the nighttime streets of San Francisco.
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Crossroads explores the intersections of craft, culture, and technology.

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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.