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Craft in America
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MUSIC focuses on finely crafted handmade instruments and the world renowned artists who play them, including Jake Shimabukuro at Kamaka Hawaii, Joan Baez with her Martin guitar, Scotty Barnhart with his Dave Monette trumpet, Rhiannon Giddens with banjo maker Jim Hartel, Tony Ellis at Stelling Banjo, and Joseph Pereira with mallet maker Jason Ginter.
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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.