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Craft in America

Craft in America explores the vitality, history and significance of the craft movement in the United States and its impact on our nation's rich cultural heritage. Capturing the beauty, creativity and originality of craftsmanship, the film highlights artists and explores the inter-relationship of what they do, how they do it and why they have chosen a life of creating art.

COLLECTORS episode

55m 41s

COLLECTORS reveals the essential role that craft appreciators play in the community, examining how collectors affirm and inspire the artists they support. The episode highlights collections from Chicano art to teapots to wooden spoons, looking at what drives collectors and how their support furthers artists at all stages of their careers.

Episodes

  • COLLECTORS episode: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    COLLECTORS episode

    S16 E2 - 55m 41s

    COLLECTORS reveals the essential role that craft appreciators play in the community, examining how collectors affirm and inspire the artists they support. The episode highlights collections from Chicano art to teapots to wooden spoons, looking at what drives collectors and how their support furthers artists at all stages of their careers.

  • SCIENCE episode: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    SCIENCE episode

    S16 E1 - 55m 11s

    SCIENCE investigates the unexpected intersection between art and the sciences, spanning technology, engineering, biology, math, and the climate emergency. Nature, space, algorithms, and more serve as inspiration for artists connecting their work to the world around them, from the Santa Clara Pueblo in New Mexico to the computer science labs of MIT to NASA.

Extras + Features

  • See more of Erik and Martin Demaine's sculptures: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    See more of Erik and Martin Demaine's sculptures

    S16 - 4m 47s

    At the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Erik and Martin Demaine combine math with art. Erik is an MIT professor of computer science and the father-son team takes inspiration from their research to create unique curved-crease origami sculptures from folded paper.

  • Objects in Sara's collection: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Objects in Sara's collection

    S16 - 5m 15s

    Sara Vance Waddell on how she became a collector and shows us pieces in her collection. Bonus video from COLLECTORS episode

  • Artist explores the climate crisis: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Artist explores the climate crisis

    S16 - 2m 33s

    Artist and teacher Joan Takayama-Ogawa on her climate change course at Otis College of Art and Design and Otis' commitment to sustainability.

  • Living with Chicano art: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Living with Chicano art

    S16 - 1m 8s

    Pianist Natasha Marin on living with Chicano Art. Bonus video from COLLECTORS episode

  • Joan Takayama-Ogawa's ceramic history: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Joan Takayama-Ogawa's ceramic history

    S16 - 5m 4s

    Artist and teacher Joan Takayama-Ogawa on her mentor, Ralph Bacerra and Joan's family history in ceramics. Bonus video from SCIENCE episode

  • Cynthia Lockhart on her career: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Cynthia Lockhart on her career

    S16 - 6m 19s

    Cynthia Lockhart on her career as a handbag designer, teacher, and quilt artist, and the importance of collectors. Bonus video from COLLECTORS episode

Schedule

  • Craft in America: Messages: TVSS: Iconic

    Craft in America

    Messages

    Saturday
    Jun 21

    1 Hour

    Artist Charles Carillo evokes a traditional Spanish colonial style; jewelry and metalsmith Thomas Mann; blown glass still-life artist Beth Lipman; glass bead artist Joyce Scott.
  • Craft in America: Family: TVSS: Iconic

    Craft in America

    Family

    Friday
    Jun 27

    1 Hour

    Four families of artisans include father and son glass artists in Seattle and an Oklahoma boot maker who inspires her daughters.

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