Craft in America

Arts and Music Series / 16 Seasons

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.

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Enjoy more music from the Magnolia Sisters

2m 25s

Magnolia Sisters sing Ma Petite et Mignonne (written by Jane Vidrine). left to right: Anya Burgess, Jane Vidrine, Ann Savoy, Lisa Trahan. Bonus video from the HARMONY episode streaming starting November 4, 2021 on the PBS Video App, craftinamerica.org, and pbs.org/craftinamerica. PBS broadcast premiere December 10, 2021 (check local listings).

HARMONY preview

1m

HARMONY bridges the art forms of music and craft, celebrating the joy of music and the creation of handcrafted instruments. Featuring accordion maker Marc Savoy and the Savoy family, bow maker Susan Lipkins, luthier Doug Naselroad and the Appalachian Artisan Center Culture of Recovery Program, and artist Richard Jolley, whose monumental sculpture inspired a violin concerto.

JEWELRY preview

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JEWELRY explores the history, artistry, and impact of personal adornment. Featuring: classic jeweler Tom Herman; Harriete Estel Berman who creates jewelry with recycled materials; the coeditors of Ornament Magazine; the legacy of modernist jeweler Art Smith; nature-inspired artist Gabrielle Gould; and Navajo/Hopi master jeweler Jesse Monongya.

Hearts of Our People exhibition

3m 32s

Explore the Hearts of Our People exhibition featuring art by Native American women at the Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian Institution with co-curator Teri Greeves and artist Carla Hemlock. Segment from the DEMOCRACY episode

Cheyenne and Arapaho artist Harvey Phillip Pratt

8m 56s

Renowned forensic and multi-disciplinary artist and Cheyenne Peace Chief Harvey Phillip Pratt designs the National Native American Veterans Memorial, to be erected on the grounds of the National Museum of the American Indian. Segment from the DEMOCRACY episode

Tlingit and Unangax̂ artist Nicholas Galanin

14m 36s

Native Alaskan artist of Tlingit and Unangax̂ ancestry Nicholas Galanin offers perspectives rooted in connection to land and broad engagement with contemporary culture. He embeds incisive observation into his work, investigating intersections of culture and concept in form, image and sound. Segment from STORYTELLERS episode

Berea College

10m 51s

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

National Museum of African American History & Culture

1m 53s

National Museum of African American History & Culture curator Joanne Hyppolite, Ph.D., speaks on the role of craft in the African American experience and prompts a discussion of the legacy of continued racial injustice in this country. Segment from DEMOCRACY episode

Julie Schafler Dale on decorated denim

1m 39s

Julie Schafler Dale on the Levi's Denim Art Contest, which included 1973 winners, Billy Shire's Anonymous Jacket and Anna VA Polesny's International Levi's. Bonus video from the STORYTELLERS episode.

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