Craft in America

Arts and Music Series / 15 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.

53m 27s

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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