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30 for 30

A monthly gift of $30, in honor of 30 years of craft.

This year, the Center for Craft celebrates 30 years of investing in makers, expanding craft scholarship, and supporting material innovation—all in service of moving craft forward.

Mark the milestone with us with a monthly gift of $30 and help build what comes next.

The Center for Craft is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Gifts are tax-deductible as allowed by law.

Discussing *Crafting Variance*

A conversation with guest curator Lola Ben-Alon, director of the Natural Materials Lab at Columbia University

Hands weaving blue and white cloth on a loom, under the American Craft Forum title, with Center for Craft and American Craft Council logos

For the Record: Craft Archives as Creative Infrastructure

Watch the recording to explore ideas about how cultural memory is preserved, access to knowledge is expanded, and invaluable collections continue to inform and inspire future generations

Center for Craft and Etsy logos

Craft Catalyst Initiative

A major new partnership with Etsy to award $10 million over three years to nonprofit organizations in vital U.S. craft hubs

Stoney Lamar, in glasses and a denim shirt, seated at a wood lathe in his workshop

30th Celebration Honoring Stoney Lamar

Celebrate with us on Friday, October 9 as we honor Board Member Emeritus Stoney Lamar

Thirty Years of Catalyzing Craft

This year, the Center for Craft marks 30 years of advancing craft’s impact. From our beginnings, we have always connected scholarship about craft to its making and exhibition—understanding that what gets documented and studied shapes culture and inspires the next generation of makers.

Grants & Fellowships

Since 1996, we have awarded more than $11 million and counting to support the artists and ideas shaping the future of making

Center for Craft Community Library & Archives

One of the nation’s foremost collections on American craft

November 17, 2024–October 31, 2027
Connections in the Making
Craft has the capacity to connect us to each other, to ground us in a specific place, and to bridge generations across time. "Connections in the Making" features works by regional artists, craftspeople, and entrepreneurs that tell different stories about the ways craft connects us.
October 9, 2026–May 1, 2027
Crafting Variance
Artists explore the possibilities of natural, living, and discarded materials—from sand, clay, and plant fibers to fungi, bacteria, and recycled plastics.

Materials Collection

Search our interactive repository of more than 150 materials used in craft, including bio-based materials that expand possibilities for makers

Research Initiatives

Publications

Artspace Survey is complete!

Read the Survey

Makers Textbook

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Craft Industry Economic Impact

Read the Study

News and Press

Recent

September 15, 2026

Press Release

New Exhibition 'Crafting Variance' Focuses on Materials as Creative Agents

Show features nine artists in conversation with natural, living, and discarded materials

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July 14, 2026

Press Release

Center for Craft and Etsy Partner to Invest $10 Million in Craft Communities Nationwide

New Craft Catalyst Initiative sparks momentum for local craft economies

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April 21, 2026

Press Release

Center for Craft Receives $425K Grant to Expand Access to Craft Archives

A two-year Mellon Foundation grant will preserve craft histories for new generations

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A special thanks

The Center for Craft is supported, in part, by generous funding from the following agencies and foundations. We are grateful for their shared belief that craft matters.

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