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"Creativity is at the foundation of what I do professionally and personally. It's a necessary outlet for me."
We asked this year’s awardees to tell us how previous research informs their current studies and what they are excited about for the future.
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A new exhibit is set to open at the Center for Craft. “Crafted Roots: Stories and Objects from the Appalachian Mountains,” is curated by Michael Hatch, MA in Critical Craft Studies, Warren Wilson College, Class of 2020. The exhibit is Hatch’s final Practicum Project towards degree completion. Hatch is the owner of Asheville-area glassblowing studio and gallery Crucible Glassworks.
A new grant supporting creative responses to COVID-19 for craft communities.
This year’s ten fellows receive a total of $150,000.
In total, the 2022 Craft Research Fund Artist Fellowship, Exhibition Grant, and Project Grant awarded $137,135 to eleven organizations, scholars, and makers in support of craft research, exhibitions, catalogs, and projects in the United States.
ᏚᏍᏓᏯᎫᎾᏱ Gabriel Crow, "Eye of the Sacred Bird," 2020.
Cherokee basket makers interweave lineage and innovation
To mark our 25th Anniversary, the Center for Craft awarded twenty Windgate-Lamar Fellows with an additional unrestricted $10,000 to encourage continued practice in craft, in addition to participation in career consultation sessions and networking opportunities.
Courtesy of Hannah Lowman.
"Don't try so hard to figure it all out right now. Say yes to everything that comes your way."
Courtesy of Tessa Fontaine
"Don't try so hard to figure it all out right now. Say yes to everything that comes your way."