News
Artists Say Goodbye to Joann as Craft Stores Shutter Permanently
After two bankruptcy filings, the beloved fabric and art supplies company was acquired by a retail liquidator that will cease all operations.
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Art
The Ohlone Basket Weaver Who Revived a Rumsen Artistic Tradition
Linda Yamane taught herself the intricate and nearly extinct craft over 100 years after the last Rumsen basketmakers died.
Art
Preserving the Art of Palestinian Taṭrīz 76 Years After the Nakba
An online archive of digitized patterns features more than 1,000 motifs pertaining to the traditional embroidery art form.
Opinion
My Grandma's Doilies Are Not a Joke
When will art institutions finally pay respect to our foremothers’ artistry?
Art
Artists to Shop for Last-Minute Holiday Gifts
From quirky ceramics and pet portraits to prints and tufted rugs, peruse our list of presents for this season and beyond.
Books
How Did Early Modern European Craftspeople Pass On Their Knowledge?
A new book about object making critically examines a written history of working with materials.
Art
Jewelry Shines as a Fundamental Art Form
The Stories We Carry displays the breadth and scope of the medium, and its inherent storytelling capacity.
Books
Women of Color Who Weave Connections Through Craft
Each voice in This Long Thread intersects to reveal the collective chronicles, struggles, and triumphs of women of color in today’s craft landscape.
Art
The Journey Behind Liza Lou’s Behemoth Beaded Kitchen
Today, “Kitchen” and its themes of women’s work and thankless labor are as sharp and fresh as ever.
Art
A Sprawling Online Art and Craft Fair Where All Sales Go to the Artists
At the Art & Craft Fair, visitors can peruse and purchase a wide array of handcrafted jewelry, ceramics, fiber arts, tableware, paintings, and more.
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Fiber Works Seek to “Celebrate, Mourn, and Heal” the Experiences of Indigenous Women
A peek at Decoding Craft, an exhibition of works by Erin Lee Antonak and Sariah Park, presented as part of the ongoing Indigenous Women’s Voices Summit.
Art
Jeffrey Gibson: Culture, Materials, Identity and Trade
Over the last decade Jeffrey Gibson has moved from creating lyrical, abstracted acrylic landscape paintings with beaded and sculpted paint elements to a dizzingly multi-varied practice, which interfaces with the rubrics of fashion, gender, and ethnicity.