The 2023 Craft Archive Fellows will present their research on underrepresented craft histories in an online event hosted by the Center for Craft and moderated by Hyperallergic editor-in-chief Hrag Vartanian.
Craft Archive Fellowship
Constructing Puerto Rican Identity in the 1950s Through Craft, Lists, and Fairs
What untold stories do these crafts hold that can expand and question narratives regarding knowledge, identity, and aesthetics?
Kentucky’s Black Craft Trail and the Unequal Path from Berea College to Lincoln Institute
The relationship between Berea College and Lincoln Institute is marked by racism, “benevolent” White donors, and Black educators who equipped Black youth with skills in industrial trades.
The Miraculous Life of an Early Black American Abolitionist and Craftsman
James Forten was a decolonizer, feminist, father, husband, and craftsman extraordinaire, an organizer, a leader of the elite free community of African Americans.
Indo California’s Largely Overlooked Craft History
In backyards, buffets, and barbecues across California, Indo artists and organizers are attempting to record, preserve, and further California Indo culture.
Cherokee Craftspeople Are Stronger Together
Teaching traditional Cherokee craft has always been, and will always be, a political act, central to the work of holding onto one another.
Announcing the Inaugural Center for Craft Archive Fellows
Xenobia Bailey, Jeffrey Gan, Elizabeth G. Greenlee and N.E. Brown, Siera Hyte, Maru López, and Olivia Quintanilla will contribute to a Hyperallergic Special Issue on underrepresented craft histories in 2023.
Call for Applications: New Archive Fellowship Seeks to Write More Inclusive Histories of Craft
The Center for Craft will award six $5,000 Craft Archive Fellowships to support new research on underrepresented craft histories, culminating in a Special Issue on Hyperallergic.