Craft in America

Memory

History of the craft movement; some of the best craft artists in America. (60 minutes)

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UPCOMING EPISODES

Sat, 1/17 at 3:00 pm on Austin PBS Create

Identity

Artists challenge the accepted norms of gender, race, education, culture, and place, offering a truer expression of their experiences; featuring Diego Romero, Cara Romero, Wendy Maruyama and Cristina Cordova. (60 minutes)

Mon, 1/19 at 5:00 am on Austin PBS Create

Landscape

The processes through which natural materials become finished works of craft. (60 minutes)

Thu, 1/22 at 3:00 pm on Austin PBS HDTV

West

Celebrating the continuum of heritage and the handmade; featuring Graham Ebner, the Institute of American Indian Arts, Poakalani Quilters, Hokule'a, Marques Hanalei Marzan, Kawika Lum-Nelmida, the Bishop Museum, Cary Schwarz and Jeff Minor. (60 minutes)

Sat, 1/24 at 3:00 pm on Austin PBS Create

Storytellers

Artists who use narrative to communicate personal and universal truths, including Nicholas Galanin, Julie Schafler Dale, Linda J. Mendelson, George Rodriguez and Christina Bothwell. (60 minutes)

Mon, 1/26 at 5:00 am on Austin PBS Create

Community

Craftspeople honor the notion of community in their work. (60 minutes)

Sat, 1/31 at 3:00 pm on Austin PBS Create

Democracy

How craft is intertwined with the defining principles of the U.S.; featuring Robert L. Lynch, Sammy Little, Harvey Pratt and Eudorah Moore, as well as the Smithsonian Institution museums, the Veterans History Project and Berea College Student Craft. (60 minutes)