Craft in America

Learn about contemporary quilters as we celebrate the role quilts have played in our countrys story. Featuring Susan Hudson, Victoria Findlay Wolfe, Michael A. Cummings, Judith Content, the International Quilt Museum and special guest Ken Burns.

In the galleries and halls of our treasured institutions; in the hands of Native American, African American, and Veteran artists; from Appalachia to the Rio Grande Valley; Democracy explores how craft is intertwined with our nation’s defining principles. Hear from Robert L. Lynch, President of Americans for the Arts, who speaks to the role of government in the arts.

Explore the history, artistry, and impact of personal adornment. Featuring: classic jeweler Tom Herman; Harriete Estel Berman who creates jewelry with recycled materials; the coeditors of Ornament Magazine; the legacy of modernist jeweler Art Smith; nature-inspired artist Gabrielle Gould; and Navajo/Hopi master jeweler Jesse Monongya.

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