The MACR Papers is live! Link in the bio @criticalcraftforum. As you browse—through tables of content or keywords—we invite you to choose, save, and print the articles that meet with your interest, and thus to assemble your own versions of “The MACR Papers.” This final program publication, the most ambitious to date, is a closing and a beginning. Working individually or in pairs, the 2023 graduating cohort produced editorial projects that very much reflect the thinkers they are and the conversations, communities, and support networks they have chosen to be part of. The MACR Papers is a response to the program archives as much as a hand extended to future readership in the field of craft studies, which this program served. Conceived and completed as part of the Materials Lab course, this editorial project was developed by the Class of 2023, and complemented by a faculty publication led by Ben Lignel, project supervisor and core faculty, and Namita Gupta Wiggers, founding program director and core faculty. Publications in The MACR Papers: Miriam Devlin, editor, Craft Practiced: A Reader Jill DiMassimo and Joanna Weiss, editors, Reclaiming the Center: Making Way for Black Craft Jennifer Hand, editor, The Space between Us: Writing across Difference in the Crafts Ben Lignel and Namita Gupta Wiggers, editors, This Is not a Retreat Beryl Perron-Feller, editor, Finding Common Ground through Craft Rena Tom, editor, Encyclopedia of Craft Studies (Abridged) Tina Wiltsie, editor, Pots on Pots You, too, belong in a roll call of the field of craft studies, which this program served. Thank you for being here, for sharing The MACR Papers, and for sharing your thoughts and questions to continue the conversations about craft. #craft #thisiscraft #whichcraft #craftislong #craftscape #criticalcraftforum #macraftstudieswwc #TheMACRPapers

#Repost @thedomesticmachine with @use.repost ・・・ In May 1980, Mister Rogers taught us “how sweaters are made” on public television. Regarded as a brilliant educator and creative, we are so glad knitting machines were included in his program, reaching millions as one of the most successful TV shows of all time. #craft #craftscape #thisiscraft #criticalcraftforum

#Repost @korutaideyhdistys with @use.repost ・・・ How forests relate to you and your culture? In Finland forest is an important part of national narratives and can act as a symbol of timelessness and immemorial, for instance. We invite artists to think about forests in open call for the juried exhibition at the eighth international jewellery triennial. You can apply for the Koru8 exhibition until 25 October 2023 at 20:00 (UTC+2). The open call is open for all professional artists, artist groups and students who are working as jewellery artists. We welcome also artists from other fields, who focus on creating new ideologies and aesthetic views in the sense of contemporary jewellery. See more information from www.koru8.fi/opencall where you can also sign up for our newsletter! Photo from @annarikkinen workshop at KORU7. Pieces from @byurmaslyys and @cecilia_bivald . #Koru8 #KoruEvent #KoruTriennial #korutaideyhdistys #FinnishJewelleryArtAssociation #Korutaide #JewelleryArt #ContemporaryJewellery #JewelleryDesign #OpenCall #Koru8OpenCall #craft #thisiscraft #craftscape #criticalcraftforum

#Repost @haystack_school with @use.repost ・・・ Today is a great day in Haystack History…⁠ ⁠ On this day, July 9, 1951, the very first Haystack workshops were held, kicking off of a legacy of over 70 years of craft! These took place not on the campus we know and love today, but on the original campus in Montville, Maine. (We moved 10 years later to our campus on Deer Isle.) That first season, workshops were led by: Elizabeth Crawford, ceramics; Priscilla Merritt, weaving; Edgar Sewell, wood; Estelle Shevis, blockprinting; and William Shevis, blockprinting. ⁠ ⁠ This black and white archival image shows Haystack’s founding director Fran Merritt(center) in the improvised weaving studio in the main lodge, with (from left) student Roberta Hanson, co-director Priscilla Merritt, and student Wilma True, 1951. (Image and info from the book “In the Vanguard: Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, 1950-1969”).⁠ ⁠ Haystack has grown and changed significantly over this time, but the focus remains on connecting people through craft, teaching fine craftsmanship, and carrying on research and development in connection with crafts. What was your first workshop or memory of Haystack? Let us know in the comments!⁠ ⁠ #HaystackMountainSchoolOfCrafts #HaystackSchool #Haystack2023 #CraftEducation #CraftSchoolExperience #CraftCommunity #CraftHistory #HaystackHistory #craft #craftscape #thisiscraft #criticalcraftforum

OPPORTUNITY: #Repost @siddharthavshah with @use.repost ・・・ The Karun Thakar Fund offers one-time Scholarship Awards of up to £10,000 to students at any accredited college/university worldwide focusing on any aspect of Asian or African textiles and/or dress. I ❤️‍🔥 being on this selection committee and invite you to apply or please share with those who may benefit from this tremendous opportunity. Deadline - July 15! More info at: www.vam.ac.uk/info/karun-thakar-fund Image: detail from a set of 18th century Indian chintz bed hangings. Painted, resist and mordant dyed cotton, Coromandel coast, from the Karun Thakar collection (@karuncollection) 📷: @desbrambley #craft #thisiscraft #craftscape #criticalcraftforum #textiles #textilesocietyofamerica

#Repost @projectthreadways with @use.repost ・・・ Natalie Chanin was living in New York City, looking for manufacturers to help her hand-stitch T-shirts for a new project, when she had a realization: this was a quilting stitch. To complete the project, she needed to come home to her community, where women who used to quilt with her grandmother still gathered in community quilting bees. ⁠ ⁠ In Florence, in addition to the T-shirts, Natalie made a film titled STITCH. “I decided I would make a documentary film about old-time quilting circles,” she explained at the 2023 Project Threadways Symposium. “What that meant for the community, how people made quilts—what they did.” ⁠ ⁠ Her team of three collected 36 hours of interview footage for the 22-minute film. That was more than two decades ago; many of the people in the film have since passed away. ⁠ ⁠ Watch STITCH at the link in our @projectthreadways . ⁠ ⁠ Film directed by Natalie Chanin and produced by Fish Film (2001). ⁠ ⁠ #stitch #quilting #documentary #alabamachanin #craft #thisiscraft #craftscape #whichcraft #criticalcraftforum

#Repost @haystack_school with @use.repost ・・・ “Which Craft Lives on the Haystack Shelves?”⁠ ⁠ This is the question asked by Session 1 Visiting Artist, Namita Gupta Wiggers (she/her) as she spent hours in the stacks of the Haystack Library during her two weeks on campus. ⁠ ⁠ Her project examines how libraries construct knowledge and reflect systems of power, and asks what the collection of books in the Haystack Library conveys about representation in craft. In the full video, Wiggers details how she applies her research, and the Shelf Life Project rubric created by @relatedtactics, to the Haystack Library. ⁠ ⁠ “It’s not about ticking off boxes. What it really is about asking questions to understand larger systems of power that construct knowledge. And I think that that’s something that we’re not paying as much attention to in craft…” ⁠ ⁠ Watch the full video about Namita’s project over on our blog by visiting the link in @haystack_school ! ⁠ ⁠ If you are interested in learning more about Namita’s work, give her a follow at @namitapdx.⁠ ⁠ Music in video: Dreamy Soft Relaxing | Galaxy by Alex-Productions.⁠ ⁠ #HaystackMountainSchoolOfCrafts #CraftSchoolExperience #ShelfLifeProject #CraftHistory #CraftArtists #VisitingArtists #VisitingArtistProgram #ContemporaryCraft #HaystackSchool #CraftCommunity #Haystack2023 #DeerIsle #DownEast #DownEastMaine #BlueHillMaine #craftscape #craft #criticalcraftforum #thisiscraft #relatedtactics

Opportunity: #Repost @siddharthavshah with @use.repost ・・・ I am so excited (and honored!) to share that I will be Guest Faculty at the renowned Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity (@banffcentre) this Fall, working closely with Zachari Logan (@zachari_logan) on the residency he is leading on contemporary figuration - REWILDING THE BODY ECLECTIC (Nov 14 - Dec 15, 2023). The visual arts residency is open to artists from around the world working in a range of materials and expressions. Applications are due Aug 2 and there is more information available at https://www.banffcentre.ca. Please spread the word - it’s going to be incredible! Image: Zachari Logan, Levitate/Fall No. 1, 2019. Pastel on black paper, 56 x 88 inches #craft #craftscape #thisiscraft #criticalcraftforum

#Repost @christinazetterlund with @use.repost ・・・ It's up! The Luleå Biennial 2022,Craft & Art reader Earthed Imagination published at Urgent Pedagogics, a platform for inquiry, learning, sharing knowledge, and experiences run by Iaspis and curated by Magnus Ericson. Earthed Imagination has contributions by @protektoratet @slojdformnorrbotten idaisak @rosatolnovclausen @gunvorguttorm @houseofduodji @oskargustafssonn and Berit Kristine Andersen Guvsám, Doris Wiklund Robert Pauker, Søstrene Suse. #craft #thisiscraft #craftscape #criticalcraftforum

#Repost @saraclugage with @use.repost ・・・ It’s the last week to nominate craft writing for @craftcouncil’s Lois Moran award! I am excessively and super annoyingly proud of having nominated two winners for this award, and this year I am jurying it with brilliant people @andres_payan and @sarahdarro. Many have heard me sing the ballad of supporting craft writers and publications. This is a way to do that! Nominate your faves! Tysm, grateful for you ❤️ Posted @withregram • @craftcouncil 🌟 Nominations and submissions are open through June 30 for our Lois Moran award in Craft Writing.🌟 The Lois Moran award is given for a thoughtfully written and dynamic individual article or essay on some aspect of American craft. Lois Moran, the longest-serving editor of American Craft magazine and a monumental figure in the history of the American Craft Council, was a tireless proponent of the American craft field. She had a mission to elevate the importance of craft for a broad audience. ACC seeks nominations and submissions annually for an award in her name recognizing the work of writers committed to moving the craft conversation forward. Click the link in our bio for nomination submission guidelines. #craft #craftscape #thisiscraft #criticalcraft #criticalcraftforum #craftwriting #americancraftcouncil