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Craft In America

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CRAFT IN AMERICA visits America's premier craft artists in their studios to witness the creation of handmade objects and into homes, businesses and public spaces where functional art is employed and celebrated. Using archival footage and interviews with some of the top artists in the country, the three-part series showcases the breadth and beauty of handmade objects in our culture.

Episodes:

• Science

  From the Santa Clara Pueblo in New Mexico to the computer science labs of MIT to NASA, SCIENCE investigates the unexpected intersection between art and the sciences, spanning technology, engineering, biology, math, and the climate emergency.

  Next Airing:	Fri, Dec 27th, 2024 at 8:00 PM on KUED-HD
  Length:	00:56:46
  Usage rights:	12/27/2024 to 11/11/2029

• Collectors

  COLLECTORS reveals the essential role that craft appreciators play in the community. Featuring Chicano art to teapots and wooden spoons, learn what drives collectors and how their support furthers artists at all stages of their careers.

  Next Airing:	Fri, Dec 27th, 2024 at 9:00 PM on KUED-HD
  Length:	00:56:46
  Usage rights:	12/27/2024 to 11/11/2029

• Harmony

  Celebrate the joy of music and the creation of handcrafted instruments. Featuring Marc Savoy and the Savoy family, bow maker Susan Lipkins, luthier Doug Naselroad, and artist Richard Jolley.

  Next Airing:	Mon, Dec 30th, 2024 at 3:00 PM on KUED-HD
  Length:	00:56:46
  Usage rights:	12/10/2021 to 12/9/2026

• Holiday

  This program celebrates some of our most important traditions. Nordic folk woodcarver Harley Refsal brings to life the rich history of winter solstice. Clay artist Susan Garson creates fanciful Chanukah menorahs. George Vanderbilt's opulent turn-of-the-century Christmas is recreated at the Biltmore in Asheville, North Carolina. Daring chefs make lavish gingerbread houses for the competition at Grove Park Inn. Navidad is celebrated in San Antonio with religious processions, tamales and Kathleen Trenchard's sparkling luminarias. Garcia Art Glass makes colorful ornaments, and Veronica Castillo creates a traditional Mexican Tree of Life.

  Length:	00:56:46
  Usage rights:	10/25/2013 to 1/1/2027

• Home

  Home features Ojibwe artist Biskakone Greg Johnson, North House Folk School, ceramic artist Syd Carpenter, sculptor Wharton Esherick, architect Sim Van der Ryn & the Outlaw Builders, and curatorial consultant/educator Helen Drutt English.

  Length:	00:56:46
  Usage rights:	12/16/2022 to 12/15/2027

• Identity

  Artists explore issues of gender, race, culture and place, offering true expressions of their experiences in this world. Featuring potter Diego Romero, photographer Cara Romero, furniture maker Wendy Maruyama and sculptor Cristina Cordova.

  Length:	00:56:46
  Usage rights:	12/27/2019 to 1/1/2027

• Inspiration

  Inspiration visits the Saar family of artists (Betye Saar, Alison Saar, & Maddy Leeser), Simon Rodia & Watts Towers, weaver Diedrick Brackens, potter Ayumi Horie, Hmong master of paj ntaub embroidery Suzanne Thao & Mandora Young, artist Mary Little.

  Length:	00:56:46
  Usage rights:	12/16/2022 to 12/15/2027

• Jewelry

  Explore the history, artistry and impact of personal adornment. Featuring jewelers Tom Herman, Harriete Estel Berman, Art Smith, Gabrielle Gould and Jesse Monongya.

  Length:	00:56:46
  Usage rights:	12/10/2021 to 12/9/2026

• Miniatures

  MINIATURES explores the world of tiny objects and the artists that make them, featuring the International Folk Art Market, Leandro Gomez Quintero, Mark Murphy, Alexander Girard, and Gustave Baumann.

  Length:	00:56:46
  Usage rights:	12/29/2023 to 12/28/2028

• Music

  Focus on the makers of finely crafted handmade instruments - guitar, ukulele, trumpet, banjo and timpani - and the renowned musicians who play them, including Joan Baez, Jake Shimabukuro, Rhiannon Giddens, Scotty Barnhart, Tony Ellis and Joseph Pereira.

  Length:	00:56:46
  Usage rights:	11/20/2015 to 1/1/2027

• Play

  PLAY explores the intersection of play and artistry, featuring Calder Kamin, Lorena Robletto, Roberto Benavidez, Schroeder Cherry, the Cotsen Children's Library, Chris Green, and the Skirball Cultural Center.

  Length:	00:56:46
  Usage rights:	12/29/2023 to 12/28/2028

• Quilts

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

  Length:	00:56:46
  Usage rights:	12/27/2019 to 1/1/2027

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