Craft in America
HARMONY&JEWELRY broadcast premiere Dec10
Craft in America explores the vitality, history and significance of the craft movement in the United States and its impact on our nation's rich cultural heritage. Capturing the beauty, creativity and originality of craftsmanship, the film highlights artists and explores the inter-relationship of what they do, how they do it and why they have chosen a life of creating art. (official site)
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JEWELRY preview
Preview: S13 Ep2 | 1m
HARMONY preview
Preview: S13 Ep1 | 1m
Episodes
JEWELRY episode
S13 Ep2 | 55m 6s
HARMONY episode
S13 Ep1 | 54m 36s
DEMOCRACY episode
S12 Ep1202 | 55m 6s
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Extras
Ornament Magazine & Carolyn L.E. Benesh
Clip: S13 | 3m 37s
Musician Jon Pickow sings Pretty Saro
Clip: S13 | 2m 49s
Listen to more music from Appalachia
Clip: S13 | 4m 8s
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Education guides | external link
Education Guides
Download Craft in America education guides that educate, involve, and inform students about how craft plays a role in their lives, with connections to American history and culture, philosophies and science, social causes and social action.
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CRAFT IN AMERICA, the Peabody Award-winning series on PBS, explores America’s creative spirit through the language and traditions of the handmade. With 25 shows produced since 2007, the series takes viewers on a journey to the artists, origins and techniques of American craft. Each episode contains stories from diverse regions and cultures, blending history with living practice and exploring issues of identity, ritual, philosophy and creative expression.
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