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A two-year Mellon Foundation grant will preserve craft histories for new generations
Show celebrates nonprofits and artists using craft to heal, stabilize communities
Two major craft organizations make a landmark transfer to foster the preservation of craft history
Position leads strategic grantmaking operations supporting artists, researchers, curators, and organizations nationwide
Maggie Thompson (Fond du Lac Ojibwe), Hospital Gown, 2025, glass and plastic beads, synthetic sinew, 45 x 73 x 2 in. Courtesy of the artist and Bockley Gallery. Photo credit: Emmanuel Figaro/Center for Craft.
Show celebrates nonprofits and artists using craft to heal, stabilize communities
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Two major craft organizations make a landmark transfer to foster the preservation of craft history
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