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Photo credit: Heran Abate
Craft Archive Fellowship
2025
This project documents natural dyeing practices by Black people in the United States, tracing botanical pigment traditions from Africa to contemporary reclamation. It highlights how Black artists and crafters preserved and adapted ancestral methods from the 18th to the 20th centuries as part of their cultural heritage.
Location
Oakland, CA
EDUCATION
SPECIALIZATION
Institution
Grant amount
$5,000
Also awarded
Selected works
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Photo credit: Nyrie Benton
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Photo credit: Nyrie Benton
Also Awarded...
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Center for Craft is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
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67 Broadway St, Asheville, NC 28801
(828) 785-1357 | info@centerforcraft.org
Gallery Hours: Tues–Sat, 10–6 get more info
Gallery Hours: Closed — Reopening Fall 2019
