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Artists Celebrate Birds, Insects and their Interconnections

Artists Celebrate Birds, Insects and their Interconnections

“Hedfanol” (Welsh for “flight” or “flying”) is the title of a new Craft in the Bay exhibition in Cardiff, Wales.  The flight-themed exhibition features contemporary original prints of birds and insects – two of only three existing animals with the power to fly. (Bats...

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Iconography for a 21st Century Environmental Crisis

Iconography for a 21st Century Environmental Crisis

For centuries, humans have created icons to signify persons or objects they cherish. So when artist Angela Manno decided to call attention to skyrocketing rates of plant and animal extinction, she gravitated to icons. “I am the honeybee. I work tirelessly to produce...

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Artists Spotlight Nature’s Curiosities

Artists Spotlight Nature’s Curiosities

In the 16th & 17th centuries, nobles, scholars and scientists maintained “cabinets of curiosity” or “wonder rooms,” collections of awe-inspiring natural objects. Over time, these cabinets became the forerunners of modern museum collections. Verity Pulford, curator...

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Artists Rally to Preserve Green Space

Artists Rally to Preserve Green Space

Jersey City Efforts May Benefit Entire US East Coast   How do you draw attention to a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to preserve green space? For one university and community organization, the answer was obvious: invite artists to help! The New Jersey City...

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Artist Tackles Environmental Justice in Flint, Michigan

Artist Tackles Environmental Justice in Flint, Michigan

Lessons Learned From The Flint Water Crisis   Sometimes it takes more than a village – sometimes it also takes the help of an artist – to right a serious environmental injustice. In 2016, renowned artist LaToya Ruby Frazier set out to create a photo essay about...

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Emerging Craft Artists Excel With Focus on Sustainability

Emerging Craft Artists Excel With Focus on Sustainability

Craft students across the nation are rising to the challenge of climate change, using their powerful visual voices to offer hope and inspiration for achieving a sustainable future. Thanks to generous support from the Windgate Foundation, Honoring the Future launched a...

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