October 15-17,2009

The Radisson Plaza Hotel

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Is craft creating a new culture?

The goal of

this conference is to investigate the inherent

contradictions between craft as a lifestyle

and craft as a business. These contradictions

are nothing new to craft. For many, making

is a meaningful way of life, but the question

remains, how can the core values of craft

play a role in future marketplace models?

Are we in a crisis?

Or in a moment of transi-

tion to a new sustainable model that combines

lifestyle and business? The whole world

is changing - what is craft’s role in it?

“Creating a New Craft Culture” will seek

to pinpoint craft and the handmade in our

constantly changing world.

Keynote Presenters /

Dr. Richard Sennett,

professor and author,

The Craftsman

Rob W alker,

columnist for the New York Times Magazine and author

of

Buying In: The Secret Dialogue Between W hat We Buy and W ho W e Are

Attendees /

Anyone interested and involved in craft. Scholarship support will be available.