AMERICAN CRAFT COUNCIL

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October

15

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17 ,2 0 0 9

The Radisson Plaza Hotel

Minneapolis, Minnesota

I s c r a f t c r e a t i n g a n e w c u l t u r e ? T h e g o a l o f

t h i s c o n f e r e n c e i s t o i n v e s t i g a t e t h e i n h e r e n t

c o n t r a d i c t i o n s b e t w e e n c r a f t a s a l i f e s t y l e

a n d c r a f t a s a l i v e l i h o o d . T h e s e c o n t r a d i c t i o n s

a r e n o t h i n g n e w t o c r a f t . F o r m a n y , m a k i n g

i s a m e a n i n g f u l w a y o f l i f e , b u t t h e q u e s t i o n

r e m a i n s , h o w c a n t h e c o r e v a l u e s o f c r a f t

p l a y a r o l e i n f u t u r e m a r k e t p l a c e m o d e l s ?

A r e w e i n a c r i s i s ? O r i n a m o m e n t o f t r a n s i -

t i o n t o a n e w s u s t a i n a b l e m o d e l t h a t c o m b i n e s

l i f e s t y l e a n d l i v e l i h o o d ? T h e w h o l e w o r l d

i s c h a n g i n g - w h a t i s c r a f t ’ s r o l e i n i t ?

“ C r e a t i n g a N e w C r a f t C u l t u r e ” w i l l s e e k

t o p i n p o i n t c r a f t a n d t h e h a n d m a d e i n o u r

c o n s t a n t l y c h a n g i n g w o r l d .

Keynote Presenters /

Dr. Richard Sennett, professor and author,

T he Craftsm an

Rob W alker, columnist for the N ew York Tim es Magazine and author

of

B uying In: T h e Secret D ialogue B etw een W h a t W e B u y an d W h o W e A r e

Attendees /

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

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