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Kevin Murray

Who is collecting contemporary craft?

It seemed useful to signal an issue that is of ongoing concern in craft at our end of the world. As we know, the state art institutions c...

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Peter Hughes

A post-consumer subjectivity: a future for the crafts in the twenty first century?

Dear all, I have blogged in the abstract for the paper I will be presenting at the Making Futures conference in September - any comments ...

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14 Nov 2
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Cheryl Adam

Crossing cultures.

I'm writing this here because I don't know where else to put it. Early in September I gave a workshop for a group of homeless women local...

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2 Oct 16
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Ross Annels

Memory keepers, map makers, and material thinkers: the sustained offerings of craft objects

Hi - In keeping with Peter's lead, I've added our Making Futures Conference Abstract Memory keepers, map makers, and material thinkers:...

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5 Aug 29
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Bárbara Palomino

How important is the master in the making? Cuan importante es la maestría en el hacer?

Cuál es la importancia de lo bien hecho? Cómo se visualiza la maestria del orfebre cuando, por ejemplo, realiza una pieza de joyeria? Cuá...

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2 Aug 11
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N. E. Hanratty

Is anyone on Ravelry?

I just signed up on Ravelry. Does anyone have any tips for using it? NEH

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2 Jul 17
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Kevin Murray

Is this a recession that craft had to have?

Globalisation seems to be a double-edged sword for craft. On the one hand, it offered greater mobility for makers to travel and create ne...

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6 Apr 5
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N. E. Hanratty

Provocative offhand comment

Hi All, Did anyone see the story in The Age this weekend on craft? Pene Durston made a comment about quality in relation to contemporary...

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2 Mar 30
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Kevin Murray

Who is collecting contemporary craft?

It seemed useful to signal an issue that is of ongoing concern in craft at our end of the world. As we know, the state art institutions c...

Started by Kevin Murray

4 Feb 25
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Moyra Elliott

collecting

There is a deal of activity in the secondary market for ceramics in New Zealand, but not (anecdotally, in Australia.I don't know about fu...

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0 Feb 22
Kevin Murray

Partnership or patronage? Working with traditional artisans

Traditional craft is often identified with place. In this world, there are still communities of artisans who make objects in a way that i...

Started by Kevin Murray

0 Feb 19

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