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In 2004, Vahagn Hambardzumyan founded Sisian Ceramics, a tribute to his Armenian hometown in Syunik Province.
Across the two days of the festival, 25,000 attendees visit 300 fiber and wool vendors, show off their handmade sweaters, and crowd into busy vendor booths.
Founded in 1950, the Kutztown Folk Festival claims to be the oldest continuously operating folklife festival in the country.
Born in 1914, Burlon Craig did not descend from a family of potters like others in the North Carolina region.
These collectives are sanctuaries for Black artists, filled with Black joy, healing, and creativity.
Learn how Williams designed her project, about the social life of cups, and the importance of changing expectations about who can be a potter.
Anita Thatcher has been working to pass her knowledge of this traditional art form to the next generation.
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