COFFEE & CONVERSATION

COFFEE & CRAFT CONVERSATION:
CHANGING CLIMATE / CHANGING PRACTICE
​THURSDAY, AUGUST 24 |  1PM - 2PM EASTERN
free online event

Erica Warren, editor of the Craft Quarterly and instructor of A History of Craft in the United States, moderates this compelling conversation about "Changing Climate / Changing Practice." Enjoy this unique opportunity to learn from three distinctive speakers who will share their experiences of and perspectives on the ways in which climate change is shaping contemporary craft.. 

This Coffee & Conversation is Inspired by our most recent issue of the Craft Quarterly with the same theme. The issue shares the work of artists, organizers and curators with practices that examine, interrogate, and/or redress the harmful impacts of humankind on the environment. 
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meet the speakers

kelly church

​Kelly Church is an Ottawa/Pottawatomi black ash basket maker, fiber artist, educator, activist and culture keeper. A member of the Gun Lake Band in Michigan and a Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Ojibwe descendent, she comes from an unbroken line of black ash basket makers and from the largest black ash weaving family in the Great Lakes region.

Mae Colburn

Mae Colburn is a weaver, archivist, and educator. Mae studied art and textile history and has taught at Parsons School of Design. Currently, Mae works as an archivist and studio manager for tapestry artist Helena Hernmarck, and is also the founder of Common Loom.

ruby lopez harper

​Ruby Lopez Harper is the Executive Director of the Craft Emergency Relief Fund (CERF+). As a long-time nonprofit arts advocate, she was formerly the Vice President of Equity and Local Arts Engagement at Americans for the Arts, and currently works on projects with the Association of Tribal Archives, Libraries, and Museums; and is an Adjunct Professor with George Mason University.