HONOREE NOMINATIONS

Now accepting nominations
jracraft 2025 honorees
deadline: AUgust 19, 2024

Every spring at JRACraft's Spring Craft Weekend, we present lifetime achievement awards to four to five outstanding individuals who have demonstrated an exceptional contribution to the American craft field, either as Masters of the Medium or as Distinguished Educators. 

MASTERS OF THE MEDIUM
​The Masters of the Medium award recognizes artists for excellence of their body of work in the five craft areas of ceramics, fiber, glass, metal and wood.​ Masters of the Medium must:

• Demonstrate excellence in craftsmanship
• Influence the designated medium
• Contribute significantly to the craft field ​

DISTINGUISHED EDUCATOR
The Distinguished Craft Educator Award recognizes educators, curators, writers and organizations for their contribution to craft scholarship. The Distinguished Educators must: 

• Demonstrate excellence and innovation in education
• Influence future artists and craft scholars
• Contribute to American education in the craft field.

Nomination(s) should identify the artist/educator and provide a short explanation of why this nominee deserves the honor of being a Master of the Medium or Distinguished Educator. The nominations will be vetted by an expert selection panel and selected by a vote of JRACraft members.

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JRACraft 2023 Distinguished Educator Carolyn Mazloomi (left) receiving her award at the Spring Craft Weekend Gala

​Past honorees

The James Renwick Alliance for Craft honorees include some of the most significant artists in craft history. The honorees are selected by a selection panel made up of experts and past honorees. If your nomination is not honored this year, they will remain as part of the nominations for future years. 

PAST Honorees