Connectivity Symposium

In 2024, CraftNOW presents the theme Connectivity which explores family, community, and how craft connects us in an increasingly divided world. We will ask how individual makers, artists, and scholars first connected to craft and how it has shaped their lives. We will also look into how the world of craft connects to other practices and communities: design, media, science, and public health.

9:30 Coffee service begins/registration

10:00 Opening Remarks

10:15 The Philadelphia Cultural Ecosystem: Patricia Wilson Aden

11:00 Emerging Voices, presented by CERF+: Zindzi Harley: I Go to Prepare a Place for You:
Afro Feminist Approaches to Spacemaking and Curating in Modern Museums

11:15 AI and Advanced Technology in Craft: Tool or Takeover? Doug Bucci, Andrew John Wit, (moderator to be announced)

12:00 Networking Lunch: RSVP required

1:00 - Gallery tour

1:30 Emerging Voices, presented my CERF+: Maria Kozanecka: Living through making: lessons in creating memories, home, and community from Polish folk art

1:45 Dr. Tariem Burroughs and Cindy Ngo: Linking Public Health to the World of Arts and Crafts: A Holistic Approach to Well-being

2:30 Emerging Voices, presented my CERF+: Dr. Jasmine Yarish Craftivism as Feminism, Bricolage as Abolitionism, and the 2018 Candidacy of Paula Jean Swearengin.

2:45 Coffee Break

3:00 Emerging Voices, presented my CERF+

3:15 What has Craft reality TV done for you? Alexander Rosenberg, Gemma Hollister, Mark Sperry, moderated by Joseph Marsini.

4:00 Happy Hour - connect with symposium participants, share stories of craft, and explore the Galleries at Moore.

Event is Free. Networking lunch requires rsvp. Donations to support CraftNOW's programming greatly appreciated.

Host or Publisher CraftNOW Philadelphia