The national nonprofit for craft in the United States, founded by the philanthropist Aileen Osborn Webb. It publishes American Craft magazine, runs flagship craft shows and awards, and its library and archives are a primary record of the American studio craft movement. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Founding Year HeadquartersMinneapolis, Minnesota, United States 1 Connections
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Source Sam Maloof (Wikipedia)
The Council's College of Fellows spans clay, glass, metal, fiber, wood and jewellery, the breadth of American studio craft rather than one discipline.
Source American Craft Council (Wikipedia)
ACC founder Aileen Osborn Webb went on to co-found the World Crafts Council in 1964, sharing a founding lineage with the body she started in 1943
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1. American Craft Council (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationHistory sectionQuote, History section
American Crafts Council (1969-1979)
Sam Maloof (Wikipedia)
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