The international nongovernmental organization linking national craft bodies across five regional networks, founded at a first assembly in New York by Aileen Osborn Webb and colleagues. It designates World Craft Cities and works with UNESCO-aligned programs to keep traditional craft skills alive. 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 HeadquartersRegistered in Belgium as an international non-profit association (AISBL); sources do not give a specific headquarters city. Connections
Associated With
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
Crafts Council (United Kingdom) is a member body of the World Crafts Council
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Links national craft bodies across five regional networks worldwide.
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Sources
1. World Crafts Council (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationHistory sectionQuote, History section
The World Crafts Council was duly registered in Belgium as an international association without lucrative purpose (AISBL) as of November 8, 2012.
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