Craft in America

Cranbrook Academy of Art Press Release:

Tune into Michigan Television/WFUM tonight (Wednesday,
May 30) from 8-11pm for the national broadcast of the three-part PBS
documentary series titled "Craft in America"
(http://www.wfum.org/tvschedule/specials.html). The documentary is
part of a larger project that includes a nationally touring exhibition
that will open at Cranbrook Art Museum in June 2008. Portions of the
film were shot at Cranbrook as the film's director and crew spent more
than a week on campus in April 2006.

The exhibition and documentary are a journey through the origins,
artists and techniques of American Craft. The history of Cranbrook and
the Academy figure centrally into the exhibition with 17 of its 150
total objects on loan from Cranbrook Art Museum. Gerhardt Knodel also
appears in an episode.

For metro Detroit Comcast subscribers, tune to Channel 24; metro
Detroit WOW! subscribers can tune to Channel 8. To check for the PBS
broadcast in other areas and at other times, visit http://www.pbs.org.
Below is a brief description of the three part documentary and tonight's
airtimes.

CRAFT IN AMERICA Memory
8 p.m., Wednesday, May 30th
The first episode takes a personal tour through craft's history in
America. The intimate stories of some of the country's most prominent
craft artisans are set against the larger historical context of craft
itself.

CRAFT IN AMERICA Landscape
9 p.m., Wednesday, May 30th
The second episode examines the relationship of craft artists with
their physical environment, which serves as a source of materials and
inspiration.

CRAFT IN AMERICA Community
10 p.m., Wednesday, May 30th
The final episode focuses on the spiritual connection between artisans
and their communities. The personal stories of gifted artisans reveal
the deeply held belief that craft is about more than just the making of
an object.